 Fun and Fizz, not just Jam and Jerusalem!
We are a lively, interested and interesting group of ladies that currently hold their Zoom meetings on the third Monday evening each month. Next event: Monday 25th January 2021 7.30 PM Robbie Burns night General Quiz with Jane Martindale and Donna. 
Cheshire's shortlisted resolutions this year are as follows:
1. A call to increase awareness of the subtle signs of ovarian cancer 2. Stop women dying prematurely from coronary heart disease (CHD) 3. Racism and discrimination 4. Now’s the time to act! Protect your nature space to create wildlife-friendly communities 5. Stop the destruction of peat bogs to tackle climate change |
Our next Monthly Meeting will be on Monday February 22nd and it will also be a Zoom Meeting. Our Speaker is Textile Artist Nikki Parmenter Nikki Parmenter is a mixed media artist specialising in textiles and free machine embroidery. She gained a First Class honours degree and an MA in Fine Art from Manchester Polytechnic. Her work subsequently developed through a series of different techniques and media and continues to evolve, being currently focused on plastics and recycling. She is also fascinated by mythology, legends, symbolism, other cultures and the natural world. Having taught art for thirty years she is now developing a career which includes giving talks, demonstrations and workshops to groups of students, teachers and other groups and societies. She is a member of Prism Textiles, Cheshire Artists' Network, Glossop Embroiderers' Guild and the Wirral Society of Artists. Nikki has written a number of articles for various publications including Stitch Magazine, Maggie Grey's Workshop on the Web and Australian publication Textile Fiber Forum. She has also exhibited her work widely. Let Donna know if you fail to get the link for this meeting in the few days ahead of it. _____________________________ Monday 25th January 2021 7.30 PM Rabbie Burns night General Quiz with Jane Martindale and Donna. _________________ Monday 29th March 2021 7.30 PM Through the Keyhole Quiz
Post Christmas family walk. Over 20 people enjoyed a walk although some may not have got further than Dot's allotment refreshment area! 
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CRAFT GROUP TO BE HELD EACH WEDNESDAY AT 3 p.m. Jane Rawlings is hosting this meeting which is open to all members. If you are not a regular member you will need to email or phone her in order to be invited and receive the Zoom ID and Password. Then you can show us what you are making or just join in our chatter. _____________________ 
ZOOM BOOK CLUB - THURSDAY 11TH FEBRUARY Led by Diane Atkinson Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s beautiful, moving story – translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot – explores the age-old question: what would you change if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time? __________________________________ Advanced notice for Book Club: THURSDAY 11th MARCH 2021: The Time of their Lives by Maeve Haran Led by Jane Rawlings. THURSDAY 8th APRIL 2021 The Last Thing She Did by Kate Mitchell Led by Diane Atkinson. We intend to read Michelle Obama's book when it is available in paperback form. PLEASE CONTACT DONNA WHO IS HOSTING THIS MEETING IF YOU WISH TO BE INVITED. OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS. ___________________ VISIT TO THORNTON MANOR POSTPONED UNTIL 15TH/16TH SEPTEMBER 2021 |
