Formed over forty years ago, our Writers Circle is based in Felixstowe, Suffolk. Meetings are held in The Room at the Top in Felixstowe Library, normally on the first and third Tuesday of each month commencing at 7.30pm and finishing by 10.00pm. Check this weblog for details of meetings.

There is an annual November to November fee of £30, April to November is £20 and June to November £15. For members preferring to pay at each meeting the charge is £5 per meeting. To contact Felixstowe Scribblers simply email scribblers.1@btinternet.com or the Secretary, catherine.stafford1@ntlworld.com

Thursday 19 December 2019

Meeting Report.


Minutes of Scribblers meeting held on 17 December 2019



Present:

Dave, Liliane, Georgina, Martyn, Stephen, Jane H, Kay, Jane B, Tony, Arlette, Cathy, Suzy, Gerry, Justin, Steve



Apologies: 

Derek (probably until Feb 2020), Liz, Beryl, David, Carole, Rani



Business: 

Writeathon – currently with Liz, who is the lucky (?) person to be finishing the tale. She hopes to have it done by mid-January.

Supplies – contents of both boxes condensed into the one lockable box kindly donated by Georgina’s mother.

Weblog – Dave to meet with Georgina to hand over the running of the weblog to her

Post Christmas meal – was to be the White Horse at Felixstowe again, but their chef has left. Liz to check out the new menu etc before we commit to booking.

Tony reminded us that Felixstowe Radio is repeating the Suffolk Reading Festival on Thursdays 

at 6.15. 



Readings of homework: Short pieces only, to allow for the remainder of the session being spent eating Christmas goodies and chatting! And this is a good point to say a big thank you for all the tasty items everyone brought in to share, and to wish all Scribblers a Happy Christmas.



Jim – An appeal

Kay – Those were the days

Georgina – Ding dong merrily on high

Justin – The man in the photograph

Martyn – Handwritten poem

Suzy – Christmas biscuits

Jane B – I never took the biscuits

Liliane – Old acquaintance

Steve – Kermit the frog

Jane H – The twelve days of biscuits

Tony – Shadows of the past

Dave – A deep memory



Next meeting: 7 January. Homework theme/topic is ‘Danger, keep out’, a maximum of 750 words