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.
