IT IS hard to believe that four years have passed since the 2012 Olympics but here we are again with Brazil to look forward to later this year. To remind us of what was involved in the organisation of such a tremendous event we had Lorraine Middleburgh, a Games Maker, come along to our February meeting. She entertained us with anecdotes from before and during the games and brought along various memorabilia including her uniform. She then went on to tell us about the spinoffs such as forming a 400 strong choir and how she had got involved in volunteering at other sporting events since. A fascinating evening.

In April we have organised a tour of the BBC at the Mailbox in Birmingham and bookings were taken for this outing. We also have plans for a shopping trip to Gloucester Docks in June.

We welcome visitors and new members to come along and join us, please contact: phoenixladiesharvington@gmail.com for more details. Visitors £3 per meeting, £25 annual subscription.

LYNN SKINNER