We have just returned to the Women’s Shed after our Easter School Holiday break and would like to reflect on what’s been happening so far this year. Apart from our weekly catching up with each other and meeting new people, we now have a wide and varied skill set among us from cardmaking, quilting, macrame, crochet, knitting and general crafting (loving the hot glue gun!). We also have lots of materials that you can use for free.
We have been very grateful to accept donations of craft books, craft materials (including a fabulous spinning wheel), as well as some money from a raffle from The Girl and The Goat Cafe. We are a non-for-profit group and mostly raise our funds through selling some of the handcrafted items made. So far we have spent money on a new hot water urn (for our coffee and tea), new, bright, energy saving LED lighting in the small hall and kitchen and some general items for the upkeep of the hall. We also have a newly installed stove/oven and have purchased a new hot water system (not yet installed), thanks to a grant from Octopod. We are now looking forward to some new lights in the large hall too.
We had a wonderful Open Day with fellow community groups, learning from each other and creating some fundraising partnerships. Special thanks to the Lions Club for organising it as part of the Cessnock City Council Seniors Festival.
We had already established the crochet poppy venture with the Branxton RSL Sub Branch and now have been making poppy scrunchies and head bands.
Women's Shed Branxton 