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Greetings from Chesterfield – September 2016 Harvest Festivals are fast approaching. I have enclosed a frontage from our church mag. Which I think is lovely. It reads give us each day our daily bread, and names all the cereals in the design. Flower Festivals are in full-flow here in Derbyshire. I stood in for a lady at a chapel in Holymoorside last week. The titles were from literature. I did ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’. I made a guillotine, a wig from dried hydrangeas with a bow, and an 18th century Triangle arrangement of red gladiolus, gerberas, roses, grasses and Sedum. The base was covered in the Tricolore. My friend did ’20,000 leagues under the sea’. An old beach wrap was used for the backdrop with sea holly, stachyurus, scabious, shot chiffon and shells. The main display was at the front of the chapel depicted ‘Jane Eyre’ in her wedding dress, the 1st Mrs. Rochester coming down the stairs with dried Garrya for her hair and the blazing manor house at the front. It is always amazing what the imagination can come up with. I went down to Hulland Ward to see what our members had done there this year. It is a pleasure to see what the little church comes up with. Their theme was ‘Songs from the Shows’. Rosie Dyas said that they would send the information about how they got roses multicoloured for ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’. I love to see what the children do. The ladies from the church always have a wonderful choice of cakes. (Elastic waistbands for ever!!). This week we have been busy with 12 Members of the Darmstadt U3A. Darmstadt is Chesterfield’s Twin Town. We took them by coach to Whitby. It was misty all the way until we approached the coast. The mist lifted and we had a wonderful sunny day. We had fish & chips at ‘Trenchers’ a POSH café on the harbour. Then we climbed the 199 steps up the cliff to the very old church and ruined Abbey. At 4p.m. we boarded the old steam train to Goathland. All of the German folk had read ‘Harry Potter’ so were thrilled to see where one of the films was made. We then set off over the purple moors to the A1 and home. Another day we visited Southwell Minster. There was a very expensive-looking wedding service ending just after we arrived. The Minster organ and the full choir were pulling out all the stops at the end. The stones trembled under our feet. Then I had the chance to see the flowers. The pedestal at the Altar was huge with white delphiniums, 2
white peonies, pale pink roses, pale blue scabious and Gip. Our visitors were very impressed. One day we went on a veteran double decker bus to Chatsworth Country Fair. The Red Arrows gave a fantastic display. Next week Sheila Keith and I are off on a four-day “Grape Escape” to the champagne region around Rheims. Then we are off for a week to Naples. This is followed by the council meeting at my house on October 8th. Looking forward to meeting up with our executive and council members. The Derby Workshop in Hulland Ward is on October 22nd. Then we are up to Aberdeen for our daughter’s 50th (where has the time gone?) Then it’s Christmas in Ireland with our son and his lovely family. Happy Christmas to you all and a peaceful new year. Ada Fawthrop, National Chairman. 3
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