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Activity Group Programmes
(last update 30/12/2023)
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Musicals - Future Programme 2024
Meeting in St Philip's Church on 2nd Tuesday of each month, from 6.30 - 9.30pm.
The fee for January – June 2024 is £20.00, but potential new members are offered a one-off ‘tester’ visit for £4.00.
Musicals programme January – June 2024
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Meet me in St Louis – 1944 A happy, feel-good film about the lives, loves and problems of a family – all comes out right in the end! Starring Judy Garland and directed by Vincente Minelli. |
1 hr 50 |
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Feb |
Oliver – 1968 The musical version of Dickens’ story of a child separated from his family, drawn into the underworld of 19th century London . . . but a happy ending. Lots of well-known melodies. |
2 ½ hrs |
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March |
Moulin Rouge – 2001 A passion-filled poet falls for a breath-taking courtesan. Starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. |
2 hrs |
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April |
Funny Face – 1956 Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn star on location in Paris. Humble bookshop counter girl is discovered by a fashion photographer. |
1 hr 20 |
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May |
Cabaret - 1972 Liza Minelli stars as Sally Bowles, nightclub singer. Set in 1931 Berlin, this film contrasts the nightclub decadence with the troubling rise of the Nazi party. |
2 hrs |
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June
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Cats – 2019 Film version of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s record-breaking musical. Lots of great songs. The critics panned it – but what do they know? Come and make up your own mind! |
1 hr 45 |
Wednesday Walking Group
Taking place on 2nd Wednesday of each month.
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Du3a Book Club 3
Meets 4th Wednesday of each month from 2 – 4pm, in members’ homes.
24 Jan: | A heart full of Headstones | Ian Rankin |
28 Feb: | The Black Waterlilies | Michel Bussi |
27 March: | American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins |
24 April: | The Penelopiad | Margaret Attwood |
22 May: | Island of Secrets | Patricia Wilson |
26 June: | The Devil’s Bargain | Stella Rimington |
24 July: | Still Life | Sarah Winman |
28 Aug: | Family History | Vita Sackville-West |
25 Sep: | The House of Doors | Tan Twan Eng |
23 Oct: | The Seal Woman’s Gift | Sally Magnusson |
27 Nov: | The Dictionary of Lost Words | Pip Williams |
Computing & Home Technology Group Programme for 2024
Meeting in St Philip's Church on 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 10.30 - 12.00am.
Help session! - prior to each meeting there will be a period from 10.00 - 10.30am
for members to be assisted with problem solving. Click here for a printable program.
16 Jan: | Keeping your computer healthy. | Colin Revans |
20 Feb(1): | Changing your Broadband supplier. | David Archer |
20 Feb(2): | Embedding online video in your PP presentation. | David Archer |
20 March: (Wednesday) | The latest developments in the treatment of Glaucoma (Joint meeting with the Science Group). | Mr Imrad Masood |
16 April: | A comparison of iPhone & Android products. | Mr Dilip Rathod (Native Systems Ltd) |
21 May: | A Grandchild's view of social media. |
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18 June: | Apps for maps. |
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16 July: | Data storage, past, present & future. |
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20 Aug: | External visit (joint visit with Science Group). | |
17 Sept: | The Stux virus. | Les Collier |
15 Oct: | The ethics of AI, a panel discussion with differing views. |
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19 Nov: | Annual visit to John Lewis | Richard Arbuthnot |
17 Dec: | Things you never knew about numbers. | Hugh Sharp |
Science Group Programme for 2024
Meeting in St Philip's Church on 3rd Thursday of each month, from 10.00 - 12.00am.
Click here for a printable program.
18 Jan: | Climate Breakdown, what are the consequences? | Roger Williams |
15 Feb: | HS2 - The Benefits of the Revised Plan. | Matt Price, Balfour Beaty |
20 March: (Wednesday) | The latest developments in the treatment of Glaucoma (Joint meeting with the IT Group). | Mr Imrad Masood |
18 April: | Modular Reactors, the future? | Roger Skyrme |
16 May: | Quantum Mechanics, from the beginning to the end. | John Spanton |
20 June: | Farming in the 21st Century, the role of AI & Science. |
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18 July: | Oxygen, essential but detrimental - a fine balance. | Prof. Corrine Pickett (Univ. of Aston) |
20 Aug: (Tuesday) | External visit (joint visit with IT Group). |
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19 Sep: | Fungi research and inter-plant communications. | John Edwards |
17 Oct: | Recycling in Solihull. | Ms Danuta Morley, SMBC |
21 Nov: | Advances in animal medical science. | Christian Hughes |
19 Dec: | Birmingham & the Bomb. | John Barnstable |
Film Group - Programme for 2023
Welcome! The Film group meet the first Tuesday of each month, at St Philips Community Centre on Manor Road, Dorridge.B93 8DX. We are a small friendly group who would welcome new members. We watch films from a wide variety of genres, countries and cultures. After a cup of tea/coffee we discuss the film, looking at different aspects of the film and try to understand what the director was trying to achieve.
We meet at 6.40pm, ready to start watching the film at 6.50pm. Depending on the length of the film our meetings usually finish by 9.45pm. For 2023 we will be paying £17 in January to cover the hall rental until June, when we recalculate, depending on attendance, for the second half of the year. £4 a film will be charged for guests.
Click here to download the 2024 Film Programme.
Sue Berridge, Group Coordinator
Questers – programme for 2023