Page 11 - Clarion February 2018

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NEEN SAVAGE W.I. become the subject of a subsequent book. In film
terms, the linked characters in 'Love Actually'.
Unfortunately our December meeting was
cancelled due to the icy conditions so it was Finding this an interesting notion, we decided to
lovely to meet up again in January. Sandra see if the group could produce a series of stories
welcomed everyone back and outlined a busy and linked by a place as our homework for next time.
varied programme planned for 2018. Highlights After a bit of debate, we decided to make the
th place The Wells. Stories can be set in any time or
will be hosting the SFWI Spring Ramble on 12
May and our visit to Madresfield Court in June. era but should not use real, or at any rate,
It was agreed that our charity of the year would recognisable, people. The three optional trigger
be Pricklebums Hedgehog Rescue following the words for ideas are success, bang and cat. We
inspirational talk given by Ailie Hill in October. have no idea if this will produce something
We will also be holding a fundraising event in interesting or be a complete disaster!
August to support Rupert’s Revenge. We were So, in a nutshell, 'The Wells, success, bang and
very pleased to welcome Neen Savage resident cat’.
and midwife Sara Pain as our speaker and she Gill Guest
gave a fascinating talk about her life as a midwife AND A WRITING REQUEST
at Worcester Hospital. It was interesting to hear Does any Clarion reader have a typewriter
how little some things have changed and that gathering dust and looking for a home? A
many things come full circle, falling in and out of member of the Writing Group is struggling with a
fashion. pen and does not have access to a computer nor
Our next meeting is on February 14th, when Mr the experience to use one effectively. So the
Peter Roper will talk on the enigmatic topic of answer seems to be a manual typewriter - not an
What Planet are you from? Anyone interested in electric one, please - that should fit the writer’s
joining is welcome to come along to a meeting, needs. If you can help, please contact Jim
nd
held on the 2 Wednesday of the month at Neen Reynolds on CM 270642 and he will arrange a
Savage Parish Hall at 7.30pm or contact our trial run.
President, Sandra Dodd on 271563. BIRMINGHAM PHILHARMONIC
Catherine Evans ARE COMING SOON
THE CREATIVE WRITING GROUP
The Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra will be
Just three of us met on January 8th and had a performing in St. Mary's Church Cleobury
lovely time swapping literary efforts. A Mortimer on Sunday evening 18th March.
conversation sparked by Doris's story about a The programme will be: Dvorak - Slavonic
local Parish Hall and the many groups that used it Dances (Selection); Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No
led us on to thinking about Maeve Binchy's use of 2 in G minor (Zoe Beyers - Violin); Tchaikovsky -
places or characters to link separate stories. Like a Symphony No 5 in E minor
series of short stories that all feature the same oak Tickets £17, include programme details and a
tree. Or minor characters in one novel who then
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