Newbold Women’s Group

At our meeting on 3 May, Margaret F reported again on the appreciative giving by the group and others to those Ukrainian folk now living locally. As she said the bedding and other clothing is literally flying off the tables at the Central Methodist Church on Saltergate, and the people are so very grateful for […]

The Women’s Group welcomed speaker Marjorie Dunn to the April meeting, when she gave us a very informative, interesting, and humorous talk on Queen Mary’s Dolls House. Housed at Windsor Castle, it was a gift from the nation to Queen Mary, consort of King George V. It is the largest, most beautiful, and famous dolls […]

The Annual General Meeting of the group was held on 1 March in the Parish Room, when we were reminded of the full programme of speakers who had come along to cover a variety of topics over the last year. The ‘Annual Outing’ in June had been a visit to Chesterfield Football Club, at the […]

The Group welcomed Ann Roberts, from the Community Fundraising Team at Ashgate Hospice, to our February meeting. She has been based at Hasland, as a volunteer, for the last 7 years, and gave us a very interesting and enlightening talk about the origins of the Hospice and of the need for much fundraising. The Hospice […]

For our first meeting of 2023 we were pleased to welcome Liz Garratt, a partner in a firm of solicitors based at Alfreton, who talked to us about Wills and Power of Attorney. She emphasized the need to regularly review the contents of a Will, as our own wishes, circumstances and family members can change […]