ABBOTTS ANN WOMEN’S INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER JULY 2014 It doesn’t seem possible that it is already August as I write a summary of our activities in July. Where has the time gone? First on the calendar this month was our coffee morning which was well attended and the following day the Supper Club. This time we …
We are in the midst of the World Cup (yawn, yawn) and Wimbledon (Ace!) at the moment and our new doubles partnership of Kate Bennett (President) and Lynne Lucas (Secretary) stepped onto Centre Court, well ok the village hall, and served up a delightful evening of updates and entertainment. They suffered a little from pre-match …
The month of May has gone very quickly, despite there being five Thursdays in the month, and here I am again attempting to reduce our activities to a few paragraphs (you should be so lucky!). We have done all the usual things, mostly in Longparish, as this was the chosen location for our walk, followed …
April has not been such a busy month for us, but there were still opportunities to meet up with fellow members. Our Supper Club went to the Bell & Crown at Hatherden this month. A large group of us gathered to enjoy good food, fine wine and entertaining company The walking group enjoyed a lovely …
If you suddenly see any of our members running up down the village streets, or taking up cycling or any other form of hearty exercise then you will know which ones are now taking a daily dose of bee pollen. Fred the Wiltshire Beekeeper told us that not only does he take it every day, …
Our speaker this month was a very colourful character – literally, Maggie Forbes with her red hair and multi-coloured trousers came to share her passion for fabric with us. Maggie cannot bear to see anything thrown away, no matter how worn or shabby, if she can salvage a scrap here and there to use to …
The first event on our calendar for 2014 was the post-Christmas dinner and we could relax and enjoy the evening now that all the festive preparations and activities were behind us. The hall had been decorated with fairy lights, the tables were glowing, literally, with snowflakes, not the white short-lived variety that fall from the …
Despite all the storms that have lashed the UK in recent weeks (and are continuing as I write this in January 2014) we managed a walk this month; the first one since September. Thanks to Helen Stuart, who invariability comes up with ideas, we rambled around the picturesque Whitchurch. For those who merely pass through, …
You were warned that our November meeting would involve eating and drinking and it did, as we were transported around the UK with delicious cheeses by Laura the cheese & delicatessen specialist from Waitrose. Her colleague Pip, their wine expert, took us further afield with a selection of wine, champagne, beer, cider and port. There …
One of the advantages of working hard at the village fete is that we also reap the reward, as we benefit from the funds distributed annually amongst the various organisations in the village. With the amount received last year we have been able to purchase a sound system for use at our meetings, and the …
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