If you have an interest in any new group, or an idea for starting one, why not give William a call to discuss your interest.
New LALG groups are always being proposed by members.  Currently:-
Astrology Club, Cryptic Crossword Club, Japanese Club, Cowboy Club, Letchworth Left-Hander's Club.  Dog Walking Listening to Classical Music Poetry, Any Language not covered, Adventure Club, Day trips by train. 
Please leave your name at David‟s Bookshop if any of the above appeals or if you would like to talk to the proposer please contact Adrian Cooke on 01462 629663.

New Groups Organiser: William Armitage (01462 643537)

The following are ideas and recently formed new groups which are looking for new participants.

All Aspects of the Theatre and Dance.

“The theatre scene in Britain is booming. The last 18 months have brought three of the greatest revivals I have seen in 30 years of theatre-going”, reports Mark Lawson in the Guardian. This Group could discuss a particular play (similar format as the Film Appreciation Group), visit theatre productions nearby or in London, learn about the history of theatre, or set design and the art of producers. The Group could also visit Music Hall and Pantomime, and learn about theatre architecture, costumes or your suggestions.

Keeping Hens
More and more people are keeping hens or thinking about buying some. We could meet quarterly, visit other people's chickens, take occasional trips, have talks and generally compare experiences. Interested? The hens have not laid this month- April! Though they are continuing to cluck to each other by email and welcome new hens/keepers to join them.
Please phone William (01462 643537) or leave your name at David‟s

Understanding Agriculture
This group not taken off yet. Please contact William.

Greek Conversation
We have some interest and if we get a few more names group meetings will be arranged.  The deadline for showing interest is February 10th - please contact William.

Science Group
We have the interest, but no volunteers to make it happen. Offers of help to William please.

  Basics for Everyday Living
Maths, English, Weights and Measures, Internet, ordering online, email, holiday trips, where to get information, etc. Is there something you can‟t figure out? Someone else might know. If you would like to join this informal group please leave name and contact details at David‟s Bookshop so that we have sufficient numbers for a first meeting in February.

Dance Group
At the first survey of the LALG (before it was launched), dance was suggested. Twenty years later let‟s test demand again. A Dance Group could cover all aspects: English National Ballet, Modern Dance, History of Dance, talks, Folk Dance, Dance round the World, visits, and Ballroom Dancing. Interested? Please leave your name and contact details and your area of interest or suggestions at David‟s Bookshop or contact William.

 Studying Wild Flowers

A very successful start to this group — Brian Sawford‘s illustrated talk was first class. Members were surprised at the variety of countryside in Hertfordshire. No news this month.
Suggestions welcome. Would anyone like to help run this group?
 

  George Orwell

An event, perhaps annual, for a great writer with local connections, whose name and writings are familiar to all, whose ideas are very much for today, more than ever, yet too often overlooked. Why aren't we celebrating the life and works of our very own George Orwell? He lived for some years with his aunt in Wallington, just outside Baldock. So why don't we celebrate, but with a purpose that honours the man not only by mere recital of his works. Something that encourages the "radical", "alternative", non-conforming, subversive, democratic, libertarian, the enquiring and challenging.

The group is planning to organise a series of events in Summer 2011, a focus for Letchworth Festival. We need people who could volunteer some time, from general planning and organising to taking part in particular events. Our idea may become one of the major themes of next year‘s annual Letchworth Festival, and coincide with 75 Years on from the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (―Homage to Catalonia‖ was written locally.)

Events we have in mind include a debate or presentation evening, a film night or two, walkabout places of interest, a competition for young people, literary events and his link to India (where he was born).

While books may be the first resource to focus on, other media such as pamphlets, leaflets, CDs, mp3s, websites, seminars, theatre or any other forms of expression.
Interested ? Contact Paul at David's Bookshop, phone 01462 684631 or email: paul@davids-bookshops.co.uk.
 

If you join a new group, or an established one, you are expected to become a member of LALG. The Arts and Leisure Group is run by its members in a spirit of self-help, and it is hoped that everyone will play their part in making it a success.