CHATTY CRAFTERS NEWSLETTER November 2025 - Issue No. 32 website: www.chattycrafters.uk Sessions held every Tuesday afternoon, Eastfield Community Centre 1:30pm.

   

Welcome to Chatty Crafters monthly newsletter. Our aim is to keep our members informed of up and coming events.

BIRTHDAY WISHES  SURPRISE! SURPRISE! There are no birthday celebrations during the month of November.
4th Year Anniversary   Chatty Crafters held their 4th anniversary lunch at Equis where everyone enjoyed a soft drink, main meal, dessert, followed by tea/coffee. Anne Crawford presented some lovely cakes which were beautifully decorated. We also took the opportunity to wish Evelyn a lovely birthday and surprised her with a cake and card expressing our good wishes.

Special mention this month to Douglas Riddick – he is a finalist in this year’s South Lanarkshire Third Sector Awards in the Nature Connection category – the award recognises time, work, and commitment delivered to the community in South Lanarkshire. The award is being presented by VASLAN one of our sponsors and the final decision will be announced on 6th November.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS November 15^th November: Christmas Fayre in the Hall.     11.30 – 3.00 pm Any donations towards the above will be gratefully received by Marjorie Stewart. Lucy from LFH, continues to do hand massages on a monthly basis. December 16^th December – 1.30 pm - Christmas Dinner at the Old Oak, Burnside.

For our Christmas Fayre we are proposing to have 2 Tombola stalls, one for adults and one for children. We are also going to have a children’s ‘Lucky Dip’ bags. There will be one for girls and one for boys. There will be a ’bottle bags’ raffle. We will also have stall to sell our own crafting items, along with home made jams, etc.   Any donations towards the above will be gratefully received by Marjorie Stewart.

 

CHATTY CRAFTERS NEWSLETTER October 2025 - Issue No. 31 website: www.chattycrafters.uk Sessions held every Tuesday afternoon, Eastfield Community Centre 1:30pm.

 

 

Welcome to Chatty Crafters monthly newsletter. Our aim is to keep our members informed of up and coming events.

BIRTHDAY WISHES  Our birthday celebrities were: Evelyn with a landmark 60th birthday.  Following on is Joan.

 

Our raised beds are well cared for and thriving.

Some of the Raised Beds at Eastfield.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Forthcoming Events

 October

21^th  Chatty Crafter’s Anniversary lunch at Equis – time to be confirmed.

 November

15^th Christmas Fayre in the Hall.

Any donations towards the above will be gratefully received by Marjorie Stewart.

Lucy from LFH, continues to do hand massages on a monthly basis.

December

16^th December – Christmas Dinner at the Old Oak, Burnside.  Details to be confirmed.

For our Christmas Fayre we are proposing to have 2 Tombola stalls, one for adults and one for children. We are also going to have a children’s ‘Lucky Dip’ bags. There will be one for girls and one for boys. There will be a ’bottle bags’ raffle. We will also have stall to sell our own crafting items, along with home made jams, etc.   Any donations towards the above will be gratefully received by Marjorie Stewart.

The flower arranging workshop hosted by Stems of Burnside in September was a huge success.

CHATTY CRAFTERS NEWSLETTER September 2025 - Issue No. 30 website: www.chattycrafters.uk Sessions held every Tuesday afternoon, Eastfield Community Centre 1:30pm.

 

 

Welcome to Chatty Crafters monthly newsletter. Our aim is to keep our members informed of up and coming events.

Please accept my apologies for not producing a newsletter for August but with the seasonal closure of community hall for 2 weeks and personal commitments during the month it was not feasible for me to do one. We are now back on track and hence our September newsletter herein. Chatty Crafters are in the midst of tidying out all their crafting materials to see what can be used within our sessions. Any ideas our members may have in putting them to good use would be welcomed. Please speak to a member of the committee.

BIRTHDAY WISHES  Our birthday celebrities were: Margaret,  June and Connie in August. Birthday wishes for September were: Mary, Linda Smith and Isabel.

 

Our garden and labyrinth continue to flourish. A big thank you to all who help keep it tidy and watered. We welcome volunteers even if you can only give 1 hour to help it would be greatly appreciated. A big thank you to Douglas who continues to attend the gardens on a regular basis ensuring the plants are kept watered and weed free.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Lucy from LFH, continues to do hand massages on a monthly basis.

September

9^th Flower arranging workshop – by Stems

October

21^th  Chatty Crafter’s Anniversary lunch at Equis – time to be confirmed.

November

15^th – Christmas Fayre in the Hall.

December

16^th December – Christmas Dinner at the Old Oak, Burnside.  Details to be confirmed.

For our Christmas Fayre we are proposing to have 2 Tombola stalls, one for adults and one for children. We are also going to have a children’s ‘Lucky Dip’ bags. There will be one for girls and one for boys. There will be a ’bottle bags’ raffle. We will also have stall to sell our own crafting items, along with home made jams, etc.   Any donations towards the above will be gratefully received by Marjorie Stewart.

Some pics from our flower arranging session…

CHATTY CRAFTERS NEWSLETTER July2025 - Issue No. 29 website: www.chattycrafters.uk Sessions held every Tuesday afternoon, Eastfield Community Centre 1:30pm.

 

 

Welcome to Chatty Crafters monthly newsletter. Our aim is to keep our members informed of up and coming events.

BIRTHDAY WISHES  Birthday wishes this month are for Lynn.

 

Our garden and labyrinth continue to flourish. A big thank you to all who help keep it tidy and watered. We welcome volunteers even if you can only give 1 hour to help it would be greatly appreciated. A big thank you to Douglas who continues to attend the gardens on a regular basis ensuring the plants are kept watered and weed free.

	Strawberries recently picked from the Little Praisers (Sunday School) raised bed.	Enable have been growing roses and clematis flowers.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

1^st July – Flower arranging workshop by Stems – cancelled – will be rescheduled.

2^nd session of clay making will be held instead.

22^nd July  Bus trip to Largs/ Millport. Everyone

         Will be given £10

 to purchase lunch.

 

Some pics from our first clay session…

CHATTY CRAFTERS NEWSLETTER June2025 - Issue No. 28 website: www.chattycrafters.uk Sessions held every Tuesday afternoon, Eastfield Community Centre 1:30pm.

 

 

Welcome to Chatty Crafters monthly newsletter. Our aim is to keep our members informed of up and coming events.

BIRTHDAY WISHES  We have a bumper lot of birthday wishes this month. Celebrating are: Susan, Brian , Karen , Anne, Elaine, Helen, Gordon, Steven Cochrane

 

The A.G.M. was held on 27^th May.

We would like to take this opportunity to give a special ‘Thank You’ to Margaret for all her hard work during her time as Treasurer and pleased to note she will still be supporting Chatty Crafters as a committee Member.  

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In May, Anne and Elaine attended a luncheon given by ASDA (one of our supporters) during which they accepted the Community Diamond Award to Chatty Crafters for their dedication and hard work within the local community.

 

 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

17^th & 24^th June   - Clay workshop

1^st July – Flower arranging workshop, by Stems

22^nd July – Bus trip to Largs/Millport. Bus will stop in Largs and those who wish to can go on ferry to Millport.

Everyone will be given £10 to cover their lunch, thus allowing them to go and ‘do their own thing’.

 

CHATTY CRAFTERS NEWSLETTER May 2025 - Issue No. 27 website: www.chattycrafters.uk Sessions held every Tuesday afternoon, Eastfield Community Centre 1:30pm.

 

 

Welcome to Chatty Crafters monthly newsletter. Our aim is to keep our members informed of up and coming events.

BIRTHDAY WISHES  Birthday wishes this month are for Helen, and Janice.

 

Gardening Section

Open day for WORLD LABYRNTH DAY – the weather was great and we were delighted to have a representative from VASLAN visit.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

May

Bus trip = date and destination to be confirmed.          

Lucy from LFH continues to do hand massages (monthly rota basis)

AGM Meeting

Our A.G.M. will be held on the following week, Tues 27^th May. An invitation to attend will be sent to our various sponsors. 

Note: Please remember to clear away tables, etc at end of each session.

 

More News

Pamela returned to do a 2^nd session of needle felting to allow members to finish their work.

Easter Bonnets

 

 

CHATTY CRAFTERS NEWSLETTER April 2025 - Issue No. 26 website: www.chattycrafters.uk Sessions held every Tuesday afternoon, Eastfield Community Centre 1:30pm.

 

 

Welcome to Chatty Crafters monthly newsletter. Our aim is to keep our members informed of up and coming events.

BIRTHDAY WISHES  Birthday wishes this month are for Fiona, Sandra and Alice

 

Gardening Section

Its springtime again and our keen gardeners have been busy planting bulbs and vegetables and soon will be planting potatoes.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

April

8^th and 15^th – 2 session workshop with Connie

For Easter Bonnet making.

22^nd – Pamela will be returning to complete the Needle Felting workshop previously started in November.  Please remember to bring your ‘work samples’ with you to be completed on the day.

29^th – World Labyrinth Day – Open day at the Centre.

Lucy from LFH continues to do hand massages (monthly rota basis)

AGM Meeting

Our A.G.M. will be held on the following week, Tues 27^th May. An invitation to attend will be sent to our various sponsors. 

Note: Please remember to clear away tables, etc at end of each session.

 

More News

Our Lunch last month at Equis has once again proven to be very popular and a huge success.

Also

Sharon made a return visit in March to the centre to complete the jewellery workshop. Everyone was delighted with their finished items.

CHATTY CRAFTERS NEWSLETTER March 2025 - Issue No. 25 website: www.chattycrafters.uk Sessions held every Tuesday afternoon, Eastfield Community Centre 1:30pm.

 

 

Welcome to Chatty Crafters monthly newsletter. Our aim is to keep our members informed of up and coming events.

BIRTHDAY WISHES  Birthday wishes this month are for Rena.

 

Gardening Section

If anyone wishes to try their hand at gardening, we have some raised beds still available for rent of £20 per year. Please speak to a member of the committee if you are interested in obtaining one.

 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

March

Lucy from LFH = hand massages

11^th March -  Lunch at Equis (Cambuslang)

April

8^th and 15^th – 2 session workshop with Connie for Easter Bonnet making.

An outing/day trip will be organised hopefully sometime in June. Proposals at the moment are for the Transport Museum, Kelvingrove Art galleries or a trip on the Waverley. These will be given due consideration but if you have any other suggestions please voice your choice to any committee member.

 

More News

Throughout the year we have seen a steady increase in numbers. We would ask everyone to make new members feel welcome. It can be quite daunting when first coming into our group as for some people this may be their only social contact and they may be unsure of protocol. We encourage people to move around the hall and interact with others.  This can be quite pleasant for all. 

A reminder also that our club time is as follows:

1.30 pm to 3.30 pm.

As Chatty Crafters hire/pay for the hall within this time slot we would ask that you ensure arrival no earlier than 1.15 pm and that carers attending should also be made aware of this.

(We understand that for some members using  public transport can be unreliable and judging times a "hit-or-a-miss") 

Thank you.

Miscellaneous

Our jewellery workshop with Sharon ran out of time but Sharon agreed to return (Tues 4^th March) to finish off our necklaces, etc.

Pamela’s ‘needle felting’ in November also proved to be a 2 session workshop. Pamela hopes to do the second session sometime in March, either in person or by conducting the group via a Zoom session. Further update to follow on this.

CHATTY CRAFTERS NEWSLETTER February 2025 - Issue No. 24 website: www.chattycrafters.uk Sessions held every Tuesday afternoon, Eastfield Community Centre 1:30pm.

 

 

Welcome to Chatty Crafters monthly newsletter. Our aim is to keep our members informed of up and coming events.

BIRTHDAY WISHES  Birthday wishes this month go to: Josie and also to Joan.

 

Gardening Section

January saw Storm Eowyn causing havoc through the country. Our very own centre did not miss the fierceness as the storm caused one of our trees at the front to break and fall over posing a danger. A very BIG THANK YOU goes to Dougie for coming to the rescue and attending promptly with chain saw to make safe.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

February

Tuesday 4^{th -} Lucy from LFH will be offering hand massages on a regular basis.

Friday 7^{th -} 11.45 am – Line dancing class will start up in the Centre each week. Class will be taught by Pat Brown and will cost £3.00 per session. All welcome.

 

 

Also on the agenda was a lovely afternoon tea (on the 22^nd) to honour the bard himself Rabbie Burns. 

 

Special thanks to Ann Crawford for reciting the Selkirk Grace and also doing “the spread”(and shortbread), Margaret Hendry for her delicious clootie dumpling and Mary Cassidy for the  finishing touches to the hall with tartan bunting, lovely table cloths and lights.

 

Sharon Stevens on Guitar

January seems to have been and gone in a flash.  However we did manage to start the year with a welcome buffet and  enjoyable entertainment was provided by Sharon Stevens on guitar. [We had a rer-ter about the dance floor]

 

CHATTY CRAFTERS NEWSLETTER January 2025 - Issue No. 23 website: www.chattycrafters.uk Sessions held every Tuesday afternoon, Eastfield Community Centre 1:30pm.

 

 

Welcome to Chatty Crafters monthly newsletter. Our aim is to keep our members informed of up and coming events.

BIRTHDAY WISHES  Birthday wishes this month go to: Birthday wishes this month go Lynn.   We will be honouring Robert Burns on the 25th this month by way of a celebration afternoon tea around that date.

 

IMPORTANT 

As we no longer have hall staff we ask that everyone assist in wiping/moving tables/ chairs and clearing up at the end of each session.
Thank you.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

January 2025

7^th January – ‘Welcome to 2025’ buffet party. Entertainment will be by Sharon.

21^st January – A celebration of Rabbie Burns.

We will be having a belated Christmas lunch/outing sometime in the New Year – date TO BE ARRANGED.