Branch Christmas Lunch, 6th December

Our annual Christmas lunch is always an enjoyable and convivial get-together.  As well as the main elements of good company, food and wine, we're kept well entertained by the Secret Santa exchange (must be an inexpensive textile-related gift) and by an extremely taxing Christmas-themed quiz compiled by Treasurer, Anne.  No-one has ever got the answers to all the questions!

We also set ourselves a little challenge each year with a competition to create a seasonal item - this year's was a decorated gift box lid.  You can see some of the lovely results below.  Votes are cast by members putting coins into a dish against their favourite/s, and this year's winning design was Jenny Archer's Christmas Tree gift box - shown here.

Christmas Tree box, Jenny Archer

The choice wasn't so easy, though, as a variety of techniques was used to create some lovely box lids, which must surely delight any recipient:

The voting with coins amounted to £31, which Jenny is donating to Warwickshire Air Ambulance.