Brenda’s letter about the February and March Workshops.

Dear Members and Friends The January meeting was so successful and busy that we did not have time to mention workshops!  Here are details of the next 2 workshops. If you are interested or want to know more, please contact us.  Visitors welcome! February  Turning Japanese with Yvonne McAtamney of Village Fabrics   The design …

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December Letter from our Chair, Brenda Richardson

Dear Friends   Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!   Thanks to all who attended our Christmas meeting in Ballygilbert. We had a great time and everyone enjoyed the games, Stand Up Bingo and the handbag game. Many thanks to Jean Openshaw and Joanna Warwick and their volunteer helpers for the lovely mince …

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Letter from Brenda & link to Jayne McClenagh’s report on the Jennie Rayment Visit

First the letter from Brenda... Hello Members and Friends It was lovely to see so many of you at the November meeting we had over 60 people to here Jennie Rayment. Jennie is full of life and gave us a very informative and entertaining talk. I was particularly interested in her microwave dying and am …

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Reaching Out

Anne James reporting  on our September Meeting. [If anyone is willing to take a few photos and provide an update of our events, please contact us.] The September meeting was called 'Reaching Out', referring to our interaction with communities. Lydia Black, who is taking her A-levels this year, talked about her trip to a village and …

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Almost time to meet up again for our 2016 – 17 season.

Here's a message from our Chair, Brenda Richardson. Hi Everyone Well the summer is almost over and I noticed the other day that the nights are also drawing in.  I hope you have all had a good summer and got lots of sewing done. The new Guild year starts on Saturday 3rd September in the …

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Former Quilter’s Road to Rio 2016. Update.

Quick note to add to this post. Patrick's Olympics didn't end with a medal; only a few may win medals, but Patrick certainly won our hearts and we are tremendously proud of his achievements. Summer's nearly over and joyfully our 2016 -17 season will kick off on Saturday 3rd September.  Post will follow soon.   …

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From The Grounds of Stormont to the Olympic Games, Rio 2016

An exciting announcement was made at our AGM,  Joy McCormick’s grandson, Patrick Huston  had just been selected to represent Team GB in Archery at Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Patrick, born in Belfast, attended Campbell College and was a founding member of  the East Belfast Archery Club.  He  now lives in Shropshire where he coaches while training …

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