Come with a few poems to read or just come and listen and enjoy the poetry.

Always popular, our open evenings seem to produce a very varied selection of interesting poetry. There is no theme – just anything that you feel will interest the group.

Jim Potts, OBE worked for the British Council for 35 years and served in many different countries in many different roles including Cultural Attaché and Director in Prague and Stockholm, film-maker and TV producer in Ethiopia and Kenya, Regional Director in Northern Greece and cultural relations practitioner in Australia, where he served as Director of the British Council Director, based in Sydney.

Jim studied English Literature at Oxford University (Wadham College) and Film-Making at Bristol University. In the course of his career he has made educational and documentary films and written several books and has lectured on Greek and English poetry.

He began writing poetry as a teenager in Castle Cary and his poetry often reflects the different countries and cultures he has encountered in his life.

He has published three collections of poetry, one volume of short stories and a cultural history of the Ionian Islands and Epirus.   The latest collection of poetry is Words on the Table

This will be one of our popular ‘Audio-visual’ meetings

Julie and Andrew Haylock of Sandhurst Garden Design will give a talk on how they design gardens taking their inspiration from nature, art and poetry.