A M A Z I N G! And even more A M A Z I N G !

Wow, Barbara! Fantastic!

Our herd has a calf!

Great work, Annie! 

WI members meeting together....

Hilary, Mary W and Sally have been meeting for a coffee, and today, even a swim! Well, it was hot and the sea very inviting! Here is the very brave Sally! 

More gorgeous cards from Barbara L and Beryl!

This one is a light box, especially created for Mary’s very newly arrived great grandson!

• Hmmm....what is this occasion? 

This time, her daughter is the lucky recipient! 

My beads!

The paper I used came from from an old catalogue! 

Make your paper bead necklace!

These photos are from MyWI on thewi.org 

There are other enticing craft and cookery ideas on there, too!

More chatting! And so it goes on.....

Yesterday Jean, Yvonne, Barbara L and I met under the bus shelter in town for a really good catch up! Despite the rain! 

Today, Mary C, Wendy M and Sue enjoyed a chat over a coffee and some cake!

Important news from NFWI

Good news from National re subs

The WI (National Federation of Women's Institutes)

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Membership Subscription Extension

The NFWI has been very concerned about the disruption this lockdown period has had on WI meetings and activities and your membership experience this year. We recently held consultations with all federations to discuss ways in which we can acknowledge this in our membership subscription this year. 

We are delighted to share with you that as a result we are offering a three month extension to this year’s membership subscription. The next renewal date for membership subscriptions will therefore be 1st April 2021. In addition, from this point onwards, membership renewals will always be in April. This is to acknowledge the feedback many of you shared with us during the recent Strategic Vision consultation about the challenges of the January payment date and how you wished to see this changed in the future. 

We have added full FAQs to My WI to help you understand a bit more about the process and how this will impact WIs. The FAQs can be found here: https://mywi.thewi.org.uk/…/faqs-membership-subscription-ex…

We know that many WIs have responded creatively to the practical challenges posed by lockdown and we continue to be inspired by the activities being delivered to ensure members remain connected during this difficult time. However, we do appreciate that this period has meant that many members have experienced disruption to their WI experience and therefore we hope the additional three months will provide some compensation to acknowledge the disruption.

The 2021 subscription cost will be £44. Of this, 49.3% (£21.70) will go to the WI, 23.20% (£10.20) to the federation, and 27.50% (£12.10) to the NFWI. Out of the £1 increase, only 20% is going to the NFWI, 20% to the federation, with the large majority of the increase remaining within the WI (60%).

Take a look at the link for pro-rata fees and other FAQ

https://mywi.thewi.org.uk/essential-information/subscription-rates/faqs-membership-subscription-extension

Brixham WI Bag Ladies!

Here are some  of the different bags, created by six members of the committee - because we are worth it! 

Cream Teas taking place all over Brixham today!

In Val’s garden, with Sandra, Joyce and photographer Mavis

Sparks’ garden, with Elly, Wendy P, Margaret T and a new guest, Jayne.

100th Birthday of Devon Federation of WIs!

Happy Birthday Everyone! 

Here are some teddies waiting for their cream tea, alongside Barbara’s Buttercup, the latest addition to our herd! 

Teddy Bear’s Picnic, anyone?

Sue has been working her magic to make a little bee bear to entertain the picnickers! 

So cute! 

Minty joins our herd!

Tina’s handiwork! So cute!

                                                                  Butter wouldn’t melt....

Another gorgeous card...

.....made by Jayne, who has just moved here, and will soon be joining us!

Wow! Isn’t it lovely! 

What a lovely, sociable zoom!

This week has been interesting, weather wise! It feels a bit more like April instead of June! I had a lovely ‘phone call from Julie Harris, who had an eye operation in January and has been unable to see well enough to leave her house for more than a local walk. She told me she has had one day when she felt sorry for herself, and decided not to bother with doing that again! Good advice! 

We all had some fun, zooming for half an hour today! Why not join in next time? 

Barbara’s lovely card

This is for a wedding anniversary - isn’t it beautiful? Wow!

Anyone for knitting?

Look at these beautiful hearts, knitted by Hilary!

“After never being a knitter, I managed to knit these 50 hearts after an appeal for them from Torbay Hospital”

Fantastic! Well done, Hilary! 

Another member of our herd!

Good work, Gail! Isn’t she cute?

More fun on zoom today!

Thank you to Tina for a great quiz!

The ‘cold cream’ is our double cream. This recipe is from a 94year old Australian! Maybe try it for our Devon FWI 100 years celebration on 14th June?