Our March Art meeting was led by Chris S, with a theme of ‘Camellias’. See the subgroup page for more pictures and information
March Art Group
March Craft Group
This month Pat G shared her skills in the art of ‘Decoupage’ . This proved very popular, with 14 members attending. See the subgroup page for more pictures and information
March Walking and Garden groups
These two groups combined this month for a walk around Walton Gardens – for more pictures and information see the subgroup page.
March Book Club
At our March meeting Susan L led the discussion on The Marlow Murder Club by Richard Thorogood (Writer of ‘Death in Paradise’) Members found it light and entertaining, but without much depth. They gave it an average score of 7 – for further information look on the subgroups page.
March 2023 Main Meeting – A Welsh Evening
Our members were greeted at the door with a warm Welsh welcome from Annette, suitably attired in her Welsh costume and were given A Welsh Quiz to complete during the evening.
Music from Welsh Male Voice Choirs and a Welsh harp set the scene and our members contributed to a beautiful display of daffodils – only just out in our gardens this year.
Our Art group meeting in February had a Welsh theme, and some of their work was also displayed. After our usual business members were told about our planned May outing to Chester by coach, with a 2 hr boat trip on the River Dee with refreshments and a licensed bar available.
Jean W took us on a tour of 20 different areas of Wales, showing us pictures from the more familiar North Wales coast and followed the coast around West and South Wales, before stopping for a ‘City Break’ in Cardiff. We travelled back through mid Wales to the Llangollen area. A trip down memory lane for some, new areas to visit for others.
Joan B gave us some background to the history of Wales – telling us about ‘Llewlyn the Great’, the first true Prince of Wales, and her ‘namesake’ Princess Joan of Wales.
At our refreshment break, members were served with home-made Welsh Cakes and Bara Brith, and also our Birthday Cake, courtesy of Ann O’B
Chris J did a presentation about the symbolism of Welsh Lovespoons – she showed us a traditional one and also a contemporary one that she had made and explained the meaning of them
Our evening was completed by a brief lesson in Welsh, with some useful phrases and some humour as members attempted the pronunciation.
Certainly a very Welsh experience!