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Welcome
to Quills Ladies Group
Quills
was formed in September 1996 to encourage women in Suffolk to get together
on a regular basis to socialise, share their experiences and have fun. Women
of all ages and backgrounds are welcome; our membership includes working
women, mums and retirees. There should be something in our programme of
speakers and events to appeal to
everyone.
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Our
monthly club nights are held at Seckford
Hall near Woodbridge, usually on the second Thursday of the month. The
focus of the evening is our
guest speaker. We have heard from individuals with
interesting vocations including a weatherman, magistrate, pearly king, competitor in the BT Global Challenge,
funeral
director and mass caterer, and we have been informed and entertained on
a wide variety of topics including shiatsu massage, flower arranging,
mental health, past
life regression and interior design. We have even tried our hand at
painting pottery.
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In
addition to the Quills club nights, we also organise charity fundraising
events and social occasions. These have included a James Bond themed
fashion show, quiz nights, garden parties and outings to the
theatre and horse races. All funds raised at charity events are presented
to the Club's nominated charity during club night.
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In
2011 we are again supporting Suffolk
Family Carers. A Family Carer is someone who, without
payment, provides help and support to a partner, child, relative, friend
or neighbour, who could not manage without their help. This could be due
to age, physical or mental illness, addiction or disability. Suffolk
Family Carers provide advice and assitance to Family Carers. They offer
support and allow a carer an opportunity to take a break from the caring
role, improving both health and well-being of the individual. In
2008/9 we raised £2850 for this worthy local charity.
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At
the AGM in 2010 the club voted to donate surplus funds for the year to the
EACH
Treehouse Appeal. The charity 'East Anglia's Children's
Hospices' support families and care for children and young people with
life-threatening conditions across East Anglia. They provide care
and support wherever the family wishes - in families' own homes, in
hospital or at one of their three hospices. The Treehouse Appeal
aims to build and equip a new children’s hospice in Ipswich. A
cheque for £550 will be presented to
EACH during an upcoming club night.
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In
2007 we supported Hearing
Dogs for Deaf People. Those of you who came along to our club
night with Trevor and Jean Larkin a few years ago will have had a
first hand demonstration of how much a hearing dog can contribute to the
standard of living of a deaf person. We are pleased to announce that
we were able to donate £5,000 to the charity at the end of 2007,
enough to sponsor our hearing dog, 'Foggy', through his working life.
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Quills has an annual subscription of £25 which includes free entry to club
nights. Please contact the committee
for further information. If you would like to come along as a guest to one of our club nights you
are very welcome - there is a £3 entry fee for non-members.
Click
here for forthcoming
events.
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