Minehead

We held another successful letter writing afternoon on 26 May at the Reading Room in Minehead. We covered all the cases in the latest Real Lives Supplement, with many going to Iran.

Three members of the Minehead Group attended this year's AIUK AGM and Annual Conference at the beginning of April.

This year we held our action stall for International Women's Day actually on the day itself, 8 March. Although a weekday, we were pleased with the response.

Our annual quiz night on 4 March at the Minehead Social Club was a great success and very much enjoyed by all.

During the three-day Christmas Tree Festival in Minehead, our tree was seen by hundreds of visitors including many local school children.

The 2015 Write for Rights Campaign went well here in West Somerset.

MEP for the South West, Clare Moody, brought a positive message about the EU's work on human rights to our July meeting.

We held our 2015 AmnesTea at the home of members, John and Louise, in Dunster - a medieval village and popular tourist spot in the Exmoor National Park.

Following our vigil for the Stop Torture global day of action, we re-convened in the Reading Room in Minehead for a letter writing session.

Friday 26 June is the UN Day in support of victims of torture.