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Sheffield University Women's Club September 2007 SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CLUB Helen says thank you, on our behalf, to Rosemary at “The Croft” Garden Party NEWSLETTER No 30 SEPTEMBER 2007 1 September 2007 Dear Members and Friends, Welcome to a new academic year! Here are reports from members about what we have done together during the past half year, and information about the wide range of activities available for you to join in during the coming half year. We do hope you will manage to come to some things. We must say (sadly) a big Thank You to Barbara Guest who retires from her stint as Chairwoman after three years during which she has made a great success of the role. She will still be around to enjoy the events of the coming years, but her place will be taken by Hilary Page, apprenticed to the post for the past few months, whom we now welcome as Chair. The exchange is made at the AGM We need more members for the committee to replace retiring members. The committee meets about 6-weekly from September to July, in members’ houses. It is a friendly committee and the work is shared out between the members. The term of service is three years: of course there is flexibility. You can obtain more information about the committee from members or from: www.suwc.group.sheff.ac.uk. We invite nominations in time for the AGM, to be held at Tapton Masonic Hall on Wednesday 17 October at 2pm. Therefore please send nominations by 3 October to Eileen Buckley at 0114 230 5198 or [email protected]. 2 Please remember to book your place at events using the forms supplied with this Newsletter. Please send a separate cheque for each event, otherwise refunds in case of emergency are much more difficult to make. Also, please note that we can refund your money only with three days’ notice of cancellation for any particular event. The £2 for guests who are coming to talks may be paid for at the door. Reply slips for this half-year’s events should be returned to Sheila Duncan, 54 Quarry Lane, Sheffield, S11 9EB, See the SUWC Web Site, for any additional information about events. www.suwc.group.shef.ac.uk Best wishes, Jasmine Simeone Recent Events 25 January: talk “A Man’s World – The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire,” by Joan Unwin You don’t have to be a native of Sheffield to be proud of its Cutlers’ Company and Hall. However, accurate facts of its origins and history do not go amiss and who better to enlighten us than Dr Joan Unwin? After careers in biology, education and local history, she is the current Archivist with access to unbroken records since 1625. Comparable with the Livery Companies of London and other cities, the Company of Cutlers of Hallamshire grew out of the medieval religious fraternities and craft guilds. The manorial court of the Earl of Joan Unwin Shrewsbury had earlier 3 exercised some control of the long-established knife- and scissor-making activity of Sheffield and surrounding country. In 1624, an Act of Corporation formed the Company, which guarded the interests of the craftsmen and ensured the quality of the products. In the 1670s, the protection of the Company was extended to include scythe-smiths and file- makers. The making of files was a huge activity of the region yet, sadly, no files are made in the UK today. Sheffield at the time was a small place and much of the manufacturing activity took place in the surrounding countryside, making use of the extensive waterpower. Thus, the Hallamshire designation was a somewhat notional area of 6 miles from the parish centre. The structure of the Company involved a Master, who normally held office for a year, two Wardens, who often succeeded to the Mastership, 6 searchers and 24 assistants. All freemen of the Company had to have served an apprenticeship within the area. So, by virtue of the nature of the trade, all were male. Even, as time passed and admission was extended to other edged tool-makers and steel-men, it remained a man’s world. The Master Cutler was the main civic dignitary, representing Sheffield at home and abroad, at least until 1920 when a Lord Mayor shared this role. The present Cutlers’ Hall, built in 1832, and much extended in 1906, is the third Hall on the same site. It has been embellished and remodelled over the years and owes much to the generosity of many Members of the Company and, especially to many of the Master Cutlers. 4 Dr Unwin gave us a thumb-nail sketch of some of the prominent Master Cutlers, many of whose names are commemorated in buildings, foundations or institutions in the city. These included Thomas Jessop, John Brown, Mark Firth, Robert Hadfield and Arthur Balfour. Sir Stuart Goodwin, though choosing never to be Master, was a great benefactor to the Company and to the City. Sheffield has had its own Assay Office since 1773, and the Cutlers’ Company owns the largest and finest collection of Sheffield hall-marked silver in the world. This collection aims to have a piece from each year and is constantly being added to. The provision of the Goodwin Design Award, founded in 1956, gives designers, including students, an opportunity to keep Sheffield in the forefront of metal-work design. The Cutlers’ Feast, held annually in May, is a great occasion for the Company to extend and return hospitality, display some of their great collection of silver, and promote the trade of the city. There is always a distinguished speaker-guest. Though still predominately a male occasion, there are nowadays 20 women among the 340 freemen, though as yet there are no women in the Company. On the occasion of the Cutlers’ Feast, the Mistress Cutler invites some lady guests to a Dinner in the Lower Hall. At the end, these ladies are allowed to troop up to the balcony of the main Hall to hear the main Speaker! At least, they get a glimpse of the sparkling occasion. Although the old restrictive practices no longer operate, there is still an important function for the Company in Cutlers’ Hall 1906 protecting the name of 5 Sheffield in manufactured goods, in promoting the affairs of the city and in maintaining the Hall and its traditions. Dr Unwin suggested that our members might like to arrange a visit to the Hall and I’m sure that this idea will be eagerly taken up. Sheila Duncan 17 February: Ranmoor Parish Centre Supper The Women’s Club supper at Ranmoor Parish Centre on 17 February was, as usual, a very sociable and enjoyable occasion. Many members and guests assembled for an evening of good food, wine and conversation – just the kind of event to brighten an otherwise cold and wet winter’s Saturday evening. Thanks to Jo Steiner, we had all been commissioned by telephone to contribute something different to the buffet. One of the chief advantages of this arrangement is that everyone contributes their ‘star’ dish, with the result that culinary standards are remarkably high. Among many excellent dishes, I was particularly taken by a Venetian Squid Risotto which would have graced any Five Star restaurant! The whole event was master- minded with care and precision by the committee, from Rosalie Kirkwood’s skilfully selected wines to Marian Watson’s attractive flower arrangements. My daughters Frances and Elizabeth ‘manned’ the dishwasher and helped with clearing up, showing a domestic zeal that is rarely in evidence at home! The committee’s thanks go to everyone who helped in any way and to the many guests whose presence added to the congenial atmosphere. Sheila McGregor 6 9 March: talk: A Writer’s Life, by Berlie Doherty Local Author, Berlie Doherty, celebrated her 25th year of being published this year and luckily for us she spent the afternoon in our company. She enthused us all with her entertaining accounts of these years spent in Derbyshire, ensconced in her Berlie Doherty barn in Edale, overlooking the Pennine Way, the lambs, chickens and horses. She showed us some of her collection of A4 books, preferably with William Morris prints on the covers, where she likes to keep each story “contained”. We were enthralled to hear how as a child with her father, they made up stories together: many of these early ones being sent to the Liverpool Echo where a box of chocolates was the coveted prize. At fourteen she was too old for these competitions and stopped writing until training to be an English teacher years later. Her first story Requiem, was broadcast on Radio Sheffield which promptly commissioned many more. This launched her career and gave her confidence with which to continue. We watched video footage of the creation of Ladybower Reservoir, a story that inspired The Drowned Village, later broadcast on Radio 4. Latterly, Berlie has written librettos for children’s opera and of course as she read extracts to us from her new 7 novel the idea that the words sing off the page made perfect sense. A collection of her books from Rhyme and Reason, many of which have been translated into other languages, were available for purchase, signing and general perusal. We marvelled at the beautiful illustrations by Jane Ray, the Lyrical artist. The afternoon went very quickly, questions and answers flowing thick and fast. We all appreciated the commitment and hard work involved in producing so many books and look forward to exploring the forthcoming web site. Marisse Evans 20 April: Lunch at “Sparks” For this ever-popular event in our annual programme, about 50 members and friends, including one brave husband, converged on Sheffield College.
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