Update 14

Here's the latest news for you girls and boys:-

• Re-Fresher's fair- We did get some new signings! Which is great news and we would like to thank the SU for giving us the opportunity to be present at this fair.
• Book list- Incase you wasn't there at the fair, we did announce our books up till May. And here they are:- The Help- 29th February, The Woman in Black- 28th March, The Hound of the Baskervilles- 25th April and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen-30th May. Hope to see you there!
• We are hoping for our posters to be advertised on the screens in The Hub soon, so keep your eyes peeled.
• Twitter page is growing! Thank you lovely people!
• Our session on Kathyrn Stockett's 'The Help' is next Wednesday at 2pm in Bookends! 

And that's it! if you require anymore information, please email EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk, or tweet us under @EHU_Bookclub or Facebook us under ehu bookclub! Hope to see you next Wednesday for our session on The Help.

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Update 13

Here's the latest on us...

• FB and Twitter Pages- We are experiencing a high demand on Twitter, but not on Facebook. We are looking into this. But we welcome old and new members! So if this is the first/recent post you are looking at, then welcome!
• Girl With The Dragon Tattoo session- Sadly, no one turned up! Which is a big shame as we had a range of material to explore! 
• Re-Freshers Fair- We can officially announce that we will be at this fair. Its on the 6th February at The Hub between 11am-3pm. This is gain new members which are much needed! If you can come along and support us in anyway, then get in touch! Also, we will be announcing the rest of the list until May on this day officially, so come on down!
• February's session- We will be doing 'The Help' by Kathyrn Stockett. It will take place on the 29th February at 2pm at Bookends in the University Library! 
• March's session- We have announced on Facebook that March's session will be 'The Woman in Black' by Susan Hill which is being released as a film on the 10th February! More details for this session are on Facebook!
• Meeting with the SU- Sarah is trying to meet with the SU ASAP. At the moment, we cannot say what about, but you will all know in due course!

That's it. If you need anymore information then email us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk, or tweet us under:-EHU_Bookclub or find us on Facebook under:_ ehu bookclub.

Hope to see you at the Re-Fresher's fair or for our session on 'The Help' 

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Update 11

Hey guys, here's the latest:-

• Twitter and Facebook- recieving new members all the time. A big thank you to all members!
• One Day Session- It was postponed a few times due to Sarah being ill but no-one turned up for Wednesdays session. But if you want the material to look at your own lesiure, then email us for information.
• Replacement for Sarah- We are still looking but Sarah is running the club still as normal. If you would like to put yourself forward, then email, tweet or Facebook us for more information.
• Christmas Meal- We are looking to do a Christmas meal in Ormskirk. If anyone has any suggestions, then email, tweet or Facebook us for suggestions
• Christmas session- 14th December is our Christmas session. We are doing the book 'Skipping Christmas' by John Grisham. Which was adapted into the film 'Christmas with the Kranks'. Why not join us at the same time, usual space and get into the festive mood with a mince pie, hot chocolate and a book? 

And that's it. If you need anymore information then email us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk or tweet us under @EHU_Bookclub or find us on Facebook under ehu bookclub. Hope to see you on the 14th December

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Update 10

Hey guys! A much needed update! 

• Facebook and Twitter- Continuing to grow. Thanks to all new and old members!
• Postponements- We are very sorry to postpone One Day twice as due to Sarah not being able to attend due to a very bad chest infection with a bad case of the flu left her very unwell and unable to speak. But a new date will be announced on Monday on the Facebook page!
• 'My Life in Books' feature will be up on the blog straight after this and will be updated when we recieve other people's suggestions!
• Social event- We will be discussing where this social will be taking place in the 'One Day' session so come along and have your say! 
• Christmas session- We will be doing a Christmas book for our December session. We will be taking suggestions in the 'One Day' session
• Replacement for Sarah- We are still looking for a replacement until September till Sarah is back as an MA student. Sarah will act as an advisor. If you want any information then feel free to contact us. 

And that's it for the minute. If you need any more information, then contact us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk, or tweet us under @EHU_Bookclub or find us on Facebook under ehu bookclub!


Hope to see you soon
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EHU_Bookclub update

Hey guys! Just to let you know the meeting in Liverpool on Wednesday is happening. We are meeting outside Liverpool Central at 1pm and then whenever who is coming turns up, we are moving to Starbucks in Liverpool 1 to have a meeting regarding admin, booklist and Fresher's Week.


If any member doesn't know where to go, then contact us on Facebook and we can arrange to meet any member where they know things in Liverpool!


If you have any ideas about Fresher's week before Wednesday, then email us, tweet us or give us a comment on Facebook. A transcript of the meeting will be posted on the blog by next Friday.


Also, we need as much help as possible for Fresher's Week. I know everyone will be back at University, but if you could spare an hour at our stand on the fair, it would be greatly appreciated. If interested, let us know.


Keep checking Facebook or Twitter for any changes to the meeting.. which we don't think may happen... but you never know! If you need any more information then email us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk, or tweet us under: EHU_Bookclub or facebook us under ehu bookclub


Hope to see you on Wednesday


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EHU_Bookclub Meeting in Liverpool announcement...

Hey guys. We have announced on our Facebook and Twitter page that we are meeting in Liverpool on the 7th September to discuss matters relating to Fresher's Week and admin matters.


Please keep checking the blog, Twitter and Facebook for the latest information on the event such as meeting points etc.


We hope we see you there, its really important that you try to attend as we need as many people as possible to turn up.


If you need anymore information then email us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk or tweet us under: EHU_Bookclub or find us under Facebook under: ehu bookclub


We hope to see you on the 7th September.


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Brighton Rock Session update and some news...

Hey guys, just to let you know what we did turn up for the Brighton Rock session on Monday. However, no one turned up. So we will be doing the session towards the end of our list. 
The next book on our list is 'The Picture of Dorian Grey' which will be taking place in September.


And a quick update for you all...

• Facebook and Twitter page- Are going from strength to strength. And also thanks to existing members and also hello to new members! Hope to see you at one of our sessions soon
• Meeting in Liverpool- This will be happening in early September. The date and venue will be announced shortly on our Facebook and Twitter page. And it will also be on the blog too. It is very important that you try and attend as we need to sort our our 'Fresher's Week' strategy. Hope to see you there.
• Fresher's Week- We will be asking shortly if anyone would like to help us during Fresher's Week as we need to push the bookclub to what it can be. Any help would be appreciated.

And that's it for now. If you need any more information, then please email us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk or tweet us under: EHU_Bookclub or find us under Facebook: ehu_bookclub.

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Brighton Rock Session

We are sorry that the planned session for Brighton Rock in July didn't go ahead as planned. Sarah, sadly hurt her back and couldn't even get to the session. We are so sorry for anyone who wanted to turn up. 

But we have planned for the 22nd August for the Brighton Rock session to go ahead.

We hope you can make it and again we are so sorry for the inconvenience this has caused anyone


If you need any more information, then please email us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk, tweets us on Twitter under: EHU_Bookclub or find us at Facebook under ehu_bookclub

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Last Session of the club... (28th June 2010)

Hi all! Hope you are well. Sorry for lateness of this post, we have been actively doing some admin work for the group. 


Here's what happened at the last session:-

• Twitter/FB page- Seems to gathering more support which is always great. And thanks to new members for joining and following us. Hope to see you at a session soon. 
• SU News- At the time of the meeting, we was still awaiting news.
• SU Application- These papers were shown to members.
• Honest Publishing- At the session, 3 books that were sent by Honest Publishing were shown to members. One member was so interested that she has very kindly borrowed one of the titles and will provide us with feedback at the next session.
• Admin- We discussed various matters regarding our SU application such as maybe a new time for the club to run to meet a requirement for the SU, changing the time to accommodate every one on Edge Hill's campus etc. This leads onto...
• Fresher's Week strategy- We discussed some ideas that members very kindly contacted us with. The idea of having a stand at the Fresher's Week fair was very important, creating posters to go around campus (which is already happening), creating some flyers to hand out to people at the fair, having a 'taster' session, competitions etc. We've had some great ideas, keep them coming!
• Book changes- Members have asked specifically if they could change Adele Parks's book that is on the list. The choices we have are:- The Secret History by Donna Tartt, The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova or the Orange Prize winner 'The Tiger's Wife' by Tea Obreht. We will promoting this soon on Twitter and Facebook. 
• Email Newsletter-We have set up an email newsletter so that firstly, you can get up to date news and secondly if there is a problem with sessions (for example if people cannot attend, if there are any cancellations/alterations). If you would like to be on this list, then get in contact with us! 

And that's about it. If you need any information, then please email us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk or tweet us under EHU_bookclub or find us on Facebook under: ehu_bookclub.


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Update 4

Hey guys! Hope you are well, just a tiny update really...

• FB/Twitter page- seems to be a steady pace which is really great. Big thanks to old and new members for spreading the word!
• SU update- Still awaiting to hear back from them. Hopefully it would be too long now. Application is nearly done! 
• Honest Publishing- They have very kindly sent some sample books to us to have a look at as they are interested in maybe the bookclub reading some of their material in the near future. And these will be avaliable to look at at the meeting next week.
• Reading Groups- We are now on the Reading Groups website! Yes really. As this tool that they offer bookclubs may help us now and in the near future! Have a look... http://www.readinggroups.org/find/location/lancashire/ormskirk/5457/
• Meeting next week- We cannot stress enough how much this meeting next week is crucial for the bookclub. We thank everyone who has told us what dates they can do. We have posted several times on Facebook and Twitter to arise people's attentions. The meeting will either be next Monday or Tuesday and will be confirmed later on today as we need to send the agendas to all members as soon as possible. And we NEED to discuss important issues as soon as possible! 

That's it for now. If you need any information, then please email us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk or tweet us under @EHU_Bookclub or find us at Facebook under: ehu_bookclub.

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Rescheduling of 'One Day'

Hey Guys,

Due to circumstances beyond the control of Sarah who was leading the session on 'One Day' on the 20th May, sadly we are in the process of rescheduling the session. On our FB and Twitter page, we have given three dates for members to choose from. 

The Bookclub and Sarah apologise refusively for this and would like to do the session as soon as possible.

Please let us know ASAP which date suits. If not, then Sarah will do a webcam session so no one will miss the event!

If you need any more information, then please email us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk, tweet us on Twitter under: EHU_Bookclub or find us at Facebook under ehu_bookclub.

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Update before 2nd Session...

Hey guys! So much to catch up with before the 'One Day' session. Here's it is:-

• FB, Twitter and Emails:- The word seems to be spreading! Many thanks to old and new members for sticking with us. Let's keep this going!
• Word from the SU:- We've still heard nothing! But we'll see what happens
• Posters- We have thanks to Jen the opportunity to show you at the session tonight the poster for 'One Day'. And it looks amazing! We would like to thank Jen for the poster and a present is awaiting for you when you can come to one of the sessions!
• One Day:- We have positive comments sent through Twitter and Email about the book. We are glad you have or are enjoying it and we hope to see you today
• English Department at EHU- We have a meeting at the end of the month to see if the bookclub can be promoted during their Fresher's Week packs and also promote us throughout the year which is great!
• Library- We have had an amazing response! The library are behind us! And can put posters up around to promote us!
• Email updates- We have mentioned on our FB and Twitter page about this issue. We will discuss this at our session today and see what people think. Again, if you are interested, then please email, FB or tweet us your email and we can add you to the list!
• Booklist Book update- In order to track the Bookclub's progression and also for people to catch up on what they have missed, we will post a blog after the sessions and the leader of each session  will hopefully write a quick blog demonstrating all the points we discussed in the session. We will be discussing this today! Also, if you will be missing a session but would like to see the discussion material, agendas etc, then just email us and we'll send them out.

We hope to see you at our next session today or in June. If you have any questions about how to join the Bookclub, you can find us on FB under: ehu_bookclub, on Twitter: EHU_Bookclub or email us EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk. Everyone is welcome and there may be cake (on selected days!!)


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A much needed update

So much as gone on with the club, we feel that we need to update you!


Firstly, we are sad to say that one of the leading founders of the Bookclub is off to pasters new to New Zealand to finish off the final year of her undergraduate degree. But she has left the following statement:-


'I would like to officially announce that I have been offered the opportunity to complete the third year of my degree in New Zealand. I'm very shocked yet happy that this has happened.
But this sadly leaves me to announce that I will be stepping down organising the club in order to take this opportunity. But do not fear! The Bookclub will still continue under the hands of an amazing co-founder who I believe will continue to make progression and progress with the bookclub. And she will do an amazing job.
I would like to thank every single person who has helped or has been involved with setting up the Bookclub and getting it into the position it is now. We've proven to people that there is a need for it and we will continue in every way we can to keep the Bookclub.'


Many thanks Emz x'


I'm sure on behalf of everyone who is involved at EHU_Bookclub would like to wish Emz the best of the luck with the degree and hopes it'll be a successful year.


Now for more news:-

• Growth of the Twitter page and FB page- We have recieved huge responses from both pages. We would like to thank everyone for joining us or staying with us and thanks for spreading the word!
• Posters- We have a few people interested in the posters and many thanks to everyone who expressed an interest. Hopefully, we will have some posters by the next session to look at!
• English and History department- Over the next coming months, we will be contacting the tutors in the English and History department to spread the word about the Bookclub. And also in Septmeber, the new Freshers will be here and hopefully the Bookclub will attract some new members and help people feel comfortable about being an new student at EHU.
• SU- We have contacted the SU on campus to see if they can help in way promote the club. We're just awaiting a reply!
• Next Session- The next session is on the 20th May at 5pm, meeting at BookEnds in the Library. The book we will be discussing is 'One Day' By David Nicholls. This book surprised many critics last year and also this year and was awarded an National Galaxy Book Award. Leading the session will be Sarah who will provide questions and some material to help the discussion and we will be posting our findings on the blog for people to see and track the development of the club.

We hope to see you at our next session. If you have any questions about how to join the Bookclub, you can find us on FB under: ehu_bookclub, on Twitter: EHU_Bookclub or email us EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk. Everyone is welcome and there may be cake!!

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News Update

Well, we hope you had a fab Easter and didn't eat too many chocolate eggs! But to update you lovely people on matters surrounding the bookclub:-

• Spreading of the club- The FB page is gathering pace and the Twitter page is maintaining momentum. I cannot thank people enough for spreading the word of the Bookclub enough. Especially Sarah and Jonesy who are doing a great job. And we would like to thank existing and new members for being part of the club.
• Email from the Library- The Library are following us on Twitter! And we've received an email from them wishing us luck and we need to let them know how many people are turning up each session. So a week and a half before the next session, we will be asking for confirmation numbers!
• Booklist- We are getting great comments about the vast amount of variety we have on our list which is great
• Posters- We are looking for someone or a few peeps to produce some posters to strengthen the bookclub further that will encourage more people to enjoy what we have set up now. Can you help?
• Group member sessions- As discussed on the 8th April, we allowed the group members a chance to put their favourite book on our list. But throughout the list, we are giving members the opportunity to lead their own session, provide reading questions/extra guidance notes etc. 
• Next Session- This will be taking place on the 20th May at 5pm at Bookends at EHU's Ormskirk campus. Everyone is welcome. We will be reading 'One Day' by David Nicholls which will be lead by Emma or Jonesy. You can get it online/shops etc. But the best deal we have seen is in ASDA where its on the 2 for £7 offer or its £4 on its own. Bargain.

Also, an announcement is going to be made on Thursday regarding the future of the club. At this stage, we don't know what this is and the future of the club will NOT be affected by this. So expect another blog post on Thursday pm and alerts from Twitter from Thursday pm.

We hope to see you at our next session. If you have any questions about how to join the Bookclub, you can find us on FB under: ehu_bookclub, on Twitter: EHU_Bookclub or email us EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk. Everyone is welcome and there may be cake!!

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