Category: Community Groups
Severn Bridges Footsteps
Footsteps on the Severn Bridges Our plan to walk between the two Severn bridges, was postponed due to lockdown so we were going to go for it despite a wet weather forecast. We parked at Portskewett and set off in a north-easterly direction on a course parallel with the river but a short distance inland, we caught glimpses of the […]
» Read more“The Confession” by Jessie Burton
OFF THE SHELF “The Confession” by Jessie Burton A young girl called Elise Marceau, life model, meets the dazzling, older and alluring Connie Holden. Connie is a very successful author and Elise is easily encouraged to follow Connie to the glamorous and glitzy Hollywood, as her latest book is being turned into a film. Elise is unsettled and an event […]
» Read moreWhere the Crawdads Sing’ by Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing’ by Delia Owens After the success of last month’s inaugural Page Turners Walking Books meeting, the group met outside once more, following appropriate social distancing guidelines, to discuss their latest book. The venue this time was Cold Knap in Barry. There were spectacular views across the Channel as we ambled along the promenade in bright sunshine. […]
» Read moreNovember walk…in October
LIVING WITH CANCER STROLLERS A gloriously sunny day greeted the Strollers as they gathered at Cosmeston for their November walk…in October. The walk was brought forward due to the “firebreak” announced by the Welsh Government coinciding with the date of the November walk. Everyone was pleased to have been given the opportunity to meet, to chat and to walk before […]
» Read moreFestival of Remembrance Service
Festival of Remembrance Service from the Royal Albert Hall At the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance Service from the Royal Albert Hall on 7th November, HRH the Duchess of Cornwall paid tribute to the nursing profession and spoke of 2020 in the following way: ‘This year has been one that we could never have anticipated.’ We certainly could never […]
» Read morePleasure of Reading Rediscovered
PLEASURE OF READING REDISCOVERED Page Turners favourite books of 2020 The publisher Bloomsbury have claimed that people have ‘rediscovered the pleasure of reading’ in lockdown. The firm, best known for publishing the Harry Potter books, said profits jumped 60%. Popular books included ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race’, ‘Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood’, ‘White […]
» Read moreWalking and Talking Book Review
The Page Turners ‘Novel’ Approach to Book Reviewing Due to the current Welsh government lockdown restrictions on people meeting inside, the Page Turners have had to think of novel (great pun, Babs) ways of keeping in touch. As inclement weather ruled out meeting in a garden, as on two previous occasions,” Walking Books” was proposed. Page Turners pulled on their […]
» Read moreOn Chapel Sands by Laura Cumming
OFF THE SHELF This month’s book was On Chapel Sands by Laura Cumming. In 1929, Betty, the author’s mother then aged three, was kidnapped from a beach in Chapel St Leonard. Within a week or so Betty reappeared unharmed and throughout her childhood the secret surrounding her birth and subsequent adoption was kept by the village. Laura Cummings, who has […]
» Read morePontypool
Footsteps To Pontypool We started from the Pontypool active living centre. Soon we were walking through Pontypool park to climb up to the shell grotto (groto cregyn) and the Folly tower. It was uphill to the grotto. As we climbed, we had good views of Pontypool behind us. The grotto itself was closed (coronavirus restrictions) but even from the outside […]
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