Monthly Meetings - 2019 Programme of Events
Join us for yet another fun and varied programme throughout 2019. If you have a hobby, interest or know of an exciting speaker that you think we may be able to include in next years programme, please email our President on president@fulshawwi.org.uk or by using the Contact Us page. We have been working very hard to plan and book our events and speakers for 2019 and our programme is now complete and shown below:
21st January 2019 From Toytown to Buckingham Palace
For our first meeting of the year, we look forward to welcoming John Stirling, a highly entertaining speaker who will tell us his story from childhood actor, starring as the main character in the West End production of Noddy in Toytown, through to his current role as fundraiser for the Michael Elliott Trust, a charity working with special needs children as well as rescuing donkeys from all over the world. On the way we’ll hear about his work in TV, writing and producing with such greats as Patricia Heyes, Judi Dench, Michael Williams and June Brown.
25th February 2019 The Art of Chutney Making
Melanie Latham from Holly Cottage Preserves will be giving us a demonstration of the art of making chutneys. After watching her stir up her mouthwatering concoctions, we will then have the opportunity to purchase her produce with 50 pence per jar going directly to the Stroke Association.
18th March 2019 Sally Hyman, Cribs UK
This evening, Sally will talk about this registered charity which provides homes in Greece for pregnant refugee women and for families with new babies. These families have come from camps and squats where living conditions are squalid and dangerous. They have fled from war zones, Isis and the Taliban. Cribbs rents, furnishes and pays the bills for apartments so that women and their families are able to have a place to call their own and a quiet space to recover close to medical facilities.
Also.....Jill Millward, Reach Out And Recover (ROAR)
This charity provides non profit support in the community, offering a safe, secure and stable environment in which vulnerable people can start to tackle their addictions and personal issues. Based in Macclesfield they operate a 9 bed recovery housing project.
29th April 2019 Dee, Animal Magic
20th May 2019 Andre Freitas Understanding AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Andre Freitas is a lecturer at the School of Computer Science at the University of Manchester, specialising in AI. He will explain about the huge change in our society soon to come about due to the rapid rise in artificial intelligence. In layman’s terms he will describe the technical principles at the heart of this revolution and tell us how AI will evolve in the future, discussing the challenges and opportunities it will bring to our everyday lives.
17th June 2019 Maria Glot Saltaire, A World Heritage Site.
Saltaire is a model industrial village near Bradford built by Sir Titus Salt between 1851 and 1876 and is now a World Heritage Site. Maria, who lives in the village itself, will inform and entertain us in character about the history of Saltaire and its inhabitants and in her highly entertaining talk, will bring the past to life.
15th July 2019 Katie Awdas Living with Endemetriosis.
Katie has suffered from endemetriosis since the age of 16 and is now in her early thirties. She will talk to us about her ongoing battle with this debilitating and painful condition while trying to lead as normal a life as possible, a challenge which will resonate with many of our members and their families.
16th September 2019 Michelle Partington, PTSD
Michelle overcame a difficult upbringing and signed up as a teenager progressing to Flight Lieutenant in the Airforce while qualifying as a paramedic.She had postings across the UK and served in the Falklands and Bahrain before completing 3 tours to Afghanistan. Her life was forever changed by her experience in conflict as she was left traumatised by her experience of battle in Afghanistan. In 2015 she was medically discharged from the RAF with PTSD which brought her to the brink of suicide. Michelle will tell us about how she overcame her mental anguish to become a participant in the Invictus Games in Toronto. She is now a campaigner, inspirational speaker and trainer and founder of Behind The Mask Foundation to help those struggling with mental illness.
21st October 2019 Lady Wildflower, History of Burlesque
Lady Wildflower is an international burlesque performer, producer and tutor and has been voted into the Top 20 UK burlesque performers for the last four years. She will tell us about the fascinating history of burlesque which has been around since the 17th Century where it originated in Italian theatre as a type of comic interlude. She will finish her talk with a ‘glove peeling ‘ lesson.
18th November 2019 Annual Meeting
As well as the formal business of the meeting, there will be lots of other activities taking place which we hope will include a bake off as well as the ever popular stalls selling goods produced by our own members. Watch this space for further details.
This meeting will be for members only.
9th December 2019 Xmas Party at the URC
Our Annual Christmas Party is always a very popular event and this year will be no exception. Watch this space for further details but as usual there will be a Secret Santa and our fantastic hampers to win. This meeting will be for members only.
21st January 2019 From Toytown to Buckingham Palace
For our first meeting of the year, we look forward to welcoming John Stirling, a highly entertaining speaker who will tell us his story from childhood actor, starring as the main character in the West End production of Noddy in Toytown, through to his current role as fundraiser for the Michael Elliott Trust, a charity working with special needs children as well as rescuing donkeys from all over the world. On the way we’ll hear about his work in TV, writing and producing with such greats as Patricia Heyes, Judi Dench, Michael Williams and June Brown.
25th February 2019 The Art of Chutney Making
Melanie Latham from Holly Cottage Preserves will be giving us a demonstration of the art of making chutneys. After watching her stir up her mouthwatering concoctions, we will then have the opportunity to purchase her produce with 50 pence per jar going directly to the Stroke Association.
18th March 2019 Sally Hyman, Cribs UK
This evening, Sally will talk about this registered charity which provides homes in Greece for pregnant refugee women and for families with new babies. These families have come from camps and squats where living conditions are squalid and dangerous. They have fled from war zones, Isis and the Taliban. Cribbs rents, furnishes and pays the bills for apartments so that women and their families are able to have a place to call their own and a quiet space to recover close to medical facilities.
Also.....Jill Millward, Reach Out And Recover (ROAR)
This charity provides non profit support in the community, offering a safe, secure and stable environment in which vulnerable people can start to tackle their addictions and personal issues. Based in Macclesfield they operate a 9 bed recovery housing project.
29th April 2019 Dee, Animal Magic
20th May 2019 Andre Freitas Understanding AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Andre Freitas is a lecturer at the School of Computer Science at the University of Manchester, specialising in AI. He will explain about the huge change in our society soon to come about due to the rapid rise in artificial intelligence. In layman’s terms he will describe the technical principles at the heart of this revolution and tell us how AI will evolve in the future, discussing the challenges and opportunities it will bring to our everyday lives.
17th June 2019 Maria Glot Saltaire, A World Heritage Site.
Saltaire is a model industrial village near Bradford built by Sir Titus Salt between 1851 and 1876 and is now a World Heritage Site. Maria, who lives in the village itself, will inform and entertain us in character about the history of Saltaire and its inhabitants and in her highly entertaining talk, will bring the past to life.
15th July 2019 Katie Awdas Living with Endemetriosis.
Katie has suffered from endemetriosis since the age of 16 and is now in her early thirties. She will talk to us about her ongoing battle with this debilitating and painful condition while trying to lead as normal a life as possible, a challenge which will resonate with many of our members and their families.
16th September 2019 Michelle Partington, PTSD
Michelle overcame a difficult upbringing and signed up as a teenager progressing to Flight Lieutenant in the Airforce while qualifying as a paramedic.She had postings across the UK and served in the Falklands and Bahrain before completing 3 tours to Afghanistan. Her life was forever changed by her experience in conflict as she was left traumatised by her experience of battle in Afghanistan. In 2015 she was medically discharged from the RAF with PTSD which brought her to the brink of suicide. Michelle will tell us about how she overcame her mental anguish to become a participant in the Invictus Games in Toronto. She is now a campaigner, inspirational speaker and trainer and founder of Behind The Mask Foundation to help those struggling with mental illness.
21st October 2019 Lady Wildflower, History of Burlesque
Lady Wildflower is an international burlesque performer, producer and tutor and has been voted into the Top 20 UK burlesque performers for the last four years. She will tell us about the fascinating history of burlesque which has been around since the 17th Century where it originated in Italian theatre as a type of comic interlude. She will finish her talk with a ‘glove peeling ‘ lesson.
18th November 2019 Annual Meeting
As well as the formal business of the meeting, there will be lots of other activities taking place which we hope will include a bake off as well as the ever popular stalls selling goods produced by our own members. Watch this space for further details.
This meeting will be for members only.
9th December 2019 Xmas Party at the URC
Our Annual Christmas Party is always a very popular event and this year will be no exception. Watch this space for further details but as usual there will be a Secret Santa and our fantastic hampers to win. This meeting will be for members only.
