Windswept and interesting today. For sure!

Don‘t forget! Saturday sees Brixham wI on Tour - meet at Paignton railway station at 9.30 am. Exeter here we come!

Mary Williams Wendy Parr Hilary Bligh and Gail - thank you for a very enjoyable morning.

                                                     Wendy Parr, Gail, Mary W and Hilary

Sew Mondays

 We had a really good afternoon! Julie M brought her wonderful quilt, all finished and ready to go. Jill H brought her scissors case which we decided to make for ourselves! 

We have plans for our next item, too! Ann W brought her sewing kit and we all immediately decided we would like one, too! Especially as we are planning some sewing workshops! Here is Ann’s

It just rolls up into a handy shape to protect all of the sewing kit, and is easily portable. The perfect next project!

Thank you for your company, everyone!

                                                                       The aftermath! 

New dates available for Sew Mondays after Christmas - let me know when you would like to come along!

 Brixham WI: for your sheer enjoyment this week we have:-

Monday 2pm Sew Mondays

Tuesday 10.30 am Walk from the Man and Boy statue

Thursday 9.15 am swim at the Admiral pool (*Please note slightly later start!)

Thursday 2.30 - 4.30pm committee meeting

Saturday 9.30am meet at Paignton railway station for a day trip to Exeter!

Sew Mondays

Sew Mondays is happening next Monday - I have emailed the people who said they are coming. It is distinctly possible that I may have made an error or two on my list

Please let me know if you are coming! 

Brixham WI on tour

 

Are you free on Saturday 4th December? Fancy a Brixham WI on tour trip to Exeter? Look at the sights, do a bit of shopping, visit the cathedral? Lots to do and lovely if you go with friends! 

Meet at Paignton railway station at 9.30 am - have some fun!

Swimmers!

 We were rather depleted this morning as two of our swimmers are feeling poorly. Best wishes to you both for a speedy recovery. 

Those of us swimming thought that next week, we will have a 9.15 am start - a little bit more amenable on a chilly morning! 

 Today’s craft afternoon was very industrious! Mary C showed us lots of tips, ideas and materials to make three Christmas cards. It was very enjoyable and productive. I forgot to take any photos! Perhaps someone else did?

A couple of our canaries have landed!

 

The coming week with Brixham WI:

Extra note from Mary C, who is organising our craft session: please bring 50p in order to make 3 cards! You probably need to bring your craft kit of scissors, glue, pencil, ruler, cutting mat…. I’m not sure of these items, I am just making it up as I go along. I will correct it as soon as someone has told me!

 This week we are meeting on Tuesday at 10.30 by the Man and Boy statue for a walk, then at 2 o'clock on Wednesday for our craft session and on Thursday a swim at 8.30. Looking forward to see you!

Our November Institute meeting.

 We had a very interesting talk about the history of Brixham at our meeting, and a very good number of beautiful entries for the Margaret Seaward Cup. The cup was won by Tina Hemmings, much to her surprise, because of all the fantastic work submitted. Wendy Parr, Susie Brooker and Sue Curnow-Yates came 2nd = and 4th for their seaside embroidery, eco printing, and Christmas table centre.

For your enjoyment this week, Brixham WI members:

Tuesday 10.30 am meet at the Man and Boy statue for a walk

Wednesday is our Institute meeting - check your email sent earlier this month for the list of items to bring with you!

Thursday 8.30 am swim at the Admiral Pool. 

Thank you!

 Thank you to Ann Parker and Sue England today! They are attending a First Aid course today, so that they can be our WI First Aiders! We appreciate it, thank you.

Resolution Shortlist 2021/22

At the NFWI Resolution Shortlist Selection meeting on 5 October 2021 member and federation delegates shortlisted five resolutions which will now be taken forward for further debate and voting by members.

The shortlisted resolutions are:

1. Appropriate Sentencing of Non-Violent Women Offenders

2. Equality in Law for the Menopause

3. Fit for Purpose – Fit for Girls

4. Tackling Digital Exclusion

5. Women and Girls with ASD and ADHD Under-Identified, Under-Diagnosed and Under-Supported

Next steps

Every member now has the opportunity to cast their individual selection on the resolution they support the most. WIs are encouraged to hold meetings to provide members with the opportunity to discuss and learn more about each resolution. However, if this is not possible members can research the issues themselves and make their selection.

The selection slip can be found in the November/December issue of WI Life. To request a copy of the selection slip, please contact the NFWI at pa@nfwi.org.uk

The deadline for members’ selections to reach their federations is 14 February 2022.

You can find a number of resources for each shortlisted resolution on our website: https://www.thewi.org.uk/campaigns/resolutions/resolution-shortlist-202122

Tuesday Walk!

#BrixhamWIontour went to the terrace at the Berry Head hotel for coffee this morning! Very lovely it was, too! What a treat, looking our over the magnificent English Riviera! Wendy Parr Yvonne L Wendy Mac Jean, Sue E, Mary W, Hilary and Gail. Thank you all for your lovely company!

 

 This coming week we have….

Monday 10 - 12 Sew Mondays

Tuesday 10.30 meet at the Man and Boy statue for a walk

Thursday 8.30 swim at the Admiral Pool

Thursday 2pm Book Share meet at the Railway Inn

#BrixhamWIontour Here’s a photo from a walk a few years ago!

This might interest the knitters amongst us!

Knit-for-Nowt·

KNITTERS, CROCHETERS AND SEWERS! Knit-for-Nowt has been absolutely inundated with requests from therapists all over the UK who urgently need our items. If you could help worried children by making any of our worry monsters, worry animals or therapy hand puppets we need them now! There are so many children suffering from severe issues such as abuse, neglect, domestic violence, drug and alcohol dependency in the family, bereavement, mental health issues, fostering and adoption worries etc. who need your help. Your items really help and therapists are having to wait months for them as supply doesn’t meet demand. Please explore all the information and the patterns on the website. There are 3 pages of patterns:

For worry monsters go to https://www.knitfornowt.org/worry-puppet-patterns

For worry eater animals go to https://www.knitfornowt.org/competition-2021 (you don’t have to enter our competition to knit them!)

And for hand puppets go to https://www.knitfornowt.org/new-knitted-puppet-patterns-page

Thank you for your kindness.

We enjoyed the pool, we had it almost to ourselves this morning! Thank you for your company, swimmers! 

 

November 1st Group Meeting

 We have received some lovely comments following our Upstairs Downstairs meeting at the Cricket Club! Thank you, we appreciate it! Here is the latest from Evelyn Watson, our DFWI advisor and County Chair:

Dear Sparks and Brixham WI Committee members.

Thankyou so much for arranging and giving us all such a lovely afternoon yesterday.  Your choice of speaker was excellent- can I have her contact details please! - and she entertained us well.

It was just so lovely to be doing something normal and great to see so many members there.

Whoever is next to organise something has a lot to live up to.

Thanks again.  See you soon hopefully 

Evelyn 

November 17th Institute meeting

 One thing I should have mentioned: Mary Constance, our Vice President, will take the meeting on 17th November. 

Coffee Morning

 We had a lovely coffee meeting at The Railway this morning. And we've planned a special for next month....a lunch starting at 12 noon. If you would like to join in, leave your choices and a £5 deposit with the team at The Railway. Tuesday, 7th December.

New Year meal menu

 Friday 21st January, 12 noon for 12.30.

Buy your drinks in the bar, make your menu choices now and bring them with your £25 to our November 17th meeting at the Rugby Club. Or contact Mary Constance.

Group meeting 1st November

 

Did anyone leave a brush behind? Ann P is looking after it for you! It was part of the competition for a pre 1940s household item! There were some wonderful entries, thank you! Our speaker chose her favourites, according to certain events or households they reminded her of! 

We welcomed many members from all three WIs in our group, and enjoyed a very friendly sociable afternoon. Jane Urquhart, our speaker, was absolutely amazing, and gave us an enthralling talk about her life and experiences.

Thank you to the many Brixham WI members who made it all happen! 

A message from our secretary:

I’ve now received the booking form for the pamper days in Exeter (dates on Page 4 of the DFWI News)

 

The closing date is 30^th December. If anyone is interested, please contact Wendy M.