SHERINGHAM EVENING W.I.

The speaker at our March meeting was Trish Whitman, a member of the Egg Crafters Guild of Great Britain. Her interest in Decorated Eggs began after a visit to a Craft Fair in 1991, and has grown to the extent that she is now a qualified tutor. Her talk was illustrated with many of the materials and tools of the craft and her enthusiasm was infectious. Eggs used range from Ostrich and Emu, through those from Eagles and Geese to Guinea Fowl and Quail. Having seen the undecorated article, we were able to admire many of the splendid examples that Trish had decorated. Some were in the Faberge Style, and many used other crafts such as enamelling or decoupage in the finished design. Trish also demonstrated the basic preparation of an egg for decoration and the method of creating a hinged door in the shell.  Plans are well in hand for the Fashion Show and Clothes Sale to be held on Tuesday 26th April at 7.00pm at St Andrew’s Church Hall, and also two forthcoming outings. We are visiting the historic port of Wells-on-Sea with a guided tour and tea with the local Institute on 6th May, and in June we have a trip to the Flower Festival at the Abbey Church in Wymondham.  Our next meeting will be on Thursday 12th May at 7.15pm at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Cromer Road. Discussions will be held on the Resolutions to be presented to the National Federation AGM. at the Royal Albert Hall in June.  Celia Dolton.

St David's Nursing Home
Full Time/Part Time Senior Carer for nursing home in Sheringham
Also Required Full time/Part Time Catering Assistant
Both good rates of pay
Please ring Emily West on 01263 822671

Norman Lamb on ‘care for the dying’ fact-finding mission

Care for the terminally ill in North Norfolk is being put under the spotlight by local Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb.  Norman Lamb has written to North Norfolk Primary Care Trust to find out more about the services and choices available to local people who are terminally ill, and to their families.  Norman Lamb has asked:

• What services are currently in place to support the care of the terminally ill

• How services facilitate choice of place of death now, as well as plans for the future

How many terminally ill patients were cared for over the past year, where they died and details of organisations who supported their care  Norman Lamb said:

“Recent research by Marie Curie Cancer Care shows that most people in the UK would want to be cared for at home if they were terminally ill. Yet, nationally, more than half of all cancer patients currently die in the hospital.  Marie Curie claims that for every £1 spent on providing care for the dying in the community, around £2 is freed up back in hospitals.  Norman Lamb said:

“The issue of choice around place of death and the provision of palliative care services to all those who need it – irrespective of diagnosis – is one of the major challenges which faces us in healthcare today.”

ANY QUESTIONS ON MEDICAL ETHICS

Thursday 28th April, at 7.30pm at St Peter's Church, Sheringham. Chaired by the Vicar of Sheringham, The Revd Tony Windross.
THE PANEL
The Revd. Colin Reed
Head of Chaplaincy Services at NNUH band a member of the hospital's clinical ethics committee.
Professor David Scott
Consultant Rheumatologist at NNUH & its Director of Research & Development.
Dr Aubrey Hill
A retired homeopathic doctor.
Father Andrew Lane, SSL.
A diabetic and former member of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence.
EVERYBODY WELCOME.
Questions for consideration must be submitted by April 10th. Phone Mrs Irene Beckett, 01263 823282.

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