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Bearsden & Milngavie

Group Category: Literature

  • Short Stories

    The Short Story group is a small friendly group who read published short stories, and meet twice a month to discuss them. Current venue is the Community Centre Milngavie on a Monday afternoon at 2.15 pm. There are two or three stories per meeting - see below some we have chosen over the last few… Read more

  • Play-reading

    We read a play aloud over 4- 6 weekly meetings, with discussion as we go along. There is a break of several weeks between plays. We choose a wide variety of plays, modern and classic. Recent plays have included: 3 Winters by Tena StivicicA Midsummer's Night Dream by William ShakespeareThe Seagull by Anton ChekhovShe Stoops… Read more

  • Poetry Appreciation

    We vary our meetings according to the ideas put forward by our members. The main business of each meeting is reading and discussing poems. Often we agree a topic a week or two in advance and bring, read and discuss poems on that theme. We are very frank about our reactions and often have lively… Read more

  • Page Turners

    Page Turners is a reading group that meets at 2 pm on the second Friday of each month in the Station Inn at Bearsden. New members are welcome. For further information please contact the Convenor. Read more

  • Monday Murder Club

    For the avoidance of doubt The Monday Murder Club is a reading group! No violence will be done except on the pages of crime fiction novels. Books are chosen by the members and range from the gritty mean streets of Glasgow (Alan Parks) to the exuberantly puzzling (Anthony Horowitz). Please contact the Convenor for further… Read more

  • Crime Critics

    The Group meets to discuss works of crime fiction. We aim to cover a wide variety of crime novels, from cosy to gritty. Please contact the Convenor for further information with "Crime Critics" as the message subject. Books for 2025 July : Ritual Fire by D V Bishop August : The Murder Box by Olivia… Read more

  • Bookworms

    Bookworms meet in the Milngavie Community Centre on the last Thursday of every month at 2pm. The overall aim of the group is to enhance our enjoyment and understanding of the chosen book through discussion and comment and to expand our literary horizons. Please contact the Convenor for further information with "Bookworms" as the message… Read more