Staying indoors for a few days?

 We have some wild weather coming - take a look at the Denman on line courses! https://www.denman.org.uk/at-home/courses/craft-courses/online-course-drawing-club-with-felicity-free-2023-11-01-190000/

Calling all the Pink Peeps!

 

The Golf Club Wear it Pink day raised a massive £630! Wow! (Thank you Sue Martin for letting us know, via Phil!)

What’s On?

 What is happening this week for Brixham WI members? In between creating their ’Yesterday’ exhibit?

Monday: walk at maybe Babbacombe or a coffee somewhere, obviously weather dependent.

So meeting as usual at 9.30 at the 12 bus stop.

Thursday 2nd November: Mindful colouring and lunch at the Golf Club. Please contact Jayne if you are going

Friday: 10.30 coffee at the Berry Head Hotel

On the cards for this month are visits to see a film and to the theatre, skittles/darts, Sew Mondays, some Dibble Dabble workshops and a wine tasting evening! In addition to the usual activities!

More ideas for ‘Yesterday’

 Are you still wondering what will be your entry for our ‘Yesterday’ exhibition? Bring yourself, appropriately dressed up…. We know how much you love to dress for the occasion!

Line Dancing

Thank you, Jane M for your photos on Facebook: ‘We all enjoyed the Line Dancing at the Rugby Club yesterday, thank you for organising it’

Margaret Seaward Exhibition - Your entry -

 Are you still struggling for ”Yesterday” inspiration?

Have you taken a cracking photo this year? 

Or captured an historical event?

“Yesterday”

 …..some more food for thought here:

And a thoughtful poem, found by Carolyn.

Monday Walkers

 Brixham WI on tour from Dawlish Warren to Dawlish. We declined the second part of the walk along the prom and escaped up a footbridge for the rest of the walk. As you can see, Sue and Trish were the losers in the “outrun the waves” race. Thankfully, the charity shops provided us with dry trousers!

Yesterday!

 

Do you get it? Prizes for the correct answer!

What’s On?

Another sunny Sunday! Gorgeous blue sky! Enjoy this day! What do we have in store for Brixham WI members this week?

Monday: The walkers are catching the 9.30 bus as usual from Brixham to Paignton and then catching the train to Starcross. Walk along the estuary as far as opposite Topsham. (Weather permitting!)

2pm Sew Mondays - please tell Jill Haslam you will be there

Wednesday: 10 am Line Dancing.

2 pm Shrink Plastic craft afternoon.

Friday: 10.30 am Coffee at the Berry Head Hotel

It is interesting to note that the first WI resolution, over 100 years ago, was about housing.

On 24 October 1918 at the NFWI’s second Annual Meeting, WI members passed the first WI resolution, calling for the provision of a sufficient supply of convenient and sanitary houses.

Brixham WI on tour!

 

We supported the Wear it Pink day for breast cancer at Churston Golf Club this morning!

We wore pink (including a pink handkerchief, some pink hair….)

We bought (and consumed) delicious cakes

We drank coffee

We bought raffle tickets (thank you Jayne Stone for organising!)

We had a fab, sociable morning, in the sun outside on the terrace!

Institute Meeting yesterday

 We enjoyed a very interesting meeting yesterday, well attended despite the drenching rain! There were loads of activities to sign up for and plenty of chat going on! Fabulous! Well done Jayne and everyone involved!

If you would like to come along to the wine tasting evening on 29th November, organised for us by Tina, please let her know now!

Here are some of the gorgeous flowers.

Monday Walkers

….know how to have fun and visit some lovely places! Thank you for the fab photos, Mary W

 

What’s On?

It’s a beautiful morning, ready for a great week of activities for Brixham WI members!

Monday: A message from Sue Martin and the walkers: We are as usual catching the 12 bus at 9.30 to Paignton, then catching the gold bus to Totnes. With a view of walking by the river to start with.

Wednesday: Institute Meeting, starting at 2pm. Our speaker has been before, so we know it will be a brilliant afternoon!

Friday 20th: Last Week, the majority of the people at the Berry Head coffee morning decided that, this week, they would go to Churston Golf Club instead for the ‘Wear it Pink’, fundraising event, raising awareness for breast cancer.

The burning question of the day: Will any of us wear pink?

Monday Walk and Friday coffee at the Berry Head Hotel

We enjoyed good coffee and tea, an improving view as the rain ceased - but above all really great conversation and a bit of a giggle! Some news, some gossip and lots of fun! We decided that we shall ’Wear it Pink’ next week at Churston Golf Club - meet there at 10.30. (Wearing pink!)

Here are Mary W’s photos from the Monday walk! It looks like they had a great time!

Straight from the horse’s mouth…

 At the Golf Club today I took a photo of the Wear it Pink day, Friday 20th October. I am thinking of turning up, in pink, at about 11 am. Anyone else coming along?

Book Worms

Bookworms met yesterday at the golf club to discuss in a thousand different ways by Cecelia Ahern. We enjoyed the book and the idea she had for it but found it flipped back and forth into the past hard to follow and felt it rushed the end. Enjoyable book but perhaps not one we’d rush to recommend.

Other authors mentioned Rachel Hore ‘the secret love child’

Anita Shreve ‘the weight of water’

Lucinda Riley ‘seven sisters series’

Robin Hobbs

Alex Michealides ‘the silent patient’

We also discussed the price of buses and trains.

We spoke about the two library apps that are free to use m. Borrowbox (ebooks, eaudiobooks and magazines) and Libby (ebooks, eaudiobooks and newspapers) although slowly over the next few months Libby’s content will be moved onto borrowbox.

This months book is ‘the lighthouse keepers daughter’ by Hazel Gaynor 

Thank you, Rebecca, for this! 

What’s On?

What’s on this week, for the delight of Brixham WI members?

Monday's out of town walk, from Sue Martin:- ‘we have a plan. We are as usual catching the 12 bus at 9.30 to Paignton bus station and then catching the train to Exeter. We may have a walk by the river.’

Wednesday: 11 am Book worms

Thursday 2pm Book Share

Friday 10.30 coffee as usual at the BerryHead Hotel! (No need to worry about any pink event this week! - that will happen on 20th October)

Such a beautiful pumpkin!

Wear it Pink!

Calling all of the Pink People! Churston Golf Club is holding a cake sale and raffle - ‘Wear it Pink’ in aid of Breast Cancer.

Friday 20th October. Let’s Go Pink! The Golf Club staff have been very kind and helpful for all of our various events and activities there, let’s show them some support!

What’s On this week?

 What is happening in the first week of October for our Brixham WI members? Well, nothing if they just sit at home, yet plenty if they choose! #BrixhamWIontour If you would like to join in for the first time, please just turn up or contact the organiser if you prefer.

PS When is a hedgehog not a hedgehog?

Monday: For the walkers there is another out of town mystery walk, meeting as usual at 9.30 at the 12 bus stop. (Sue Martin)

2pm committee meeting

Tuesday: 10.30 coffee at Lupton House café (Sparks Beattie)

Thursday: Mindful Colouring. (Jayne Stone) If you would like lunch, please contact Jayne.

Friday: 10.30 Coffee at the Berry Head Hotel, thin on the ground last week because of the Silver workshop. Will we beat the record attendance this week?

#BrixhamWIknowshowtohavefun