A WOMAN from Whitehaven is managing to pass the time and to stay connected with friends by holding a virtual sketch club.

Nicola Fleming put out the invitation on her Facebook page for people to join her 4pm sketch club and received sketches from all over the country, including Wigan, Trafford, Warrington, Cleator Moor, Bransty, Moresby, Glasgow, Braystones, Kells, Hensingham and Mirehouse.

Nicola said it has been very important to be able to connect with her friends and added: “I thought about how to fill the time whilst on lockdown. Me and my wife Rachel often take our sketch book away with us when we go camping and so I thought we can do that. Then the idea to get others involved by creating a facebook post inviting friends to join came along. We plan to keep the sketches and one day hope to put them all together to make a keepsake book.”