Programme 2024
All meetings held at Chevington Village Hall. 7.30pm.
1st Thursday of every month apart from May when our hall is used for local/national elections.
Date | Speaker/Subject |
| 4th January | Members Evening |
| 1st February | Solitary Bees Speaker: Hawk Honey |
| 7th March | Faberge Eggs, automatons, music boxes - their history. Speaker: Jason Kermeen |
| 4th April | Behind the scenes at Bury in Bloom. Chris will be explaining how the displays of Bury in Bloom are achieved and the work behind the scenes Speaker: Chris Wiley |
| 9th May (note 2nd Thursday due to elections | AGM Resolution Discussion |
| 6th June | Lawrence of Arabia. Stephen explains his 50 year obsession with Lawrence of Arabia Speaker: Stephen Spencer |
| 4th July | Garden Party |
| 1st August | Blood Runners. A talk about what SERV (Service by Emergency Rider Volunteers) Suffolk and Cambridgeshire do for our local NHS Hospitals, providing a free delivery service to our NHS Hospitals, Donated Human Breast Milk Banks, Hospices and Vulnerable Patients. Speaker: Maria Cook |
| 5th September | Fish, Faeces & Forensic Science. The role of geology in the Soham murder enquiry Speaker: Andrew Moncrieff |
| 3rd October | British Sign Language. Lindsey returns to Chevington - this time to take us through an introduction to BSL. We will learn simple signs and the alphabet and will be a fascinating and interactive session. Speaker: Lindsey Barrell |
| 7th November | Women in the War Speaker: John Reed |
| 5th December | Scottish Country Dancing. Demonstration of scottish reels and hopefully some participation. Bury Reel Club |
| Forthcoming events: | Thursday 11th April - Federation Annual Meeting at Thurston. £22 (apply for tickets via Federation Office) Friday 26th April - Theatre trip to see Richard My Richard Tuesday 30th April - Resolutions Discussion Conference. Horringer Community Centre. 7pm. (Federation event) Saturday 18th May - Plant sale with cakes etc. 10am in Chevington Village Hall Tuesday 14th May - Visit to Porters Lodge garden with tea and cake. 2pm. (Federation event) Wednesday 15th May - Visit to Steve Norman Furniture Restorer. 6-8pm Saturday 15th June - Acrylic painting workshop. Chevington village hall. 10am-3pm. Friday 21st June - Visit to Hilly Ridge Alpaca farm with tea and cake. 2pm Friday 19th July - Quiz Night. Open to everyone. More details to follow. Friday 6th September - Boat trip on River Stour with lunch at Henny Swan. TBC Friday 13th September - Visit to Coopers Cross vineyard in Wickhambrook for tour and tasting. TBC Monday 30th September - Gallops Group Meeting at Wickhambrook Memorial Hall. Speaker Cindy Buxton - British wildlife film maker, photographer and author. |