Arts & Culture Groups

Group Contact: Nigel Wardell

Meetings: 2:30pm - 4pm Thursday of the first full week of each month

Venue: Cirencester Baptist Church

The group started in June 2023 and will operate on the basis of self-learning and knowledge sharing.  It is intended that, at each meeting, one or two members describe an aspect of Art History / Art Appreciation.  These may be talks or presentations about a piece of art, genre, an artist, a period or whatever the members decide.  The talks or presentations might be based on a member’s individual research, a television programme, a visit to a gallery, a newspaper article, etc.

If you are interested in joining our group, please contact the co-ordinator. 

Group Contact: Karen Taylor

Meetings:  Second Wednesday of the month 2:30 - 4pm

Venue:  Wesley Room, Ashcroft Church

Group Contact:  Anne Vardy

Meetings:  Meet 2nd Friday, 2.00 to 4.00pm

Venue:  The Waterloo Communiy Room. 

Upcoming films:  The King's Speech, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Ladies in Lavender, Darkest Hour, The Imitation Game, Hidden Figures, Billy Elliot, Mama Mia.

Group Contact:  A Webley

Meetings: 4th Tuesday of each month

Venue:  Members' homes

This is to be an interactive group, with several members each researching aspects of a particular period of history for presentation to and discussion by the group each meeting.  

Literature 1

Group Contact: Caroline Young

Meetings:  4th Thursday afternoon at 2.15pm.   

Venue: Members Homes

Literature 3

Co-ordinator: Liz Dancer

Meetings: 1st Wednesday afternoon of each month

Venue: Members homes, though it is not compulsory that you host.

We aim to challenge ourselves by trying many genres and have read classics such as Dante's Inferno, Virgil and Beowolf. We have a liking for literature which is either set against and informs us of history or of current issues in this country and abroad. We tend to fit in the Booker prize winner some time in the year.

If you feel that you would like to join us, please contact Liz Dancer.

Group Contact: Douglas Butler

Meetings: Third Wednesday in the month, 10 am

Venue:  Daglingworth Village Hall

Monthly meetings feature talks on a wide variety of topics related to military history. In addition to the regular meetings there will be opportunities to take part in organised trips to significant historic sites.

The programme of talks 2024 - 2025 can be found HERE.

Group Contacts:  Nigel and Janet Wardell.

We meet on one Tuesday per month, in each other's houses.

This group started in May 2017. This is a “self-learn and share” group. Members research aspects of, or recount their experiences of, Scandinavia. We usually cover two topics at each meeting; these have embraced travel, language, music, food, film, art, mythology, traditions, geography, culture, history; which we then discuss. We explore aspects of Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and the other Nordic countries: Iceland, Finland and the Faeroes. Group activities also include watching Scandinavian films, listening to Nordic music and tasting typical food.

We welcome enquiries from anyone with an interest in Scandinavia, although our group is limited by the size of our living rooms!