NEWBOLD WOMEN’S GROUP OCTOBER 2019 At our October meeting we had another illustrated talk by Steve Williams, who is an active member of Chesterfield RSPB and Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and is very interested in nature, which he applies to his passion for photography. The main topic of his superb photographs was a visit to the Maasai […]
Newbold Women's Group
Newbold Women’s Group September 2019
At our September meeting we had an interesting illustrated talk by David Sanderson about Tools With a Mission, at which he was assisted by Maurice, another volunteer. This commendable charity collects donated tools, refurbishes them when necessary, sorts them into various itemised kits, then sends them to established organisations, mainly in Africa, for assisting them […]
Newbold Women’s Group July 2019
Our July meeting was an enjoyable trip to the Crich Tramway Village, with 14 members present. The warm, sunny day was ideal for such an outing and enabled us to make the most of the many facilities available. The far end of the tramline was not available on the day, but we could still ride […]
Newbold Women’s Group June 2019
For our June meeting we enjoyed a light hearted quiz, organised by Mavis Chambers. We were divided into six teams and were initially challenged to identify nursery rhymes from the initial letters of the words in the first line. This had us scratching our heads and thinking a long way back, although the results were […]
Newbold Women’s Group May 2019
On 1st May we were pleased to welcome John Bown, a retired police officer, who has written a book entitled “British Bobby on International Beat”, described as “the extraordinary journeys of a very ordinary bloke”. John’s easy going manner and sense of humour assured us of an enjoyable evening. Born and brought up in Derbyshire, […]