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May 2020

Dear Member

We are endeavouring to send this to all members of the Association, it may mean you will end up getting it twice but please bear with us, we’re doing our best.

First I have to let you know we have had to postpone conference, all secretaries would have received a letter by now informing them of this and we will keep you updated through social media.

So what have you been up to during this lockdown catching up on projects that have waited for years in cupboards and drawers to be finished? Cooking cakes or taking up our challenge of knitting garments for baby units or toys for children’s wards in hospitals? Or are you just sitting back and relaxing? Whatever you do as long as it is right for you that’s all that matters, the most important thing is to keep safe.

I know we all miss our clubs and Head Office has been having meetings on a regular basis, via social media,  to keep everything running as smoothly as we can. We have had to postpone our summer events, but they will happen, though maybe not this year.

For the next News & Views how about some photographs of any projects  you have completed? Send your photos to Head Office via email please. 

I am trying to knit a jumper for myself with wool that started life many years ago as two jumpers for my little grandsons (now 15 & 13). Then two years ago I tried to make a jumper for my husband from the same wool that didn’t happen either. So here we go again!

We are in the lockdown for another few weeks and for those of us that are older maybe a bit longer, we hope you are all managing to keep in touch with each other either by social media or a phone call. We will update facebook.com/NAWCs and our website www.nawc.org.uk on a regular basis so if you are able please take a look and we will send out another letter soon.

I am sure we are all looking forward to getting back together again before too long but it must be when it is considered safe.

So, in the meantime a reminder of our knitting challenge

In this time of isolation and lockdown we thought it could be a good idea to have a project that our members could join in with, therefore, we are asking you ladies would you make an item for a baby unit, or a soft knitted toy for children, (no buttons and please bear in mind safety).  These can be sent into the office after June and we will donate them to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London or likewise hospitals around the country, originally we did set a time limit but now we have waived that, just keep sending them in.

We are going to carry out our fund raising for Marie Curie into 2021 but in the meantime if you would like to support this very worthy charity they would be pleased to accept any donations during this time of crisis. Here is a link to the appeal  https://bit.ly/2UnGjV5      

We have a quiz for you, no prizes unfortunately, but the answers will be in the next newsletter:

1    What is the proper name for the big toe?                                                             

2    what type of bird is a macaroni?                                                                          

3    In English what colour is the French “Jaune”?                                                     

4    What is Rodney’s (only fools and horses) middle name?                                     

5    If a ladies dress or top is described as “décolleté    ” what does it mean?                

6    What is the name of the device which cards are dealt from in a casino?              

7    William Wilberforce played a major part in the abolition of what?                         

8    What do the initials BAFTA stand for?                                                                   

9    What unit of measurement is equal to 1 minute of latitude at sea level                 

10  What racquet sport is played on a court 20ft by 44ft.

Also a recipe for you to try.

Claire’s Madeira cake:  Use small loaf tin, 4×8 inches, line with baking paper ideally

Mix/whisk   120g of Butter or Stork with

                   120g caster sugar or golden caster sugar    

                   Then mix in 2 eggs

                   Grated zest of one lemon

                   Then fold in 140g self-raising flour

                   You can add a drop of milk if it seems too thick, it would depend what size eggs 

                   you use on that.  Bake for around 35 mins in a 180c oven, until fork comes out 

                   clean from the middle.  Once cooked & cooled, enjoy a slice with a cuppa.

                   One tip:  You could add a good squeeze/spoon of honey into this mixture to 

                   make a honey & lemon cake, it will then be more moist.

Keep safe until we meet again, Maureen, on behalf of Chris and the Committee 

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April Update

I start this Newsletter by paying tribute to HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh who died on Friday 9th April. Your committee has sent a letter of condolences to the Queen on behalf of NAWC but for all of us it is a sad day he has always been in our lives. He had been involved in many charities but the one he will always be remembered for is The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, it gave millions of young people the chance to do something adventurous, be part of social care and to be socially interactive with others as well as having fun. We think of our Queen at this time, she has lost her husband of 73 years and many in our Association will be able to identify with her. Our thoughts are with her and her family at this sad time.

After an unbelievable year it looks like we could be back on track, or is it a road map? Not quite there but if all goes to plan groups such as ours could be allowed to meet after 17th May. It is still a bit confusing so we must wait and see but definitely after 21st June we should be back to normal. I don’t suppose many clubs will be back in their halls until September but if the venue allows and the club feels able you can go back in the summer if you want to. This would, of course, be entirely up to the individual club NAWC can only advise.

Clubs could, however, take advantage of the good weather to come and meet up in parks, go for walks, have a lunch or afternoon tea, coffee mornings anything so that we get together again and can enjoy each other’s company once more. It might be a bit strange to go out after all this time but persevere ladies and you will get there. We will be fundraising for NAWC and Marie Curie Nurses so how about “Walk a Marathon” in a month. We can provide sponsor sheets and it is amazing how a little walk each day mounts up, not only are you raising money for a worthy cause but getting that all important exercise as well.

Our clubs are all about friendship and though the physical contact has not been there we have been able to keep together by letter, emails, ‘what’s app’ groups and telephone calls, all those who have been keeping in touch with members are to be congratulated.

We are starting to organise our events again and this year we are hoping to have a weekend away in Norwich and we are looking into the possibility of having two Christmas concerts. Next year we have lunches booked on the Thames and in the West Midlands and hopefully an afternoon tea in Derbyshire. Our conference has been moved to May 2022 as it would have been nigh impossible to get it organised for September this year. However, this would be a one-off hopefully back to normal in 2023.

As we said in our letter to the clubs the committee are all willing to stand again to see us through, and a decision has been made that the subscriptions for last year 2020/2021 are suspended and those who paid have had them carried forward to this year 2021/2022 we don’t know of many other organisations who have been that generous but it was the way the committee felt was fair.

So, Ladies it is back to business, fingers crossed, and if anyone is looking at this website for the first time see if there is a club near you, or maybe start one.

You would get plenty of help to get going, for many members being a part of NAWC has been a lifesaver during this lockdown.

Our best wishes to you all and as always stay safe,

Chris and the Committee