Hi everyone
Thanks to Rachel-anne, Tori, Fliss and Hannah, we had an enjoyable and reasonably productive day's sewing last Saturday, but there's still much to be done.
We have another session this Sunday, starting around 11am at my house. Yes, you even get a lie-in! Everyone is welcome and you don't need to be a confident seamstress because there is a lot of cutting, sparkling, ironing and tea-making involved and you have the satisfaction of knowing that you have helped the team and saved me SEW much time (sorry!).
Travel details are in my original message, which I can't see at the moment, but Outlook is promising will be included with this message. Unfortunately the Overground will be closed for engineering, but there are replacement buses and the trains from London Bridge aren't affected. There is no Sunday service direct to Forest Hill from Victoria, but there's the normal service from Victoria to Penge East and you can probably travel via Norwood Junction, though I haven't had time to look that up.
Lunch will be provided, hopefully with something a little stronger than tea, if I remember this time.
So I look forward to seeing as many as possible on Sunday. Any questions - give me a shout.
S x
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From: Sue Connolly
Sent: 27 January 2019 21:57
To: Victoria Hair; Hannah Norman; Becky Such; Rachel-Anne Smith
Subject: Saturday sewing
Hi everyone
Hannah - could you please forward this to Fliss? I don't have her individual address.
Thank you so much for agreeing to help make some kit on Saturday. I'll try to get going some time after 10am and you are welcome to come along any time after that. We'll pack up by 4.30pm at the latest, but please don't feel you must stay until then.
I have 2 electric sewing machines and there will be a lot of cutting, hand-sewing and application of sparkles to be done, so if you have sharp scissors of any size, that will be helpful. No worries if not.
I'm at 25, Pearfield Road, London SE23 2LP. The nearest station is Forest Hill, with 2 trains an hour from Victoria (30 mins) and 4 an hour from London Bridge (13 mins). It is also served by 8 Overground trains an hour from Whitechapel, Canada Water, etc. Exit from Platform 2, turn right and walk along Perry Vale for half a mile or so. Pearfield Road will be on your right. The 356 bus goes along Perry Vale and stops at Siddons Road, but it only appears every 20 mins at best, so unless you're lucky, it's not worth waiting for. But if you phone me from the train, I'll pop along and pick you up in the car.
Alternatively there are 4 Orpington trains an hour from Victoria and Brixton to Penge East. The 75 bus stops very close to the exit from Platform 2 and takes you to Siddons Road in about 8 mins, which is 2 mins from my house.
Hope this link works. As you know, I'm rather technically challenged.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Penge+East/@51.4311234,-0.0615602,15z/dat…
I'll probably organise some soup, bread and fruit for lunch, but feel free to bring any other snacks to keep you going.
Any questions - ask me tomorrow!
S x
PS My kitchen heating isn't working, so please bring plenty of layers
Hello,
Here are some details for the gig I mentioned on Monday:
On Friday 22 February The Foxglove Trio (me, Patrick and our friend Cathy) and Brown Boots (Martin and Will) are playing at Aces and Eights in Tufnell Park. I think it starts at 7.45pm. You can buy tickets in advance here which might be a good idea as it's a fairly small venue. https://www.wegottickets.com/event/461956
It's probably going to be The Foxglove Trio's last gig in London for quite a while so it would be lovely to see you there!
In case you've not heard either of the bands before The Foxglove Trio sound like this
https://youtu.be/qforUupArg0 and Brown Boots sound like this
https://youtu.be/2iNxzzVZCh8
Ffion x
Hiya Piccadilly people,
He's the list of pubs for tomorrow -
The Court. YES. Table booked from 7pm. Nearest Station is Warren St, but
close to Euston too.
The Fitzrovia Belle. YES
The Carpenters Arms. Maybe
The Fitzrovia. YES
The Rising Sun. YES
College Arms. YES, 2 dances? There's another space downstairs.
Jack Horner. Maybe
The Flying Horse. Maybe, directly opposite To Co Ro tube station.
I've got people to email, ring and go in again tomorrow to try to turn
those maybes into yeses.
Simon at The Court didn't ask my name from the booking but he said he
remembered us and we have the table in the back corner, behind the bar.
See you tomorrow!
R-a x
Hi All,
Please look out for emails / doodles to get fast answers on DERT trains.
I'll get booking as soon as I can. In the mean time...
1. Coming up
2. Sign-ups
1. Coming up this week we have a Piccadilly crawl on Friday - I think
probably around Tottenham Court Road, but watch out for details later in
the week.
Sunday - the sewing continues! I'll let Sue decide on a time she wants to
start. If you have kit that needs work and didn't hand it in last week,
please try and get it to her on Friday.
2. Sign-ups:
New Invite - Poplar Folk Festival at the Poplar Union Arts Centre on 4th
May. Details so far are that there will be concerts from 2, but events in
the cafe area starting from 1230.
Declined Invites - We have declined Wimborne Minster Festival. People
didn't really seem all that keen and they wanted to know mid-Feb, which is
basically now.
Other Invites -
Hen & Chickens were looking at trying to do Saturday now instead of Sunday,
but from a quick check last night, this didn't work for numbers. Will
update on whether they change their minds again...
Other events that still have some no-replies and maybes:
Becky's Wedding
St Albans Folk Festival
Hammersmith are 60! (could do with an answer asap please!!!)
Lewes Day of Dance
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
Have a lovely week.
Thanks,
Hannah
Hello all,
Can you believe it, tonight holds more rapper! Thanks so much for the commitment and hard work of everyone over the last few days. Top prize goes to Sue and Hannah who have attended everything, closely followed by Martin 😊
Tonight absences: Hannorah, Rachel and Miriam. Martin will be covered by Will.
Clog as normal at 7.
I'm hoping tonight we can work on any issues which crawls/ Piccadilly day practice flagged. This will probably lead to some rather intensive points - as we don't have Hannorah or Rachel all help with Westerhope will be vital, and having people to watch Piccadilly to see if we're actually improving will be great!
See you later,
Becky x
Well done guys. A lovely thank you from Centrepoint, though I can't actually see the attachment!
S x
Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message:
From: Lucy Goble <L.Goble(a)centrepoint.org<mailto:L.Goble@centrepoint.org>>
Date: 31 January 2019 at 10:15:15 GMT
To: 'Sue Connolly' <connollysue(a)hotmail.com<mailto:connollysue@hotmail.com>>
Subject: RE: Fundraising for Centrepoint
Hi Sue,
Apologies for the delay in response.
Thank you so much for paying the £200 donation in, I can confirm we received it in our account.
That sounds incredible, I just watched a video now and it looks like a lot of fun!
I have attached a letter of thanks for you to share with the team.
Once again, thank you so much for your kind donation from the team and voting to support Centrepoint this Christmas, your support will help make a huge difference to the lives of homeless young people across the UK
Thanks so much and best wishes,
Lucy
Lucy Goble
Senior Events and Community Fundraising Officer
Centrepoint, 25 Camperdown Street, London E1 8DZ
T 020 7423 6937 M 07342 068474
From: Sue Connolly [mailto:connollysue@hotmail.com]
Sent: 22 January 2019 21:01
To: Lucy Goble
Subject: Re: Fundraising for Centrepoint
This message originated outside of Centrepoint as an external sender.
________________________________
Hi Lucy
Thanks for sending me the bank details. This is just to let you know that I've paid £200 into the Centrepoint account on behalf of Tower Ravens.
We are a dance team who perform a style of traditional sword dance from the North-East of England, called rapper. We perform at folk festivals around the country and we go on a London pub crawl each month (details on Facebook). We usually collect money to help cover our expenses, but we like to make a big effort for charity every Christmas. This year we unanimously voted for Centrepoint.
You can find us here:
Website: www.towerravens.org.uk<http://www.towerravens.org.uk/>
Twitter: @tower_ravens
Facebook: Tower Ravens
and there are various videos on You Tube.
With very best wishes
Sue
________________________________
From: Lucy Goble <L.Goble(a)centrepoint.org<mailto:L.Goble@centrepoint.org>>
Sent: 14 January 2019 17:29
To: 'connollysue(a)hotmail.com<mailto:connollysue@hotmail.com>'
Subject: Fundraising for Centrepoint
Hi Sue,
Naomi passed your details on to me after you spoke on the phone – it’s amazing to hear your dance troupe has raised over £200 at Christmas! This is incredible and I’m so pleased you chose to support Centrepoint with this.
How did you raise this, was it through a show?
I have attached our bank details for you, please use the reference ‘11COM dance’ if you can, so I can spot it in our account
Once you’ve sent this over, I’ll send you over an acknowledgement/thank you letter for you to share with the troupe.
Thank you for choosing to support Centrepoint. Centrepoint is the leading national charity working to give homeless young people a future. We work with 10,000 young people every year providing accommodation, raising aspirations and equipping them with the skills they need to thrive independently. Our work supporting vulnerable young people wouldn’t be possible without support from people like yourselves, so thank you very much for your generosity.
Best wishes
Lucy
Lucy Goble
Senior Events and Community Fundraising Officer
Centrepoint, 25 Camperdown Street, London E1 8DZ
T 020 7423 6937 M 07342 068474
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