Interest Groups

This question, put to the audience at the January talk from Simon from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, caused some ribaldry but he explained that the recommended life span was 2 years and that there was an expiry date on the neck. Simon gave a clear, informative and humourous talk on how to […]

24 members met up at The Castle in Lydford for a very enjoyable post Christmas lunch, arranged by Jane Perona Wright. The food was excellent and the company delightful.

How did the Romantics picture the coldest months of the year? Courtesy of The Arts Society, their expert, Annalie Talent, has the answers. ‘The rime of the Ancient Mariner’ – ‘The sea of ice’ – ‘By the fireside, Dove Cottage’ – ‘Winter Landscape with Skaters’ – ‘The Wanderer above the sea of fog’ – ‘Samuel […]

Nine members of the Explorers’ walking group did a – not the – Ten Tors walk on 21st October, covering a relatively easy 6.5 miles. The weather was fairly overcast, but dry, and the cloud base was high enough to give us some magnificent views over the moors and towards Plymouth. Starting at Pork Hill […]

By 2025, traditional landline phones using 100-year-old technology are set to be switched off in favour of a digital network – Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP). This technology allows you to make voice calls using a broadband connection instead of a regular (or analogue) phone line.  Many of us in Tavistock are already on this […]

19 members braved the early start and very wet Somerset weather in a recent visit to Bishops Palace in Wells. We hadn’t booked a guided tour in advance, but were very lucky that due to the inclement weather, the resident guide Melanie was free when we arrived and we were able to enjoy an hour’s […]