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May Letter to Members

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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December Update

2020 is a year none of us will forget in a hurry but as it draws to a close we would like to update you with the current situation as far as Head Office is concerned. The office is now closed until after Christmas but Claire, our secretary, is working from home.

It has been a very strange year with no events, no clubs, no getting together. All our events had to be cancelled, and though we are no different to any other organisation it has been such a pity because this is what we are about friendship, education and fun. On the positive side we have worked hard getting out letters to as many members as we could with the help of club officials. They have been brilliant keeping in touch with their members through emails, ‘WhatsApp’ and phone calls they all deserve a star!

With the moving into different tiers it sometimes gets very confusing and loneliness has been talked about a lot on the television and the media but we hope through the clubs this has not affected our members too much. With the hope of a vaccine it might not be too long before we are back and enjoying our club life again and remember after December 21st the days start to get longer and Spring will be around the corner.

Here at Head Office Eleanor retired at the end of September, Eleanor had told us of her plans at the beginning of the year so we had plenty of notice but of course we could not have the retirement party she was entitled to. However, we are hoping she will come to conference next year and we can say farewell properly. We did send flowers on the day and Mary, our treasurer made her a collage of all our good wishes, and it was beautiful.

If you are looking at our website for the first time look at the list of clubs and see if we have one near you, they are friendly places to go to. Most meet once a week with speakers, demonstrations and outings. Each club is different and if there isn’t one in your area, why don’t you start one!  We honestly think our sort of club is just what the women of our country needs right now.  We are a non-political, non-religious and non- sectarian group that offers friendship and interest. Take a look at this website and see what we have to offer.

So Christmas is coming and what a difference to the one we probably envisaged, but remember ladies we might not be able to party as we have in the past but if we keep safe we can celebrate next year with family and friends. 

So on behalf of The Committee to all our members and whoever is looking at this website, we wish you all a Merry Christmas, keep well and let’s look forward to a better New Year.