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(last update 29/05/2024)
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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 July-December 2024 will be
calculated on the number of signed-up members; the 2024 Jan-June fee was
£20.00. If you’d rather try before you buy, for £5.00 you can
sample a one-off ‘taster’ visit.
Musicals programme July – December 2024
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July 9 |
The Pyjama Game: 1957 Doris Day as a union leader battling the new factory manager. Choreography by Bob Fosse. Lots of memorable tunes and a predictably happy ending. |
97 mins |
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August 13 |
Hello Dolly: 1969 Barbra Streisand plays Dolly Levi, the fast-talking matchmaker who always has an answer. Walter Matthau plays hard-bitten millionaire Horace Vandergelder – will he fall, or won’t he? Also featuring a young Michael Crawford. |
139 mins |
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September 10 |
Wonderful Life: 1964 Cliff Richard and the Shadows take us to the Canary Islands on a sun-filled, fun-filled romantic romp. Also featuring Susan Hampshire and Una Stubbs. |
109 mins |
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October 8 |
A Chorus Line: 1985 A glimpse into the cut-throat process of theatrical auditions. Michael Douglas plays Zach, the director in search of the chorus line for his new musical. Gradually each ‘hopeful’ reveals more of their hopes and dreams. |
113 mins |
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November 12 |
7 Brides for 7 Brothers: 1964 When big brother Adam brings his new bride home to the cabin that all seven brothers share, he sets light to the fuse of brotherly envy! Not the most PC of musicals, but lots of enjoyable songs and entertainment. |
104 mins |
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December 10
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The Greatest Showman: 2017 Hugh Jackman stars in a tale inspired by the story of P.T.Barnum and celebrating the birth of show business. |
100 mins |
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: | Visit to Warwick University Energy Innovation Centre (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) | Visit to Warwick University Energy Innovation Centre (joint visit with Science 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