A. A. Book Club Information

The club was established in 2005 as the "Hull Action Aid Book Club" with the purpose of raising funds in support of the Charity, Action Aid.
In 2014 the Action Aid co-ordinator left Hull and the club assumed the current format.

In 2023, by agreement amongst the members, we have a voluntary donations box at each meeting. The donations go to "Transform Trade" a UK charity supporting impoverished farmers and artizans in disadvantaged circumstances. This activity is also recorded by Hull City Council in support of Hull's status as a Fairtrade City.

The club exists to provide education, entertainment, and mutual support amongst the members. As such the club is similar in nature to the traditional friendly societies, but on a much smaller scale.
The primary shared activity in the group is reading and discussing English Literature.

Members take it in turns to choose a book for the group, usually three months in advance of the review meeting for that book. At the meeting the person that chose the book leads the discussion and evaluation.

Communication is achieved by e-mail and group data is held in a shared folder on the Dropbox website.

Whenever possible, members are requested to check and respond to e-mails on a daily basis.

The maximum practical number of members is 12.
Membership is achieved by recommendation of an existing club member.
There is no membership fee.

December 2014: 6 members
January 2015: 8 members
August 2015: 9 members
October 2015: 11 members
December 2015: 11 members

The club meets by invitation at the house of a member. Please click here to go to the meetings page with suggestions on choosing books, and information on the way meetings are run.

Contact is most easily made by e-mail at the following address:

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