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Ravenshead

Writing for Fun!

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Status:Active, open to new members
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When: On Thursdays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
2nd Thursday
Venue: Larch Farm

The Writing for Fun! Group meets monthly for a two hour session in a meeting room at the Larch Farm public house. Those that wish to eat meet at 1.00pm for lunch before the meetings starts at 2.00pm

The Group is suitable for all types of writers (whether that is poetry, stories, articles etc). No experience is necessary.

Numbers are limited due to the venue size, but a few spaces are available and we will start a Waiting List of other interested people.

Some examples of our work are shown below!

  • u3a day

    Writing For Fun! - A u3a Day Limerick

    u3a day in Ravenshead, September 25th 2026 People who came to see our display were encouraged to write either the last line of a limerick or the last part of a sentence or…

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  • Oil on canvas portrait of Marie Antoinette - part of the Palace of Versailles collection

    Writing For Fun! - The Dinner Party Game

    Famous male dead or alive and why Bradley Walsh-to see if he is actually funny in real life Famous female dead or alive and why Marie Antoinette- did she really say “Let them…

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  • picture of a denim hat on a fence post

    Writing For Fun! - Lost and Found

    In June 2026 our theme on 'lost and found' produced different types of writing. Lost and Found (thoughts of a two year old) by Halinka Rajchel TRUE EVENTS FROM THE EARLY 1980s IN…

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  • black and white photos hanging from strings

    Writing For Fun! - Writings based on a photograph

    May 2026 An abecedarian poem about Rob's first and last love A short distance away they lived from each otherBarely five minutes’ walk from his house to hersChildren in the same primary school,…

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  • old packing trunk

    Writing For Fun! - Suitcase Stories

    The Mysterious Suitcase So the day had finally dawned; at long last Janice would be able to unlock the suitcase and discover just what this hideous green striped monstrosity contained. On the very…

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  • tour bus at bus stop opposite church

    Writing For Fun! - Day Trip to Tamworth

    Day trip to Tamworth by Louise Fanfarillo. This lipogram (poem with no letter u’s) is about the Tamworth castle trip. Off we went on the Ravenshead coachAll excited in nice warm coatsDown the…

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