A friendly group going since 1948, the Writers' Circle is holding its Annual Autumn Dinner on Thurs 27 October.

Guest speaker is award winning crime author Andrew Taylor, the only author to have won the Crime Writers' Association's Historical Dagger award three times - for the Office of the Dead (2001), The American Boy (2003) and the Scent of Death (2013) - and in 2009 was awarded the Diamond Dagger for excellence in Crime Writing. Andrew will touch upon his two latest books: The Ashes of London and The Silent Boy.

Details from the Chairman on 01684 893592.

RICHARD KAY