We recently held a celebratory afternoon tea for two of our members, Joyce Chesney and Jenny Matthew’s, who have both been members for fifty years. Caroline Allred, along with other club members, planned and organised the event. Members from the Northern Region also attended, including the Northern Region president, Shirley Hallam Gould.
President Maureen welcomed our regional president, Shirley Hallam Gould. We were joined Kath Sainsbury and Carol Singer from the Middlesbrough club.
Julie and Joyce were joined by Claire Race from Hopefields School to deliver goods to our local women’s refuge. The items were donated by delegates at a recent conference held at the school.
Our new president, Maureen Scott, was handed the chain of office by former president Chris Fryer.
At our March meeting, Sarah Towers gave an inspirational talk on running marathons in Morocco.
DS John Bentley from Cleveland Police collecting the latest batch of 12 new start holdalls for victims of exploitation. The bags contain basic clothing and toiletries.
Member Sue Moppett delivering the latest donations to Purple Rose, a Stockton based charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers.
We continue to support our local food bank and the Grow Baby charity.
Mike Naylor of Stockton Borough Council gave us a very interesting and entertaining talk about the new recycling arrangements.
