Our first speaker for 2026 in February was Melanie Latham who demonstrated the making of chutney whilst telling the story of how her business, Holly Cottage Preserves began, with many amusing anecdotes too. Melanie also had a wide selection of preserves for sale following the talk. 

At the next meeting on 3rd March, Jane Allison will be our speaker with a talk about wild flowers entitled ‘Take a walk on the wild side’, with plants for sale from her own nursery.

Looking further forward to April we have a talk about Stafford High House. 

Membership of the guild is £15-00 per year. We are pleased to encourage visitors (£2-50) to our monthly meetings, where you will be made welcome and be entertained by speakers covering a wide variety of interests. We have a light hearted competition each meeting for flowers or craft. Tea, coffee and biscuits are included, followed by a raffle to round off the evening. We meet on the first Tuesday each month at 7-30pm in Hopton village hall. For information please contact Jill Buss on:  01785 - 259808 or look out for our yellow monthly newsletter on local village notice boards.