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Carlton & Gedling

Discussion/Debate

Status:Active, open to new members
Convenor:
John Buglear Tel: 07851 989 623
Convenor:
Mary Wile Tel: 07837 946 615
Deputy Convenor:
Coleen Bee Tel: 07450 938 777
When: Monthly on Wednesdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm
2nd Wednesday of the month
Venue: Carlton Pentecostal Church

We meet at Carlton Pentecostal Church in the cafeteria area. We cover the cost of the room with a small donation, dependent on numbers. There is parking at the back and room for a couple of disabled drivers on the front by the door.

Come with ideas about what you would like to discuss at future meetings. We will agree a topic to be discussed at the next meeting so that we all have an opportunity to research and consider our views beforehand.

For an overview of future meetings tap the Calendar button and select Discussion/Debate from the Group drop-down list.


Recent Discussions

  • Vandalism

    December 2025: The inaugural meeting of the re-launched discussion group took place with Coleen in the chair. Several topics had been put forward initially, but we chose to discuss the effects vandalism has on society as a whole.  A very interesting discussion took place with many different views.  Vandalism was considered a perennial problem with no easy solutions.  There are various things that we considered to be vandalism, from dropping litter to graffiti. It was stated that vandalism costs five hundred million pounds to the Country a year.  We all agreed that it is anti-social behaviour but how to stop… Read More