Seasonal update Nov-Dec 2019

Thank you as always for your support to our History talks this year and below isthe programme for the first half of next year.

The final talk for this year will be next Thursday 5th December from Dr Kingsley Purdem from Manchester University who will be talking about the history of voting , how our habits have changed over the years and the reasons why

This talk is not about Brexit or the forthcoming elections, its focus is on past history,  so I hope you will come along and enjoy an informative talk. He visited us earlier in the year to test the theory that as we get older (85years+), we no longer really bother voting, but we introduced him to 93 year Rose at Thursday coffee morning who told him that she said she had voted recently

1. Next Monday 2nd December  from 10am-12 noon the Positive Living Group meets led by life coach Debra McCallion , this time focussing on embracing the season  ( after all it is the time to be jolly!) All welcome

2. Thursday 5th December 10.30am  The children from Chorlton Park Primary school will be coming along at 10.30am to sing some Christmas songs and carols so please come and join us

3. Thursday 12th Dec at 10.30am CGN drama group and the Melodics singing group will be providing the laughs and sing along on our final coffee morning of the year
nb: OnThursday 19th Dec we are up at Hough End Police club for the big lunch so no coffee morning that day

4. Thursday 19th Dec 10-11.30am, Brookburn are holding their party for older residents and would like more people to join them , especially if you are not coming up to Hough End with us. Last year everyone had a great time building gingerbread houses and playing the Generation game so if you can go along to support them please let me know and I can give your name into the school .

5. Friday 20th December 10-1 pm come and make a Christmas table centre piece decoration with natural foliage. Bring a candle and a plate and the gardening group will provide all the rest , and teach you how to create a masterpiece for your Christmas day dinnertime!

6. Finally if you took part in the Stories of our Lives project back in August there is going to be a book launch on Saturday 14th December 2 – 3.30pm in the back room at Chorlton Libary.

Books are now available to buy for family and friends at a suggested donation of £5 each, but if you actually took part as a writer or storyteller then there is a free copy for you.

Linked to this between 1-2pm on that Saturday, Jolene and I would like to invite the writers and storytellers to come along to the library to have a small celebration ourselves before the main launch . Please could you let me know if you hope to come along .

We are running a monthly storytelling club starting at the end of January and again please let me know if you would like more information or would be interested in coming along as a writer or storyteller.

We finish on Friday 20th December at noon and re start activities with the Thursday coffee morning on 2nd January 2020.

All good wishes to you ,

Helen