A warm invitation is extended to “YOU” by the Ladies of
The Women’s Guild

GUILD 50th Anniversary

During this year and the early part of 2011 the Guild will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its inauguration in the Autumn of 1960 by the then Minister of Trinity Bowdon, the late Revd David Howell-Jones. Many changes have taken place over the years but the Guild, still going strong, looks forward to many more years of activities and fellowship.
A celebration is planned and details will be made available in Vision and through Church Notices and personal contact.
Muriel Smith, President

Details of the new 2010-2011 programme will be available in early September.

During the summer break a Coffee Morning will be held at Woodlands Timperley on Saturday July 17th 10-30am – 12-00 noon. This is a fresh venue for the Guild and all members and friends of Altrincham URC are most welcome. There will be a Home Baking Stall and a Raffle.

The August Coffee Get Together will be hosted by Shirley Phillips and Rosemary Mincher and will be held on Wednesday August 18th in Shirley’s garden at 2, Mayfield Road, Timperley between 10-30am and 12-00 noon. It is suggested that drivers use Timperley Village car park as Mayfield Road has restricted parking.

GUILD AGM

During the Guild’s annual general meeting held on April 28th 2010 the members agreed to donate the under mentioned gifts, in addition to donations made to a number of speakers.
Altrincham URC £250-00 – Salvation Army £100-00 – Biblelands £100-00 – St Ann’s Hospice £100-00 – Tikwere Nursery School, Malawi £50-00.
(Note) Following a talk at the Open Meeting of the Guild on May 5th by the Revd Brian Jolly, a collection was made following which the total donated to Biblelands was £205-00.

GUILD OUTING

GUILD OUTING
This will be on September 15th to Barden Mill in Burnley. Time will be allowed to look around the Mill and have lunch. A Boat Trip will follow which will include Afternoon Tea. The cost will be £15-00 inclusive of the Boat Trip and Afternoon Tea. Booking Lists are available in the Coffee Lounge at Trinity Hale and in the Vestibule at Woodlands Timperley. The coach will depart at 10.15 a.m. PROMPT.

Women’s Guild Secretary: Jean McLean

An only child, I was born and brought up in a little Staffordshire village called Oakamoor, where we lived until 1935, when we moved to Stafford. We were members of the Congregational Church at this time. I met my husband, Duncan, through friends, and we married in 1944. Our first son was born in 1947: two years after his birth we moved up to Edinburgh, where our two younger sons were born, in 1952 and 1955, respectively. In 1957 my husband’s work took us south, and we moved to Hale Barns. Here we joined Trinity Bowdon, becoming members around 1959-1960. I served as an Elder for 14 years; attended the first Women’s Guild Meeting about 1959; I have been the Secretary for the past thirty years. Music was always an important part of our lives, and over the years we attended concerts, Summer School and Operas all over the country. My husband died in 1998, but my family has continued to be a constant source of pleasure, comfort and support to me.