Art and craft lessons

Peninsula Pastimes Art and Craft Group has started the year with lessons held every Friday during school terms from 9:30am to 12pm at Ettalong Baptist Church hall.

The group offers lessons in scrapbooking, knitting, crocheting, glass painting, bead jewellery and quilting and has around 35 members.

Peninsula Pastimes Art and Craft Group commenced 25 years ago as a voluntary, self-help group,

"At that time, it was a new concept and had 50 to 60 members," said Peninsula Pastimes media adviser Ms Thelma Minto.

"Popularity of crafts comes and goes.

"Today we have about 35 members and still enjoy the relaxed atmosphere, sharing our skills and supporting one another," she said.

Peninsula Pastimes also has a trading table with all proceeds going to India with the aim of educating young girls who would otherwise be caught in poverty.

"We also support our local charities, Mary Mac's Place and The Women's Refuge," said Ms Minto.

"We are generally interested in helping women and children and, to this end, we have commenced in a small way to create some micro finance to women in Kenya," she said.

Email, 16 Feb 2011 Thelma Minto, Peninsula Pastimes