Twinkles

After the busyness of the first week of term, we have settled down to more manageable numbers! I likened it to the effect that health and sports clubs see after Christmas when people have been bored and sign up to get fit, only losing the drive by the end of the month and never reappearing. Some clubs now refuse to take new members during January because of this as existing, long-term members find difficulty in accessing their usual services!

We are still well-attended every Thursday and enjoy our time together. We do have some lovely children and my day was made the other Thursday when I tidied up a small figure by putting it on a table where a little girl of about 2 was playing with other figures. She smiled so sweetly at me and thanked me for it.

Our term will end on 27th March when we will go into the church for our Easter service of Easter songs to nursery rhyme tunes and an Easter egg hunt. Each child will have some small eggs to take home as we always make sure that we have enough in case they eat those put out for the hunt! (That will explain why you might find some foil or the odd egg in your pew!)

The week before that on the 20th we will have a charity morning for Comic Relief (Red Nose Day). We are always surprised at how generous those attending are. Any donations of raffle prizes or cakes for that day will be welcome. If the cakes aren’t eaten with tea and coffee, many people will buy and take some home with them.

Our new term will not start until Thursday, 1st May. This seems like a long time but it is due to the way the school holidays work out this year, being mostly before Easter.

Open House

Our coffee mornings  are very popular amongst our wider community. We have a

Sales Table where people can buy donated items, the proceeds going to a Charity.

There is always a jigsaw puzzle on the go for people to dip into and puzzle books to keep the brain active . But mostly there are lots of people to have a chat with and share our news.

This month our charity table raised £32.00. Proceeds will be going to Herts & Essex Air Ambulance.

Monthly Saturday Coffee Morning

We continue to have our monthly coffee mornings and sale. We may not have as many people coming as in the past but it is good to see those who do come enjoy browsing the goods for sale. Then meeting up with friends over tea/coffee and a piece of cake.

We raised £142.00 for Herts and Essex Air Ambulance. This includes the money raised at Open House.

We would like to wish “Happy Birthday” to those having a birthday in February.