Townswomen’s Guild Alsager

15/05/2026

We had a wonderful evening, at our May meeting, with String and Sunshine Community Ukelele Group. They were such a joy to listen to

11/05/2026

08/04/2026

Just a reminder of the history of the TG organisation.
This document was downloaded from the TG website and has been amended slightly to bring it up to date.

08/04/2026

in 1968, flight attendant Jane Harrison helped passengers escape from a burning aircraft close to London, UK. She was posthumously awarded the George Cross for heroism, the only woman to be directly awarded the medal for gallantry in peacetime.

Barbara Jane Harrison was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, on 24th May 1945 and worked as a flight attendant with BOAC. On 8 April 1968, the number two engine of BOAC Flight 712 caught fire and fell from the plane's port wing soon after it left Heathrow Airport.

The aircraft managed to land two and a half minutes later, but fire continued to engulf the wing and spread to the fuselage.

Jane and another flight attendant inflated the escape chute at the back of the plane but it became entangled. Her colleague had to climb down to free it for use and was unable to return to assist with the evacuation.

Jane stayed at her station and helped passengers to escape as fire ravaged the plane, encouraging them to jump and in some cases simply pushing them out to safety.

As the fire spread, escape from the rear of the aircraft became impossible and she led the remaining passengers to another exit. She refused to leave the plane to save herself and her body was found near that of a disabled pensioner, seated in one of the last rows. She was just 22 years old.

Jane is one of four women to have been directly awarded the George Cross for heroism, and the only one of the four not to have served with the Special Operations Executive in occupied France during Second World War.

A tree commemorating Jane’s bravery and sacrifice can be found close to Yeomanry Avenue at the Arboretum.

05/04/2026

Jane Asher has set more than 100 Masters swimming records throughout her career.

30/03/2026

Girlguiding Alsager are hosting a Paint and Sip evening in aid of their new roof appeal. All very welcome. Booking via the QR code.

19/03/2026

Inspired by the Winter Olympics, our meeting last week saw Guild members try their hand at curling. Admittedly there was no ice in sight and no sweeping was required but the mats were rolled out, the curling ‘stones’ readied and the teams began to limber up. Guild members are nothing if not competitive, so it turned into a lively and raucous evening with cheerleaders encouraging and commiserating noisily as appropriate. A fantastic, fun filled evening was had by all.

14/02/2026

Ms Pelicot reveals it is "inconceivable" that the man she shared her life with "could have committed these horrors".

13/02/2026

Last night marked our very first meeting as an independent Townswomen's Guild. We welcomed returning members and two new members. The first part of the evening was an uplifting musical performance by The Reed Warblers, followed by refreshments and the business part of our meeting. The evening was thoroughly enjoyable and we look forward to our forthcoming meetings over the year with a wide variety of activities and events. New members are very welcome, please message us if you would like further details.

12/02/2026

Malala has been honoured with a portrait at her former University of Oxford college.

Read about her time at Lady Margaret Hall here: https://bbc.in/4qxa3fj