Of Storytellers, Cats and Footballers

Book Club

Of Storytellers, Cats and Footballers Sporting tales and the power of song. In these challenging times we need things that will uplift and inspire us: that’s exactly what we had in the April edition of our Book Club. It was another Internationally flavoured...

How Reading Can Change Lives

Action for Elders News, Book Club

How Reading Can Change Lives From Grunge Rock to a Linguistic Celebration – February Book Club. There is no doubt that reading can change lives and bring people together from all walks of life. It can connect countries too. In our February book club we had...

From Witches to Perfect Words

Book Club

From Witches to Perfect Words Hilarious stories and eclectic choices . After the pandemonium and excitement of last month’s live broadcast from the Waterfront Museum in Swansea, this month’s DBC was shaping up to be a rather more sedate, purely online affair. Nothing...

The Prince of Wales, Chinese Poems and a Live Broadcast

Balanced Lives, Book Club

The Prince of Wales, Chinese Poems and a Live Broadcast Our Christmas broadcast was a multimedia event. For the Christmas edition of our Book Club we wanted to do something special, so we pulled out all the stops. We had the usual varied, high standard of choices from...

Mystery, troubled youth and the fight for equality

Book Club

Mystery, troubled youth and the fight for equality Just some of the emotive subjects covered in our June Book Club. Our Book Club certainly does not shy away from difficult subjects. Our participants are adept at tackling a wide range of topics: ranging from trans...

Preserving our planet, the dark art of killing and the staycation

Book Club

Preserving our planet, the dark art of killing and the staycation An eclectic mix of serious issues and comic observation in our May Book Club. As we come out of lockdown, many people are taking the philosophical view and thinking deeply about their own experiences....