Thunderstruck
The Ali Sparkes event on June 17 was great fun for all ages and included weird and wonderful facts about all sorts of things from lightning strikes, to childhood sweets and dolls and heatwaves!!!
We officially welcomed Ali as our Patron with a bunch of flowers and Ali presented the Friends with a copy of 'Thunderstruck' for the library. We look forward to having Ali back again soon. You can see some pictures on the Photogallery page. Discovery Morning
From 10:30am to 12:30pm on Saturday May 13, the Friends hosted an opportunity for the many groups which use Cobbett to meet anyone who might have been interested in joining in, or was simply curious about what goes on as well as the standard Library services of books, audio books, DVDs, newspapers, magazines, Internet access, etc.
The Friends provided our usual light refreshments (tea, coffee, squash, biscuits, cakes) and a plant sale. Not all the plants sold - the rest are available for sale in the Community Room. You can see some photos from the event on the Photogallery page. If you have ever thought about joining a language class, drama group, book club, art group, Tai Chi session, parent/toddler group, coffee morning, after-school group, home-educators or any other group activity, and didn't come on Saturday, you can always ask about any group at the main desk. If there's nothing which tickles your fancy, why not start your own group? Fish Supper & Quiz Evening
On Friday March 31, the social evening from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, with a fish supper and a fun quiz, was good fun. Around £150 was raised from this initiative by Claire.
Christmas Fayre
Our usual Christmas Fayre on Saturday November 26 was enjoyed by people of all ages, from 8- months to 80+ years. There are photos on the Photogallery page. Cobbett Celebration
The Cobbett Road Library statue Art Within Reach by Kevin Atherton was erected in October 1991 - see the History of Cobbett Road Library page for details. On Saturday October 15, we celebrated its 25th birthday from 10:30 to 12:30 with a party funded by the Big Lottery Fund's Celebrate England initiative.
The statue had been wrapped as its birthday present, and was unwrapped by sculptor Kevin, Friends' Chair Kevin, and Georgie - who was a Librarian at Cobbett in 1991. There are photos on the Photogallery page. Macmillan Afternoon Tea
As usual, there was an Afternoon Tea on Friday September 30 from 2pm to 4pm to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Some of those who came had already been to one of the many Macmillan Coffee Mornings.
Big Friendly Read Awards
On the morning of Saturday September 17, Councillor Blatchford presented awards to youngsters who had taken part in this summer's Reading Challenge. There are some photos on the Photogallery Page.
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