On Wednesday 22 November 2023 we had our Creative Activities session featuring short works by our our Creative Authors and artworks by our Watercolour Group.
The art was of a very high standard, and exhibited on one side of our meeting room. As you can see below, we have a group where all levels are welcome, and they are to be congratulated. We also congratulate the group leader Lyn for another outstanding exhibition. You can find out more about our Watercolour Group from here, or you can email the group here.
In addition to the watercolour exhibition, we had no less than sixteen stories and poems read to us, mostly by their authors. You can find more about our Creative Writing Group here, or you can email the group here. There was the usual wide range of items as shown below:
| No. | Title | Author | Category |
| 01 | An Antidote to Fairy Tales Nursery Rhymes with a touch of reality | Howard | Short Story |
| 02 | And That is the Question Are there regrets about past decisions – not here! | Anita | Short Story |
| 03 | Life on the Moon What does the ruler of the universe think about? | Taj | Short Story |
| 04 | Wenvoe 1916 What is the difference between two locations in Summer 1916? | Julia | 2 Poems |
| 05 | The Face in the Mirror This mirror can display the deceased partner’s thoughts | John | Short Story |
| 06 | The Open Window A tramp finds an open windows and changes a life | Penny | Short Story |
| 07 | The Tragedy Seeking solace from a brown-eyed china cow on a mantelpiece | Susan | Short Story |
| 08 | The Pendulum Swings James Bond finds revenge against a foe under a famous clock tower | Geoff | Short Story |
| 09 | The Busker of Bangkok There is hope for a blind girl begging in Bangkok amid hustle and bustle | Esther | Poem |
| 10 | My Opposite The joy of a young girl getting to see her pop idol perform | Pam | Short Story |
| 11 | Hurry up please! Finding joy in the demise of a politician with a sweepstake | Robert | Short Story |
| 12 | A Curious Invention Taking the latest sports watch to a new and unexpected level | Rita | Short Story |
| 13 | I was stuck What range anxiety can do to romantic endeavour in Ireland | Kevin | Poem |
| 14 | Pakistan Bus travels in Pakistan teach some cultural differences | Marian | Short Story |
| 15 | The Bed Bug’s Riposte See the world from the Parisian bed bug’s point of view | Marsaili | Poem |
| 16 | Christmas Imagine several Christmas a year and the work that would create | Viv | Short Story |
Our thanks go to all those who bravely stood up and entertained us with their excellent works.
It was then time for tea, coffee and a cake sale – both in portions and as whole cakes – raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support, a really worthwhile charity, which – in a manner of speaking – placed a cherry on the morning for us all!