20 November 2020
INFORMATION FROM ALYSON
Sad news
In Memoriam 2020
Brenda Hepworth May
Olwen Clarke October
Brian Foster November
Vera Howarth November
It is with sadness I report the passing of four members of the society since postponing our meetings due to Covid19.
Brenda and Vera were good friends of former President Denise Lye and faithful members until immobility prevented them attending meetings.
Olwen was a performer of dialect and past Chair of committee and committee member.
Brian was a life member and former committee member. A writer of dialect poetry, Brian was often called upon to judge the competition entries. He was a member of the Lancashire Authors Association and their former librarian.
May they R.I.P.
EVENTS
COME ONE - COME ALL - a zoom meeting is being held to celebrate Kesmus
on Wednesday 9 December 2020
You can join by any electronic computer or telephone by using the link.
Please email the secretary Alyson Brailsford or open Zoom on your phone for this link by 7 December.
She will post the Zoom number here on Wednesday 9 December for anyone using a landline who wishes to dial in.
If you wish to offer a Lancashire Christmas dialect poem please let her know by 2 December to be included in the programme.
alyson.brailsford@gmail.com
COMPETITION
The competition will not go ahead this year. Keep writing though and, hopefully, we'll be back to normal after the pandemic is over.
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Hi folks,
If you are wondering who has won prizes in this year's exceptional competition, Stuart has decided that prize winners are not going to be notified until we are able present the prizes. Hopefully, this will be on Saturday 18th July, after the Waugh’s Well Walk, at the Summer Afternoon in Edenfield, providing the Corvid 19 restrictions are lifted. I will send out details nearer the date.
With regard to C19 – please note that all Edwin Waugh meetings, including the AGM due on 8 April have been cancelled while we socially isolate ourselves to protect others and ourselves.
Please keep safe friends, keep writing and keep cheerful – as JTC said, “it’s as yessy to look up as deawn an’ it meks a vast difference in mon (womon)."
26 June 2020
Hi - I sincerely hope you are all coping at this time of Covid-19. After much deliberation, the committee has reluctantly decided to cancel the summer walk, talk and eats on Saturday 18th July. In the words of Sid, "if we have to walk several metres away from each other, we won't be able to stop and sing in the usual manner. It just wouldn't be the same."
I'm trying a new thing this year which is to post the syllabus card via email and you will find yours attached. If you would like a hard copy, please reply to me. I will bring some to the first meeting in October, so if you can wait until then, it will save the society some postage.
I hope you'll be happy to print your syllabus out but I am happy to do so for you. If you are unable to print it don't hesitate to let me know.
I hope you'll agree we have organised an interesting lineup of speakers and I really hope we are back in business by October. Should this not be possible, I will let you know, (though you will be watching the news too I guess).
I hope you will enjoy a wonderful, albeit different, summer this year and keep safe and well.
Gradely good wishes from
Alyson
Hon Sec E.W.D.S
P.S.
I will be sending this email and syllabus in a letter to those who don't have emails. If you want your copy posted too please let me know.
Hi folks,
If you are wondering who has won prizes in this year's exceptional competition, Stuart has decided that prize winners are not going to be notified until we are able present the prizes. Hopefully, this will be on Saturday 18th July, after the Waugh’s Well Walk, at the Summer Afternoon in Edenfield, providing the Corvid 19 restrictions are lifted. I will send out details nearer the date.
With regard to C19 – please note that all Edwin Waugh meetings, including the AGM due on 8 April have been cancelled while we socially isolate ourselves to protect others and ourselves.
Please keep safe friends, keep writing and keep cheerful – as JTC said, “it’s as yessy to look up as deawn an’ it meks a vast difference in mon (womon)."
THIS IS A LINK TO EDWIN WAUGH'S WRITINGS AND THOSE OF OTHER AUTHORS -
https://minorvictorianwriters.org.uk/index.htm
_______________________________________
INFORMATION FROM ALYSON
Sad news
In Memoriam 2020
Brenda Hepworth May
Olwen Clarke October
Brian Foster November
Vera Howarth November
It is with sadness I report the passing of four members of the society since postponing our meetings due to Covid19.
Brenda and Vera were good friends of former President Denise Lye and faithful members until immobility prevented them attending meetings.
Olwen was a performer of dialect and past Chair of committee and committee member.
Brian was a life member and former committee member. A writer of dialect poetry, Brian was often called upon to judge the competition entries. He was a member of the Lancashire Authors Association and their former librarian.
May they R.I.P.
EVENTS
COME ONE - COME ALL - a zoom meeting is being held to celebrate Kesmus
on Wednesday 9 December 2020
You can join by any electronic computer or telephone by using the link.
Please email the secretary Alyson Brailsford or open Zoom on your phone for this link by 7 December.
She will post the Zoom number here on Wednesday 9 December for anyone using a landline who wishes to dial in.
If you wish to offer a Lancashire Christmas dialect poem please let her know by 2 December to be included in the programme.
alyson.brailsford@gmail.com
COMPETITION
The competition will not go ahead this year. Keep writing though and, hopefully, we'll be back to normal after the pandemic is over.
_______________________________________
Hi folks,
If you are wondering who has won prizes in this year's exceptional competition, Stuart has decided that prize winners are not going to be notified until we are able present the prizes. Hopefully, this will be on Saturday 18th July, after the Waugh’s Well Walk, at the Summer Afternoon in Edenfield, providing the Corvid 19 restrictions are lifted. I will send out details nearer the date.
With regard to C19 – please note that all Edwin Waugh meetings, including the AGM due on 8 April have been cancelled while we socially isolate ourselves to protect others and ourselves.
Please keep safe friends, keep writing and keep cheerful – as JTC said, “it’s as yessy to look up as deawn an’ it meks a vast difference in mon (womon)."
26 June 2020
Hi - I sincerely hope you are all coping at this time of Covid-19. After much deliberation, the committee has reluctantly decided to cancel the summer walk, talk and eats on Saturday 18th July. In the words of Sid, "if we have to walk several metres away from each other, we won't be able to stop and sing in the usual manner. It just wouldn't be the same."
I'm trying a new thing this year which is to post the syllabus card via email and you will find yours attached. If you would like a hard copy, please reply to me. I will bring some to the first meeting in October, so if you can wait until then, it will save the society some postage.
I hope you'll be happy to print your syllabus out but I am happy to do so for you. If you are unable to print it don't hesitate to let me know.
I hope you'll agree we have organised an interesting lineup of speakers and I really hope we are back in business by October. Should this not be possible, I will let you know, (though you will be watching the news too I guess).
I hope you will enjoy a wonderful, albeit different, summer this year and keep safe and well.
Gradely good wishes from
Alyson
Hon Sec E.W.D.S
P.S.
I will be sending this email and syllabus in a letter to those who don't have emails. If you want your copy posted too please let me know.
Hi folks,
If you are wondering who has won prizes in this year's exceptional competition, Stuart has decided that prize winners are not going to be notified until we are able present the prizes. Hopefully, this will be on Saturday 18th July, after the Waugh’s Well Walk, at the Summer Afternoon in Edenfield, providing the Corvid 19 restrictions are lifted. I will send out details nearer the date.
With regard to C19 – please note that all Edwin Waugh meetings, including the AGM due on 8 April have been cancelled while we socially isolate ourselves to protect others and ourselves.
Please keep safe friends, keep writing and keep cheerful – as JTC said, “it’s as yessy to look up as deawn an’ it meks a vast difference in mon (womon)."
THIS IS A LINK TO EDWIN WAUGH'S WRITINGS AND THOSE OF OTHER AUTHORS -
https://minorvictorianwriters.org.uk/index.htm
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