February
2008
About 20 members and visitors now know a lot more history about Wisborough
Green as Richard Bairstow from The History Group came and enlightened
us about the Village Hall/Work House. He had some photos of how it looked
before all the alterations that have taken place over the years and
the members also came up with their memories of ‘old’ Wisborough
Green. A knowledgeable evening was had by all. Many thanks Richard.
As the County Darts competition is not taking place due to lack of entries
this year we are playing a friendly match with Horsham members in February.
We don’t want our honed match standard to slip!
Now I know quite a few of you will be helping/attending/donating to
our jumble sale on the 8th March, so just a few details. We will meet
at the Hall to sort at 8.45, opening up to the public at 11.00. We hope
to be finished by 1.00 p.m. so any help that any one can give will be
gratefully accepted. If you need any jumble picked up please contact
either me on 700827 or Jane on 700632.
Our next meeting is on the 6th March and is a talk by John Ireland from
Bellman’s. Please note that we are meeting at 7.00 p.m. not the
usual time of 8.00 p.m. Members are invited to bring small items for
Ian to comment upon, any grand pianos should be left at home.
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March
2008
There was
almost a full house for the meeting on the 6th March. It was lovely
to see so many people plus some visitors. Many members brought small
items of interest for John Ireland of Bellmans Auctioneers to cast his
expert eye over them and give a brief description, age and value of
many. John also gave an over view of the antique trade stating that
with all the antique programmes on the television at the moment and
E Bay and with general changes in taste then items come in and out of
popularity.
Penny had tickets for the Group Meeting in April and we are also going
to make up a group to see Calendar Girls at Chichester Festival Theatre
in September. Anyone interested please contact me as soon as possible.
Four members went to The Rising Sun in Horsham to play darts against
Horsham Holbrook. We won!
Our next meeting is on the 3rd April with a talk by Daniel Turner from
the Born Free Foundation. See you there.
Thank you all for your help and donations at our Jumble Sale.
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| April
2008
Another full
house for our April meeting. Daniel Turner from the Born Free Foundation
came and gave a very comprehensive talk about the Foundations aims and
successes with the modern-day equivalent of slides (power point presentation).
The Foundation is based in Horsham with about thirty employees with much
of its work taking place in East Africa but also taking in Africa, Canada
and Europe. Daniel’s particular work was with Zoos and the animals’
welfare.
Our next meeting on May 1st will be to discuss the resolutions that have
been selected for this years’ AGM; namely “Ban on Bottom Trawling”
and “Inappropriate Imprisonment of the Severely Mentally Ill”.
In order to help us with these two weighty question wine and nibbles will,
or course, be served.
We have booked 18 tickets for the Calendar Girls, at Chichester on the
8th September.
A walk in Lavington Woods is planned for the evening of the 9th May. We
will meet in the woods at 6.30 keeping an eye out for the teddy bears
of course!
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May
2008
At our meeting on May 1st we discussed the resolutions that have been
selected for this years’ Liverpool AGM; namely “Ban on Bottom
Trawling” and “Inappropriate Imprisonment of the Severely
Mentally Ill”. Judy Moorey and Gill Parish, who had previously
attended a workshop, to help with information about the two resolutions
ably assisted members with these weighty propositions.
Our next meeting is outdoors. Paul Ullman is taking us around Midhurst.
In previous years we have been around Arundel, Petworth and Chichester
and have added to our knowledge of West Sussex on the hoof, so as to
speak, so we’re going to give Midhurst a go this year. Meet in
the Village Hall car park at 6.00 sharp to be in North Street car park
at 6.30. Meet outside the Tourist Office please. It takes place whatever
the weather!
My apologies to anyone who turned up for the walk at Lavington Common
on the 9th May. This actually took place on Thursday 15th May and as
I didn’t get any abusive telephone calls re this mess up on the
dates I assume that no one turned up anyway; well I hope not!
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June
2008
Our June meeting started in North Street Carp Park, Midhurst where we
were met by Paul Ullman, who has guided us through Saxons and Tudors
previously, and he took us down the Causeway to Cowdray and guided us
around the recently conserved ruins. We toured the Great Hall, Chapel,
Kitchens, climbed many stairs to get a glorious view of the surrounding
grounds. Cricket was being played below us, we could see the golf course
in the distance and no one was playing polo. We also toured the cellars
and picked out the musket holes in one of the walls of the ruins. It
was a lovely evening and the weather, for once, was gorgeous.
Our next meeting in on July 3rd with Derrik Fulford giving a talk on
“Smuggling – As it was, As it is”. So keep your contraband
at home and see you at 8.00 in the Village Hall.
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July
2008
Nothing was smuggled into our July meeting on the 3rd as an ex-revenue
man himself was giving us a talk. Mr. Derrik Fulford came and told us
about smuggling in the past and as it is at present, always having to
be one step in front of today’s smugglers. Sometimes it takes
as long as six weeks to rummage in the hold of a huge cargo ship and
as for ‘white van man/woman’ that’s another story.
Our August outing is to Nutbourne Vineyard on the 7th August. We are
meeting in the Village Hall car park at 6.00 for a 6.30 start. The cost
to members is £5 but that does include a guided tour of the vineyard
and Llamas, a wine tasting and English cheeses and nibbles. If you haven’t
put your name on the list please let me know as soon as possible if
you want to come as we can only take 20 – 25 people.
I’m off through the green channel now, so see you on the 7th.
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August
2008
Twenty-one members and partners met at Nutbourne Vineyard, Pulborough on
the 7th August. Unlike most of our outdoor meetings the weather was lovely
and you could almost touch the Downs. Bridget, the owner, who introduced
us to the different grape vines and explained the work throughout the year
that needed to be done, took us on a guided tour around the vineyard. We
walked through the Llamas and Alpacas and back to the windmill where we
then had a wine tasting of the splendid produce of Nutbourne followed by
English cheeses and nibbles. A very good time was had by all. Our
next meeting is on the 4th September with a talk by Claire Hicks on Iridology
(something to do with the eyes!!). Not to be missed.
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September
2008
We had a full
house for the talk by Claire Hicks on iridology. This is the coloured
part of the eye that surrounds the pupil and by examining this closely
with a sort of torch come magnifying glass quite a lot of information
about people’s health can be gleaned. Claire showed us large pictures
of eyes and then told us the various problems that their owners suffered
from and their possible cures! If you find anyone for the WI looking closely
into your eyes you now know why!
We have again entered the County Darts competition, which has got the
opposition worried.
A group of us went to see The Calendar Girls at Chichester Theatre, which
was brilliant.
Our next meeting on the 2nd October is a talk by Caroline Adams on Parham
and The Pearsons.
See you all there.
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October
2008
October 2nd found the W.I. learning a bit of local history. Caroline
Adams from the Chichester Records Office came and talked about Parham
and the Pearsons, which is the latest part of Parham’s very long
history. Did you know that Parham was one of the first houses to open
it’s doors to the public, (me and you), back in 1958 because of
the need to revamp the place after the effects of having the Army and
evacuees in residence during the war. It would have cost you the princely
sum of 2/6 for adults and the cars had to be parked in a nice straight
line! It was a very enjoyable evening brought to life by slides and
I didn’t see a single eye close!
I expect to see another full house on the 6th November as we’re
having a wine tasting so you might like to arrange for ‘drivers’!
Oh, and by the way, it’s also the Annual Meeting and our 17th
birthday so come prepared.
See you there.
Sue Nicholls
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| November
2008
A stalwart
group of about eighteen members came to the Annual Meeting on the 6th
November.
Melanie Careless, from County, came as our ‘Advisor’; we were
duly advised and the present committee of Jane (Zilz), Mary (Benson),
Penny (Gaze), Gaye (Harris), Judy (Moorey), Sue (Nicholls), Gill (Parish)
and Jenny (Pittuck) were all re-elected with the addition of Mary (Reeves)
and Helen (Vause). Sue was re-elected as President for the coming year,
(serves you all right!).
After the ‘official’ business we then progressed to having
a light-hearted wine tasting which was great fun. We all got all the wines
wrong as to type and country of origin but a good time was had by all
those who weren’t driving!!
Our next meeting is on the 4th December with a Christmas Party. Could
all members who are coming please bring a plate of something nice for
about 6 people and a wrapped present costing no more than £2.50).
Happy Christmas to you all.
Sue Nicholls
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| December
2008
The village hall was the venue
of our 2008 Christmas party and about two dozen very smart girls played
games, made decorations and ate a wonderful selection of party food on
the 4th December, all the better after a glass of mulled wine. Thank you
to all who supplied food and entertainment.
Some members went to Horsham Parish Church to take part in the annual
carol concert of the County WI. The church was full and it was a lovely
start to the Advent season.
Our first meeting in 2009 will be on the second Thursday in January, not
the first. So on the 8th January we are running our ‘Good Read’
meeting with a twist. If, like me, you haven’t got any sort of book
worth tell others about then bring a piece of music, preferably in CD
form, which you would like to share with us all. Something slightly shorter
than the Wagner’s Ring Cycle lasting about 3 minutes would be lovely.
I wish you all a very happy, health and peaceful New Year.
Sue (Nicholls)
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| January
2009
For the first meeting of 2009
about two dozen members and guests met to share their favourite book or
music with everyone else. It was a real joy to learn about other people’s
tastes in music and reading. We ranged from Karl Jenkins (And the Mother
did weep) to Lonnie Donegan (Does your chewing gum lose it’s flavour?)
and David Kossoff (The Book for Witnesses) to Khaled Hosseini (A Thousand
Splendid Suns). We had great difficulty ending the evening by 10.00, as
it was so interesting listening to other peoples choices.
You will need to bring something to sit down on for the next meeting,
as we are Meditating, a towel perhaps. I’m sure those who are not
too keen in sitting on the floor will be O.K. on the hall’s brand
new chairs.
Start collecting for the annual Jumble Sale on the 7th March.
I look forward to seeing you all on the 5th February.
Sue (Nicholls)
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February
2009
Picture the scene; a village
hall somewhere in Wisborough Green, dark outside as it was gone 8.00
p.m but nicely warm in atmosphere. About 24 women either sitting on
chairs or in a sort of lotus position on the floor humming, yes humming
loudly and as long as you had breath. This was the culmination of our
meeting on the 5th February. Pamela Hebden came to give us a taste of
yoga and meditation which was very welcome and a super way of relaxing
for most of us (not too sure about the gigglers!!)
We played a darts match against Horsham Holbrook and came equal first!!
Our next meeting is Stained Glass Craftwork on the 5th March to which
I look forward to seeing you all there.
Don’t forget our jumble sale on the 7th March at the Village Hall.
We will start sorting at 8.30 and will open to start selling at 10.30,
so all hands to the pump please, sorting, selling and, your very favourite,
clearing away.
Sue (Nicholls)
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| March
2009
Our meeting on the 5th was
a demonstration of stained glass craftwork by Jane Fowler. She showed
us her skills in the cutting of glass and making 3-d items with the most
lovely coloured glass. She edges them with copper foil and then solders
them together and finishing up with making the solder black. She brought
many items for us to see and purchase. Yet another skill to add to our
ever-growing knowledge.
Our village re-cycling event (jumble sale), held on the 7th March was
again successful. We made about £200. Although there didn’t
seem as many customers as usual we obviously had some good quality items
and so made a healthy profit. There was a wonderful posse of helpers and
we all had a fun time and were packed up and ready to go home by 12.30.
We get slicker and slicker!! Many thanks to all who participated.
Our next meeting is on the 2nd April when Clifford Jones will be coming
to give us some of the history of Christ’s Hospital School. All
members and friends are very welcome. See you there.
Sue (Nicholls)
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April
2009
At our April
Meeting of the W.I. we had an ‘Old Blue’ to talk to us. No
it wasn’t a risky joke from an old copy of Playboy or a geriatric
lady from Raymond’s Revue Bar. It was infact Clifford Jones, an
old boy from Christs Hospital School, Horsham. He showed some old slides
and postcards from long ago. The School moved from London to the present
site in 1902 with the girls joining them in 1985. There are still parts
of the original school that was designed by Sir Christopher Wren incorporated
in the building.
Our next meeting on the 7th May is the Resolutions Meeting when we will
be getting in touch with our Apiarist side! The one resolution is ‘SOS
For the Honey Bees’, a subject of great interest and not just for
our morning toast.
Many thanks to all who helped at the Jumble Sale in March. We made just
over £200 thanks to you all.
See you in May, (there will be wine & nibbles to help us along our
way!)
Sue (Nicholls)
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| May
2009 We
had a very social evening on the 7th May. There was no speaker as this
meeting was to discuss the resolution for the Annual Meeting at the Albert
Hall on the 3rd June. The resolution was all about Honey Bees and the
need for an increase in funding for the support for the industry from
the Government. Judy Moorey had done a lot of research about this subject
and ably outlined the problems of our native bees. The meeting agreed
with the resolution unanimously and our delegate from Loxwood has been
instructed accordingly.
Following this part of the meeting we then had a wine and orange juice
tasting. Mary Reeves brought a selection of white and red wines and Sue
Nicholls brought some different orange juices. The meeting became even
more social!!
Our next meeting will be an outing to Fittleworth House garden. For those
members who didn’t manage to make the May meeting, those that need
a lift or can offer transport should meeting in the village hall car park
at 6.00. We are due at Fittleworth at 6.30 where Mark, the head gardener,
will show us around. We will then adjourn to The Swan. Please contact
me if you need any more details.
Sue (Nicholls)
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| June
2009
About 30 members,
husbands and children met at Fittleworth House on the 4th June to be taken
around the garden by Mark Saunders, Head Gardener. We saw the marvellous
greenhouse and vegetable pots and the new areas of the gardens. It was
a lovely evening if a bit cold at the end. Some of us needed to get warm
in the Swan Inn at Fittleworth, which did the trick.
Our next meeting is back at Wisborough, on the 2nd July, when Al Cunningham
from the Canadian Veterans will come to give us a talk on the Dieppe raid
etc.
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Sue Nicholls
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| July
2009
At our July
meeting we all met the ‘last Canadian’. Mr. Al Cunningham
came to talk about his experiences of being eventually stationed at Ewhurst
after landing at Liverpool from Canada. He is the President of the Canadian
War Veterans and always attends the Church Service in August to remember
the Dieppe raid. He told us of his experiences during the war and how
his unit, the Engineers, built Dunsfold Air Field in 4 ½ months
and Caen by-pass.
The W.I. is catering for the Dieppe Canadian War Veterans as usual and
we would appreciate offers of help for the 23rd August. Please let me
know if you can help.
Our next un-official meeting is a BBQ at Jane Zilz’s house on the
6th August from 7.00 onwards. Please let me know if you are coming. The
committee will provide salads and burgers etc and members are asked to
bring puddings please.
We are entering the County Quiz on the 11th August at Fittleworth with
two teams.
Our September meeting on the 3rd in the Village Hall is about making English
Cheese by Rosemary Hebden.
I look forward to seeing you all there.
Sue Nicholls
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| August
2009
You know the old sayings, Horse & Carriage, Chalk & Cheese, Apples
& Pears, Jack & Jill, well I have another one, WI.BBQ. & Rain.
Our BBQ on the 6th August was a huge success thanks to all our lovely
members pulling together, supplying lots of lovely puds and Jane doing
all the cooking and singeing various parts of her anatomy. The rain never
stopped and several members were on roof duty to make sure the whole marquee
didn’t collapse on top of everyone and a good time was had by all.
Unfortunately I was unable to attend due to the birth in the morning of
my grandson, who I wanted to visit.
Many thanks to Jane for hosting the whole evening.
One of our teams at the Quiz on the 11th August came 3rd, and first in
the on-going quiz. We also manned the refreshments. Thanks to all who
took part.
Our September meeting on the 3rd in the Village Hall is about making English
Cheese by Rosemary Hebden.
I look forward to seeing you all there.
Sue Nicholls
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| September
2009
On the 3rd
September we all gathered in the Hall to learn all about making English
Farmhouse cheeses, so if you’ve now been to a dinner party locally
and the cheese & port were slightly different then one of us might
have had a go at making some, although it does take at least three months
to even start maturing, so that might be why it was slightly different!
Rosemary Horton was very knowledgeable about her subject and she brought
a couple of cheeses for us to taste.
I am pleased to tell you that Judy Moorey, Helen Vause, Gillian Gough
and Val Mourilyan gained their Food Hygiene Certificates – what
a relief, now we know who can safely be put in charge of our refreshments
every month!!!
Our next meeting on the 1st October is a talk by Larry Culver from the
Sussex Air Ambulance (just in case the refreshments were not made by one
of the above four!).
Look forward to seeing you then.
Sue Nicholls
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October
2009 On
the 1st October we all met at the Village Hall and learnt about the work
of the Sussex Air Ambulance, which is based at Dunsfold. Larry Culver
came and gave us a talk with slides to illustrate the service that this
Helicopter Emergency Medical Service provides in Sussex. It responds to
serious trauma wherever needed around the County and is equipped with
a paramedic and doctor on board which means that operations can be carried
out whenever needed. The NHS funds the paramedic but everything else is
paid for almost entirely by voluntary donations. It costs approximately
£3 million a year to run. Larry was very knowledgeable and his previous
experience as a Sussex Police Driver comes in handy.
We have again entered the darts competition, so watch out husbands, we
might even practice one day.
Our next meeting is the one you’ve all been waiting for, the Annual
Meeting. All you budding committee members will have a super opportunity
to add you tuppennyworth and volunteer! Wine and nibbles will of course
be served, with double wine to all committee volunteers, so see you all
on the 5th November, sparkler in hand!
Sue Nicholls
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November
2009
A small, but
beautifully proportioned group of girls came to our Annual Meeting and
our 18th birthday on the 5th November. Melanie Careless, the W.I. Advisor
came to make sure that we stuck to some of the WI rules when electing
a new committee and President. The committee said goodbye to Helen Vause
and Gillian Parish, who are taking a short break, and hello to Jan Nast
who was encouraged to volunteer!! Thank you all of you. The committee
is now Jane Zilz, Penny Gaze, Gaye Harris, Mary Benson, Jenny Pittuck,
Judy Moorey Jan Nast, Mary Reeves and I. Wine and nibbles were served
ad lib. Thank you to all who came.
Our Christmas meeting will be really exciting. We are going to take part
in a drama entitled Cocktails and Killers so to this end it would be nice
if everyone could wear something from the 1920’s. I know it’s
before everyone’s time but I’m just going to the back of my
wardrobe and get something out that my daughter would be embarrassed to
see me in! If everyone could bring a plate of something delicious to eat
and a wrapped pressie to the value of £2.50 that will be great.
So I look forward to seeing you ALL on the 3rd December in your gear and
ready to party.
Oh I nearly forgot, you’ve got me for another year as President
– I told you that you should have come!!
Sue Nicholls
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| December
2009
For our Christmas
party this year we rang the changes with a Murder Mystery evening. Cocktails
and Killings was set in the 1920’s and we had a group called the
Castaways who performed and included us all in this unusual play. We all
dressed up in 1920’s gear and everyone look splendid. We had a go
at murdering the Charleston and had a super spread of nibbles, food and
mulled wine all supplied by members. A very good time was had by all.
The next day seven members went to Chichester Cathedral for the W.I.’s
90th Anniversary Carol Service, which was very well attended.
Our January meeting will be on the 7th where we will be getting into the
keep fit mode after all the Christmas over-indulging with a ‘Strictly
Dancing’ evening with Lisa. I hope you all can make it.
I wish you all a very happy, health and peaceful New Year.
Sue Nicholls
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January
2010
As I write this report we are still surrounded by snow and it’s
very cold. We managed to get our vehicles out today which is the first
time since Tuesday. Unfortunately, due to the weather and lack of power
in Wisborough Green for several days we had to cancel the January meeting
so we’re still waiting to learn how to ‘strictly tango’.
Perhaps we can have Lisa on another date.
Still, lets think positively. Our February 4th meeting will be a talk
by Annie Cockram entitled The Best Kept Secret, about the F.A.N.Y.’s
(First Aid Nursing Yeomanry), a voluntary organisation formed to assist
the military or civil authorities during emergencies. I do hope to see
as many members a possible as I know this is going to be a very interesting
evening and we haven’t met up since last year!!!
Please start collecting you excess clothes etc for our Annual Jumble Sale
on Saturday 6th March at the Village Hall. I shall be calling on all our
friends to help man this as usual so no excuses please!!
I look forward to seeing you all on the 4th.
Sue Nicholls
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February
2010
We had more success with our
February meeting on the 4th than we had in January, the snow stayed away
and Wisborough had power.
We were very privileged to have the Commandant, Annie Cockram of the FANY
(Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps), assisted by Captain Alex Milne
who gave us a very comprehensive history of the Corps and how they work
in today’s world. Apart from all their support work with the Military
and civilian organisations they have a great sense of fun and adventure.
Their organisation is very similar to the W.I. in that they are an all
female group and are very involved in the community when needed. The only
difference that I can see is that the FANY’s have been around since
1907 and you are unable to join after the age of 45 (missing a trick there
I feel!!). Many thanks Annie and Alex.
Our next meeting will be on the 4th March when we are continuing our theme
of female achievement. We are very lucky to have an Olympic Canoeist,
Helen Darby Dowman, come to tell us how/why/when she took part in the
Athens Olympics. I look forward to seeing you all there.
Last but certainly not least we have our annual jumble sale on Saturday
6th March. Any jumble can be left outside the village hall from 8.30 onwards,
we open to the public at 10.30 and are home for lunch by 1.00, well that
the theory anyway!
Please give me a ring if you
need anything collected, 700827.
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March
2010
We had another ‘first’ for our meeting on the 4th March.
Helen Darby Dowman nee Reeves came and enthusiastically told us how
she started canoeing at a very early age with her brother and how she
progressed to the World Junior Championships in 1996 where she won gold,
on to the World Team event in 2002 with a bronze. She clinched her place
in the 2004 Athens Olympics with her victory in the World Cup event
in 2004.
Helen then showed us her precious bronze medal, which she won, in the
K1 Kayak single slalom final. Throughout her career she has had at least
three major shoulder operations and another one after the Olympics and
she still helping to train the next generation of Kayakers. Not only
did she come back from Athens with a bronze medal but she also came
back with her future husband; now that’s certainly worth a gold
medal!!
Thank you to all who came and helped/bought/took away/cleared-up at
our annual Jumble on the 6th. We are certainly blessed with many lovely
people who turned out to help us raise money for our Institute. I hope
you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Our next meeting is on the 1st April with ‘An Introduction to
Herbal Medicine’ given by Sarah Beard. I’m now off to gather
some dandelions and witch hazel and I’ll see you all there.
Sue Nicholls
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April
2010
Our April meeting
gave us an Introduction to Herbal Medicine by Sarah Beard who had made
some lavender shortbread and liquorice sweets, which we all had a sample
of. We learnt some of the simple remedies that can be made from ordinary
herbs from the garden but Sarah usually get her supplies from specialist
growers. She works at her local G.P. Practice as a Complimentary Herbalist
and has done a four year degree course in herbal medicine. We all left
the meeting feeling much better!!
Our next meeting on the 6th May will be held at the sports pavilion due
to some little election going on at the Village Hall. This is the annual
resolution meeting where we learn a bit about the resolutions due to be
discussed at the W.I. Annual Meeting in Cardiff in June. The resolution
this year is ‘This meeting urges HM Government to introduce clear
and mandatory country of origin labelling on all meat, poultry and fish
products sold in this country’.
So I hope to see you all on the 6th May at 8.00 at the Pavilion to discuss
this resolution. Now I’m off to find some Rosemary as it’s
meant to get the brain going, and I’m going to need quite a lot!!
Sue Nicholls
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| May
2010 May
6th saw the WI in a new venue. We all met in the Sports Pavilion because
of some little General Election and the danger that the WI would alter
the whole course of the result if we met in the Village Hall. Well we
had a lovely time looking over the Green while we discussed the resolution
to be put forward at our Annual Meeting in Cardiff in June. After much
discussion we voted for the resolution, namely that’ This meeting
urges HM Government to introduce clear and mandatory country of origin
labelling on all meat, poultry and fish products sold in this country’.
So Mary Reeves will go to Cardiff to vote on our and three other W.I.’s
behalf. Good luck Mary and many thanks to the Sports Association for their
kind hospitality.
Our next meeting on June 3rd will be a walk. We will all meet at Kirdford
Cricket Ground (get your Sat Nav’s programmed) at 6.30. We will
go on a walk around part of Kirdford (stiles are involved) and finish
at The Foresters (no need of Sat Nav’s for that). All members, partners,
children, dogs and well-behaved husbands are very welcome. It will go
on whatever the weather!
Look forward to seeing you on the 3rd.
Sue Nicholls
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June
2010
About 23 of
us met up on the 3rd June outside Kirdford Cricket pitch for the annual
WI walk, which included husbands, children friends and dogs. It wasn’t
like our usual walk; it was fine and sunny. Now anyone who has been on
previous WI walks know that you must come prepared with wellies, hats,
waterproofs, umbrellas and lifejackets. This year took us all by surprise,
a nice one, but certainly a surprise, in fact there were quite a few people
in shorts (don’t mention the stinging nettles!). We walked around
the boundary of Kirdford and returned via the football pitch ending up
at The Foresters (what a surprise!). A good time was had by all.
We’re back to normal on the 1st July, at the Village Hall where
we’ve got a talk by Sara Berry about ‘Behind the Scenes at
the National Gallery’.
I look forward to seeing you all then.
Sue
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