Book Club 1 - Porthcawl

Status:	Active, not currently accepting new members
Leader:	Sue Rowlands
When:	Monthly on Friday mornings Last Friday of month
Venue:	Porthcawl Football Club

Book Club 1, led by Susan Rowlands
meets at Porthcawl Football Club, Locks Lane
on the last Friday of the month at 10.15 a.m.

Friday 27th November 2026 at 10.15: The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

*THE PERFECT UP-LIT SUMMER READ, RECOMMENDED BY THOUSANDS OF READERS*

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & WINNER OF THE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB*
'One of the most charming novels either of us has read. Don't lose it. Keep it' Richard & Judy

Meet the 'Keeper of Lost Things' . . .
Once a celebrated author of short stories now in his twilight years, Anthony Peardew has spent half his life collecting lost objects, trying to atone for a promise broken many years before.

Realising he is running out of time, he leaves his house and all its lost treasures to his assistant Laura, the one person he can trust to fulfil his legacy and reunite the thousands of objects with their rightful owners.

But the final wishes of the 'Keeper of Lost Things' have unforeseen repercussions which trigger a most serendipitous series of encounters . . .

'Touching, funny and romantic' Daily Mail
'A charming read, perfect for the holidays' The Lady
'A warm and heartfelt debut' Prima

And if you loved The Keeper of Lost Things, don't miss Ruth Hogan's other novels, Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel, and The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes.

*The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan was chosen by followers as the winner of the Richard and Judy Autumn 2017 Book Club. It charted in the top ten for Sunday Times Paperback Fiction in weeks 48, 49 and 50 of 2017.

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Astronomy
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons
Weeks 1 & 3 at 2 p.m.
Beach Clean
Status: Active
On Tuesday mornings 10:00 am
Weeks 1 & 3
Book Club 1
Status: Full
Monthly on Friday mornings
Last Friday of month
Book Club 2
Status: Full
Monthly on Wednesday mornings
week 2
Book Club 3
Status: Full
Monthly on Thursday afternoons
Week 1 @ 2 p.m.
Canasta
Status: Active
On Monday afternoons
Week 2 & 4
Ceramics
Status: Waiting list
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm
Coffee Morning
Status: Active
First Wednesday and Last Saturday of the Month
Conversations Group
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons
Weeks 2 & 4 at 2 p.m.
Cymraeg/Welsh
Status: Active
On Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Weeks 1 & 3
Evening Talks
Status: Dormant
Weekly on Friday evenings
Through July
Exploring Poetry
Status: Active
On Monday mornings
Weeks 1 & 3
French for All
Status: Active
On Tuesday mornings 10:15 am
Weeks 1 & 3
Gardening
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
Week 4
German Conversation (Kaffeeklatsch)
Status: Active
On Tuesday mornings
Weeks 2 & 4 - 11 a.m.
Guitar
Status: Waiting list
On Monday mornings
2nd and 4th Monday of the month
History
Status: Active
On Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Weeks 1 & 3
International ZOOM
Status: Active
On Monday afternoons
Weeks 1 & 3
Italian for All
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Weeks 1 & 3
Latin
Status: Active
On Monday afternoons
Weeks 2 & 4
Mah Jong
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Weeks 2 & 4
Mindfulness for Everyday Living
Status: Active
On Tuesday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
Weeks 1 & 3
Monthly Meeting
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
Origin and Development of Drama
Status: Active
On Monday afternoons
Week 2 & 4
Painting Workshop
Status: Waiting list
Weekly on Thursday mornings
Philosophy and Ideas
Status: Active
On Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Weeks 1 & 3
Photography for Everyone
Status: Active
On Tuesday afternoons
Weeks 2 & 4
Play Reading
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons
Weeks 2 & 4
Psychology
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Week 3
Quiz
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons
Week 2
Rummikub
Status: Active
On Friday afternoons
Weeks 1 & 3
Scrabble
Status: Active
On Monday mornings
Weeks 1 & 3
Search for Knowledge
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons
Week 3
Sing it Again
Status: Active
On Wednesdays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Week 4
Social Cycling
Status: Active
Ad Hoc
Social Dance
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
Sustainability
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
Week 2
Table Tennis
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings
Technology Help Desk
Status: Active
On Monday mornings
Weeks 2 & 4
Ukulele
Status: Active
On Friday afternoons
Weeks 1 & 3
Understanding Modern Art
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
2nd Monday
Walking
Status: Active
On Friday afternoons
Weeks 2 & 4
Whist
Status: Active
On Monday afternoons
Weeks 1 & 3
Wildlife
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
Week 1
Writing for Pleasure 1
Status: Active
On Friday mornings 10:00 am
Weeks 1 & 3
Writing for Pleasure 2
Status: Full
On Friday mornings 10:00 am
Weeks 1 & 3
Writing for Pleasure 3
Status: Active
On Friday mornings 10:00 am
Weeks 1 & 3