Events
On February 9th at our next meeting we are going to learn about the National Gardens Scheme. We will be welcoming the local organisers Dorothy and Andrew Richards to our meeting. We have all enjoyed the scheme and visited several of the local gardens which take part in it so it should be most interesting to find out how it is all run. All are welcome – 7.30pm, Victoria Institute.
International landscape designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd is opening her remarkable gardens at Gresgarth Hall for two special winter openings to see her Hamamelis Collection on 11th February 2012 and her extensive Hellebore Collection on 24th March timed to show the collections at their best.
Concert - Saturday 11th February 7.30pm - Great Hall, Lancaster University (6.30pm Pre-concert talk with Bradley Creswick, violin soloist).
Featuring conductor Justin Doyle, Lancaster-born and well known to many people in Brookhouse.
Faure - Suite Pelleas & Melisande; Mozart - Violin Concerto no. 5 (“Turkish”); Sibelius - Symphony no. 1
Our aMAZEing Extravaganza Holiday Club will take place during February half-term 14th, 15th and 16th.
It will run from 10.00am – 12.00pm, and is open for ALL primary school children. There will be a lively mix of games (in a maze), crafts and bible stories.
Costs will be £1.00 per child, per day, and registration will be on the door on the day.
Our aMAZEing Extravaganza Holiday Club will take place during February half-term 14th, 15th and 16th.
It will run from 10.00am – 12.00pm, and is open for ALL primary school children. There will be a lively mix of games (in a maze), crafts and bible stories.
Costs will be £1.00 per child, per day, and registration will be on the door on the day.
Our aMAZEing Extravaganza Holiday Club will take place during February half-term 14th, 15th and 16th.
It will run from 10.00am – 12.00pm, and is open for ALL primary school children. There will be a lively mix of games (in a maze), crafts and bible stories.
Costs will be £1.00 per child, per day, and registration will be on the door on the day.
On Saturday 18th February we will be holding a family challenge day - there will be various activities including wii challenges, four squares, football, whack the rat, family quiz etc. The café will be open where you can purchase drinks and lite bites. It will run from 10.30am – 2.30pm and there will be prizes to be won, so you’ve got to be in it to win it!
The AGM will be held on Monday 20th February at 8pm in the Victoria Institute.
We meet for ‘HotPot Lunch’ followed by Bingo in the Victoria Institute on Thursday 23rd February. 1pm for lunch at 1.30pm. Your representative will be calling to take your booking for the lunch. Enquiries K. Spark Tel 770144.
Our speaker will be Mr G Hetherington and the competition at this meeting is for a picture or ornament of a rodent.
We would like to invite anyone who enjoys musical theatre or the operettas of Gilbert & Sullivan to share this exciting show with us. We will again be having an orchestra to accompany our cast.
We would like to invite anyone who enjoys musical theatre or the operettas of Gilbert & Sullivan to share this exciting show with us. We will again be having an orchestra to accompany our cast.
We would like to invite anyone who enjoys musical theatre or the operettas of Gilbert & Sullivan to share this exciting show with us. We will again be having an orchestra to accompany our cast.
International landscape designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd is opening her remarkable gardens at Gresgarth Hall for two special winter openings to see her Hamamelis Collection on 11th February 2012 and her extensive Hellebore Collection on 24th March timed to show the collections at their best.
We would like to invite anyone who enjoys musical theatre or the operettas of Gilbert & Sullivan to share this exciting show with us. We will again be having an orchestra to accompany our cast.
Your clocks move FORWARD one hour so you will lose an hours sleep!
The Annual Coffee Morning will take place at the Victoria Institute on Saturday 31st March from 10.00am till noon. There will be the usual stalls - Cakes and Preserves; Bric-a-Brac; Plants; Books & Games plus a Raffle. Admission will remain at 75pence including refreshments.
Our speaker will be Ms Isobel Stirk.
The competition is for a holiday souvenir
Price £8.00 per adult, accompanied children free. No dogs. The major part of the garden can be reached by wheel chair. Refreshments are available.
DIRECTIONS: Take the M6 to junction 34 then A683 to Caton (2 miles), turn right towards Quernmore and after half a mile you reach the entrance.
We are delighted that Clarissa Dixon Wright has agreed to be our speaker for our Group meeting. She is sure to be interesting and entertaining.
More information will be posted nearer the time.
This is the meeting at which we discuss the resolutions which will be put to the members at the National AGM.
To cheer us up we shall partake of a "sweet treat".
The competition will be for a flower arrangement in a cup.
