January Newsletter 2026 Part Two

Parish Notices.: -

1. The list for the tour of Kings Theatre will go up in January for members wives or partners. It is limited to twenty but a second can be organised if demand dictates.

January 2026 diary of events dates: -

WMS Committee Meeting 1030 9th January

WMS Monthly BBQ 1200 9th January

January 2026 Newsletter quiz.

1. Name the five space shuttles used by NASA.

2. What does the following phrase help you remember?

‘My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos’

3. What was Captain Kirk’s Starship Enterprise’s original mission length?

4. What is almost halfway through its 10 billion-year life and will become a red giant then shrink to become a white dwarf?

5. What is the smallest planet in the solar system?

6. Which planet is named after the Roman goddess of love?

7. What was the first artificial satellite?

8. Who was the first living creature in space?

9. Which planet is usually the furthest from the Sun, but sometimes is not?

10. Who was the first woman in space?

December 2025 Newsletter quiz answers.

1. In which year did Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer first appear?

a. 1939.

2. What was Sir Henry Cole credited with first producing?

a. World’s first commercial Christmas card in 1843.

3. In 1882, Edward Johnson invented the first electric what?

a. Electric Christmas lights along with Thomas Edison.

4. What is the most recorded Christmas song?

a. Silent Night.

5. Which Christmas song is Chris Rea known for?

a. Driving home for Christmas.

6. The video for ‘Last Christmas’ marked the last time that George Michael was filmed without what?

a. His beard.

7. Which actor voiced six different roles in the film ‘The Polar Express’?

a. Tom Hanks.

8. Which character said, “Spirit! Remove me from this place”?

a. Ebenezer Scrooge.

9. Which character said, “God bless us everyone!”

a. Tiny Tim.

10. What Christmas treat became popular due to a Brothers Grimm Story?

a. Gingerbread.

Monthly quote from a person we mentioned earlier:- ‘Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving” Albert Einstein

This newsletter a bit short of topics but keep the WMS articles coming please:-

Finally did a dark-haired male become the first person to cross your threshold bringing good luck and a gift on new years eve ?

To most of us Shed members we are at a disadvantage as in most cases being a dark-haired male is now just a distant memory !!

Dave (WMS Secretary)