Sadly the Craft Club at Mossley are no longer meeting.

The Reverend Pauline Lorimor started the Craft Club about 16 years ago, the members met on a Friday mornings, over a cup of tea and loads of laughter as each one worked on something different, whether it was crocheting, knitting, cross stitch or in Christine’s case starting projects but never finishing them, she still has a jumper half knit still on the needles. Apart from the great work achieved each week special friendships were also made there.

Hettie took it over when Pauline moved on from Mossley. And it continued on with great success in their charitable endeavours. When Hettie sadly had to step down due to illness, it was then Mildred who took up the reins.

The group included a faithful band of ladies knitting for charities and ventures at home and abroad:  sleeping baby clothes, hats and scarfs for the homeless, twizzle muffs for care homes, teddies for the trauma children’s unit, clothes for premature baby units in the hospitals… you will have seen posts on our website over the years, but really the lost goes on and on.

Since covid there have been three faithful ladies Mildred, Ann and Pat meeting on a Friday morning in the Johnston room, working away on their projects which you would have seen on the church notice board when they put up examples of what they are working on.

Sadly, this week Pat Duncan passed away very suddenly and the ladies have decided not to meet anymore under the title of Mossley Methodist Craft Club. 

They will however still continue to work on their projects, at home, at their leisure. 

Everything has a season, and for this group their season was all the colours of the rainbow. But now at an end.

On behalf of the Church can we say a big thank you to Mildred and Ann, to all past members and to those who didn’t attend but helped with the various projects at home, for their faithfulness and hard work over the years to the countless charities at home and overseas, thank you and keep up the great work at home ladies.

The church family at Mossley wish to pass on to Pat’s family our condolences, she was a valued member of the Craft Club and that they will be in our thoughts and prayers.