Snowdrop walks at Rode Hall, Cheshire

Snowdrop Walks 4th Feb - 5th Mar

As advertised by Rode Hall. Come and see one of the finest Snowdrop Walks in the North here at Rode Hall & Gardens.  With over 70 varieties of Snowdrops the cascading white drifts are a sight to behold, a sure sign that Spring is on its way and a lovely walk for the whole family.  Look our for the wonderful willow sculptures along the way! Afterwards warm up in our cosy tearoom complete with flaming woodburner.  Our Snowdrops menu includes delicious homemade soups, mouthwatering cakes, cookies and refreshments. We look foward to welcoming you all to Rode! Open Tue- Sun 11-4pm (Closed Mons) Admission £5/Children £2/Under 5's free Tearooms open all day Snowdrops & seasonal gifts for sale Dogs on leads welcome Art Exhibition by local artists Farmers' Market Sat 4th Feb 9-1.30pm

Cheshire craft market

Signs of Spring

Today 

At last some snowdrops are peeping out of the ground to tell us Spring is on the way. Also, Winter flowering blossom can be seen on shrubs.

Next meeting 7th February 2017

We are looking forward to our next meeting. Our speaker will be Bridget Bowie.

Her talk is entitled
Paper, Stitch and Textiles

cheshireopenstudios.org.uk/bridget-bowie

Here are some examples of her work showing at the Borough Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle- under - Lyme.

Exhibition

Outline Art

                         OUTLINE ART 's new exhibition 

                                                 

                                                   Between the lines

Borough Museum and Art Gallery, Brampton Park,Newcastle- under - Lyme,Staffordshire. ST5 OQP

                            21st January- 15 th March 2017

You are invited to Outline Art's Official Opening of the Exhibition on Saturday 28 th January 2017 between 2-4 pm . There will be free refreshments at the Opening.

The exhibition shows the work of artists from the borders of Cheshire and Staffordshire. The work is varied. It includes painting,ceramics,sculpture,photography,stitch, original print- making and installation.

Bridget Bowie and Anne Mychalkiw will be exhibiting textile pieces. There will be new work previously unshown.

Local event

Date for your diary

Quilting Exhibition and Fabric Sale

Sandbach High School,Middlewich Road, Sandbach        

CW11 3NT

Sunday 22nd January 2017 from 10-00 am to 16-00 pm.

With traders,exhibitors and demos.

Featuring "A Quilt Journey" by Dot Sherlock.

Admission £3 (£2 after 1 pm)

Free parking at Westfields.   CW11 1HZ

Refreshments,disabled access

Contacts. 020 8742 3685  or mcgohlish@ googlemail.com

Some of us will be with the Pinfold Stitching group. We will be on a stand. 

Come and see the sort of work we do.

Today's meeting

Today we had our first meeting of the year. We had a hands- on session. The theme was leaves and the challenge was to try out some new stitches.

Here's some we did earlier!

It was nice to meet up with so many friends.