In the previous Newsletter I indicated that meetings would be held in members' houses unless increased numbers should render this impractical. Clearly, this was a cunning way to boost numbers as we now have about fourteen members and we are back at the Methodist Church rooms!

We were forced to postpone our pre-Christmas meeting for several reasons, including the icy weather, but we enjoyed a pleasant session reading out our seasonal extracts from a variety of literary sources early in the New Year.

Plans for 2010 include some time spent looking at the Romantic Movement across Europe with special reference to our own Romantic poets, and reading and discussing Henry James' novel, “The Turn of the Screw”. This will contrast considerably with Lloyd James' novel “Mr. Pip”, a refreshingly different story both in its concept and narration, which we read and discussed just recently.

If any members are thinking of joining us, we would make you very welcome, so please don't hesitate to make contact Peter Thomas