Firtree Newsletter: Autumn 2023

READING RETIREMENT CENTRE    (registered charity No. 281830)

Firtree Newsletter                Autumn 2023                 Issue 529

FIRTREE

(Friends in retirement taking relaxation, exercise and education)

As usual, we shall not meet in August; we shall return on Tuesday 5^th September.

Tuesday 5^th Sept           Games and social day

Tuesday 12^th Sept        Colin Ferguson talk: Me and My Pen

Tuesday 19^th Sept         Games and social day

Tuesday 26^th Sept         Caroline Piller talk: The Last Horse Trader in Reading

Tuesday 3^rd Oct             Games and social day

Tuesday 10^th Oct           Marjy Carden will read us some of her poems

Tuesday 17^th Oct           Games and social day

Tuesday 24^th Oct           Amanda Shora will sing us some folk songs

Tuesday 31^st Oct           Games and social day

Movement to Music

We found that holding Movement to Music at 9:45am on Tuesdays did not work as well as we had hoped, so in July we moved it to Wednesday. This has proved very successful, so we plan to stick with 10:30am on Wednesdays in future.

Garden Circle

On 17^th July, seven members of the Garden Circle went to Mike Butler’s allotment, which was absolutely fabulous. Then, on to Englefield Garden Centre, which is quite big now. The tea room at Englefield is much better than it used to be, with lots of space to sit, a good and varied menu, and very helpful staff.
Thanks to Mike Butler for organising this lovely day out.

On 14^th August, we shall meet at the Snaffle Café (Hall Place) at 12:30pm for lunch. Then, it’s on to Gloria’s for a plant swap and a cup of tea. If you want to join us, please tell Gloria as soon as possible, as we need to know the numbers for the café.

If you want to know more about FIRTREE, contact

Mark Bowman at markbowman_rfhc@hotmail.co.uk or on 0118 9677130

or Liz Prior (membership secretary) – 0118 0422958