Val Toombes – May 2019
Our speaker this month was Val Toombes. She enjoyed drawing and needlework classes as a teenager and made her own clothes at the age of 12. In the early days […]
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Ploughman’s lunch and Vernice Church – Textiles, the Taj Mahal & tuk tuks
This month the branch enjoyed our annual Ploughman’s lunch, a lovely choice of cheeses and ham together with bowls of fresh fruit salad. After lunch, member Vernice Church, continued
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Karen Nicol – March 2019
Very few of our speakers have had such a prestigious CV as Karen Nicol. Karen’s mother was a keen flower arranger and she was brought up with flowers everywhere. Flowers,
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Trowbridge Museum – David Birks
David Birks from Trowbridge Museum started the new year off with his talk entitled “1000 years of Warp and Weft”. He is the Learning and Outreach Officer for the museum
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Christmas festivities – Lynda Warren
Early each December we all enjoy a “bring and share” buffet lunch to start the festivities of Christmas. This is always a memorable event with a wonderful spread of delicious
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Lydie Gardner – November 2018
Lydie’s story started many years ago when she was living in a small village on Dartmoor and a neighbour, Brian Froud brought his Granny to the pub. Granny was in
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Vernice Church – Textiles, the Taj Mahal & tuk tuks
After the formal AGM our October speaker was Branch Member, Vernice Church. Last year Vernice was invited to go on a 19 day textile tour of India. She started her
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Jennifer Hughes – September 2018
Our September speaker was Jennifer Hughes and her talk was entitled “Culture at their fingertips – the Hill Tribe People of Thailand”. Jennifer trained as a Geography teacher, has an
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Dr Susan Kay-Williams – July 2018
The speaker for our July meeting was Dr Susan Kay-Williams who is the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework based at Hampton Court Palace. Her talk was entitled
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Christine Chester – June 2018
Christine Chester’s talk this month was entitled “Afterwards”. Born and brought up in Eastbourne her father was an “in shore” fisherman and so beaches and the sea played a great