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NATIVITY
This is a real treat. John Drew's niece is Head of a Special Needs Infant School in Plymouth. She has allowed us to share this charming Nativity Production by some of her pupils. John is sure you will love it and enjoy the seeing the "Little Darlings" To View Click...
VIRTUAL TEA PARTY
A big thank you to everyone who participated yesterday and to all who have made a donation. Thanks to your generosity a total of £550 has been raised, which with gift aid amounts to £617.50. The Just Giving page remains open if anyone else wishes to make a donation....
MAKES FOR XMAS
We just managed to squeeze in our socially distance "live" session before Lockdown. It was a fun couple of days and a lovely change from meeting on zoom. Everyone was determined to make as many items as they could. Below is a selection of the results
GOLF 1940
Golf was still being played at the Richmond, England, golf course while the Luftwaffe dropped bombs on it. In 1940 the Luftwaffe air force dropped bombs on the golf course in Richmond. Now, you’d think that would stop golfers from playing there, but that wasn’t the...
GARDEN CARPENTRY
On Friday 23rd October a group of hardy gardeners met in Kevin Steele's garden to create bird boxes and garden planters. Armed with saws, drills and hammers, the team spent the morning developing their skills with great results. The bird boxes were hinged to enabling...
HANGING BASKETS – Colour for Winter
Kevin Steele gave us a chance to brighten up those winter days with floral hanging baskets. During the session he explained the process of layering the bulbs and plants to provide colour throughout the Winter. As a novice in this area, I found the session to be...
GOLF IS BACK
FU3A K19 Golf Nine intrepid golfers gathered at Parley Golf Centre for our second meeting of this Covid-hit 2020/21 year. Armed with our masks and sanitisers and playing socially-distanced golf, we played our way around what was for everyone a new venue. Luckily,...