Our Lace Circle held their inaugural meeting in February 1980 with a handful of members. It has gone from strength to strength and now has over 30 members. There are several ladies who are still members of the Circle today. Our meetings take a relaxed form and we sit round tables making lace and chatting, in the middle of the session we have a cup of tea so we are able to chat a bit longer!

We have met in a variety of locations including the Baptist Church, the Cowper and Newton Museum and our present meeting place is St Joseph's Convent.

We meet each Tuesday evening and Wednesday afternoon in school term time. The Tuesday evening group meet from 7.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. in the Convent. This is a small group and is mainly for those who cannot manage to attend on a Wednesday afternoon although all members may attend both meetings if they wish. The group operates on a self-help basis.

We used to have a junior section but are not able to cater for children at present

We also hold a Lace Day each year during September when most of our members attend and play host to other Lace Groups in the area. We often arrange to have a speaker who gives a talk on a related subject and Lace Suppliers are also in attendance.

We normally hold our AGM in November and usually have a good attendance. It may be the mince pies which are the attraction, as we use it as an excuse for a Christmas party.