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Issue 21 – Spring/Summer Edition 2020

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Wow! What a year this has been, is anyone else’s head in a spin??? When Spring hit and everything in the world changed, this magazine was put on hold for a little while.

I’m so pleased with what we have now put together even if it meant re-writing this section many times!

I hope you enjoy reading so many stories from lockdown as well as #throwbacks to times before everything changed. I hope there won’t be another lockdown edition, so enjoy this special one! I’m sure as you read this magazine you will reflect over this crazy time and will see some of the positives that Ladies Circle has helped to create.

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We normally ask for Circlers to pass on their magazines by leaving them in public areas and putting their Circle details on the back. I would still love you all to do this, but this year, why not do it a little differently. You could post your magazine to someone you know, I’ve really enjoyed getting some great post over the past few months, including Ladies Circle postcards, so I think receiving a Ladies Circle magazine would be pretty wonderful too.

Recently, social media has become even more of a great sharing space, our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages have seen lots of activity. I always find it nice to sit down with a cuppa, have a little scroll and see what Circles everywhere have been up to. It’s not only inspiring, but it always puts a huge smile across my face to see all the fun, friendship and fundraising. A huge thanks to my little media team who assist me in sharing as much Ladies Circle love as we can.

If you have a little bit of time, I absolutely suggest that you see what other Circles are doing and just #GetInvolved . You won’t regret it, it seems a little easier than ever before with so many evenings and activities taking place virtually at the moment.

Finally, a huge shout out and thank you from me and the Exec Team, to all the wonderful key workers within our association who have kept us all going and looked after everyone.

Yours in Friendship,

Tor xxx Victoria Scarrott, National Media & PR Officer 2019-2021 With Jen Richards, Area 46 Chair 19/20

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National Executive Team 2019-2020

Lindsay Pickard - President’s message Back row from left Wow, where is the year going?! We are already halfway along. It only seems like a short while ago that we were back in 1920 #CelebratingFriendship at my Presidential Ball, things have really changed since then! I do want to repeat something I have said before, which is a huge thank you to all who attended and for the money we raised for Societi - the photos on page 7 show what a brilliant time we had!

Jo Hudson Elena Foster Tor Scarrott Lindsay Pickard Vic Waudby (Front) Stephanie Holzhuter Jaclyn Pannell Michelle Chapman

Huge thanks to Jo and Vic who did the most amazing job at their roles during 2019-2020 and heartfelt thanks to Ginette May and Vicky Parker who have kindly stepped in as our not so Immediate Past President and Exec Admin.

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Michelle Chapman - Vice-President, vicepresident@ladiescircle.co.uk Jaclyn Pannell - National Secretary, secretary@ladiescircle.co.uk Elena Foster - National Treasurer, treasurer@ladiescircle.co.uk Stephanie Holzhueter - National Membership Officer, membership@ladiescircle.co.uk Victoria Scarrott - National Media & PR Officer, media@ladiescircle.co.uk Vicky Parker - National Executive Administrator, execadmin@ladiescircle.co.uk Ginette May - Past President ipp@ladiescircle.co.uk

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Keep #CELEBRATINGFRIENDSHIP during lockdown and let us know if there’s anything we can do to help.

Don’t forget whilst you are home and shopping online at Amazon, you can register to donate to charity every time you shop.

Head to www.smile.amazon.co.uk and select Societi Foundation.

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So, looking back we can say we made it through the festive period and the New Year celebrations, Valentine’s Day and Pancake Day came and went and we had a wonderful Council Meeting at the end of February. It was so exciting for everyone to see Michelle, our Vice-President, launch her logo and theme for the coming Circle year and we got to hear from and support those ladies who are being totally awesome and standing for roles on the National Exec for 2020/21.

I really am very appreciative of being your President and I have had a wonderful Circling year. You have been very supportive and so welcoming when I have visited you.

Travelling around GB&I as well as representing us further afield is a highlight of the role and I’ve had such a great time meeting so many Circlers.

Each year our President has the privilege of choosing and supporting a charity. Often there will be a personal reason for their choice and for me, this is definitely the case as I chose to support Societi, the UK Foundation for Kawasaki Disease.

Like most parents/ grandparents/ care givers, we know the warning signs for serious diseases such as meningitis, measles or sepsis. But did you know Kawasaki Disease is more common than either bacterial meningitis or

measles? AND that it’s a really serious disease? It is the number one cause of acquired heart disease in children here in the UK. As a mum, it’s shocking that this little-known disease, which is rapidly on the rise with no known cause, can lead to heart damage in 28% of children affected - and in babies under one year, 39% of those affected develop lifelong heart damage. This is a disease that every parent and medical practitioner needs to know about!

Early recognition of Kawasaki Disease makes a difference, a real difference! My mission this year as your President is to work with you, raising awareness of Kawasaki Disease and supporting Societi in their ambitious aim to get everyone in the UK to know about Kawasaki Disease.

The support you have given so far is phenomenal - seeing you sharing social media posts and raising money through a wide variety of activities makes me proud. From secret Santas at work to fabulous fashion shows, virtual races to dancing the night away and even putting Societi forward for awards, you have done it all. Thank you to everyone and there’s still more to come!

Ladies Circle has made an impact but let’s build on it and finish the year on a high, keep sharing the Societi message! Please read the emergency appeal from the charity on page 16.

Lindsay xxx

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During lockdown I’ve had time to reflect on a wonderful Circling year and I’m so pleased to keep celebrating with you for just a little longer.

A big thank you as you have all been very supportive and so welcoming when I have visited you. Travelling around GB&I, as well as representing us further afield have been some of the highlights of the role and I’ve had such a great time meeting so many Circlers.

Throwback to September 1920 The Roaring Twenties The decade started with a roar and ended with a crash – a bit like some of the guests at the ball! An era of change and growth. A decade of learning and exploration. What an amazing time was had by all!

I hope you enjoy looking at these pictures of some of my memories as much as I enjoyed making them.

You’ve all celebrated friendship fantastically in and out of lockdown!

Keep telling everyone what a great club we are – even if you are doing it virtually.

I thought the lockdown may segregate us a little, but I was so wrong.

I’ve been involved in so many Zoom calls and I believe we are stronger than ever.

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York Ladies Circle York Ladies Circle had a wonderful 2019-2020 year. It all kicked off with a Welcome BBQ in the wonderful sunshine. We were joined by our godmother, Niki Boersma, and her lovely husband Mark, who in the spirit of side by side manned the BBQ for us. As we all love some tasty treats we kept this up with a few meals out and a delicious cheese and wine pairing experience at the lovely local independent Love Cheese. Harry, the owner, put up with us very well even when we were too distracted with catching up with old friends to listen.

We’ve also been trying lots of new things this year starting (#trynewthings) with a trip to the open air Shakespeare Theatre to see an amazing production of the Tempest. We had a go at

Christmas Crafts with glass fusing and pottery painting as well as heading out to York Proms back in summer... and the terrifying Hallowscream live action horror event (those of us who were brave enough!). Developing our side by side relationship, a team of 10 attended the York RT annual Quiz and Curry night raising money for York Mind, a charity which sat very well alongside our Chair’s chosen cause for last year – the Blurt Foundation.

This foundation raises awareness and provides support for those suffering depression... and anxiety. A massive well done to YRT who raised an amazing £2557. Continuing the theme a few of us also visited the York Food Festival for their MindFest night with music and food in aid of York Mind.

Lymm Ladies Circle Lymm Ladies Circle enjoying an evening of pebble making.

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Area 1 Circle Area 1 held a Meditate and Meal Sunday at Madhyamaka Kadampa Meditation Centre. After a talk and guided meditation, we all enjoyed a hearty vegetarian Thai curry and tropical crumble made and served by the lovely volunteers.

Everyone who attended felt utterly refreshed after the session and some even made it out for an autumnal stroll around the stunning grounds. Area 1 also got together for the annual Children In Need ramble with a chance to catch up and warm up over Sunday lunch. The rain didn’t dampen our spirits as we sloshed round earning our roast! Looking forward to another one later on in the year.

Long Eaton Ladies Circle

Last September Long Eaton Ladies Circle held their annual Charity Ball in aid of Lupus UK, and hosted a flower themed ball at Erewash Gold Club.

For a year, they planned the ball to raise money for their chosen charity and to remember Kelly Bishop, who was a special friend of then Chair, Sami Whaley.

Kelly passed away at the age of 32 in 2018 of Lupus, and Sami wanted to raise money as well as awareness of this rare illness. Lupus is an incurable immune system illness, and can produce many symptoms which family doctors often fail to recognise. And when it’s not diagnosed a number of major organs can damaged in an irreversible way. Thanks to their guest they raised more than £1700 for Lupus UK and hopefully have raised further awareness amongst those who will have read this article.

Troon Ladies Circle Troon Ladies Circle held a Black & Bling fundraising event.

The glamorous guests at the ladies-only ball enjoyed a delicious meal and fundraising games followed by dancing accompanied by the talented singer, Kenny James, on stage. With more than 200 elegant ladies in attendance, the red carpet night was extremely successful and £3350 of much needed funds were raised by guests of Troon Ladies Circle’s for their chosen charity last year, ‘Moving on Ayrshire’.

Aberystwyth Ladies Circle along with some of Aberystwyth Tangent had a wonderful time enjoying afternoon tea with the most fantastic view of Ceredigion. Chatter and laughing seemed to be the focus of the day, along with a quick stop-off on the way home at a pub which had more than a 100 different gins. Not all were sampled, so a trip back will be needed at some point.

Moving on Ayrshire is a charity based in Ayr which provides a counselling service at locations throughout South Ayrshire. They offer survivors of sexual abuse and rape free one-to-one person-centred counselling in a safe environment which can enable them to address their issues and helps them work towards a healthier and happier future. (For more info visit: www.movingonayrshire.com)

Aberystwyth Ladies Circle also took part in the fantastic Children In Need Rambles last Autumn. This was the first time the event was held and families and friends joined in, with a quick pub stop at the end. The ramble will definitely be going in the calendar each year, as so much fun was had and money was raised for Children In Need.

Troon Ladies Circle would like to thank everyone who attended for their extreme generosity and to the many involved in dedicating their time and talents in making the event happen!

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Evesham Ladies Circle donated £1000 to Evesham and District Mental Health Support Services and have been using social media to set up their own Challenge League including making something you’ve never made before, playing Scattegories, doing something that makes it impossible to feel sorry for yourself and drawing the worst picture you can of a horse!

For 65 days, Alysha Scarrott (Tor’s daughter) ran at least a mile every day. She totalled 70 miles and raised more than £10,000 for the local NHS. Aberystwyth Ladies Circle donated £100 to the Hywell Dda Health Charity.

They also supported Alysha virtually by going out for a local walk, dressing up as part of her fancy dress Friday and making banners. A big thank you to all Circlers who took part in the Lockdown League Raffle to help raise more than £250 towards Alysha’s total.

They finished the month with a Happiness Scavenger Hunt….

Why don’t you have a go yourself!

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At the start of May frustrated that normal Ladies Circle life was on hold thanks to lockdown, we launched a one-month fundraising campaign for our charity of the year Safer Places.

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In May, Petersfield Ladies Circle were pleased to be able to donate around 150 complete boxed meals to Hope House Homeless Shelter, and North Harbour emergency ambulance station. They also managed to collect food to drop off at their local food banks.

We have been overwhelmed with the support and generosity of our friends, family and local community in response to our campaign.

In just one month we have collected 17 boxes of new toiletries, clothes and toys to be donated to the refuge as well as £400 which we will be giving directly to Safer Places for them to spend on work to support victims of domestic abuse support work in Chelmsford during Covid-19. We would like to say a huge thank you to our friends at Chelmsford Round Table who have been collecting on our behalf during their summer sleigh runs.

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Sandbach Ladies Circle Sandbach Ladies Circle worked with Sandbach Round Table to collect as much as they could for their local food bank.

A team volunteers went out collecting for Sandbach Food Bank.

People were asked to leave donations at end of their drives.

The team of volunteers collected the donations using the Santa Sleigh.

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Lichfield Ladies Circle

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During lockdown Lichfield Ladies Circle have been working away from the very beginning. The key focus has been making and filling uniform wash bags for key workers within the medical sector.

At the end of the project, they have reached a total of nearly 1000 bags being made and delivered over 10 weeks.

2020 Virtual AGM

It’s been quite a strange couple of months with having an assortment of ladies working from home, key workers out on the front line and ladies furloughed heading up this project. This is just one project we have been able to do this year, and we have more being planned. So please keep an eye on our social media pages to be able to see what we’re doing.

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On May 2nd 2020 the first Ladies Circle Virtual AGM took place. The candle of friendship was lit and Circlers all came together on computer screens like never before. We had the opportunity to put faces to names and to create our own voting numbers. People got as creative as ever and points where rewarded to put towards the Lockdown League!

Items where voted on and reports were published a week after the event. Discussion where also had. It was an amazing afternoon to be part of and it will play a part of Ladies Circle History.

#Getinvolved #LCVolunteers #LCWorkingTogether

Telford Ladies Circle As part of Telford and Wrekin Ladies Circle’s #spreadsmiles campaign, they have placed gorgeous wish bracelets around Telford for people to find. Telford and Wrekin used social media to let people in their area know about these bracelets and asked the lucky finders of the bracelets to contact them when they did find one!! #Randomactsofkindess #Telford #smiles #wishes #makeawish #wishuponastar #helpingothers

Stafford Ladies Circle A shout out to Stafford Ladies Circle who are a crafty bunch and put their talents to good use by making face masks for the local community.

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Wilmslow Ladies Circle During lockdown Molly Acharya, a member of Wilmslow Ladies Circle has been volunteering for Rob’s Angels. Molly saw a Facebook asking for help with various supplies.

A gentleman local to her, was trying to help feed local, vulnerable people. Over the time Molly helped it grew from cheesecake for friends to a daily meal package for nearly 400 people. Molly explained they had been lucky to get donations from a variety of local individuals, supermarkets and small businesses as well as money via a gofundme page.

When the money was nearly running out, they held two auctions and raffles with some incredible prizes that were donated by local businesses as well as some slightly more famous people. Molly managed to help by cooking 130 meals a week, she even recruited her 9 nine-year-olds to help her with the preparation of vegetables and packing up the boxes.

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Heading Back To 2020 has been a strange year so far. Let’s look back at last Winter and some of the wonderful activities that took place and use them as inspiration for Winter 2020/21. On Wednesday 4th December, Sandbach Ladies Circle and Sandbach Round Table held their annual “Old Folks Christmas Party” for 93 vulnerable elderly residents.

Guests were picked up from their front door and chauffeur-driven by members of Round Table to the local Village Hall where they were served a four-course Christmas dinner by the women from Ladies Circle.

Wisbesch Ladies Circle While Tablers’ guests served the drinks, dinner was accompanied by music from the Lions Youth Brass Band followed by a festive sing-song led by the Table/Circle “Choir” and pianist Margaret Watson.

Finally, guests were given a gift from Father Christmas and chauffeured safely home.

Sandbach Ladies Circle Chair, Emma Ashcroft said: “This really is my favourite night on the Ladies Circle calendar, I love to see the enjoyment this event brings for our guests. It is hard work, but it is made enjoyable as I also get to enjoy this wonderful evening with friends from Circle and Table.”

Chelmsford Tindal Ladies Circle When it comes to writing cards, Chelmsford Tindal know how to do it. Last year they wrote 50 Christmas cards for CHESS, the homeless charity. They also wrote Christmas cards for a young boy in Colchester with Leukaemia. Make sure you add these ideas to your card list next Christmas. Last year, some of our members went along to a local Christmas Fayre. They volunteered on the hot drink and sweets stall wearing Christmas jumpers and hat ears!

We had the pleasure of running a bar at our local fireworks night to support Chelmsford Round Table last year. We raised money for Chelmsford Cats Protection.

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Wisbech Circle worked alongside a local cinema to hold our fantastic festive event. The event started on a cold winter’s day, with frost on the ground, fog in the air with the sun trying to break through.

On arrival at the cinema there was snow-a-blowing, this was essential to keep Olaf cool, we didn’t want him to melt into a puddle after all! This magic continued, pictures with Olaf, face painting for all children, Christmas music playing in the background while our guests purchased their raffle tickets, lucky stars to be in with a chance of winning a facial worth more than £60, popcorn, snacks and drinks. Once settled in the auditorium, we all enjoyed a few Christmas carols, including Jingle Bells and When Santa got stuck up the chimney!

We all enjoyed watching Frozen 2! “I believe in you Elsa, more than anything or anyone”, so true of

Circlers, we stick together and support each other.

The day wouldn’t have been complete without a visit from Father Christmas. He gave out goodie bags to all the children, having a chat and pictures with them all.

Father Christmas also made a little girl’s wish come true whist we were all still enjoying Frozen. She wished for a Princess Backpack, which he delivered there and then, with a little help from our raffle and a very generous girl.

The support of our friends and family as always has been heartwarming to say the least. We have been blown away by their generosity, raising more than £800 for our Chair, Paula Goodrum’s, chosen charities last year.

Bicester Ladies Circle Four ladies from Bicester raised more than £2100 for four different charities (Versus Arthritis, Bloodwise, Genetic Disorders UK and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People) by undertaking the Discover Adventure London Marathon Walk last September. Due to various road closures, the route ended up being 27.5 miles rather than the 26.2 the girls where expecting. However, months of training meant we didn’t notice the extra distance (sort of....!). The Nordic Hat came along for the ride too. We now never want to see a canal again, having used the Oxford Canal for many of our training walks, and the Regent’s Canal forming a huge chunk of the actual day! But the whole undertaking was a great opportunity to get to know each other better, have a great time, and raise lots of money - everything that Ladies Circle is all about.

Cheadle & Gatley Circle Cheadle and Gatley Ladies Circle attended the Dunham Massey Christmas Lights. They also had the most fantastic time helping at the Manchester Round Table Big Beer Festival. The Gin Bar was a huge success.

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So... I’m Jenni, I live in Bicester with my husband Oskar and our two little boys. I’ve been a stay-at-home mum since the start of 2019 while I also study for a physics degree with the Open University. At Leicester conference I was privileged to become this year’guardian of the Nordic Helmet.

The Nordic Helmet was a gift from the Ladies Circles in the Nordic Region in 1996 for Ladies Circler GB&I’s 60th Anniversary. It’s awarded to the Circler with ‘The most funny, stylish and refined hat which she wears with the most outstanding dignity’ - or to me lol. So for the whole year, I wear the Helmet around my neck and the hat I wore to conference to every Ladies Circle event. Anyone who comes to me and says ‘hello hat’ is provided a shot of schnapps without the Helmet being removed from my neck. It’s a sticky business!

I think we were all a little bit surprised to bring the Helmet back to Bicester last year! Our whole Circle have enjoyed having it present for our events and it’s almost become another member in its own right :) We’ve loved being part of this little bit of Ladies Circle history, and looking through the diaries of all the hats past (several of which I’ve had the honour of providing a shot for this year!).

people with the hat on than I could have ever imagined. It’s definitely a conversation starter and turns a few heads, especially when worn for litter picking or playing school ground games at Bicester Rabble!

We’ve raised a fair bit of money too! As well as coming along for our Marathon Walk in London, it’s joined me at our Bingo and Pudding & Prosecco evenings as well joining in with some side-by-side action with Bicester Round Table at their summer event ‘Party in the Garth’, their fireworks and of course it’s been out helping Santa during December! It’s already amazing to look back at how much the Hat and I have squashed into the year.

It is such a privilege to be able to share the year with the Helmet, though I think the last of the feathers in my hat are hanging on now by a thread !!

I wonder who will be become the Nordic Helmet guardian next ? @ladiescirclenordichat

I’ve also been really lucky to have our Bicester IPC take on the self-proclaimed roole of ‘The H’itch’ (I’ll let you figure out what that’s short hand for ;). She’s kept me company on road trips to Long Eaton and Windsor and also been on hand to hold the bottle or take some fabulous photos for the diaries.

I am having the most fun getting out and about meeting people with the Helmet. I’ve given shots for the National Presidents of both Ladies Circle and Round Table and met more fabulous

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Doncaster Ladies Celebrations

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With Kawasaki Disease hitting the headlines like never before and with world leaders even talking about it as they address their national press conferences during the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve been flooded with questions and concerns from worried families, anxious parents and people of all ages with a history of Kawasaki Disease. We’re working to respond to media enquiries coming in every day from all over the world - and there’s an URGENT need to get trusted FACTS shared quickly to educate doctors and reassure worried families.

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Children diagnosed and treated in less than 7 days from onset of fever have a much reduced risk of life long heart damage

Kawasaki Disease is predomina ntly a childhood illness. Its cause is unknown.

Kawasaki Disease is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children. It is often mistaken for other common childhood illnesses, leading to delayed treatment . Children who go untreated or who are treated later face significantly higher risks of developin g serious complications including life long heart damage. Babies under one year are at greatest risk of serious heart damage Early diagnosis and treatment is critical.

We also need to accelerate our work to raise awareness far and wide — to reach those families who will be unfortunate enough to be affected by Kawasaki Disease - with our aim to help them get the rapid diagnosis and treatment they need. As a small charity we are **struggling** to cope. With no Government funding or grant support at all, we are completely reliant on donations and fundraisers. Right now our resources are at an all-time low! Yet our work to protect children from Kawasaki Disease, the LEADING cause of acquired heart disease in children, has NEVER been more important.

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On 19th October last year, , Doncaster 7 Ladies Circle celebrated its 85th Birthday at Castle Park in Doncaster with a dinner followed drinks and dancing.

This was a fantastic opportunity to reflect on an amazing year of events which has seen the Circle successfully grow its membership numbers and also look at how our Ladies Circle has changed and evolved over the 85 years since Mrs E Charlesworth became Chair in 1934.

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Our special guests for the evening included past chairs Susie Crisp 19901991, Janet Day 1992-1993, Sian Darlay 1993-1994, Elaine Edwards Area 3 Chair and Elena Foster National Treasurer. During the evening, Chair Kim Penfold introduced Debra Lilley, President of Deptherapy and

We simply CAN’T do this alone. We NEED YOUR HELP NOW! We’ve launched an EMERGENCY funding appeal and you can donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/KawasakiDisease.

If you’d like to hold your own fundraiser, you can set up your own page linked to our campaign page - just click the link above. Fundraising can be great fun - even whilst we are socially distancing - why not try a virtual quiz, bingo night or even a virtual bake-off with friends! Whatever you plan, get in touch and we will help you where we can!

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From our founder: THANK YOU to the phenomenal people across #TeamSocieti who made the launch of this emergency appeal possible today. Your support has been just amazing. I’m overwhelmed...

Let’s get sharing this link and make sure this is the success we need it to be, so we can protect tiny hearts!

Rachael, Societi Founder

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We kicked off our 2019-2020 fundraising with a raffle on the night which raised an amazing £315 and we are looking forward to supporting this worthy charity with more activities in 2020.

Jill Wood, Kim Penfold and Nayla Byron

It was a great evening of fun and laughter to mark a milestone year in the history of Doncaster 7 Ladies Circle and we look forward to many more.

Three of the Deptherapy Program members

We MUST continue! We URGENTLY need to:

♥ Keep helping worried parents and affected families ♥ Provide URGENTLY needed support to doctors in hospitals where there are Covid-19 clusters - helping them diagnose Kawasaki Disease correctly and quickly ♥ Share and promote trusted medical advice - QUICKLY! ♥ Get Kawasaki Disease known!! To make sure that children affected don’t get overlooked, with devastating consequences, in the Covid-19 crisis ♥ Respond carefully and factually to media and press enquiries ♥ Be a strong voice in the UK and Ireland research, working to help understand Covid-19 and PIMS

Deptherapy Education, our chosen charity for 2019/2020. The charity is 100% voluntarily run supporting seriously injured (both mentally and physically) service personnel and veterans of the British Armed Forces with SCUBA diving programmes and 24/7 mental health support for those who are experiencing PTSD.

Llandrindod turn 40!

On 12th October 2019 Llandrindod Ladies Circle took over the ballroom in the Metropole hotel, Llandrindod to celebrate our 40th Charter.

We were joined by Circlers past (including the first ever chair and the current chair) as well as current Tangent members and the National President Lindsay Pickard, as well as our Area 46 Chair Jen Richards.

A peaceful three-course meal was rudely interrupted with drinking and forfeit games. We had a game running throughout the evening, with the end goal to be the guest with the most wine glass charms.

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We believe a little cheating may have taken place, but a huge amount of fun was had by all.

The evening ended with lots of dancing before we all staggered home. Here’s to another 40 years!

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Table Talk - Lads in Lockdown

Hello Circlers...

Well the year just flew. I had a wonderful time visiting clubs and enjoying the brilliant hospitality of Tangent members. I have also met up with Circlers at some of your events, in particular at your Council meeting in September and at Lindsay’s Ball.

The Presidents of all four clubs came together for Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph in London, it was a great privilege and special honour to represent Tangent and present a wreath.

Like the rest of the Round Table 5 Club Family it was a shock to find socialising suddenly removed – how could a social group survive if we couldn’t meet face to face, how could we continue to fundraise if we couldn’t organise our usual events and how could we offer the hand of fellowship to like-minded gents if we were grounded by the government? Our motto had never been more relevant; it really was time to Adopt, Adapt, Improve!

Across the nation Tables rallied, our communities needed us more than ever, this is what we trained for. Sleighs were dusted off and Summer Santa routes created, collecting not coins but groceries for local foodbanks. Tablers in Tamworth turned their efforts towards making PPE and some like Dr Marc Ingram used their skills to produce much needed hand sanitiser. Even before the government asked for a volunteer army our members were there – delivering prescriptions (Harleston & District RT), groceries to the vulnerable (Stonehaven & District RT) and even helping the local supermarket restock the shelves (Barry RT).

I have attended the Tangent International AGM in Brussels and the HYM in Malta during my year as President, and next year as the International Relations Officer for Tangent.

Virtual meetings sprung up offering ‘normal’ nights - from quizzes to beer tasting – and the banter flowed as usual…once we got used to the mute function, had a good internet connection and remembered to put clothes on. Tablers have connected like never before, being able to attend events without leaving the sofa has opened up more possibilities and left us with a lifetime of memories.

Our regular Q&A sessions have been varied with talks from big names such as Radio 1 DJ Melvin Odoom, author Steve Biddulph and BBC sports presenter Mike Bushell. The number of Tablers engaging nationally has been fantastic to see though not being able to get together and join with Ladies Circle for National Conference was a blow. Our AGM moved online and the technology played ball as Paul Agnew completed his year of Round Table revival and handed the reins to Matt Eaton. Matt’s theme for the year is simple, Round Table is the #Inspiring social network for young men and the COVID-19 pandemic has proven we are #BuiltByKindness.

Our Marketing and Membership Officer Emma-Jane Wright has been helping new Tangent clubs to affiliate to the Association and grow links with Circlers.

Working together both Circle and Tangent can support each other and move forward to a brighter future.

If you see me out and about at events in the future please come and say hello.

I always love to have a chat over a glass of something fizzy!

A little bit from 41 Club...

It was a great privilege, pleasure and honour to be elected the 74th National President of 41 Club at our AGM in Torquay. Where has the year gone to? A year full of special memories, all of which are unforgettable. I have done much travelling over the whole country and the hospitality we have received has been amazing.

41 Club and Tangent had a joint charity last year namely the RNLI and the aim is to raise £50,000 to purchase five-beach based Rescue Craft. As of the start of February we have raised £40,000 between us. We are keeping our fingers crossed that we raise the remaining £10,000.

The highlight of my year was to attend The Remembrance weekend in London

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So it doesn’t look as if life will get much quieter any time soon! Team Tangent (or the National Exec) have been working very hard during the year.

and march with all the other 4 Club family Presidents. It was great to meet all the men and women who served our country in many conflicts around the world.

In early February I was at Potters Resort near Lowestoft for our 41 Club National Sporting Weekend which gets better every year. We had more than 100 attend and had sports to include badminton , table tennis, darts, speed snooker and many more as the photographs will show. Thought I’d put some pictures in from a time when social distancing wasn’t the norm!

Regards Andrew.

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Ladies Circle Lockdown League On March 24 2020, 30 Circlers took part in a quiz hosted by Michelle . The very first event saw Lichfield Ladies Circle take an impressive lead with 408 points.

That night saw the beginning of what became the Ladies Circle Lockdown League. The National Exec continued to take it in turn to host an evening of fun and friendship, to bring us all a little closer as an association.

So, did you take part in Zumba with Jaclyn, along with Stamford Circle who provided NHS resources on mental health and wellbeing?. Or did you participate in the taskmaster challenges with Elena, making vegetable faces, or seeing what colour you could turn milk.?

We can think of at least 100 names for them but whatever your favourite word is, it’s time to grab your boobs – if you’re a bloke reading this, keep your hands to yourself and check your own as breast cancer affects you too. Along with cervical cancer, we want breast cancer to be on the Circle agenda as well, and are pledging to work on various initiatives and campaigns to raise awareness - not just across our association but wherever we can. With one in eight women affected

A scavenger hunt was hosted by Tor, and Potterheads from Clacton and Petersfield really came out in force to take part in a Harry Potter quiz with Michelle.

Support came from far and wide in the social media challenges during volunteers week, including Enniskillen, Stafford, Shirley and Clacton Ladies Circles. Tor had a chat with 17 circlers one night and found out some interesting facts from ladies of Long Eaton and Hebden Bridge along with information about fellow Circlers in Aberystwyth that she didn’t know about before the call. All the Circlers involved in the call also met our virtual Circler mate.

by breast cancer in their lifetime, it’s important we step up and do all we can.

Routine breast screening is offered every three years to men from the age of 47-50 years, so until then - and even between appointments once you reach this age it’s down to you and your hands to hug your boobs, look for lumps and go to your GP the moment you notice your norks are not normal for you.

For further information: visit coppafeel.org.

Did your Circle make a special number voting card for the AGM or take part in Countdown with Lindsay. A Twitter challenge was embraced by many circles including Bromsgrove and Kinross and lots of

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The most fabulous Lockdown Challenge must have been the Kindness of Circles taking part. from as far afield as Wisbech to Letchworth. Enniskillen to Littleborough and Areas. Halifax to Brighouse.

Torquay to Bideford. Hinckley to York. Troon to Deeside. And Shirley to Moseley.

Don’t forget the Bingo night right back at the beginning with Jo and weird things humans searched for with Elena during the Summer months.

International Yoga was joined by 10 GB&I Circlers, including Jaclyn, and who can forget the beautiful baby pictures that Lindsay put together for us to guess. Play your cards right, on Tors staircase, along with guest appearances from her children and line dancing with Jaclyn.

It will be a lockdown we never forget and we believe, with the power of social media, we have become closer.

Thank you all for joining in and taking part.

YOUR TROPHY UNVEILED This is your once in a lifetime, never to be repeated opportunity to win the 50cm tall badass trophy.

Your Circle reputation is on the line... Do you have what it takes to lift the exalted trophy at the September EGM? Remember - You’ve got to be in it to win it.

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