We certain got crafty at October’s meeting when we learnt all about the art of macramé and made some very impressive pot holders and all had a huge amount of fun knotting and twisting. Macramé is a form of textile produced using knotting (rather than weaving or knitting) techniques. We learnt some basic knots and how to put them together to create a holder. A huge thanks to Lilly for coming along and teaching us all. And thanks to our technical members who got the live feed going so we could all see what we were meant to be doing!

Plus tea and cake, of course.
We are continuing to collect toiletries for Solace Women’s Aid – so bring any shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste etc for the collection. If you have any miniature bottles left over from holiday then do bring these along as they are incredibly useful for those women who are currently homeless having fled violent relationships. They all go into a basket at Solace HQ where women arriving for appointments can grab what they need to take away.

Coming up…

September 28th: It’s the end of our BST Walking Group and as ever we will be taking one final long walk this year. This year we are going to go to Rickmansworth, and will be walking about the gravel pits and along the River Colne and a canal. It was Irene’s idea and it is one of her wild swimming walks. There are no plans to swim. If you would like to see some of the treats in store our valiant walking group leaders, Nichola and Debby did a dry run and have posted some beautiful pictures on our Facebook page. We will be leaving together from Moorgate station but do email us if you would like to join us and are not on the list.

October 22nd Book group will be meeting to discuss Jonathan Coe’s Middle England. 8pm at the De Beauvoir Arms but you do need to have read the book.

October 23rd We have a planned outing to Sutton House for a Ghost And Prosecco Tour. For those of you who are not familiar with Sutton House, it is the oldest domestic residence in Hackney and is also alleged to be haunted. The cost for the tour is £12 and we will be taking names and cash at the October meeting so if you would like to join us bring the necessary cash. If you can’t attend October’s meeting and would like to come along then email us at the usual address.

And finally…. thanks to all who helped out, baked and made jam for the Flower & Produce show this month. We sold a staggering 187 jars of jam – who knew De Beauvoir could eat that much jam. And our Blackcurrant Jam won first prize in the hotly contested Jam category in the show itself. We won the group prize for Domestic Delights as our chutney and pickles were also marked first prize. Congratulations as well to all our individual members who won in the competition.