Lanchester Church Wives
Lanchester Church Wives have been meeting as a group since the early 1970's. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays from September until July when we have our AGM at our final meeting, which is on the 2nd Thursday in July. Our other activities consist of our Christmas meal out at our first meeting in January, our summer eat-out in June and our day-away in July. We meet in the Chapter House at 7pm and we are usually finished by 9pm.
A range of speakers are booked for most dates by Gladys Robson, our secretary. We also have two free dates each year for our faith suppers, when we entertain ourselves. We serve tea and biscuits after the meeting, and we have a tea rota of volunteers.
We pay our subs, which at the moment is £5 per year in September and we pay £2 each meeting which goes towards the speakers' fund.
We currently have 21 active members. If you would like to give us a try then please either just turn up and introduce yourself, or if you know another member then please come along with them. My telephone number is in the church magazine so please feel free to ring me if you need any more information.
Deanna Leyland
Our speakers / activity this year :-
10 Oct Jane Bradshore Mercy Ships
24 Oct Charlotte Spinks Oriental Museum
14 Nov Ian Mcardle Kitchen Front 1939-1945
28 Nov Glady's Quiz
12 Dec Christmas Party
9 Jan Christmas Eat Out
23 Jan Darren Billingham Ringtons Tea
13 Feb Julian Harrop Beamish Museum
27 Feb Steve Palmer Beekeeper
13 March Patricia Hodgson Melodic Travel
27 March Carol Dean Quanah Parker Comanche Nation
10 April Richard Pears King Edward VI
17 April Maundy Thursday Service
24 April Margaret Hedley Durham Coalfields
8 May Eric Gasgill Myths and Castles
22 May Ian Mcardle Thomas the Tank Engine
12 June Richard Pears Upstairs Downstairs
26 June Summer Eat Out
10 July AGM and Strawberry Supper