Learning another new skill in class

'VE been at it again. “Print and Sip,” the leaflet said, “A fun evening learning an easy printing skill with artist Deborah Irwin making some beautiful botanical prints to take away.

- JUDI SPIERS

If there were any doubt in my mind, the next few words sealed it: “No experience necessary, all materials provided, including two glasses of fizz and nibbles!”

Given that it was just down the lane in the local Memorial Hall, I thought it was an offer I couldn't refuse. Believe me, I've seen enough action in the Memorial Hall from meetings to Save the Post Office to buying shares in the Village Shop.

I’ve dressed up as a flapper for a Murder Mystery Evening and dressed down for an initiation into the world of Burlesque. I've shaken bits that haven't been shaken for years for a disco class, slapped sticks and jangled Morris Mens’ bells, sung with the choir and slept through a Sound Bath.