Stockport club held its 74th annual charter dinner on 6th October. Madam President, Sue Wagstaff, welcomed the Mayor and Mayoress of Stockport, the Regional President, Denise Baldwin and members and guests from several other clubs including Bournemouth. We all enjoyed a delicious meal at the
On 2nd September members tucked into burgers and all the trimmings at the (end of) summer barbecue and raised £240 for club funds. The unpromising weather at the start of the day improved to bright sunshine by the time guests were gathering.
On August 18th members enjoyed an evening of delicious Greek food at Jenny’s home. The weather stayed fine and we raised £270 for the charities.
Club members enjoyed a celebratory buffet meal at the Alma Lodge in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Members with long memories who had seen aspects of the Coronation shared their recollections of the day and IPP Myra read out a poem.
On 26th May Stockport members joined forces with a local Girl Guide group to host a tea party and plant sale at a member’s home in celebration of the forthcoming Jubilee. The local scouts lent us their gazebo and chairs and tables but this year
Members used recycled materials to decorate a Christmas tree in St George’s church in Stockport.
2nd October 2011 – Club members were pleased to welcome guests to the club’s 73rd annual dinner. The evening was rounded off with some splendid entertainment from the WI choir.
Stockport made a habit of getting wet this year. The barbecue in July and Sue’s lunch in August were both well attended and raised considerable sums of money for our charities but were both held in monsoon conditions. A little bit of weather was never
Club members and assorted friends have knitted over 1000 baby hats to be taken out to Afghanistan by a doctor friend of one member. She alerted us to the need for warm headwear for premature babies. The poorest mothers can usually find something to wrap
On January 29th the club hosted a successful Burns Night celebration. Eric and Liz McConnell took charge of the proceedings and all the traditional events to celebrate the great Robbie Burns were taken with gusto, including the Address to the Haggis, the toast to the
