SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 04

Dear friends,

Autumn has descended on us, as the swirling leaves relate their tale.
Time to be thinking of the months ahead when the light has failed and we are confined to our homes as the weather changes.
Whilst sitting round the fire, there is so much to think about.
How many times have we decided that this year we will write that novel, or send away those poems, or even start a journal?
But do we put our energies that way? No! We probably find everything else to do but complete our goal.

This month I thought we might have a brain purging session and let the rest of the group know what our intentions really are. How about each of us promising to enter that competition that always seems to have just passed its closing date?

We have a challenge set each time we meet, but I must admit that I, myself, do not always take this on.

How do you all feel about being given this task?
Would you like it to be set be someone different every time or are you happy with the way things are running.
It is very difficult when I do not get feed back. I sometimes wonder if you would prefer things run differently, but as someone assured me, if there were complaints, they would hopefully be aired.

TEA TIME

It has been a superb weight off my shoulders to have Stephen and Jean Walsh having taken over as ‘Refreshment Advisers’. Thanks for all the hard work they put into the job. As we open our doors at 6.45pm, there is time to get the kettle boiled up in time for our colleagues arriving. It has been suggested that we use the first quarter hour to have our tea break; anyone arriving late could possibly make their own. The meeting would then start at 7.15pm.

SCRABBLE EVENING

I must apologise to those who thought the Scrabble evening was the last Monday in the month. However, I am sure they enjoyed the change of having a small group with which to share their writings.

Thanks to Joan for arranging the playing. It was a bit different, I must admit, and getting the pattern of moving tables caused us a bit of a headache, but we gat there in the end. We shall have to have a Scrabble evening out of Circle time to allow those who are not too happy with it breathing space.

BCB RADIO

We are still looking for a volunteer LADY to be on the show in November. If you have not been on yet please ask about it.

BIRTHDAY BABES

The only birthday in October is that of Mary Tetlow, who is one of our adjudicators.

MEETING DATES

Martin and myself have filled in the required form for the CVS as to the dates for next year’s programme. Monday seemed to be very acceptable to everyone, so we have kept that day for our meetings. We chose the first, third and fifth month where possible, steering away from holiday times.

COMPETITIONS

The Children’s Story Competition was won by Nyomi Tordoff. Our best wishes go to her for her entry ‘Honey Fly’. Mary Shaw-Taylor was the adjudicator. Thanks Mary, I know you spent considerable effort to pick a winner.

TYKE WRITER

We were again mentioned in the Tyke Writer by Mark Cantrell. He listed some pointers which were given in the past as guidelines to entering competitions.
Any news of writing groups and writers in the district, please let me know and I will pass on the information,.

WEB WISE

If you have looked at it please let me have your comments on the web site we have produced.

EXHIBITION TIME

Martin is deep in planning an exhibition in Leeds in January. He is keeping one area for the Circle to be advertised and we can use it to display our work. Please give this some thought He will need volunteers to offer time to man some of the exhibits. Please let him know if you can help in any way. He needs organisers, setters up, some equipment and help on the days it is running.

NEWSLETTER

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