Page 10 - Town & Around - January 2019

10 Town & Around January 2019 Tel: 01485 540620 email: editor@townandaround.net
1st Heacham Rangers Hunstanton and District Ladies Circle

Sue Richardson
It really is very exciting to finally have put pen to paper or fingers to
keyboard for our first Hunstanton and District Ladies Circle article.
We are now welcoming 2019 and looking back at a busy 2018.
Ladies Circle is a vibrant club for women aged 18-45. We aim to
have FUN, make FRIENDS, FUNDRAISE and VOLUNTEER for
local charities along the way.
For fun, we like to try something a little different like axe throwing,
life drawing, beach nights, pole dancing and kayaking to name a few
activities.
It was great to exhibit a tree again this year at Hunstanton Christmas
Tree Festival at the Town Hall. We tried something different and made
an alternative tree in the shape of a Lady. We ran a competition to give
her a name and after a vote we have decided on our winner. She has
been christened BETTY BAUBLES by Chris Glenn who was awarded
his prize of a bottle of Prosecco. Well done Chris and thank you to
all who took the time to enter. Watch out for our entry this year!!
On 7th December 1st Heacham Rangers held a fundraising tea party
to complete the 'Centenary of Women's Vote Challenge' which they
had been working on this term. During the term the girls had found
out about inspiring women, looked at when different countries gave
women the right to vote, made jewellery in the colours used by
suffragettes, designed stained glass window effect invitations for our
party and recreated posters from 100 years ago.
We were pleased to welcome about 20 guests to the tea party, there
were displays around the room, items for sale, a raffle and the
opportunity to sit and chat over a cup of tea and cake. We were
delighted to raise a grand sum of £100.50 which will be split between
CARE international UK, the charity for which Helen Pankhurst is an
ambassador and unit funds.
To finish off the term the Rangers will be going to London to visit
the Centenary of Women's Vote exhibition in the museum of London.

Throughout 2018, we have been volunteering, for Cancer Research
UK at the Race for Life at Houghton Hall, marshalling for the Glebe
House School triathlon and selling refreshments to the public at the
Bonfire Night hosted by the Round Table.
In November, we supported the newly formed First Heacham
Rangers and presented a cheque for the cost of their first year
membership fees. We hope that in the future we can work with the
girls on community events towards their volunteering badges.
Hunstanton Circler Suzy Mason has been leading our help with The
Purfleet Trust, which is a homeless charity based in King’s Lynn. We