The first Reading Group was set up in the village in 1999. It ceased to meet as numbers dropped off when members moved away or decided to take up other activities, and a second reading group began in 2005 and is now fully subscribed.

A book is chosen each month, up to two months in advance. We meet once a month in each others' houses to discuss the relevant book. We usually have wine and refreshments at these From left to right: gatherings. Every year we aim to attend a Literary Festival and we have added cinema visits to our programme.

If anybody is interested in finding out if there is a vacancy, or would like to know more about the Reading Group or would like to set up their own, please contact Jean Simmonds on (01295) 760498 or e-mail

Reading Group Dates for 2009

5th January     The meeting is at Carol's.  Take a favourite poem,

                     with copies for the group and a plate of "nibbles".

9th February    The meeting is at Alex's. Diary of an Ordinary Woman

                     (Margaret   Forster)      

2nd March        The meeting is at Ann's.

                     The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)

NB  King's Sutton Literary Festival is the weekend 7th and 8th March

6th April          The meeting is at Jean's.   The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)

4th May          The meeting is at Judy's.  The Return (Victoria Hislop)

1st June          The meeting is at Carol's.  The Bolter (Frances Osbourne)

6th July           The meeting is at Alex's. The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)

3rd August       The meeting is at Lyn's. Coram Boy (Jamila Gavin)

7th September  The meeting is at Ann's. Azincourt (Bernard Cornwell)

5th October      The meeting is at Jean's.  The Piano Teacher (Janice Y.K Lee)

2nd November  The meeting is at Gill's.  Under The Greenwood Tree (Thomas Hardy)

7th December   The meeting is at Alex's.  The Music Room (William Fiennes)

2010

5th January      The meeting is at Carol's. Take a favourite poem.

8th February     The meeting is at Judy's.  Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)

11st March       The meeting is at Ann's. The Great Gatsby (F.Scott Fitzgerald)

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