Author: Tim Purches
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April ’24 talk – The Howard League for Penal Reform
Rob Preece from the Howard League for Penal Reform came down to Plymouth to speak to us in April. He gave an very interesting, if rather concerning, talk on the […]
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An opportunity for some activism
The government is again proposing to allow new faith schools, even though completely state funded, to select 100% of their pupils based on their parents’ religion (as if the current […]
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March ’24 talk – West Country Voices
We had a particularly well attended talk in March. West Country Voices editor in chief Anthea Simmons talked to us about why she and a small group of (largely) retired […]
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January and February 2024 news
We’re well into 2024 now, and we’ve already had some great events. Our January talk was a fascinating introduction to the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park. Nick Helm, National Marine […]
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December Talk – Andy’s Man Club
We had a great talk from Andy’s Man Club in December (our slightly posponed November talk). They do some fantastic work helping men face up to their mental heath problems. […]
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Interfaith Week 2023
Last week was Interfaith Week, and some of our committee members took part in events to mark it, representing the non-religious in the city. Martin was on an Interfaith Panel […]
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Bodmin to Lostwithiel Walk Oct ’23
We had another very popular walk in October from Bodmin Parkway Station to Lostwithiel via the National Trust property at Lanhydrock. Fourteen people came along and were joined by three […]
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New Web Site
We’ve got a new web site! We’ve been running on Joomla for many years, but the software has become outdated, so we decided to move to WordPress, by far the […]
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First Light
Our first talk of the autumn was from Jack Hawkins of First Light, who spoke to us in September. First Light is a charity for anyone who has experienced domestic […]
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Sunday 9th October: Social – Sunday Brunch
Sunday 8th October: Social – Sunday Brunch Join us for Sunday Brunch at Boston Tea Party on Vauxhall Street in Plymouth City Centre. Stay as short or long as you […]