Silver workshop

 Everyone enjoyed the silver bangle workshop, and made a really lovely piece of silver jewellery.

Thank you to Jayne and Tina for the photos.

National Hedgehog Day?

Today is national hedgehog day, so we made a prickle of hedgehogs.

(Well, I made up the first part, but it might be! It does seem that every day is the Day of something or another).

It was a most enjoyable, relaxing amd sociable afternoon. We covered a great deal of ground in our conversation! Thank you to Jayne Stone for good instructions. Also thank you to Pat for chocolate biscuits! Also thank you for our cups of tea!

 Lots of people look at our posts, especially our ‘What’s On’ series. Did you realise that there is a calendar of our events on our blog? In the bottom right column? I have put a green ring around it on this photo so that you will know where to look!

Riverdance!

 Brixham WI members: are you interested in this event at the Princess Theatre, Torquay, Saturday 25th November, 7.30 pm.  Tickets cost £27.50 + £3.80 booking fee. 

Please tell Lynn Asher if yes, as soon as possible!

Exciting Development from DFWI!

 

What’s On?

 Welcome to Autumn! We have another full week for our discerning Brixham WI members! Take full advantage! Make this the week where you try something new!

Monday: walkers are planning to get on the 9.30 bus to Cockington.

Sew Mondays: 2pm at Jill Haslam’s. Please let Jill know you will be there!

Tuesday: Is anyone walking this week? 10.30 at the Man and Boy statue - please confirm on the WhatsApp group

Wednesday: 2pm Craft afternoon - Jayne will show us how to make a hedgehog! Bring an old, unwanted paperback of about 250 pages.

Friday: 10 am - ten members have booked in for a workshop to make a silver bangle: please check your email for all the details.

10.30 coffee at the Berry Head Hotel. I think there were more than 20 of us last Friday! Such a fabulous way to start the weekend!

Friday coffee

Here’s Frankie, our third canine coffee morning guest! Thank you, Loz, for the photo!
 Almost twenty members turned up today for coffee at the Berry Head Hotel! We had to move into the library! It was such a friendly, sociable morning! There was a bit of putting the world to rights, as well! There were three canine participants, I only managed to take a photo of Spike and Chico!

Pottery on October 4th…

Here is a message from Tina and Carol Price  - get in touch with Carol if you are interested: 

 Dart Bay (The DFWI group that provides workshops and craft events) has a pottery event on 4th October, 10am-1pm, 27 , Rowley road, St Marychurch.

Cost £21. The task is to make a coaster and a mug.

There's a spare ticket, so please contact Carol Price if you want it. Pat Beaton and Tina are going, so you could travel with them.

location .Its the road off of Fore street which is the main thoroughfare through St Marychurch precinct.

Our speaker today.

 Dawn Ireland, the Torbay Herbalist who works from the Hawthorne Practice in Torquay, came to talk to us today about kitchen remedies. What do we store in our kitchen which can be used to benefit our health? Such a fascinating talk! We learned such a lot! NB If you already take strong medicines, it is wise to check before using any extra remedies. 

Tea promotes healing of small wounds - slap a tea bag (cool!) on to a cleaned wound and leave it while you enjoy the cup of tea. Blisters on your feet? Make a cup of tea, pour it into a foot bath and relax.

Mushrooms boost the immune system and vitamin D, particularly if, when you bring your mushrooms home turn them upside down on a plate and put outside in the sun so they can soak up the vitamin D. Prepare mushroom soup to give your body a boost. 

Eat a rainbow of fruit and vegetables each day. Red, purple and blue fruit and vegetables are especially good for the heart

Onions and garlic -anti viral, anti microbial and antiseptic, with garlic especially good for the heart, lowers cholesterol and aids digestion. At this time of year chop onions (garlic, too, if you like) and layer in a jar with honey or sugar (or glucose) ending with a layer of the sweet. Put on the lid and leave for a week or so. Strain off the onions and use in cooking. The remaining syrup is an excellent cough mixture, it is an excellent layer of defence against catching a virus. 1tsp  at a time.

Lemon - 1 tsp on the tongue will stop hiccoughs. Also vinegar which doesn’t taste quite the same!

Mustard - when you feel chilled or have a cold or flu, add 1tsp of mustard (powder or ready mixed) to a foot bath. 

Mustard and or chilli make an excellent poultice to help reduce inflammation and pain. Mix the chilli with a little oil and the mustard with water, place in a handkerchief and apply to an aching joint. Best not to apply directly on the skin, as it can be very hot.

Turmeric - an anti inflammatory more effective than ibuprofen. It takes a while to build up, and is more effective when used with ginger or black pepper.

Hawthorne tea is very good for those with high blood pressure.

Cinnamon and fenugreek are both effective in maintaining even blood glucose levels.

For those who don’t sleep well: a lettuce sandwich- lettuce has sedating properties, especially wild lettuce, which is very bitter! 1/2 tsp nutmeg in a drink or on food is a good sedative, as well.

Cakes!

 We enjoyed some divine cakes at our Treasure Hunt afternoon, etched firmly into my memory! Here is one list of ingredients which someone had kindly brought with them. If you sampled the banana pecan muffins, you will be delighted! Perhaps others amongst our bakers might give their recipes, too?

From DFWI

Our Combined Arts committee is eager to support the retention of mobile libraries in Devon. Many of you are aware that Devon County Council wish to close Devon’s Mobile Libraries. This will have a severe impact on rural communities. There will be a council meeting on 28th September to decide. Support has been given to this by Michael Morpurgo, Stephen Fry and other celebrities. A local Councillor Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin is arranging a petition and asks WI members to sign https://www.change.org/SaveOurMobileLibrary

Sign the Petition

Save our mobile library service

www.change.org

From NFWI

 

The WI (National Federation of Women's Institutes)

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Gardening to save the world!

Clare Gibbs, award winning ecologist at Surrey Wildlife Trust, shares her passion for wildlife gardening and support for the #MyCoronationGarden initiative in her blog here. Don’t miss her 5 top tips on how you can help to revive urban biodiversity too: https://mycoronationgarden.org/.../gardening-save-world

We’d love to hear about how your WI has pledged to create a Coronation Garden!

Please email pr@nfwi.org.uk to tell us more!

Don't forget to add the location of your Coronation Garden to the website: https://mycoronationgarden.org/get-involved

This is a great article! 🤭

What’s On?

 It’s a grey and stormy morning! There is plenty to keep Brixham wI members busy this week!

Monday: The walkers are meeting as usual at 9.30. If it‘s raining we are going for a coffee. If it‘s dry an out of town walk somewhere. Maybe another mystery walk.

Tuesday: Meet at 10.30 at the Man and Boy statue. Please confirm on our WhatsApp group! No Billy No Mates!

Wednesday: our Institute meeting! 1.45 for a 2pm start!

Thursday: swimming anyone? 8.30 at the Admiral pool.

Friday: coffee at the Berry Head Hotel, 10.30 am

Book Share

Here is Jayne’s report of the Book Share meeting on Thursday.

 After a sociable lunch putting the world to rights we chatted about Kate Atkinson’s ‘Transcription’, enjoyed by all. Just as well since this month’s book is her ‘Big Sky’

Recommendations were: Museum of Broken Promises, Elizabeth Buchan; One Last Secret, Adele Parks; Rivers of London, Ben Aaronovich, The Romantic, William Boyd; Psychopaths Anonymous, Will Carver

Also recommended were books by Roberta Kray ( yes, married Ronnie).

The Great Paignton Paint Out

 More information from the Artizan Gallery, Torquay, about the Great Paignton Paint Out on Saturday 23rd September

Bookworms

This month bookworms read the wasp factory by Ian banks. I think this was unanimously disliked. Some stopped reading due to the content. We decided we’d describe it as dark and weird!

Hopefully this months book will be enjoyed it’s called in a thousand different ways by Cecelia Adhern.

Other books read this month include some of the Seven Sisters books by Lucinda Riley, Danielle Steel, Devon Copperhead and unfolding the truth by Sue Upton.

We still have spaces if anyone would like to join us.

Thank you Rebecca for the words and Jean for the photo.

Interesting.

 Have you come across ’All on the Board’? They post everyday, actually in real life on the underground in London and virtually on Instagram. Here is today’s post - sometimes they are witty, sad, funny and always insightful.

Coming up soon….

 This looks like fun! Organised by the Artizan Gallery in Torquay.

Artizan Collective is delighted to announce a weekend of outdoor art inspired by plein air tradition, as with the help of ten professional artists, we take over the streets and seafront to show off this creative town like you’ve never seen it before. More details: The Great Paignton Paint Out: Mass Paint Out on Paignton Green

Monday Walkers

 This week the Monday walkers took the bus to Dartington shops and walked up through to Dartington Hall Estate and on through to Totnes. Lunch at China Blue and a trip round the shops to finish off a lovely day.

Thank you Mary W for the photos and write up.

 What’s on this week for Brixham WI members?

Monday: walkers meet to catch the 9.30 no 12 bus for a mystery destination. Fun and a coffee break certainly included.

Tuesday: Are members meeting for an in town walk? confirm on WhatsApp, please!

Wednesday 11 am Book Worms.

Thursday 2pm Book Share.

Friday 10.30 am Berry Head Hotel coffee morning

#BrixhamWIontour

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! Wow! Such cakes! what a fabulous afternoon! Over half our members turned out to have a walk around Brixham looking carefully about them for the answers to Lynn and Hilary’s -fiendishly clever in some cases - treasure hunt. It was very warm for such activity, but teams were very keen indeed to complete in good time! Three teams ended up with the same score, so it went to the tie breaker photo which best represents Brixham. Norma, Sue Martin and Trish McCallum were the winners with Aldene Martin, Jill Haslam, Margaret T and Carol R winning the coveted wooden spoons! Well done to all of the teams who did a great job! Those who stayed behind had a brain teasing quiz on Brixham!

Huge thanks to Lynn for her planning, preparations and organisation. Much appreciation to all of the cake makers - they were delicious! Perhaps we might have some baking tips and recipe swaps one day? Someone kindly left one recipe which I shall post.

What a great time we all had, thank you all for coming along, for helping and for making it such a success!

Treasure Hunt!

 Well! Here is some news! Today, your WI committee has spent the afternoon doing a trial run of the Treasure Hunt! Just to be sure it all works! We were very willing Guinea pigs! It is a great way to spend your afternoon! Intriguing questions, a lovely wander around Brixham and a very sociable time all round. (Some of) You will also have prizes! All of you will also have afternoon tea at the end! #fun

Fun ahead, me hearties!

 It’s our long awaited Treasure Hunt tomorrow! (Thursday). Are we looking forward to it? Oh yes we are! #BrixhamWIontour This is just the start of the fun and fabulous run up to our Autumn events! Jump on the rollercoaster with us!

Something completely different…

 Tuesday 24th October - join with the Torbay Lifeboat Fundraisers’ trip to the RNLI College in Poole. Guided tour and lunch! Please let me know right now if you are interested! £44.50 to include coach travel, tour and lunch. A grand day out!

What’s On?

 The first week of September and it’s looking good! Wow! Brixham WI members have a treat this week!

Monday: Walkers are meeting as usual at 9.30. Not 100% sure where we are going, it maybe Dartington. Or it could be one of our mystery walks out of town. (Can you resist? They always have fun!)

2pm committee meeting

Tuesday: Let’s all meet at Lupton House Café for a coffee at 10.30!

Thursday: Mindful Colouring has been cancelled (sorry, but, it is for something really good!) Treasure Hunt and afternoon tea! Meet at 2pm! Check your email for full details! #BrixhamWIontour

Friday: 10.30 coffee at the Berry Head hotel

Thank you to Jean Bartlett for the photo, taken on one of the Monday walks.