May Newsletter

May 2
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Meeting Roundup

Last month Nik & Carolyn ran a macrame workshop giving our members a chance to make a macrame plant pot hanging holder. This activity needed a lot of concentration and some members forged ahead totally getting to grips with the logistics of manipulating numerous long threads of Tshirt yarn, whilst others wrestled with a very knotty problem and in some cases gave up and just had a nice chat and drink.

Next meeting: Wednesday 7 May.

Home Instead - Dementia Awareness

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Cake Rota:

Julie Elsom
Vicky Bradley
Linda Barnes
Belinda Picket.

NB: If you are unable to come on the day and are on the cake rota, please let Jan/Carolyn know asap.

Craft Corner

We have received a lovely thank you card from Sheffield Family Court thanking us for the Trauma Bears to be given to children when attending court to help comfort them. Jan is still experimenting with small knitted figures to send to the

courts. Others are still continuing to knit blankets for Jessops, Trauma bears and smoothie hats. The closing date for The Big Knit Innocent Smoothie hats is July 2025, therefore please

can anyone knitting hats please give them to me by Saturday 21 June 2025.

Next meeting: Friday 9 May 1.30 - Jenny’s house - Monday 12 May - 7.30 Robin Hood Pub Millhouses.

NB: If anyone needs to know the location of a meeting please contact Jan either by

text or email.

All Craft and Natter dates for 2025 are now published on the Events Calendar on the front page of The Forge website

Book Group

This months book The Seal Woman's gift by Sally Magnusson was an Icelandic story based upon true facts about the raid by Turkish corsairs from Algiers and Morocco on The Icelandic Westerman Isles and the abducting of a large number of the population to be sold as slaves in Algiers. The book was deemed a well written book and told a story of a piece of history that we knew little about. It was well researched and the contrasts between the two continents were well described. There were mixed reviews with some people finding it hard to get into and others loving it. The book scored 7.5/10.

NB - Books and jigsaw puzzle swaps are available at monthly meetings for a donation
of £1.
Next meeting: Wednesday 21 May 7.30 Laycocks - Go as a river by Shelley Read

Book Group meetings - 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm at Laycocks Sports Club. For full details see Upcoming Books

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

Charity

Our Charity for the coming year will be Heeley City Farm. Members of the committee will be meeting with representatives of The Farm in May to discuss how we can help and to plan a visit. We have also invited someone from the Farm to come to our meeting in June