Twenty-five Capel Ladies’ Club members were transported back to the 1950s and 1960s by the Orchard Players’ vibrant production of Jukebox Journey with a live band in the Community Centre on 3 July. The set, an American Diner, was very professional and the cast sang and danced with gusto. The costumes for the first half of the performance looked like original 1950’s clothes, and the costumes  for the 1960’s  second half  performance  were of Mary Quant style. For the final number, Aquarius, the cast appeared as flower-power hippies!  It was a nostalgic journey for members with memories of their teenage years flooding back!

Thirty-five ladies dressed in red, white and blue commemorated the 70th anniversary of D-Day on 5th June 2014. They were attending their annual summer social held in the Community Centre’s Vine Lounge which was decorated with Union Flags and red, white and blue bunting. The table cloths and napkins also reflected the patriotic mood. There was an excellent buffet with a D-Day themed cake and a film show, The Glen Miller Story, all of which were greatly enjoyed.

Whilst enjoying the evening, the ladies were also very aware of the sacrifice of the soldiers who stormed the Normandy beaches all those years ago.

Centuries of shopping until they dropped!

Capel Ladies were taken on on a fascinating journey through centuries of shopping by their May guest speaker, Linda Sexton. Her talk, the History of Shopping, ranged from prehistory until the present day.

Shopping began with the bartering of goods well before coins were introduced. There were meeting places where farmers and other people gathered to exchange their produce which, in time, led to regular markets and later still developed into market towns. Continue reading →

Capel Ladies were entertained at their April meeting by village resident David Thompson’s stories of his time in journalism, totalling nearly 60 years. Twenty-five of these were spent in the Daily Mirror’s Parliamentary and Political Team, and as the newspaper’s leader writer. Continue reading →

This was a fascinating and informative talk by Julie Garwood, a chiropodist for 28 years who has her treatment room in Capel. The talk covered the workings and structure of the foot and, with photographs, showed the various conditions which can affect the foot. These included nail problems, corns and callouses, bunions, athlete’s foot and diabetic foot.

Our members were enthralled by the very detailed information and answers to their questions, and by the advice Julie offered afterwards. At least eight ladies also consulted her.

Julie kindly donated her fee to the Somersham Ward at Ipswich hospital and ALSO donated a treatment session to a Capel Ladies’ raffle!

A warning: Every 1lb of overweight is equivalent
to 4lbs of weight on hips and knees!

The history of the introduction, development, decline and revival in Britain of a naive form of folk and decorative art fascinated Capel Ladies’ Group at their February meeting.

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Below is an account of the minutes of our A.G.M. in which we looked back over last year’s activities and made plans for 2014. After the business part of the meeting was concluded, there followed a film quiz and a lively game of Charades! Continue reading →

As usual, our Christmas Social was a lively affair with everyone dressed in festive gear, the tables in the Vine Lounge adorned with pretty table decorations created by Liz Gulliver, a tasty buffet supper made up of our own contributions, Secret Santa, the Members’ Hamper Draw and a grand Christmas Raffle! Add to this a complimentary glass of Buck’s Fizz or Orange Juice and some Christmas background music – PLUS a couple of Christmas Quizzes – and you’ve got a great party! Read on for a Photo Gallery… Continue reading →

After a super Saturday night out in the Vine Lounge at our Capel Ladies fund-raiser, “An Evening with Gordon Blackwood”, we were back in the Library for our meeting on December 5^th with Mandy Bouttell, who told us all about her fascination with textiles and embroidery, and showed us a fine collection of samples of her work. Continue reading →