BookGroups
There are 2 book groups, one based around Leeds and the other around Harrogate.
All are welcome to come to any of the meetings. We meet at different members homes each month
and the person who suggested the book usually leads the discussion. Full details appear
in the bulletin each month.
Some Books Discussed By The Book Groups
2025
- Erebus : The Story of a Ship Michael Palin
- The Trial Rob Rinder
- The Farmers Wife Helen Rebank
- Gone Girl Gillian Flynn
- Speaking Volumes Edith Newman Devlin
- Shakespeare the Man who Pays the Rent Judy Dench
- Island on the Edge: A life on Soay Anne Cholawo
- he Essex Serpent Sarah Perry
- Life After Life Kate Atkinson
- ifteen Wild Decembers Karen Powell
- n English Murder by Cyril Hare
- Twelve Secrets' Robert Gold '
- The Second Sleep' Robert Harris '
- Absolutely and Forever Rose Tremain
- Mary Lawson 'A Town Called Solace
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid.
- The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah.
- The Murder Box by Olivia Kiernan.
- Mum and Dad Joanna Trollop
- Tom Lake Ann Patchett
- Hair Apparant Tine Shingler
- Cover the Bones Chris Hammer
- Sweet Sorrows David Nicolls
2026
- Dominion CJ Sansom
- Orbital Samantha Harvey
- Conclave Richard Harris
- The Impossible Thing Belinda Bauer
- The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead
Theatre Trips
There are regular theatre visits to Leeds, Harrogate and beyond. Details of upcoming trips are in our monthly bulletin.
Leeds Playhouse Visits
There are regular visits to the Leeds Playhouse. We often meet in the restaurant at the Playhouse beforehand.Otley Courthouse
Visits are often arranged to various events including music, theatre, films, arts and craft workshops, and talks on interesting subjects.
Film Nights
The group has regular cinema and film evenings.
Here is a list of some of the films seen by the group
- 4/11/25 The Life of Chuck
- 11/11/25 Materialists
- 18/11/25 Park Avenue
- 25/11/25 Superman
- 2/12/25 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
- 9/12/25 The Critic 1
- 6/12/25 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
- 6/1/26 Roofman
- 13/1/26 Springsteen: Deliver me from Nowhere