January 2026 Newsletter
- Jan 1
- 3 min read
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Meeting Roundup
The December meeting was our Christmas party with plenty of food (thanks to all who contributed), two Christmas quizzes(thank you Mavis) and a story version of pass the parcel.(thank you Shelagh)
Next meeting: Wednesday 7 January 2026 will be a talk by Andy Foster (Retired Policeman) How to protect yourself against fraud.
We are monitoring the weather forecast for next week, as at present snow is predicted.
Cake Rota
Shelagh
Vicky
Madeline
Next Committee Meeting: Tuesday 13 January 2026 7.30 Laycocks - AGM preparation & Events Calendar. All are welcome.
Craft Corner
We will continue to make blankets, hats, mitts and booties until the end of January for Jessops. At present we have 15 newborn hats, 4 Premie, & 1 pair of mittens.
You do not have to come to knit and natter meetings to join in with our charity knitting, contact Jan for patterns etc for our WIPs.
Next meeting:
Friday 2 January - 1.30 pm - Heather
Monday 5 January -7 . 30 - Robin Hood Pub Millhouses.
Friday 16 January - 1.30 - Jenny (to be confirmed)
Monday 19 January - 7.30 - Robin Hood Pub Millhouses
Friday 30 January - 1.30 - Jan
All Craft and Natter dates for 2025 are now published on the Events Calendar on the front page of The Forge website
Book Group
The book, Orbital by Samantha Harvey, generated a lot of discussion even though no-one really enjoyed it and couldn't think of anyone to whom they would recommend it. Fran used the word "nebulous", which we all agreed described it well. We would have liked more about the individual astronauts and fewer very long sentences full of adjectives.
Other books that we talked about were:
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
Maude Horton' Glorious Revenge - Lizzie Pook
The Bastwick Testament - David Blake
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Dark Horse - Felix Francis
The Hallmarked Man - Robert Galbraith
The Rose Field - Philip Pullman
Hidden Norfolk Series - J M Dalgliesh
Next Book Group: Wednesday January 21st - 7.30 Laycocks
Next Book T
The Hive by Gill Hornby
Amazon paperback £9.19
Kindle £3.99
World of Books £3.60 (free postage)
(This was the first book chosen by Heather from the former book group list, we will be selecting more books for the rest of the year at the next meeting)
Group meetings - 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm at Laycocks Sports Club. For full details see Upcoming Books
Next Coffee morning: - Monday 12 January 10 am New Leaf Garden Centre (to be confirmed)
Next Quiz night: - CANCELLED Wednesday 14 January 7pm Robinhood Pub
Social Events
As Social Events have grown we have decided to give them their own space rather than overload the general monthly news roundup. These updates will be emailed as necessary.
In the meantime, be prepared and complete the online Social Events Declaration form that must be filled in by anyone wishing to take part in an event. The Declaration can be completed online (you'll find it on the members page), or alternatively it can be completed during a monthly meeting.
For future events see Upcoming Social Events book online or at the Social Events Desk
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