Newbold Women's Group

The Group hosted the monthly Coffee Morning in the Parish Room on Saturday 3 August, since as a Group, we don’t meet in August. Thanks go out to those who helped in any way and for those who contributed cakes and raffle prizes, those who assisted in the kitchen and to all those who attended. […]

Following last year’s Annual Outing which took place at the end of June 2023, rather than the first Wednesday in July, it was decided to do the same this year. This was primarily because several ladies attend a Women’s Probus Group which also meets on the first Wednesday of the month but, during the morning. […]

For our meeting on 5th June, we were pleased to welcome back local historian Marjorie Dunn, who talked to us about The Brontes. Her approach was to understand why people are still drawn to them so much, which she felt was partly due to the hundreds of letters which they wrote and still exist, thus […]

It was great to be able to welcome two new ladies on the night and, to arrive and leave whilst the evening was still light. Our speaker was Sue Pacey, visiting us for the second time. She is certainly very entertaining with her many stories of events encountered as a beekeeper, and author, having just […]

The Group met for a very lively and interesting evening when Jackie Morgan spoke to us on the subject of ‘Besant, Bradlaugh and Butler,’ all portrayed as Victorian reformers. With the advent of improved agriculture and a growing population in the early 1800’s, the development of textiles and the iron industry came to the fore. […]