As a group we never meet together in August, but we were all highly anticipating our September meeting. On Wednesday September 3rd we gathered in the Parish Room to hear Anna-Louise Pickering, the daughter of the renowned artist and environmentalist Pollyanna Pickering, deliver her third talk to us. This time her subject was “The Kingdom […]
Newbold Women’s Group
Newbold Women’s Group August 2025
Following a visit to Cromford Mills on Wednesday 25 June, the group had a summer break in August. So, our next meeting will take place on Wednesday 3rd September at 7pm in the Parish Room, when we look forward to having a further visit from Anna-Louise Pickering. For those of you not familiar with Anna-Louise, […]
Newbold Women’s Group June 2025
The group welcomed Kevin Morley to the evening meeting when he gave an enlightening talk about the origins of the Saltergate Children’s Home in Ethiopia. Kevin was born and raised in Chesterfield and after working in London, he returned to this area to study at Sheffield University, subsequently becoming a maths teacher. Feeling the need […]
Newbold Women’s Group May 2025
Our May meeting was much anticipated by many of us as the speaker was Emma Richards of Age UK giving us a talk entitled “Live Stronger For Longer” all about the things we can do to prevent slips, trips and falls. 18 of our members were present and we had 7 apologies. Emma started her […]
Newbold Women’s Group April 2025
Our April meeting proved to be just a little different from our usual gathering. We had nearly 30 extra folks join the Group for the evening, certainly doubling our usual attendance figure! The reason being that our own Associate Priest, Rev Malcolm, had agreed to speak to us about his ‘Life Working on the Railways,’ […]