Subjects as diverse as excessive PC, the origin of Gonville street names and eating offal are being chewed over in Whanganui conversations designed to bring people together.
The conversations take place in Community Circles organised by the Whanganui Restorative Practices Trust, facilitator Shelly Harkness said.
There have been three so far, with nine to 16 people at each. Another is planned for tomorrow morning at the community room in the Gonville Health complex in Abbot St.
It runs from 9am to noon and anyone is welcome to go.
The occasion begins with three or four "conversation stimulators", each speaking for five to seven minutes on topics that interest them or are relevant to the community. Then there's a cuppa and people break into small groups to discuss the topics. At the end they merge back into a larger group and share their insights.