Canterbury Social Connections

*Important: In the book club meetings, we can take attendees only (we cannot take the waiting list) and attendees that have read the book*

Waterstones says: Bursting with themes and ideas, Station Eleven is a literary novel that uses the architecture of dystopian fiction to ask searching questions about art and life, survival and decay. Mandel skillfully details the relationships between a group of travelling actors before and after a flu pandemic wipes out 99% of the world’s population.

What was lost in the collapse: almost everything, almost everyone, but there is still such beauty. One snowy night in Toronto famous actor Arthur Leander dies on stage whilst performing the role of a lifetime. That same evening a deadly virus touches down in North America. The world will never be the same again.

Twenty years later Kirsten, an actress in the Travelling Symphony, performs Shakespeare in the settlements that have grown up since the collapse. But then her newly hopeful world is threatened. If civilization was lost, what would you preserve? And how far would you go to protect it?

All levels welcome :)

The centre has spare rackets, so no need to worry if you haven't got one. We'll bring some nylon shuttles along with us.

Please wear suitable clothing and white soled trainers. There's a water fountain at the venue, but you'll need to bring your own bottle.

The college charges £25 for two courts per hour, so if there's eight of us it's about £3.10 each. I will pay this and them if everyone could pay me back on paypall or in change that would be great. Paypall: @mattshaw98

We are a friendly group of people who enjoy running off road as a group, socialising with others along the way, and we are always happy to see new faces at our Wednesday runs :)

If you enjoy running and are happy to run off road on uneven ground and (often pretty muddy) trails and don't fear the hills, then come and join us for some off road fun in the nearby woods/nature reserves etc.! We usually run at a social to faster pace but always wait at corners and gates for slower runners to catch up (if you are able to run a 10k in an hour you should be fine with our pace). We always start from a different country pub every week (usually confirmed 1-2 days before) where we have a well deserved drink afterwards whilst socialising and sometimes even dinner :)

THINGS WE RECOMMEND YOU TO BRING:
- reflective/hi-viz clothing/accessories
- warm clothes to change into for afterwards when you cool down
- clean pair of shoes for the pub (especially when the trails are very wet)
- spare pair of socks
- plastic bag for your dirty trainers
- and a good sense of humour ;)
BE AWARE you sometimes can get quite muddy and wet during our runs!! But this is all part of the fun!! :D