I took on the role of Group Leader after covid restrictions were lifted. We now have a friendly group  who love reading about history across all the centuries. 

Each month we read the allocated book and then have a lively discussion about our last read on the first Friday of the month.  We meet in my home in Weston super Mare which provides a library like atmosphere and we keep it to a maximum of ten people. 

We have read a huge range of books including Pompeii, The Three King Georges, The Act of Oblivion, the story of the hunt for the men who signed Charles 1 death warrant, Boudicca, The Mitford Girls, Salt , The Cotton Industry and many more.

The books are suggested and chosen by the members and sourced on eBay from second hand websites. They are often then passed on to family members or charity shops.

We don’t always all like the book and our views are often varied, but everyone gets the chance to give their opinion in a very relaxed and respectful environment. We usually rate the book from 0 to 10.

Forthcoming reads are Cromwell by Antonia Fraser, The Diaries of Henry Chips Channon, Cleopatras Daughter and Cecily by Annie Garthwaite a female perspective on The War of the Roses. 

We currently have one vacancy so if you like the sound of this group click on the group email link above to send me an email.