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  • April 2026 - Absurdism

    April’s topic was ‘ABSURDISM’, a philosophy largely attributed to ALBERT CAMUS (1913-1960), a French Algerian writer and his book ‘The Myth of Sisyphus’ (1942) (Group link) When Sisyphus, King of Corinth died, because he had angered and incurred the wrath of Zeus, he was condemned to roll a boulder up a hill only for it to roll… Read more

  • April 2026 - A Spring walk through Flatts Wood and Deepdale Nature Reserve

    Report by Hilary Dunnighan Monday morning was fine with blue sky and a gentle breeze. At 2pm, when 16 of us met at Scar Top, there was a covering of high cloud. By the time we had walked along Raby Avenue and into Flatts Wood, there were a few drops of rain. Luckily, we were… Read more

  • April 2026 - Report by Peter Singer

    Our walk for April was one that would be familiar to many walkers, although was perhaps one that some of us had not walked for a while, so were happy to re-visit. Eleven members of the group met at Bowlees Visitor Centre on a typical Teesdale Spring day, sunny and cloudy with a bit of… Read more

  • April 2026 - The RNLI 200 Years

    The planned session was to be a talk entitled "The RNLI 200 years” and presented by Martin Kenney, ex-coxswain of the Tynemouth lifeboat. Due to circumstances, he was unable to deliver this in person, but was able to pass on the presentation. The history of lifeboats in the UK predates the formation of the RNLI,… Read more

  • April 2026 - Highland Fling

    Over 40 people joined a coach in Morrison’s car park on a u3a inspired trip to Kingussie in Speyside We were well looked after by the staff of The Duke of Gordon Hotel and our driver gave us a very comfortable ride. We managed not to lose anyone as we explored the delights of the… Read more

  • April 2026 - What is it about?

    The new Rummikub group started in February and in April we had our third meeting.  Rummikub is a game which has 2 sets of coloured tiles numbered 1-13.  Players start with 14 tiles and the objective of the game is to have no tiles left.  We agreed the rules that we would follow as people have played in… Read more

  • April 2026 - Latest Scores

    We met at Judith and Phil’s house, there were 9 of us at this months meeting including Deborah, a new member. We split into 3 groups of 3, Jeanette, Ray and Regina, 1st group, Deborah, Judith and Lillian formed the 2nd, and Phil, Paula and Kate made the 3rd. Ray won his game with a… Read more

  • April 2026 - Precipice by Robert Harris

    This remarkable novel opens in the summer of 1914 and documents the true story of an affair between Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith and Venetia Stanley, a rich young aristocrat to whom he wrote as many as three letters a day.  Astonishingly, given their highly confidential content, all of Asquith’s letters on which the book… Read more

  • April 2026 - Spotted Dog

    In April the lunch group returned to the Spotted Dog in High Coniscliffe, a venue we had last been to over a year before.  We welcomed a new Member to our group and hope that she will join us again in future. Once again we had pre ordered our food as we tend to be a… Read more

  • April 2026 - Cryptic Crossword - Report by Sue Overton

    This month (April) the eight attendees worked in one group on a Quiptic crossword from the Guardian and another crossword from the Irish Times. Some clues were quite challenging but we managed to finish both in the allotted two hours, fortified with the usual caffeine and biscuits. Here are a couple of clues for you… Read more