Reception to announce the winners of the East Coker poetry writing competition.

Knights of Passion with John Burgess and John Darling – an evening of verse chosen by two of the most debonair gentlemen in East Coker, designed to charm, woo and conquer.

Joyce Best and Jean Caunter treated us to some “Animal Magic”.

For our first meeting, Doreen Bates was the subject of “Desert Island Poems”. She picked 10 favourite poems to take with her to the deserted beach. The poems were read by Helen Backhouse.