Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events 2009 / 2010

Christmas Concert - Saturday 12th December 2009 7.30pm
St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury.

Musicians from Belvidere School including the Corps of Drums of Belvidere School.
Directed by Mr Steve Pritchard-Jones and Mr Sam Bolton
&
Shrewsbury Cantata Choir conducted by David Leeke

Organist -- Tim Noon
Director of Music, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool

‘Amnesty International’ talk
by Peter Pack,
Chair of the International Executive Committee of Amnesty

Tickets: £5
From: Cantata Choir (363311) St Chad’s Church Office (365478) Rev Ian Ross (860327). Any individual or company wishing to sponsor the event should also contact Rev Ian Ross on the above number.

CHRISTMAS CEILIDH

in aid of Hope House Children’s Hospices and
Amnesty International, Shrewsbury Group

with the fantastic ‘MELOMANICS’

at Mereside Community Centre, Shrewsbury
Friday, 18th December 7.30 – 11.00pm

great music – games – raffle – tasty food

Cost: £12 each (children up to 11, £8, under 5’s free)
including plate of hot food, cold buffet and a soft drink

Admittance by pre-booking only. Contact Jill Carr on: 01743-271269, or e-mail: jillyholly@btinternet.com

Shrewsbury Charity Card Shop

This shop is open in St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury on until Saturday 5th December. Open daily from 10am to 4.15pm (except Sundays). The Shrewsbury Group of Amnesty International will be there - with a stall selling the new cards, as well as those from previous years.

Garden Party 2010

This will take place at the Old Hall, Cruckmeole on Saturday 26th June 2010 courtesy of John & Rosaleen Quallington.

Monthly Meetings (all Tuesdays):

At each group meeting we have talks / discussions on different human rights topics as well as plan future events and campaign activities.

1 Dec 2009	General Meeting
12 Jan 2010	Members Action
16 Feb	Talk on the Work of the AI Committee - Peter Pack
16 Mar	Members' Action
20 April	Lalage Bown - Womankind
21 Sept	Beth Ash – Asylum Seekers and refugees
19 Oct	Members Action – Focus on Death Penalty
16 Nov	Maria Downs - Medical Campaign for the Care of Victims of Torture
21 December	Members' Action

All meetings take place in the Hobbs Room, Shrewsbury Library, Castle Street from 7.30pm to 9pm. Click here for a map. We look forward to seeing you!

Town Centre Stalls (all Saturdays):

We also have regular stalls outside the Unitarian Church on High Street on Saturdays between 10am and 2pm. The dates for this year are:

21 November		Prisons Week
5 December		Greetings Card Campaign
12 December		Greetings Card Campaign

As well as selling merchandise on these stalls to raise money for Amnesty, we also ask members of the public to sign petitions and letters as part of our ongoing campaigns.