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Meetings are free and open to anyone with a desire to stop prompting. Please arrive a few minutes early, put your phone in the basket by the door, and help yourself to tea.

15 meetings

  • Monday Morning Blank Page Group

    Beginners

    Monday, 7:30am

    St Columba’s Hall, side entrance

    Pens provided. Please return the pens.

  • First Draft Fellowship

    Closed

    Monday, 7:00pm

    Northside Community Centre, Room 2

  • Phone-a-Friend (an Actual Friend)

    Hybrid

    Tuesday, 12:30pm

    By telephone; dial-in number from your sponsor

    Hybrid — some members attend via their AI agent (discouraged).

  • Tuesday Night Hand-Writers

    Open

    Tuesday, 7:30pm

    Church basement, Elm Street. No Wi-Fi.

  • Lunchtime Long Readers

    Open

    Wednesday, 12:15pm

    Central Library, Study Room B

    We read one full article together. Nobody skims.

  • Speakers Meeting (No Smart Speakers)

    Speaker

    Wednesday, 8:00pm

    Quaker Meeting House, back room

    Please unplug any device that is listening. You know which ones.

  • Thursday Unsummarised

    Closed

    Thursday, 6:30pm

    Riverside Scout Hut

  • Recovering Prompt Engineers

    Closed

    Thursday, 9:00pm

    Upstairs at the Old Railway Tavern (soft drinks only)

    For those whose job title had “prompt” in it. You know who you are.

  • Newcomers’ Tea

    Beginners

    Friday, 10:00am

    The Friendship Café, corner table

  • Friday Night Without Recommendations

    Open

    Friday, 7:00pm

    St Agnes Parish Hall

    Afterwards we choose a film by arguing about it, like our ancestors.

  • Saturday Crossword Circle

    Open

    Saturday, 9:30am

    Bowls Club pavilion

    Pen only. Pencil if you must. No “just checking.”

  • Weekend Big Book Study

    Closed

    Saturday, 4:00pm

    Methodist Church, Room 4

  • Sunday Serenity

    Open

    Sunday, 11:00am

    Botanical Gardens, by the glasshouse (weather permitting)

  • Sunday Evening Speaker Meeting

    Speaker

    Sunday, 6:00pm

    Town Hall, Committee Room

  • Late Night Hold-Out

    Hybrid

    Sunday, 10:30pm

    By telephone

    For anyone tempted to “just ask one thing” before bed. Someone real will pick up.