Here’s something we can all do!

 Me & The Plastic Sea

A blister pack recycling scheme is coming to Brixham!

In collaboration with Prospect Brixham, we are bringing a new recycling scheme to the town!

We are working with the company My Group who recycle every bit of the product; foil, plastic and any residual medication waste. (I’ll pop a link to their website in the comments!)

You can find us for our first collection day on Saturday the 11th July on Fore Street (see photo here for more details).

We’d like to spread the word so if any local businesses would like to have a poster, please let us know! We hope to introduce a few drop-off points soon too, to make things a little easier and more convenient for people.

And lastly, if you’d like to support the scheme moving forward funding wise (we have to pay per box we fill and send off!) so please get in touch!

So remember folks, save those empty blister packs and spread the word!

Another very interesting event!

 We have sent this to each member by email, and here it is again just in case you didn’t read it. If you wish to attend, you need to email Liz Roberts on the address below. Don’t worry about sending the actual form, just make sure you include all of the necessary information in your email. (And pay, of course!)

Dates for your diary!

Tuesday 26th May:

10.30 am Churston Golf Club new committee meeting

12.30 Ladies who Lunch - sign the board at our next Institute meeting

Our birthday party and celebration of Kingswear WI opening 100 years ago is at our Institute meeting in June - bring a plate of food.

From Paignton WI to members of our WI to attend the July13th meeting when the speaker will be Marnie Millar, from the Sewing Bee fame.  It will cost £4.00 each. Time 7 pm at The Bay Church Hall, Sands Road, Paignton.

The next group meeting is Friday 7th August 2 until 4 pm, the sculptor Elizabeth Hadley is the speaker. Canapés and Prosecco £8. We have been allocated 10 tickets. Sign up at the next meeting. Brixham WI is a member of the Coast and Creek Group along with other WIs locally: Stoke Gabriel, New Paignton and Galmpton & Churston. Each year there are two group meetings organised, to which all members (numbers may be limited according to the size of the chosen venue) are invited. Each WI takes it in turns to organise the events.

Thank you Anj for the lovely rose!

Did you do this training?

https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/how-to-do-cpr/learn-cpr-in-15-minutes?

This is from our national resolution last year - are you fully prepared? 

Save the date!

 This is an invitation from New Paignton WI to members of our WI to attend their July13th meeting when our speaker will be Marnie Millar, from the Sewing Bee fame. 

 It will cost £4.00 each. Time 7 pm at The Bay Church Hall, Sands Road, Paignton.

Flower of the day!

 Barbara’s flower of the day. Grown from a rose in a birthday bouquet given to her by her son, a long time ago!

What can you find on Via this week?

 Looks like our Via newsletter decided to take a wellbeing day. https://via.thewi.org.uk/

Fitting, really - because Mental Health Awareness Week starts tomorrow

Here's a look at some of what's on this week - but the full line-up of live courses, free resources and more is waiting for you on VIA.

G

What’s on?

 

From Nicky Bailey, (Life on the Edge team) to the Women’s Conservation Group

 Hi all, I just wanted to say thank you to those of you who came out last week – we managed to get so much so much done and hopefully it will have made a big difference to the little hedge trees when they got that much-needed soak on Saturday! And special thanks to Yvonne ( and her husband!) for providing the hot water – a task with no tea break would’ve been a travesty 😊

 

The next task will be on Thursday 28^th May. We will be heading over to Man Sands to do a bee walk, this is a short and fairly simple bee survey, looking for what is out and about at that time, but we will also make sure to record other things we find flying and buzzing around!  

 

This activity is aimed at complete beginners and we will be joined by our Conservation trainee, Mike, who is studying for an MSc in entomology and leads our Friday volunteer surveys. He is a whizz at all things insects, eager to share his passion and will help us to identify what we find along the way!

 

If you need a pick up the bus will be at Brixham no.12 stop in the town centre ( near the car park) at 1.10pm, or meet at Man sands car park at 1.30pm. You don’t need to bring anything, just clothes for the weather and some walking boots or shoes.

 

If you would like to come but haven’t yet booked – there are still places available – just email us at lote@southdevon-nl.org.uk

 

We hope to see you soon!

 

Nicky

Book Share

 Our Book Share has finally settled on the second Wednesday of the month at 11 am at the Golf Club for our meetings! Next one is Wednesday 10th June at 11 am.

Lovely coffee, excellent chat covering all things - mainly holidays in Canada! We mentioned a book or two!

Not to be missed!

 New header photo is of some early purple orchids at Berry Head. A splendid display! 

Vigilance of Brixham

 Several members have been overheard saying that they would like a trip on the Vigilance! Well! It would appear that now is your moment to book! Go to their website for all of the details! https://www.vigilanceofbrixham.co.uk/

Cribbage Fun!

 Come and join in with us at cribbage on Wednesday at Brixham Rugby Club 2pm. You can see how much fun it is!

Beginners welcome as we will teach you. If you like playing cards you'll love crib.

(Pictures of Sparks with a winning streak.)

Editor’s note: This is entirely due to the skill of the cribbage player. No luck at all.

🍀😝🍀

Via

 Have you looked at the WI learning hub? Most of the sessions are free to WI members! Here are two, which may whet your appetite! If not, take a look at the range available, from travel to crafts and exercise to current topics. Definitely something for everyone! https://via.thewi.org.uk

What’s on?

 

Book Share is on Thursday 7th May at 11 am. Please come and join us if you are even slightly intrigued! We talk about books, drink coffee or tea and enjoy a good chat!

No commitment! Sociable and friendly.

Not to be missed!

 

What’s on?

 

A report from Tina after today’s walk.

 

Brixham WI on Tour. Otherwise known as Billy-no-mates goes for a walk.

The Wednesday walk was epic today.

A lovely day for a walk, beautifully windy and lots to look at. However, the breakwater was not so inviting, so I took solace in a hot choc in Breakwater Bistro.

Captivating Craft afternoon.

 From Mary C: Thank you

everyone for a lovely afternoon and all your hard work.  Look at  what you accomplished, I do hope you are going to continue and make a vase full.

What’s on this week?

 

Brixham WI - the future!

 What a brilliant first institute meeting of our new year! Welcome to all of our new members and to all of our members who have renewed their membership.

Thank you to Mary H for her wonderful programme booklet - be sure to keep it at hand so that you have all of the information right there!

We can look forward to some new faces, with new energy, enthusiasm and ideas to join our committee next month! How fabulous to see Brixham WI moving forward yet again! We have a number of past presidents in our mix: Barbara L, Mary C, Sparks, Jayne S and Lynn - each one of whom has played their part in enabling Brixham WI to move forward - and we are all very happy indeed to step back and let others take us forward. Ready to lend a hand if asked, of course!

Hooray for Brixham WI and here’s to our rosy future!

Life on the Edge Art Display comes to Brixham Library

 We saw this work in Totnes when ours was on display there, too. These pieces created by the students are absolutely stunning and well worth a visit. Especially as it has now come to us, right on our doorstep!

Music Lovers!

This could be just right for you! One of the band members is coming to our WI to give a talk later in the year!

 

Brixham WI on Tour

 What a beautiful day it was, and a glorious place to be! Thank you, Tina, for the photos.

Lovely leisurely walk to the end of Berryhead on Monday morning.

Carol R, Jayne S and Tina enjoying the sunshine.

This looks interesting!

 Have you tried the free Brixham Maritime Heritage Trail?

A new free Maritime Heritage Trail has been launched in Brixham to celebrate the centenary of Vigilance of Brixham.

The self guided trail takes visitors on a journey around Brixham Harbour, uncovering centuries of local history— from notorious smugglers and Dutch invaders to the D-Day landings and the town’s vital role in the deep-sea fishing industry.

The route begins at Brixham Heritage Museum and finishes at Vigilance of Brixham, moored on the Heritage Pontoon opposite the The Prince William, Brixham pub.

The free trail guide, designed by Sam Cork of Brixham, is available from Brixham town hall, Brixham library, Brixham Heritage Museum, and participating cafés, pubs and shops along the route.

If you’ve done the trail we’d love to hear about it… drop us a message on here and let us know what you thought! Did you learn anything new?

Trevor Taylor

Calendar for all of our members!

 Calendar for the coming month: join in with whatever you fancy! All welcome! (Updated weekly)

Book Share evolves!

 

We held our final old style Book Share this afternoon with a lovely coffee/cold drink at the Golf Club.

Ironically, we all really enjoyed the final book offered to us from our library subscription! We enjoyed a good discussion about the characters and the plot - in much greater depth than any other post book discussion I can recall! Many thanks to Jayne for organising it all, as well as doing the majority of the heavy lifting involved.

Books recommended for members to read this month are: Amor Towles’ ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’, Tracey Chevalier’s The Glass Maker and Kate Moreton’s The Forgotten Garden. One suggestion which was not taken up by anyone was about a dog in wartime - we decided it would be a ‘weepy’ and no-one could face it!

Next month, Thursday 7th May, we will discuss some or all of these titles.

Please feel free to come along and join in, all welcome, no pressure!

Membership!

 Brixham WI has had a great response to our invitation to interested women who wish to join us. We are however, nearing capacity and as such we will be closing our "expressions of interest" book, as we feel it will be unfair to allow ladies to get their hopes up when we cannot offer them visits with a further offer of joining.  (We will continue our contact and potential meeting visits to those women who have already had an email exchange with Tina Hemmings, which initially started through them contacting us at brixham@devonwi.org .)

If subsequent spaces arise, we will let you all know via these social media areas.   

Thank you.  Brixham Committee.

Any ABBA fans?

 Or, to everyone who enjoys a good night out! 

This comes to us from Jacquie Humber, the secretary at New Marldon WI:-

Please can you let your members know about the attached event.  We had the same band back in October and it was a great success, we are hoping that this one will be too!