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Change of Speaker for Wednesday 20th February.

The speaker we were expecting this Wednesday has had to cancel due to poor health. In his place, we are fortunately able to welcome Mr Jason Middleton, who will give a talk entitled "Pearls - a Famous Gem".

Jason Middleton has had a highly rewarding career in the jewellery industry, working as an international gemstone buyer for a respected jewellery company. He recently started his own company, supplying the jewellery market with loose and finished gemstones, specialising in pearls and semi-precious stones.

2019 AGM

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Notices for 13/2/19

Should you be booked on the Theatre Group trip on 11 April to see The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, please make your payment ASAP at a Wednesday morning meeting to Pam Williams or Linda Kent-Taylor, there are only a couple of tickets left. They now have tickets for Fiddler on the Roof on Tuesday 18 June @ £62.00 (includes coach transport), tickets are selling quickly.

The Travel Group are now taking bookings and payments for their 5 day trip, Historic Houses & Heritage of Shropshire going on 8 September. There are no single rooms left, but some double/twin rooms are still available. One single room has become available on the trip to Northern Spain, 11 to 16 May. Please contact Jean Davies for information.

Compassionate Neighbours are asking for volunteers, please contact Compassionate Neighbours Team at Isabel Hospice on 07826 247258 or email christine.novelli@isabelhospice.org.uk

Should you be considering joining the committee at our AGM on 13 March, please ensure your completed nomination form is returned to a committee member by Wednesday 27 February. Nomination forms are available at Wednesday morning meetings on the Reception desk.

Dates for you diary: our dances with The Beaucrees, summer Saturday 22 June and winter Saturday 23 November, both at Ludwick Family Centre, tickets are £12.00 to include a fish & chips supper. Tony is already taking names for tickets at Wednesday morning meetings.

We’re going to do our bit for the environment and try to reduce, if not stop our use of plastic cups for Wednesday morning refreshments. From January 2019 please bring your own mug for your drink and take it home with you afterwards. This may take some getting used to for those serving refreshments, so please be patient. The drink will be free of charge for those bringing their own mugs. Should you forget to bring your own mug, for a while plastic cups will be provided for drinks, however these drinks will still be 20p each. Everyone is being encouraged to reduce plastic usage and waste, so do please try to help make this a success!

For a few weeks we are trialling a book swap on Wednesday mornings to see whether members would use this. Marion Cleveland is overseeing this, please contact her for any information about how it works.