September 2017 - Lydbrook memories

Winter Warmers on Friday 1st September, was a special art workshop with Jennie Bambury.

Jennie gave us a step by step guide to doing our own painting, and we learned how to apply wet on wet, then how to gradually build up our painting to a (relatively) finished piece, all in the space of two hours. Thanks are expressed to Jennie and the enthusiastic team who provided the light lunch with yummy puddings beforehand. Winter Warmers recommences on 29th September, and workshops this year should include marbling, simple Christmas decorations, card making and flower arranging.

A previous year's harvest display

Winter Warmers memories

Many years ago, before I started coming to this church, a minister started Winter Warmers; a soup and pudding meal, followed by a talk, once a fortnight. It was very popular for a while, but after a few years it became difficult to find speakers who would attract a wide range of speakers, so we stopped having the meals. However, in 2015 we restarted Winter Warmers in a different format: a once a month meal, with a more substantial main course (jacket potatoes, casserole and the like) followed by a craft activity, as we built on the most popular activity of the old Winter Warmers, Brenda's floral art. We got around 12 - 15 attending most sessions, and we had a lot of fun. Activities have included making floral decorations, decorating tote bags and designing Christmas cards.

Below are some examples of craft activities