The speaker for our May meeting was Eleanor Wright from St John Ambulance. Eleanor has led a very interesting life with the St John Ambulance service. I was particularly interested in her talk, about the historical aspect of the military Order of St John of...

IW Buxton held a very successful tool collection recently for the charity Tools for Self Reliance. Over a period of a couple of hours a large amount of tools and haberdashery items were brought to the stall by members of the public.   The items were...

A group of 8 ladies and 2 guest husbands, enjoyed a 90 minute morning walk around some of the notable historic buildings in Stockport town centre.  Gareth from Stockport Heritage, was a very enthusiastic and knowledgable guide. He highlighted some of the listed...

At their March meeting the members of IW Marple & Goyt Valley were delighted to welcome 2 new members who were inducted by District Chairman Sheila Salden. The photo shows President Pauline,new Members Rose Rayes and Sylvia Derby with District Chairman Sheila....

A very succesful Bingo Quiz evening was held in Buxton recently and the proceeds from both ticket sales and the raffle were divided between two charities; School in a Bag and Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Haiti. The raffle prizes were two wonderful baskets of...

On the final evening of the wonderful IW conference in Harrogate we were treated to a 60's,70's and 80's evening with music provided by Feeva. Association President-Elect Pam Boyes and her husband Chris came wonderfully dressed in typical 70s gear. A lovely way to...

Easter Post Box Toppers. Hazel Grove Knit and Natter group have been busy again. They have made 2 delightful Easter pillar box toppers for local residents to enjoy, when they visit Bramhall Post Office and the corner of Bridge Lane and Hillcrest. Even a passing...

We were most fortunate that the Association President Heather Sheerin was able to join us on our club night in March prior to our District 5 Rally. We had the pleasure of seeing a new member, Anne Denning, being inducted  by Heather. This made the evening even more...

During the last 12 months Hazel Grove members have been busy raising funds for a special project as part of their service to the local community. Following the annual conference in 2023 when we heard about the Daniel Baird Foundation, raising awareness and funds...

  IW Buxton International Lunch IW Buxton International Committee organised a delicious "bring and share" lunch for their February meeting. The theme of the event was clean water and sanitation and Lydia Slack gave a very interesting talk about the work of the...