 | | Speakers | | | | | | Anne Doyle of Congress of Bridge Association of Ireland (CBAI) - November 2009
| | | Anne introduced us to our first beginners class at our last Guild meeting on 5th November where great fun and laughter was had by all.
She outlined to us how the game of bridge involves communication and cooperation with your partner and that it becomes a lifelong pursuit of enjoyment with the added bonus of constant mental stimulation.
A big thank you to Anne for such an enjoyable evening.
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| | Mel Bradley of Louth Craft Mark - October 2009
| | | Our guest speaker was well known local artist and award winning designer Mel Bradley from the Louth Craft Mark. Mel has been designing and creating silk wraps and fabrics for the fashion and interior markets since the 1980's. Most recently she has been creating three dimensional textiles, experimenting with new techniques. She is renowed for her silk wraps and felting creations and gets frequent commissions from Louise Kennedy and John Rocha.
So, what influences Mel? Her work is directly influenced by Japanese simplicity and the natural world that surrounds her.
Members thoroughly enjoyed meeting Mel, seeing her in action and viewing her wonderful creations.
A sincere ‘Thank You’ to Mel for travelling to us on the night.
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| | | | Dublin Holistic Centre
| | | Sheelagh Behan,fourth from left, who is a trained Homepath enthralled members on her talk on the alternative health treatment of homeopathy and nutrition. We learnt all about the curative properties of nettles and other wild flowers !.
A sincere ‘Thank You’ to Sheelagh for travelling down to us from Dublin on the night.
(Image shows Sheelagh been presented with a gift by the Guild)
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| | | | | | Deirdre Purcell, well know author and former news broadcaster | | | Deirdre Purcell well known author and former broadcaster attends Guild’s Kris Krindle.
This photo shows delighted members of our Guild with Deirdre. Deirdre provided a fascinating insight into the various interviews she conducted with well known personalities for her new book 'Days We Remember'. It will certainly be an evening we remember in our Guild!
A very generous 'Thank You' to Deirdre from us all for her extreme generosity in spending so much time with us on the night
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| | | | | | Margaret Spence from Bespoke Cuisine Cookery School
| | | The Guild were delighted to welcome well known local chef, Margaret Spence, from the Bespoke Cuisine Cookery School in Meath. She is a passionate foodie with a wide variety of interest in all things food related.
Margaret trained as a Cordon Bleu chef and spent five years working in the Ballymaloe Cookery School where she taught a wide variety of classes. In 2007 Margaret, in partnership with her husband Robert, opened The Bespoke Cuisine Cookery School in Beechpark House, Herbertstown, Stamullen, Co Meath which was the achievement of a long held dream by Margaret.
A big ‘Thank You’ to Margaret for coming along on the evening and for all those lovely homemade cookies she provided us with ! We definitely recommend them .....
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| | | | | | Auction Rooms
| | | McAllisters Auction Rooms have been trading in Duke Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland since 1832. They buy and sell Antiques, collectables, general furniture and house clearances.
They cover all aspects of furniture restoration, upholstery and French polishing as well as clock repairs.
Patricia delighted members with a very interesting talk on antiques and her stories on ‘finds’ that came across her path over the years. She even valued some of our members treasurers.! A pair of candle sticks were found to be from 1840’s and to be very rare collectable items.
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