The Wednesday Meeting
The meeting begins with announcements, a short Bible reading and prayer, and the talk usually begins at 2.10pm, ending at about 2.45pm, followed by a cup of tea/coffee and scone/cake; questions sometimes drift into tea-time.
The programme covers a wide range of topics, of equal interest to men and women, and has included The art of China’s Buddhist Caves, Why is English spelling so weird?, The benefits of Physiotherapy, Mozambique Revisited, Training Detectives, The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, Charles Dickens and the North East, Climate Change: Biblical Fact and Modern Myths, Living on the Farnes, Fire Safety in the Home – further details of the programme in our news.
There is no charge for admission, but the speaker receives a small payment/fee/gift which is usually paid for out of voluntary donations by attendees.
This is an open meeting and all are welcome – do come and join us, either regularly or dropping in occasionally will resume on a monthly basis from September with an Afternoon Tea, with music, on Wednesday 13th September at 2pm. There will be further meetings on Wednesdays 11th October, 15th November and 6th December. Speakers will be announced soon. Watch this space!