A RETIRED university lecturer with 13 published books to her name is the speaker at Dovestone WI on Wednesday, July 17.

Joan Harthan has a PHD in chemistry and is also a dream worker and a "shamanic" practitioner - specialising in altered states of consciousness.

Joan is now busy completing four new titles but is better known for her works on dream analysis.

She will be talking about her wiriting career and how working with her dreams has led to many life-changing decisions.

The WI group meets the third Wednesday of each month in the Royal George Hotel, Greenfield, in The Wimberry Suite. This can be accessed from the pub with further disabled access from the car park.

New members and guests are welcome. Guests can attend two "taster" meetings before joining the WI. The annual subscription, which is on a sliding annual scale, is £21 from July to December.