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Bookworms - Wed 13th November

 Good morning! To avoid the traffic bookworms will be at Berry Head Hotel today at 11. We have space for a new member if you would like to join us!

For those who enjoy stitching….

 

What’s On?

Have you recovered from last week’s pretty full-on activities? Plenty going on and lots of sociable fun, too! If you haven’t come along to anything before, please do! All Brixham WI members are very welcome to join in with everything! Be in it to enjoy it!

Sunday (today!) from 10.20 Meet near the Man and Boy statue to take part in the Remembrance Sunday parade. Ann P will lay our wreath.

Monday: 2pm Sew Mondays. Please let Jill H know you are coming!

Wednesday: 11am Book Worms, organised by Rebecca Carpenter if you would like more information

6pm Burger night at Yes!Brixham - a chance to support all the activities we learned about at our October meeting. £10, three courses and live music

Thursday: 2pm committee meeting at Sparks’ house.

Another photo from our ‘Gold’ Margaret Seaward Exhibition! Great entries!

 How are you getting on with your preparations for our Margaret Seaward Exhibition at our meeting on 20th. Nursery Rhymes in any medium, created by you for this event! Can’t wait to see what you come up with this year!

These are from our gold themed year

Yes Brixham

 Do you remember our October meeting, when Tom Crump from Yes Brixham came to tell us about the work they do?

Here is one of their events which we can support!

A reminder from Sue E

 

Cribbage

  2pm Golf Club Wednesday 6th.

And to give you a little homework - it's your box, you've decided to throw out the 2 cards on the left.

What does your hand score? What score can you guarantee in the box? And could you have improved your possibilities in any way?

Perhaps you would be kind enough to let Tina know you are coming, to give her an idea of numbers?

All abilities welcome.

What’s On?

 Diary dates for the coming week below. Advance warning! There will be another dog walk this month: Monday 18th. Also, two Sew Mondays sessions: 11th and 25th.

Tuesday: 10.30 coffee morning at Lupton House. I wonder if we shall be sitting outside in the sun this time? All welcome.

Wednesday: 2pm Cribbage at the Golf Club. All welcome, beginners and experienced players alike! Organised by Tina Hemmings

Thursday: 2pm Colouring at the Golf Club. All welcome, no experience required! Please contact Jayne Stone if you wish to enjoy lunch before the session.

Friday: 7pm Beatles Night at YesBrixham Edge in Bolton Street. £5. Just turn up!

Sunday : meet from 10.20 am near the Man and Boy statue for the Remembrance Sunday Parade. Ann P will lay our wreath.

Photo by kind permission of Pat. Aren’t they stunning?

WI Learning Hub

 What is available on the WI learning hub? Free courses, talks and workshops!

Here is this week’s timetable, and one example…

Click on this link for more information :

https://learninghub.thewi.org.uk/

 

November meeting…

 We still have plenty of time to come up with an idea for our Margaret Seaward Exhibition on 20th November! 

It must be created by you for this occasion! Have some fun and take part this time! 
Here are a few ideas: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. ...

Hey Diddle Diddle. ...
Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall. ...
Frère Jacques. ...
Mary Had a Little Lamb. ...
Jack and Jill. ...
The Grand Old Duke of York. ...
Row Row Row Your Boat.

Last year’s winners! That was a great exhibition!

Virginia’s gift bag workshop

It was a wonderfully creative afternoon making Virginia's Draw string bags, today.

Thanks to Virgina for the idea, patterns etc, the experts with cutting wheels and sewing machines from Sew Mondays and everyone else for having a go!

Virginia’s gift bag workshop

 Here are the results of our efforts at this afternoon’s workshop. Aren’t they gorgeous? I’m sure Esme and Patrick would have been most impressed.

Many thanks to everyone for coming along, joining in and enjoying the afternoon! It was a lot of fun! A big thank you to Jenny and all of the furniture shifters, a big thank you to Loz (no plasters were used in the making of these bags!) and to all of the Sew Mondays team. As mentioned in Lynn’s post below, biggest thanks of all to Virginia for having the idea and setting us all going!

Here are the results of our efforts at this afternoon’s workshop. Aren’t they gorgeous? I’m sure Esme and Patrick would have been most impressed.

Many thanks to everyone for coming along, joining in and enjoying the afternoon! It was a lot of fun! A big thank you to Jenny and all of the furniture shifters, a big thank you to Loz (no plasters were used in the making of these bags!) and to all of the Sew Mondays team. As mentioned in Lynn’s post below, biggest thanks of all to Virginia for having the idea and setting us all going!

 

Too good to miss

 This is for all of you cat lovers, and those of us who enjoy this kind of writing! Shamelessly copied and pasted from Instagram, #Allontheboard

A message from Jayne

This month 8 sunshine cards have been sent. If you, or you know of a member whose life would be brighten by one, let me (Jayne) know. All information is kept confidential.

Gift Bag preparations!

 Today, the members of Sew Mondays have been planning and preparing for our Wednesday workshop, making Virginia’s gift bags.

We have come up with some points for you to consider:

Some of you might prefer to use your own fabric and arrive with it already cut out. You will need two rectangles, 10” x 7” to make the outside of your bag and two rectangles of exactly the same size for your lining. For the cord tunnel, two rectangles 2” x 9.5”.

If you prefer not to do this, we will have plenty of fabric, cutting tools and patterns for you to do it on the day!

Our general consensus was that there may not be time for a tea break, so please feel free to bring your own drink if you will need one! Our aim is for everyone to go home with a finished gift bag!

Craft Afternoon details

 Here are the craft afternoon details: (I just realised that some don’t look at emails! So, attempting to cover all options here!)

Virginia’s Gift Bag workshop - £5

Wednesday 30th October 2 until 4pm Rugby Club

All levels of sewing experience welcome!

There will be lots of help on hand!

We will provide:

Fabric, draw string, threads.

Instructions and help if required

Patterns, a cutting wheel and a cutting board

You can bring:

your own fabric and threads if you prefer (one fat quarter will make two bags)

Your own sewing machine

Scissors, pins and needles

Or, use the kit we provide on the day!

This can be made using a sewing machine or sewn by hand. If you wish to sew by machine, then please bring your own to use.
You can make it entirely by yourself,
or you can ask someone to do the machine sewing for you.

What’s On?

I’m hoping to get this right first time! It’s half term week, and we have a pretty full-on diary ahead of us!

Monday: 2pm Sew Mondays. Please let Jill Haslam know you are coming. A small, perfectly formed and very friendly group, open to anyone!

Wednesday: 2pm Craft Afternoon at the Rugby Club. £5. We are making Virginia’s fabric gift bag! I shall email everyone soon with details so you know what to bring and what to expect. If you would like to come and your name isn’t on our list, please let me know immediately!

WI Learning Hub

 Take a look at the -https://learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/courses -  there are talks, health and fitness workshops, educational sessions as well as craft, and more! Here are two examples:

Book Share report from Jayne:

 Today’s bookshare welcomed a new member. We then discussed The Lullaby by Leila Slimani

Mostly enjoyed in varying levels.

The month’s bookshare book is The Two Lives of Louis and Louise.

Bookshare recommendations today covered a variety of genres: Gabriel’s Moon (William Boyd), Death at the sign of the Rook (Kate Atkinson), I am Pilgrim (Terry Hayes), The Day of th3 Lochst (Nathaneal West), the latest Strike novel (Robert Galbraith), the Hardacres (CL Skelton- the book is a bit different to the current TV series), thevWonsn who Lied (Claire Douglas), The Lost Bookshop (Evie Woods), My Favourite Mistake (Marion Keyes), Someone Else’s Shoes (Jojo Moyes), The Kilt Trip (Alexandra Kiley), The Scottish Ladies Detective Agency (Lydia Travers). A dog training manual.

What’s On?

 What is happening this week?

There is a particularly good film at Brixham theatre on Wednesday 23rd, in case anyone is interested in an entertaining night out! We haven’t organised anything, so this would be a DIY event!

We would usually have our craft afternoon, but as you know, that has been moved forward a week to 30th October instead.

Sew Mondays is also next week, 28th, so this is advance notice to those interested!

Thursday is Book Share at 2pm at the Golf Club this week!

Monday dog walk - from Tina

Fun dog walk today. No fighting, no barking and no running away. And the dogs were good too.

 

What’s on?

 What is happening this week?

Monday: 2pm meet at Broadsands car park for a walk on the beach or along the prom (tiddley om pom pom) with your dogs! All welcome, with or without dogs!

Wednesday: 2pm Institute meeting at the Cricket Club. All the details are in Lynn’s recent email.

A message from Lynn

 Dear Members

If you are unable to attend the meeting on

Wednesday but still wish to vote.

On the change to the WI bylaws, 

"The proposal is that we increase membership to 66 from April 2025, to accommodate membership for the women who have been on the waiting list for several months even years."

Please let me, know (Lynn Asher) as soon as possible and before 1pm on Wednesday 16th October by email or text 07706738406.

With a yes or no to this proposal.

I will then give your vote by proxy.

Kind Regards

Lynn Asher 

Brixham WI President.

Take Action!

Check your email in-box! You have quite a long email from your committee! We made lots of plans for treats and lovely things to do! You won’t want to miss out on anything!