August 2025 Mix and Match! I did a rain dance and now we have a hosepipe ban. Sorry about that! We welcome Carol and Liz as new members – we are now 50. There is no meeting in August, but many will be able to meet and chat while enjoying Read more
Half way through 2025 – Gosh. Quite a lively June meeting with a lively speaker, We welcome Christine as a new member and Liz as a visitor. The summer months are always busy and several members might miss a meeting or two. Karen is busy collating ideas for our next Read more
Flaming June, now we need more rain! I am sorry quite a few of you missed our May meeting. Not only did we have enough tomato plants to start a shop, we welcomed Andrea as a new member and Carol, Betty and Jean are waiting in the wings. Nicola Pratley’s exquisite Read more
Enjoy the sunshine! Several of our members seemed to be elsewhere or too busy last month, but many of those who came to our April meeting went home to sort out STUFF after an inspirational talk by Jane Fletcher. We do hope to improve the quality of the sound-system. It Read more
Some showers for the garden maybe? Thank you for electing me as your President for one more year. Three of our members helped make the AGM very memorable indeed with stories and a poem. Thank you Denise, Dawn and Jean. I hope we can do something similar again every now Read more
Sun around the corner! Goodness me what a busy meeting February was, with 26 visitors. The speaker was good and the cake and sweets all went in a jiffy. You will all have received the envelope from our Treasurer by now with all the financial details. Subscriptions due by 1 Read more
February 2025 Spring around the corner, The sun will come out tomorrow or very soon! We had 3 visitors last month who I really hope will join us permanently. It was nice to welcome Maria back. She looks after our website, do have a look. Please introduce yourself and chat Read more
January 2025 New year – more fun! I hope you have all recovered from Christmas and kept healthy. Just ten more months and the preparations start over again. First though we must look forward to spring, summer flowers and hopefully some sunshine. All your donations for the homeless were duly Read more
Season of Goodwill. Another year! Time flies when you have fun and l do hope you have all had some fun this year. Like Polyanna, l try to be positive even when things go wrong. Christmas can be a hard time for many so it’s good to help, visit, give Read more
Here we go, countdown to Christmas! Where on earth does the time go? Hope you all know how to swim with all this water. I attended the Northcourt Centre Committee Meeting recently. There are several plans to refurbish the building – some double glazing and new fire exits to start Read more