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An Inspiring Afternoon with Mark Solen from The Solen Foundation
We had a fun afternoon last Friday. Mark Solen gave a very interesting and informative talk on the work of The Solen Foundation. We will be keeping in tou ch with him going forward. It was also nice to welcome Sharon and Jacqeline to the group. We hope you were made to feel at home and look forward to getting to know you better. Our next meeting is 5th December for our Christmas lunch. If anyone has not put their name down and wants to come please let me know as we are
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Crafting Our New Banner with Buddy Cups North East
Despite the best efforts of Storm Amy on Friday a warm welcome was awaiting our Buddy Cups North East members at Hotel Indigo where we had a fun afternoon under the creative eye of our own Liz Beaumont who had created a central panel for our new banner which we can use when we are out and about at Craft Fayres etc. Liz brought along lots of lovely trinkets, threads, adornments for us to create our own mini squares which she will then attach around the central panel. Most
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Laughter, Learning & Community – Our September Meeting Highlights
The September meeting was a noisy affair with plenty of chat and discussion with our speaker from Northern Cancer Voices, Julie Garg. ...
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Buddy Cups March Meeting: A Special 6th Birthday Celebration
On Friday, 7th February, Buddy Cups North East celebrated its 6th Birthday  in the marvellous surroundings of The Marco Pierre White...
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Buddy Cups February Meeting: Crocheting & Connections
Once again, we met at the fabulous Hotel Indigo for our monthly meeting, where Phil and Eni looked after us all extremely well—despite a...
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Crocheting into the New Year
Buddy Cups North East had a great first meeting of 2025 at Hotel Indigo. This month, we had our own Karen Lloyd trying to teach us how to...
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Christmas Wreath Making with Buddy Cups
Buddy_Cups had a great afternoon last Friday under the watchful eye of Denise and Joanne who helped group to make Christmas Wreaths. ...
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Buddy Cups at Bowburn Community Centre
On November 24th, the Buddy Cups Team enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon at Bowburn Community Centre. It was wonderful to meet so many lovely...
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Recap of Buddy Cups November Event – A Creative Afternoon of Glass Crafting
Our monthly meet-up on November 1st went very well, with 20 attendees taking part in a creative afternoon. The Buddy Cup ladies had a...
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October Event: Emma Thomson of Durham County Carers Support
On Friday 4th October we were delighted to have Emma Thomson from Durham County Carers Support as our speaker. Emma gave a very...
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September Event: Exploring Social Prescribing and Fun with Catch Phrase
Friday 6th September saw the start of our Autumn/Winter time back at Hotel Indigo in Durham. This month we were joined by Faith and Sue...
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Buddy_Cups August Meeting with Derrick Smart
It was a beautiful sunny afternoon last Friday 2nd August when our Buddy_Cups ladies met up for the monthly meeting. It was so good to...
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Join Us for a Macmillan Morning at Hotel Indigo Durham!
Hello Everyone, We are excited to share some wonderful news with you all! Our friends at Hotel Indigo Durham are hosting a special...
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July Event:A Creative Writing Session with Karen Lloyd
We enjoyed a very inspiring afternoon yesterday with Karen Lloyd, one of our own, who led us in a creative writing exercise. The results...
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June Event:Springtime in Wharton Park
Our June meeting saw Buddy_Cups meeting in Wharton Park on a sunny but windy afternoon. We soon gave up on the sitting outside and...
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🌸 Thank You, Sue Anderson and Langley Moor Community! 🌸
Thank you Sue Anderson and the Langley Moor Community for your support for our wonderful group!
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Buddy_Cups Book Club's Sunny Spring Trip to Barter Books
Buddy_Cups Book Club had a Spring outing last week with a trip to Barter Books in Alnwick. 6 of us ventured north on a beautiful sunny...
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May Event: Sue Goulding Art works Exhibition at Durham Botanic Garden Gardens
Our May meeting took place in the Cafe area at Durham Botanic Gardens where our very own artist, Sue Goulding, had an exhibition on...
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April Event: Spring flower arragement with Denise
Our April meeting saw the ladies making a Daffodil Tree under the expert tuition of Denise. No one had made these before and we were...
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Our Fifth Birthday Celebration
Friday 1st March saw Buddy_Cups celebrating their 5th birthday with a delicious afternoon tea at Hotel Indigo in Durham. It is hard to...
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