Eden VIEW Club

In January at Eden monthly community markets, the Eden VIEW ladies were surprised and delighted to welcome Jessica, the Executive Assistant to Head of People & Culture at the Smith Family, as a customer to the stall. Jessica shares an office with the National Manager of VIEW and was so excited to meet Eden VIEW club ladies.

Eden VIEW Club wonders who else will patronise our market stall in 2025!

Photo: Eden VIEW Club members, Vivien, Linda and Anne welcoming Jessica to the Club's market stall.

Eden VIEW Club often has a VIEW promotional/white elephant stall at the Eden monthly community markets. At the market in November 2024, there was a lovely surprise visitor to the Eden VIEW Club's market stall.

At the November stall, the Eden VIEW ladies were very excited and surprised to welcome Linda Hurley, past Patron of VIEW & wife of the previous Governor General, to the stall. Mrs Hurley graciously stood with Eden VIEW ladies for a photo & even purchased items from the stall.

Photo: Eden VIEW Club President Bev & Delegate Anne with Linda Hurley.

Thirty-five ladies, including newly elected Cr Clair Mudaliar, enjoyed the Eden VIEW Club's 33rd Birthday at Florabel Cafe, Eden on 28th October. VIEW Club members from Bega, Eden, Merimbula Day and Merimbula Evening thoroughly enjoyed the luncheon. Guest Speaker was Nancy Weatherman, Deputy Commander of Eden Marine Rescue, who enthralled the ladies with her life history as a High School Teacher in Victoria and her experiences with Eden Marine Rescue for 11 years. 

During lunch, Eden VIEW President, Bev Walker, explained that the name "Florabel" came from the first names of the Cafe owner, Sheri McEvoy's, mother and grandmother. Sheri's mother was the fashion editor of the Bulletin in Sydney in 1937 at the age of 17 and Sheri's grandmother was the head chef at the elegant Metropole Hotel in Sydney in the 1930s. Florabel Cafe reflects the skills and talents of these wonderful women.

All those ladies in attendance who had celebrated their birthdays in October were asked to cut the 33rd Birthday cake. 7 ladies presented themselves to attempt to cut the cake together. Much merriment ensued!!

On display were knitted Seafarers beanies which are very popular in the area with the fisherman.

Two very keen ladies showed us how to knit one and of course we modelled some. 

An interesting site to view is the seafarers website.

Members held a fabulous Christmas in July at Oaklands, Pambula, with great food, great company, Christmas decorations and trivia; even Santa made a visit with his bag of chocolates for the 41 attendees. Members of the Bega, Merimbula Day, Merimbula Evening, Narooma  and Eden VIEW Clubs were joined by invited guests for the event. There were over 20 raffle prizes generously donated by Eden VIEW Club members and the Eden Men's Shed. The Eden Men's shed also donated the Lucky Door Prize, a beautiful Cheese Board. Funds raised on the day will be used to sponsor our Club's 3 Learning for Life students.

The next luncheon meeting  will be held at the Eden RSL Hall, Bass Street, Eden on Monday 26th August at 10.30am. Visitors and new Members are always made very welcome so if you would like to attend please contact Secretary Vivien on 0450 984 390 by 22nd August.