Danbury NOV 2018

LITTLE BADDOW WI REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2018
At our October 4th meeting we were thoroughly entertained by John Stirling and ably assisted by his lovely wife.
His talk was entitled “From Toy Town to Buckingham Palace”. John was practically born on stage, and has spent
his life in theatre, he played Noddy on stage and then went on to appear in television. Hew was a child star in
Dixon of Dock Green, but soon realised as he grew up, he would rather be working behind the scenes. He
produced and directed shows for the likes of Morecambe and Wise and lots more!
He and his wife now spends their lives rescuing Donkeys and working with Special needs children, the two going
hand-in-hand. They have run this for over 25 years now with the help of Dame Judi Dench. This work has drawn
lots of attention, even giving him a private audience with the Queen. One of the most interesting and entertaining
and funny speakers we have had for years and can highly recommend him.
And looking forward to our November 1st meeting, where we will hear from Seona Ford, Chair of the DLS Society, the Life and works of
the Fascinating Dorothy L Sayers. Dorothy was born in Oxford, bought a house for her mum in Witham, where she became a resident herself
for the last 28 years of her life. A renowned crime writer of books and plays, Dorothy also penned poetry. A Christian Humanist, she
concentrated the later years of her life Religious themes; translations and essays.
Our December meeting will be our Christmas Lunch (ticket only) event at Channels.
We hold our meetings on the first Thursday of the month, at the Memorial Hall Little Baddow from 2pm till 4.30pm We are a very friendly
group of all ages with a great committee to keep our WI full of fun and diversity, Coach trips to and Art & craft days, also a
Knit/crochet/sew/craft subgroup where you can help us with our latest charity project or just chat and do your own thing on the second
Thursday of the month.
For information on our WI contact me on 07876213317 or visit our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/LittleBaddow.WI/
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