SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY

WOMEN’S CLUB

Rosemary’s front porch on the day of the Garden Party! But we enjoyed events and outings despite “typical English weather”

NEWSLETTER No. 40

SEPTEMBER 2012

1 Dear Members and Friends,

Perhaps, by the time you are reading this in early September we will have had a few weeks of nice summery sunshine. That would be grand, but it is clear from the reports of the club activities in these pages that Sheffield University Women will enjoy life whatever the weather. The success of the (indoor) summer garden party testifies to that. Because of rebuilding at University House, the club cannot use The Fulwood Room, and has found new accommodation for our regular meetings. The Coffee Morning in September will be next door in the Octagon Centre, and the other lectures this year and next will be held in “High Tor 5” at The Edge, the blue clad building in the centre of the Endcliffe Student Village. There is a small pay and display car park at the Endcliffe Crescent entrance, and one can walk in easily from Endcliffe Vale Rd. at Riverdale Rd. It is SUBSCRIPTION TIME again. Wendy Jenrick will be collecting membership forms with £10 subs at the Coffee Morning, or by post. New membership cards will be ready for the AGM on October 22nd, and that is the deadline for renewal. Please remember to book your place at events as soon as you can. Send a separate cheque for each event where required, otherwise refunds in case of emergency are much more difficult to make. This issue will be my last outing as editor of the Newsletter. It has been fun and rewarding: most of the work has been done by all the members who have contributed reviews and previews and pictures for all the events, so the editor’s job is mainly cut and paste! From now on, though, please send your words and pictures to Eve Fawcett who will be taking over the blue pencil. Dariel Merrills, Editor September 2012

2 RECENT EVENTS

18 January: Circle Dance Taster Session with Vanda Boyd

I had a great time, but then I am a Circle Dance enthusiast. However I think I can safely say that everyone else enjoyed the dancing too, including (great tribute to our membership, this) Vanda herself. Maybe we should do it again one year? Vanda started with a brief introduction to the way that Circle Dances from eastern Europe (eg Greece and Bulgaria) came to western Europe and North America through a few enthusiasts - and now some dances are returning to their home lands where they have been forgotten. Then we got onto the dances themselves. We managed about seven, in nearly an hour and a half - another great tribute to the mental and physical stamina of our members! They were mainly “easy” dances, in a slower, and even contemplative style. But they were still a challenge - as well as a pleasure - for people who have never done Circle Dance before. But it all felt lovely, and some people commented how calm the dance made them feel. Holding hands is not something we normally do with other adults, and it felt a little awkward at first. But Vanda concluded by pointing out to us that the physical contact helps to create a sense of “sacred space” - which I think we all felt. Thank you Vanda. There is unfortunately only one public Circle Dance group in Sheffield (Monday afternoons) though there are others in Leeds, North Derbyshire and further afield. Do ask if you would like to know more. Rosalind Dean

3 20 February: Talk by Jill Lauriston ‘How to Make a Hat out of a Rabbit’

Jill began by conjuring a rabbit out of a hat but then proceeded to give a talk about making hats from rabbit and other animal fibres. She talked about the history of hatmaking and gave a practical demonstration of how she makes felt hats. Jill has always liked hats and started making them after attending various summer schools and workshops making tea cosies, egg cosies, slippers and hats. Feltmaking from rabbit fur and other fibres predates weaving and knitting and is at least 4000 years old. This was often a cottage industry with heat and moisture used to bind the fibres into felt. Use of mercury in the process could make workers ‘mad as a hatter’. She showed pictures of workers and machinery used in factories in the early 20th century, but this type of hatmaking is history since hats are no longer worn much, so Jill strongly recommended a visit to the Stockport Hat Museum. We saw how Jill makes the felt by placing wool fibres on a net curtain over a reed mat on a waterproof surface and using just water, soap and elbow grease she makes the fibres knit together and change into felt. After rinsing and drying she moulds the felt on a hat block, using different colours of fibre to add pattern to the layers. After drying, the hats can be decorated with offcuts, lined and given a petersham headband. She has sold over 100 hats through craft markets and to commission. We saw many of her 4 creations including the prize winning ‘English Breakfast’ hat. Her artistic talent was much admired and we all learnt a lot about a skill that is being kept alive by craft workers today. Chris Roe

12 March: Talk and Demonstration by Brian Roche, “Violin Making from Tree to Music”

It was enthralling, with lots of "ones I made earlier" - including a part finished violin, viola and cello. What else did Brian bring for his demonstration on violin making? It’s almost easier to list what he did not bring..... His large audience (around 40) could pass round and examine selections of woods, moulds, ribs, backs, fronts, glues, scrolls, sound posts, bridges, necks, corners, templates, endblocks, varnishes, purfling, planes from huge to thumb sized, and much, much more. Brian used these props to take us through the science, mechanics and artistry of violin making, with a range of fascinating side trips. We learned something about the history of instruments, violin makers and musical styles. He gave us some insight into popular demand and production methods. For example, during the 19th century literally millions of "trade violins" were mass produced, with different processes undertaken, by hand, in different workshops, before final assembly. In the 20th century they tried to

5 make violins by machine, with poor results. Now violins are again "hand made in factories", largely in China. Violins are made by hand because every one is different, responding to the density and quality of the original wood. The central skill - and longest part of the job (apart from varnishing) - is constructing the backs. They are contoured to thicknesses between 4.5 mm at the centre and 2 mm at the edges, with tolerances of plus or minus 0.3 mm, producing the "voice" of the violin. I cannot possibly do justice to Brian's enthusiasm, knowledge and skills, but I think it is safe to say that his audience was spellbound - but not so spellbound they did not ask questions of course! If you want to know more, or buy a violin, or even have one repaired, go to www.rocheviolins.com . Rosalind Dean

12 April: Theatre visit –Love’s Labour’s Lost at the West Yorkshire Playhouse

Thirty seven members and friends enjoyed an entertaining three hours in Leeds with Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost. Northern Broadsides in partnership with the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle Under Lyme has had great fun producing Shakespeare’s comedy. This play is about four young men who swear to give up women and live an ascetic life for three years (comparisons with modern students!) and the four young women who undermine their resolve. They all have fun at each other’s expense and Shakespeare also has fun playing with words and punning. Parallel to the ‘serious’ characters are a group of typical Shakespeare clowns who engage in their parts with gusto. It was a slick and colourful production, beautifully dressed with a satisfying match of colours. The production used all the talents of the cast. The musical instruments and dancing were definitely a plus. The physical casting of a very large Adam Fogarty as Costard contrasted with the vertically challenged Dean Whatton (Moth) who was improbably cast as Hercules in the ‘play within a play’. He had a hilarious tussle with a rubber snake the same size as himself. Dean Whatton made the most of his northern accent playing the thick clown. Jaquenetta, 6 another of the yokels, got the most out of her clog dancing routines and northern attitudes. I saw the play as a straightforward comedy and I revelled in the plays on words and the crude slapstick of the ‘rude mechanicals’. It was not until I read the programme in the interval that I realised there was more to it than I had seen. What’s in an apostrophe? The very full programme was a bargain at £2.50 compared with the modern tendency to charge £5 for two sheets of paper and a lot of adverts. It pointed out that Love’s Labour’s Lost is regarded as a difficult play and is not often performed. Some people have felt that it is very dark as the neat coming together of the four couples is broken by the announcement of the death of the King of France who had sent his daughter to negotiate a deal over an outstanding debt. The result is that having found true love they all have to go away for a period of official mourning. Mike Poulton, who was responsible for the programme suggested an alternative title – “Chasing Girls is a Waste of Time Lads, We’re All Going to Die-But its Fun While it Lasts”. Barbara Guest

21 April: Spring Supper at the Fulwood Tennis Club

On Saturday 21st April forty three of us gathered together at the Fulwood Tennis Club for our annual Spring Supper. This was a new venue for us and proved to be a most welcoming place for a very convivial evening. The staff were extremely efficient and the atmosphere warm and friendly. We were offered a glass of sparkling wine or orange juice on arrival and then had an opportunity to mill around and talk before taking our places at the little tables. The room was comparatively small and couldn’t seat, comfortably, more than forty five, a point to be considered for any future gatherings here. There were several choices for main course: leek bake, lasagne, chilli, and chicken curry accompanied by salad, rice and/or chips. Puddings comprised sherry trifle, ginger log and lemon torte. We could pile our plates as high as we liked and there was even 7 enough for seconds. So, not quite the feeding of the five thousand but a very generous supply of tasty dishes was produced and there was a bar for those who wished to avail themselves of it. Responses of some of those who attended the evening were very positive and we have decided to use this venue in 2013. Belinda Barber

15 May: Archives Meeting led by Chris Roe

After a warm welcome and thanks for all the hard work in searching through the Archives of Sheffield University from Ros, Chris Roe began her enthusiastic presentation, by pointing out that she only had images from about 1997 and has requested contributions from earlier that this. On a personal note Chris’s history with SUWC only goes back 7 years, from when she joined the walking group.

Chris found a huge amount of material going back to the origins of the club in 1938 in her trips to the Sheffield University Archives and a few of them are mentioned here to give a flavour of how the club, and the lives of university women, may have changed in 75 years: Mrs Flora Masson, wife of Irvine Masson, Vice-Chancellor of the University became the first President of ‘The UniversityTea Club’in 1938. During the war there was a unanimous decision to carry on and the subs were reduced to 1/6d. Meetings were held in the Medical Library and were social gatherings of coffee mornings and afternoon teas. In the 1950s, meetings included visits to departments such as Mining and Chemistry. There were some lectures and a piano recital but it was feared “these may cut down on time for conversation”. When Lady Masson left the university in 1952, she was given a gold wristlet watch by the club. In 1953 informal autumn meetings were started to welcome new people and visits were made to women new to Sheffield by wives of each department. 8 In 1969 following a vote the name was changed to Sheffield University Women’s Club and visits, lectures and events planned much as now. In tune with the liberating sixties members were now known by their first names, not “Mrs.”! In 1979, a Reception and Buffet Supper was held on Saturday 24th March 1979 to celebrate the fortieth Anniversary In the 1970 and 1980s there were exchange visits between similar organizations in other universities. Our highly successful Walking Group was started in 1984 and a record of walks exists from that date. The Fiftieth Anniversary Dinner was held on 22nd October 1988 in University House. 167 people attended at a cost of £7 each. The archive holds photographs of this event and shows some current members. The Club did their own blue and yellow flowers for this. Three founder members attended, Elizabeth Laughton, Rose Quarrell and Marjorie Wilcockson. Marjorie also made the cake! From 1988, all those listed (and wives of) in the University Diary were eligible to be members of SUWC.

After finishing her presentation from the archives, Chris asked members to add to the record by sharing their experiences: From the 1980s Esther Johnson and Rhiannon Clayton have memories of an exchange visit to Liverpool University and ‘Ladies wore hats’. Sheena Ritchie has a photo of a dinner from1968.She remembers the start of theatre visits and has programmes and also references to the very first walking holiday in 1998 in Dumfrieshire. Eva Wilkinson remembers that in the late 1940s she was an occasional member of the Tea Club, although she didn’t wear gloves or a hat. She left for a while due to work commitments and then rejoined in the 1960s. Eileen Buckley joined in the 1960s when she had young children and realised the benefits of making new friendships through the club. Rhiannon Clayton has memories of suppers being held in 1 or 2 houses, before the event got too big. The bell, which is used to this 9 day to call meetings to order, was given to her by a neighbour, Margaret Strachan. Rhiannon also remembered a fashion show in the 1960s or 70s when members made and modelled clothes. Like Eileen she remembers leaving the club when the children got older and she returned to work and rejoining SUWC when she retired. Shelagh Marston remembered that in the 1970s members wore name badges which stated your husband’s department. Sheila Duncan wondered when membership was broadened to include female staff and it was thought in the 1980s. Inga Joseph has written about her experiences when she arrived in UK with the Kinder Transport with just one suitcase.

The minute books, photographs and other information from 1997 are held by the current committee. There was unanimous support for holding a celebration of 75 years of SUWC in November 2013 and the Committee will investigate the options for this. Carol Walsh

22 June: Garden Party at the house of Rosemary Boucher

In the middle of a typical English summer, with torrential rain and cold temperatures, we had a ‘typical English Garden party’, inside a lovely house, looking out onto a beautiful garden, waiting for brief breaks in the rain to dash out and look at Rosemary’s garden. For those not daring enough to brave the rain there was a wonderfully artistic photo display playing on the laptop, so we could see close up some lovely images of the plants and flowers outside. Rosemary has toiled lovingly (helped by “Sheffield’s best female gardener”) to create her delightful, enclosed and private garden haven. There are areas of formal and informal planting, woodland and shady areas, a gently splashing stream and many beautiful pots and specimen shrubs, and even a trampoline for the more active garden lover, although none of us felt quite active enough to try it out. The several rooms all have windows and glass doors open to different parts of the garden, so we enjoyed “party” and “garden”, 10 though the concept “garden party” was, perhaps, stretched. We talked gardens, of course. And we exchanged gossip, as usual. The committee kept us supplied with copious amounts of tea. Plates of cake covered every flat surface. So, really, we were rather reluctant to leave. After Dariel Merrills, on behalf of the club, thanked her for all her hard work and for generously welcoming us all to her garden and sheltering us so comfortably from the weather, Rosemary told us about her chosen charity, the Weston Park Comfort Fund. The fund, for patients in long term care, is used to buy small comforts such as magazines, flowers, items to brighten the ward or increase comfort in the ward and make areas more homely. One example is pretty headscarves for those who have lost their hair. With the donations, plus an informal “sale” of surplus cakes at hometime, Rosemary was able to send a cheque for £145 in fond memory of Helen Burnley. Mary Ward

10 July: A Day out in Tissington

Nearly 40 stalwart members braved the predicted inclement weather and were rewarded with sunshine and some warmth on their July day out in farthest Derbyshire to investigate the charms of Tissington Hall and village. The latter is undoubtedly one of the most charming villages in this lovely unspoiled corner of the Peak District, with two village greens, a bubbling stream (well, nearly a torrent on this occasion) and a very agreeable and varied collection of stone cottages, handsome houses, craft shops, nursery (one for plants and a 11 most impressive kindergarten for the miniature humans) and barn conversions. We visited when the gardens surrounding the house were at their most attractive and our time spent among the roses and herbaceous borders was bathed in sunshine. Certainly its idyllic village setting adds enormously to the charms of Tissington Hall, owned and occupied by the Fitzherbert family since the middle ages. Our guides were knowledgeable and enthusiastic and we were rewarded by an enjoyable conversation with the charming head of the house, Sir Richard Fitzherbert, while lingering in his impressively catalogued library at the end of our tour. There was much to learn about the fortunes of this interesting family but much remains hidden from view; it is only speculation that the family’s original fortunes, laid down by fighting for William the Conqueror, were expanded by tulip enterprises later when this house was built in the Jacobean period. Our expectations of the architecture were not disappointed; this is a delightful hall, similar to our much loved Haddon, built of Derbyshire limestone, full of richly carved and well restored oak panelling, moulded plaster covings and gilded ceilings, Hopton wood marble floors laid down (with the receipts to prove it) in 1757, and a stunning collection of portraits including one of the original 22 pairs painted of George III and Queen Charlotte at a time when the family fortunes were enhanced by the role of Baron Alleyne Fitzherbert of St Helens as royal advisor and ambassador. Alleyne may have been the most colourful and distinguished member of this family (just what was his role as an intimate of Catherine the Great?) but other family histories were as gripping and the ballroom (now dining 12 room) was the sober setting for the tragic death in a fire of Willhelmina at her 21st birthday party in 1782. After our tour we enjoyed an extremely good lunch in the coach-house café next door, and the inevitable rain held off until our departure. A most enjoyable day. Wendy Jenrick

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Friday 21 September: Coffee Morning. 10.30 am, Council Chamber, Octagon Centre (next to University House).

This ever popular informal event provides a good opportunity to meet up and exchange news after the summer. Wendy will be collecting subs for the coming year; Chris will run a book stall, so bring recommended reads in good condition; and there will be a “swap shop” for plants, preserves, bric-a-brac, “unwanted gifts”, etc. The change this year is the new venue in the Octagon Centre since University House will be closed for refurbishment.

Monday 22 October: 74th Annual General Meeting, followed by a Talk by Dariel Merrills on “What Speech Therapists Do”. 2pm High Tor 5, The Edge, Endcliffe Village

As usual, we shall try to conduct the AGM quickly, whilst observing the proper formalities, to allow plenty of time for the Talk. Minutes of the 73rd AGM were summarised in Newsletter No. 39 January 2012 but copies will be available at the meeting. The Treasurer will present the Annual Accounts for adoption by the meeting, and the Chair will make a brief report on the highlights of the year. We shall be sadly saying goodbye to retiring Committee members, but potential new Committee members will be proposed and seconded for election to the committee. There will be two more substantial matters presented to the meeting, one financial and one constitutional.

13 Costs are going up (of course), though we have managed to find savings, particularly on printing costs. The Committee proposes to continue the successful practice (introduced as an emergency measure) of asking for voluntary contributions to help cover the costs of talks and other “internal” meetings. We feel that it is fairer to ask the people who are at the meeting, rather than raising the membership subscription. However we shall also be asking members for the authority to raise the subscription from £10 up to £12 for the year starting in autumn 2013, if necessary. After the discussion at the 2011 AGM and subsequent meetings and consultations, the Committee has drawn up a draft Constitution 2012 for adoption by the meeting. A copy is set out on pages 17-19 below. In the light of all the discussion that has already taken place, it is proposed that a simple YES/NO vote be taken. If you wish to refer to the 2009 Constitution it can be downloaded from our website at http://www.shef.ac.uk/suwc/committee. After the business part of the meeting we will hear a talk by Dariel Merrills about the work of speech and language therapists. Once her children were teenagers, Dariel returned to the academic world on a completely new tack, qualified as a speech therapist, and worked for the NHS in Sheffield. She spent time in most branches of the service, working with both adults and children, on the whole range of communication difficulties, and finished up her career back at the University with a PhD in conversation analysis. She’s a dab hand at getting small children to say their ‘k’s and ‘s’s, is fascinated by the joint activity that we all engage in when we talk, and might even mention the king’s speech.

Wednesday, 21 November: Theatre Outing. ORPHEUS DESCENDING by Tennessee Williams at the ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE Manchester. 1:30 for 2.30 pm matinee performance.

The next theatre visit will be to the Royal Exchange, Manchester where we will see s by Tennessee Williams. It starts at 2.30pm and I will give out tickets in the café from 1:30pm. I have 14 ordered 25 seats so please book early to ensure a ticket. The cost of tickets is £19.50 each ( a bit of a hike from last year, I'm afraid). We make our way independently to the theatre. Train and bus services are frequent and good. I include a summary of the play as follows: "In a small town in the Deep South of America nothing ever seems to change. That is, until one day, a charismatic young drifter appears with a snakeskin jacket and a guitar. This wild eyed boy tears up the prejudices and certainties of the town, igniting the passion of Lady Torrance, who for years has been trapped in a loveless marriage. But their freedom and love is too much for such a narrow- minded community. This major revival of Tennessee Williams' classic drama about the power of imagination and love in the face of conformity, stars IMOGEN STUBBS and is directed by Sarah Frankcom." When Orpheus Descending appeared in 1957, Williams wrote, "[o]n the surface it was and still is the tale of a wild-spirited boy who wanders into a conventional community of the South and creates the commotion of a fox in a chicken coop. But beneath that now familiar surface it is a play about unanswered questions that haunt the hearts of people and the difference between continuing to ask them...and the acceptance of prescribed answers that are not answers at all." The play is presented by special arrangement with the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

Tuesday 4 December: Tour of Sheffield Cathedral and Afternoon Tea at The Leopold Hotel. The Cathedral, 2:30pm.

We will meet Professor Emeritus Peter Fawcett at the portico entrance for an architectural tour of the cathedral. Although it is a relatively new cathedral it has a centuries long history as a parish church, and presents a fascinating (if at times confusing) amalgam of diverse architectural styles from the late medieval chancel and tower to the Archer Project from this century. After the tour we will have afternoon tea at 4.00pm in the Oak Room at the Leopold Hotel on Leopold Street. The cost of the

15 tea (non-refundable on booking) is £7.50 with sandwiches, salmon blinis, scones with jam and clotted cream and a choice of teas. As it is in the city centre the Cathedral is easy to reach by public transport. There will be only 20 places available so this event is limited to members only.

Monday 28 January 2013: Talk by Professor Gillian Gehring, “Magnetism in our Daily Lives and its Role in Increasing Energy Efficiency” 2 pm in High Tor 5 at The Edge, Endcliffe Village.

Our members clearly know lots about many things, but how are we on our basic science? Gillian Gehring is the woman to help us (and our daughters and grandchildren), as one of Sheffield University's most eminent Physics Professors, with a special interest in helping women physicists to advance and enthusing primary school children for science. Her research work relates to magnets that are being developed to make some new radically new devices. Examples are a new type of computer that uses far less power, and also magnetic refrigeration. In addition magnets are now being constructed that will make generation and transportation of energy as well as all electric motors more energy efficient. Gillian has had collaborations with scientists in Russia, Saudi Arabia, China, Sweden and the USA and is an enthusiast for celebrating International Women's Day!

SOME MORE INTERESTING THINGS TO DO:

Walking Group: The Walking Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 9.30 am at the junction of Riverdale Road and Endcliffe Grove Avenue. If you are interested in joining the group, contact Marisse Evans, the organiser. There is also a medium walk available most months which consists of a smaller group, currently of about nine members who have opted for a shorter and slower, but similar, walk of 2-3 miles. Members meet 10 am at the same place as for the longer walk,

16 meeting the main group in the pub for lunch. Contact Hazel Brocklehurst for further details of the shorter walk and to be added to the mailing list.

Gardens Group: Our first season of garden visits has been a great success. We have seen glorious Spring colour at Lea Gardens, banks of daffodils and a woodland full of bluebells at Felley Priory, magnificent borders and comic topiary at Renishaw Hall. Two local and much loved Hall gardens followed at Fanshaw Gate and Horsleygate. At the time of writing we have yet to visit Thornbridge Hall and Chatsworth for the annual Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition held in the gardens. If you are not on our list and would like to join us do please conact Eve Fawcett .

Theatre Outings: These are now incorporated in the main programme, and Belinda Barber is the key organiser. If you would like to be contacted about theatre visits please be sure that Belinda has your up-to-date e-mail address; or if you do not have e-mail, your telephone number. Usually the tickets are available for collection at the theatre on the day of the performance. Guests are (of course) welcome.

Sheffield University Women's Club Proposed Constitution 2012

The Club The name of the club shall be ‘The Sheffield University Women’s Club’. The Club shall be purely social. Appeals for charity shall not be made through the club.

Membership Membership shall be open to women who are: Officers of the University Members of Council

17 Past and present members of academic and non-academic staff Graduate students and alumni of the University Women who are partners of the above.

Associate membership shall be open to women with a particular connection with or interest in the University. Associate membership shall be restricted to 15% of total membership. A change to this proportion may be proposed by the Committee subject to approval by the AGM. Associate members shall not have voting rights.

Guests (male or female) are welcome on payment of a small charge to be determined annually by the committee. Guests who are eligible will be encouraged to join.

The Committee The committee shall consist of: A chairman, events secretary, minutes secretary, membership secretary, and treasurer, who shall be officers of the club, selected by the committee. The term of office shall be ideally three years, with the need for a smooth takeover of roles being paramount. In the third year of office an assistant should be identified to ‘shadow’ and take over the role in the following year. Five or six ordinary members who shall each serve for three years. Co-opted members (usually retired committee members or associate members) who provide a particular experience or expertise. Five members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

The Annual General Meeting The AGM shall be held in October. Notice will be given in the previous newsletter. Twenty members shall form a quorum. Minutes of the previous AGM and audited accounts for the previous year shall be available at the meeting. Elections to the committee shall be held each year. Minutes, accounts and new committee

18 members shall be proposed and seconded at the AGM and approved by show of hands.

Subscriptions The annual subscription shall be determined by the committee from time to time as deemed necessary and approved by the AGM.

Events Events will take place throughout the year. Details will be outlined in the membership card and given in more detail in the twice yearly newsletter and on the website www.shef.ac.uk/suwc

SUMMARY LIST OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS

For your records. You might want to note the date you sent in your Booking Form and tick that you’ve also sent a cheque.

Date Event Booked Cheque sent Sept 21 Coffee Morning ______not needed

Oct 22 AGM and Talk: ______not needed What Speech Therapists Do

Nov 21 Theatre visit: “Orpheus ______£19.50 each Descending”

Dec 4 Sheffield Cathedral ______£7.50 each

Jan 28 Talk: Magnetism ______not needed

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The SUWC Committee

Rosalind Dean (Chair); Sue Battersby (Treasurer); Wendy Jenrick (Membership Secretary); Carol Walsh (Events Secretary); Chris Roe (Minutes Secretary); Dariel Merrills (Newsletter); Belinda Barber; Eve Fawcett; Jill Lauriston; Mary Ward.

NEWSLETTER No 41 will be published in January 2013. Copy deadline for review items is 28 days from the date of the event; final copy deadline: 5 December. 200 to 400 words is a good target length for all reports, and photos are particularly welcome. Please send items for inclusion to Eve Fawcett,

Our website is at: www.sheffield.ac.uk/suwc

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