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At the Coffee Morning last Saturday people were asked to complete a tick list with the sort of things they would like to see happening in the village.

A small group of volunteers who put that ideas list together met again today to discuss how we could make these things happen.  We wanted you to feel that if you asked, someone did something quickly to action it! 

It was a very productive meeting and we are very pleased to be able to offer you a chance to take part in almost all the things that you asked for.   A couple will have to wait until the New Year, calendars and volunteer time permitting, but the rest of them are happening events right now.   A series of posters advertising these events will follow this article but a quick summary of what you can sign up for over the next week or two is below.

1.  Flatpack Choir – has already started with 44 people signed up and will be every Tuesday morning in the hall 10.00 am – 11.30  A great time was had by all last week and it promises to be a lot of fun going forward.   Please come along and try it out £6 per session.  
2. Health & Fitness for all ages, 18-90 years old – starts next Wednesday morning 11th November with Alex from MEVO  £2.50 per session See previous post for full details.  Please contact Alex for more details
3. Warm Welcome Adderley Activities Afternoon – Wed 25th November 2-4pm, you can try your hand at anything from topical discussion, book chat, puzzles, chess or how about making a festive decoration? – all materials and guidance provided and you must read the poster promoting it,  it will warm your heart and make you smile.  
4. Dealing with Technology – Thursday 12th November at 10.00 am in the village hall. How does this work?  How do I keep safe online? Computers scare me!  Come and join a drop in session designed to take the fear out of technology. 
5. Snooker: – Do you secretly dream of being Hurricane Higgins or Jimmy White on the snooker circuit?   Well we are opening the snooker room for you to use at all of the above events and the monthly Coffee Morning.   Get a few friends together and give it a try.  

So get the date in your diary and join us on Wednesday mornings, starting next Wednesday, 11th November in Adderley Village Hall.  Alex from MEVO will be there to guide us and he has classes in many local villages which are so popular with everyone.  See poster for details and see you there next Wednesday.  Session will be done at your pace, and you will have lots of guidance.   

No matter how young or old you are, staying fit and getting fit is so important.  This fitness group is for all ages 18 – 90 years, so no excuses.  There will be something here for everyone, and feedback from other villages who host these sessions with Alex from Mevo, suggest they are overwhelmingly popular.  We are very lucky to be able to book Alex to come to Adderley, its his last available slot!

So, Wednesday mornings, starting 11th November 10.00 am – 11.00 am in Adderley Village Hall.   Sessions will be £10 for 4 weeks, that is only £2.50 per session to pay.  Please book in beforehand by emailing Alex at alex.mevo@outlook.com   If technology isn’t your thing speak to Val Nash who will book you in with Alex with a form to fill out on the day. 

It was, to put it mildly, a busy week in Adderley last week and we thought you might like a bit of an update!

It all started on Thursday with the quiz organised by Pete Bruty (with more to follow!) which was well attended with 30 people taking part and enjoyed by all with a lovely friendly atmosphere mixed with a competitive edge.   Winning team were, Ruth, Fiona, Margaret, Sue and Chris. 

This was followed by the Coffee Morning which was held in aid of Lingen Davies Cancer Unit, Shrewsbury and featured Geoff Butters’ paintings of Adderley and surrounds which he was selling to raise money.   It also featured the new filter coffee maker and frother, and we were a bit overwhelmed by the number of people who turned up and who came to tell us how much they enjoyed a “proper cup of coffee”   There was a lovely atmosphere in the room and people stayed long after the finish time.  Geoff raised nearly £800, with final figures still to come in, for a wonderful worthwhile cause.  Thankyou to all who attended, and to Ruth, Sheila, Geryl and Val for the home-made cakes.  

During the morning Ken Greetham and Val Nash spoke about the Welcome Spaces Grant the village hall has received, and explained how this will be used, and then Val invited those who had attended the recent meeting to pull together ideas for village activities to explain what they were and how people might participate.  

The Flat Pack Choir, which starts on Tuesday morning is proving a tremendous success with 45+ people signed up, and there is going to be a Fitness Programme running each Wednesday morning for anyone from 18-90 years of age so if you are interested in joining this contact Alex on 07887 566 550 or email alex.mevo@outlook.com to find out more details and register your interest.

Denise told us about the UFO (Unfinished Objects) group to bring people together to work on all those little projects you’ve pushed  to the back of the cupboard that are making you feel guilty for not finishing them off.   

Pete told us about the Tackling Technology idea, a sort of open house event to help anyone struggling with an aspect of using their phone, email or logging on to websites or social media.    He also explained the Fixit offer, where people might like to bring along “too good to throw away” items that need a fix to see if there is anyone with the skill or ideas on how to make this happen.  Recycling with purpose.

Geoff shared the idea for a Topical Discussion Group where people come together for an hour or so with coffee and biscuits and explore a topic of their choice.  Maybe once a month or so.  

In addition we offered A Walk and Talk Group, Snooker sessions, Table Tennis and invited people to fill in the tick box forms if any of the above were of interest so that we could get them organised.

So what a lot has happened and is happening and there is a real sense that there is a will to do things and we are getting some different community activities organised for everyone to enjoy.  A meeting later this week will firm up dates for some of the above but please let us know, if you haven’t already, if you are interested so we can keep you informed. 

Hope you are all set for the Coffee Morning tomorrow.  Its going to be a great morning with the chance to support the Lingen Davies Cancer Unit via Geoff Butters’ amazing paintings that will be for sale and donations will be very welcome, PLUS catching up with the rather splendid ideas that came out of a community meeting.   Come and find out what you could get up to this winter – honestly, there are some amazing options to consider.  

And…… (drumroll…) the new Filter Coffee Machine offering you quality coffee, cappucino and frothy hot chocolate and the cakes……. oh my, so many to choose from and they do look and sound amazing.   Do we need to tempt you with the menu or shall we surprise you tomorrow morning?   Hmmmmm … well lets just say, there is chocolate in abundance, muffins, flapjack, blondies and millionaire shortbread, and fruit cake.   So, set a reminder, get on the scales before you come so you don’t have to afterwards, and pop down at 10.30 to join the fun!  

See you there!  

Its only a week tomorrow until a rather special Community Coffee Morning.  Special for a number of reasons:

• We will be helping Geoff Butter raise funds for the Lingen Davies Cancer Unit through the sale of his art work featuring aspects of Adderley plus some wildlife pictures too.  Please come and support him if you can.
• We will be telling you all about the Welcome Spaces Grant that the village hall have been awarded to run events through the Coffee Mornings, and to share with you the amazing ideas a group of residents have come up with to make this winter a little more interesting for us all.   Please come down to find out more on Saturday 31st at 10.30 am  
• And finally, you will be able to enjoy a quality cup of coffee brewed in our new filter coffee machine using a very good quality coffee bean.  Oh yes, and there will be cake too of course.  Lots of it!  

Yes, Pete Bruty will be in the chair next Thursday evening 29th October for his quizmaster debut and it would be lovely if he could have the support of Adderley folk to make this a good premier!  He has been working hard on the content, so come along and challenge those old brain cells.  You don’t have to do it alone, get a few friends and neighbours together to make it a fun night out

PS the bar will be open and we have it on good authority that a little lubrication makes those brain cells sing!  

So….. bar open from 7.00 pm then quiz starts at 7.30     See you there!