New year is a great time to ring the changes – and so we did by giving Simon Bradley a rest from organising the Big Fat Amicus Quiz, and instead Nick Jones took the reigns.  He produced a quiz based on the theme ‘back to school’ featuring information you should know by the end of your GCSEs.  Unfortunately as the evening progressed a number of things dawned on him:

• not everyone shares his appreciation for school
• some participants haven’t finished their GCSEs
• one participant took their GCSEs many years ago (when ‘history’ was still ‘the present’)
• one participant left school pre-GCSEs (for reference they were introduced in 1986)

We split into two teams and competed against each other and shared friendly banter in between head scratches.  It wasn’t the easiest quiz in the world (I suppose that’s the point of a quiz) but there was a great sense of acheivement when a team was confident about an answer, rather than taking a wild stab in the dark. In the end, I’d have to say, the best team won, but the prizes were shared.

Nick Butenshaw led us in devotions to reflect on New Years Resolutions, and ensuring they are in line with what God wants of us (at least I think that was it – I’ve left it too long to do the update – sorry Nick!).

Here’s something to blow your mind – a sculptor who creates his work in the eye of needles and on pin heads.  Sounds unbelievable I know – he says he lost a sculpture of Alice in Wonderland and believes he inhaled her:

Some of the parts of his sculptures are no bigger than human blood cells and to steady his hands he works in between the beats of his heart.  Amazing!

Next Week: Promise Auction Planning – reviewing last year’s event and post-event feedback, and planning this year’s event!