Garstang Arts Centre

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an afternoon and evening socialising.

Days Out

One of the suggestions from member’s feedback were for more days out. So, following the success of the visit to the National Memorial Arboretum, we are pleased to say that our next day out will be on Sat 22nd Jan when we will visit the Imperial War Museum in Manchester. Once again there will be no cost to members as transport will be courtesy of Green Pass Training and we thank them for that. We wish all our members a Happy New Year and look forward to welcoming them and new members to the Wheatsheaf in 2022.

Open Art Competition/Exhibition

Entries for the competition will be received on Sat 8th Jan and judged the following day by local artist and art teacher Graham Lowe. The exhibition will be open to the public on Wed 11th Jan and presentation of prizes by Graham will take place on Sat 15th Jan at 11:00am in the Arts Centre. All the entries are for sale - an opportunity to purchase an original piece of art. We hope you will come and support this ever popular competition and exhibition. Sheila Tearle

01995 603816.

Garstang Ukulele Group

A Ukulele New Year

Roger Dunn f: Garstang Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club www.afvbc.net/clubs/garstang

All week long I lie In my cushioned case, Sometimes sweating by the radiator, My strings stretching.

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He played me on Sunday. The hall was cold with The draught of Covid security Blowing along my fretboard. It’s been two weeks since he Left me for his seasonal festivities, Not even inviting me To join their carol singing. I am the neglected ukulele, Used only once a week by An ageing and arthritic man who Forgets me by Monday. Play me more often, Let me sing with my soul, Let me ring the air each day and Don’t neglect your ukulele.

www.garstangukulelegroup.co.uk Poetry Group

We hope you all had a good Christmas. Our first Poetry session of 2022 will be on Fri 28th Jan at 2:00pm. The topic is poems by poets whose names begin with X, Y or Z. That will give us all food for thought! We look forward to seeing you all and welcome any new comers to our friendly and entertaining meetings. Best wishes for the New Year.

Marie Whalley Songbirds

Can you believe we are at the start of a new year. Songbirds resumed in 2022 on Mon 3rd Jan when subscriptions to the Art Centre were due. We look forward to seeing you all enjoying our love of music and singing. Let us hope we will be able to continue throughout the year. In the meantime every good wish for a happy and, most of all, healthy New Year to all. Avril Bevan 01995 602904

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Garstang Musical Productions

We thoroughly enjoyed performing again at the Arts Centre and would like to thank everyone who came to watch. We also held performances at Pilling and Scorton which were well received. So, looking to 2022, we hope to continue to rehearse for our exciting new project coming in March. Rebecca

Sudell 07985 372234

Book Club

Happy New Year everybody. We are looking forward to sharing some good reads in 2022. At our December meeting we reviewed Mike Gayle’s book ‘All the Lonely People’ in addition to some mince pies and mulled wine! Our next meeting is on Tues 11th Jan when the recommended book is ‘600 Hours of Edward’ by Craig Lancaster. Edward is a boy with autism and the book is about 600 hours of his life documented in his journal. We’ll also be looking for recommendations from the group of their best Christmas read!.

Linda 07795 064 266 or Sandra 01995

603436.

Scrabble Group

The Scrabble Group meet on Tuesday afternoons at the Arts Centre 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Everyone welcome. Jean Mavin

07501 704 385

Needlework Group

We meet in the Arts Centre on Wednesday mornings from 10:00am to 12 noon. If you enjoy knitting, crochet, embroidery, patchwork, applique or would like to learn, do come and join this friendly, helpful group.

Judy Osborne (01995) 600996 fb: artcentre.garstang twitter: ArtsGarstang www.garstangartssociety.org.uk Ascension & Cliff Small

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