📅 Date: Saturday 19th September 2026

🕡 Time: From 5.30pm onwards

📍 Location:St Martin’s Square

What a wonderful evening we had at our Slow Rise Moon Rise Picnic!

The rain held off, the sun came out and, yes, we stayed until the moon came up.

It was great to see neighbours enjoying the evening together, with plenty of good food, conversation and laughter. The new Slow Rise menu got a big thumbs up; and some people even said the pizzas were among the best they’d ever had!

A special thank you to Rosie and Louis at Slow Rise for helping make the evening such a success. We’re already looking forward to doing it again next year!

📅 Date: Saturday 7th November 2026

🕡 Time: 2pm onwards

📍 Location: The Joiners Arms

Needles and hooks are still busy finishing the cosy blankets for customers and their four-legged companions to enjoy while visiting The Joiners Arms.

A big thank you to everyone who made squares and helped make the blankets possible. Remember to pop into The Joiners Arms soon to see the finished blankets; it’s lovely to see everyone’s individual pieces coming together to create something cosy for the community.

And now, with Remembrance Day coming up, we’re starting our next project — making poppies to decorate the windows of The Joiners Arms. 🌺

Whether you crochet, knit or stitch, we’d love you to get involved. ❤️

Fancy learning how to make a crochet poppy? Come along to our Saturday Stitch Up on 7th November at The Joiners, where you can have a go and make one with us.

Or, if you’d rather make your poppies at home, that’s great too! You can drop your finished poppies into The Joiners Arms and we’ll add them to the display.

You don’t have to be an expert; every poppy will help make our Remembrance Day display something special for the whole community.

Let’s see how many poppies we can make together! 🌺

Need some inspiration?

Knitted Field Poppy

Crochet Poppy

Crochet Poppy; easy

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Never Underestimate the Power of a Chat

Sometimes, a simple chat can make all the difference. A few minutes of conversation can bring a little light and connection to someone who might otherwise be feeling lonely.

The Chatty Café at The Joiners Arms takes place on the first Saturday of every month, from 3–5pm, and we’re pleased to help spread the word about this lovely local initiative.

So, if you fancy a chat, some company or simply meeting a few friendly faces, why not pop along? To find out more about the Chatty Café Scheme, visit www.thechattycafescheme.co.uk

Our next Committee Meeting will be on

📅 Date: Monday 2nd November 2026

🕡 Time: 6pm‍

📍Location: The Joiners Arms

Committee meetings are where committee members get together to keep the Association's work on track between general meetings, making sure we're hitting our goals.

Drop us a message if there's anything you'd like to chat about or bring up

📅 Date: Saturday 24th April 2027

🕡 Time: 2-4pm

📍 Where to meet : The Joiners Arms

Two hours of fresh air, teamwork and community spirit; followed by our Bring & Share Volunteers’ Buffet at The Joiners Arms from 4pm onwards.

Over the past 2 years, we’ve tried to build this event into a regular community activity, but we haven’t yet had the level of local support needed to make it sustainable. We’re giving it one more opportunity in 2027, but its future will depend on residents coming together and showing that this is something our community wants.

Bring along your gloves, tools and sturdy footwear, plus something to share for our Volunteer Bring & Share Buffet, and help us keep our neighbourhood looking its best.

Meet at 1.45pm at The Joiners Arms. HUHRA will provide bags, bag hoops and litter pickers, organise teams, and then head out for a couple of hours of litter picking before returning to The Joiners at around 4pm.

We’ll finish by relaxing together at the Bring & Share Volunteers’ Buffet; sharing food, enjoying conversation and celebrating the difference we can make when we work together.

We’d love to see this event continue, but we need your support to make it happen.

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Tell us what you’d like to see happening.