As usual the variety of finished work was amazing – our talented members created lovely pots in vibrant colours, and our thanks to Pat Williams who kindly commented briefly on all the designs, and to our other committee members who helped members with suggestions if required as work progressed.

We celebrated the big birthday of a founder member of our club, Barbara Mallard, who is still our President, and one of our most active members. Barbara was presented with a lovely bouquet, with our love and very best wishes. We hope Barbara knows how grateful we are for her huge contribution to Rainham Club over all those years.

We also presented our £350 cheque for last year’s charity to Alzheimers’ UK during the evening.