Chipping Sodbury Rotary Club

IN conjunction with the local branch of the Alzheimer’s Society, our club staged the third in a series of four tea dances on February 1.

Following the highly-successful tea dance in December, the latest event was again very wellattended, with approximately 90 guests present.

Once again the ladies of Chipping Sodbury Inner Wheel club laid on refreshments for the guests to enjoy, including homemade cake and scones.

The final tea dance for this season is scheduled for the March 1, again in Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, from 2-4pm.

In January our guest speaker gave a very interesting and thought-provoking talk on the James Webb Space Telescope, and how it compares with the wellknown Hubble Space Telescope.

On March 10, working with the Care Forum, we are planning an evening for Ukrainian guests to meet a broad mix of people in our community, to offer an opportunity for social and informative engagement.

Looking further ahead, plans are now firming up for our annual charity golf day on the May 12, at Chipping Sodbury Golf Club.

For further information, please contact Ian Joseph on 07788 924945.

On the social front, a number of club members and partners enjoyed a visit to the Armadillo Centre to watch the film When the Crawdads Sing.

Also, a dozen of our club members visited members of the 41 Club for a highly enjoyable, if unsuccessful, quiz evening at the Lamb in Iron Acton.

Stuart Fraser

Yate WI

AT our meeting this month our speaker was from Yate Heritage Centre on Victorian Yate. We learnt how Yate looked over 100 years ago and how it developed from farmland, quarries and clay pits and who the influencers were.

We still have quite a few historical Victorian buildings around the area, Stanshawes Court being one of them, along with the White Lion.

Yate WI meet in the evenings on the second Monday of the month at Poole Court, except April, which will be the third week due to Easter.

We endeavour to vary our monthly meetings and have a variety of activities, from speakers to simple games and demonstrations.

We always enjoy a hot drink, biscuits and general chit-chat.

Meeting in a small, cosy room means no-one is left out: making friends is our main aim.

We also meet in smaller groups for craft evenings, coffee mornings, supper club and, when the weather improves, local walks.

If you would like to join us, you will be assured of a warm welcome.

Please see our social media pages for more information, email us at yatewiavon@gmail.com or just come along to our next meeting at Poole Court on March 13, 7pm for 7.30pm start.