Presidents Post
Presidents Post August 2024
Good morning from what I hoped was going to be a sunny Wales.
In fact, it is raining here but never mind as a quote on my granddaughter Olive’s T-shirt says – See Good in All Things. Today we will go to an indoor science museum in Cardiff and hope the sun shines tomorrow or Tuesday for a trip to Barry Island and a visit to the penny arcades with fish and chips! Back to all things WI! Thank you to those who joined us for our walk around Farnborough. I think there was more chatting than learning about the history- but we had a good time and finished the evening with Pimms in my garden.
We meet this Wednesday to hear Ian Porter talk to us about the use of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. Who I am sure that she would have been a WI member had she been alive today. We are looking forward to welcoming some new visitors. Please help them feel welcome.
The new Breaking Bread dining group got off to a great start on 15 th August. Emma booked a table at Chalk in Wokingham. Ten of us had a lovely meal out (except those of us who felt our lamb chops were overdone!). Never mind, we all had a good evening. If you are a member of the WI-Flyers Chat Facebook group, you might have seen some photos of the evening. If you are on Facebook and are not in the group, go and search for us and ask to join. On Thursday 10th October we will be meeting at Debbie’s choice of restaurant which is Troy click here for website in Camberley. If you are interested just scroll back on the Whats App group and find the poll. All we ask foryou to do is pay a £10 deposit into the WI-Flyers bank account to secure your place
Good news for the WI-Flyers is that we are planning on starting a Craft Group. Karen Robinson has offered to take the lead on the group. Look out for the page on the website (coming soon) with ideas of what we will start with. When we have an idea of how many of you might be interested, we will agree a venue – but October 1st is the date for your diary.
We have had to move our October speaker to next year as unfortunately Hayley is unable to make the date and we are looking for something to replace her.
We are looking for ideas for our Christmas Charity. We usually look for a local charity to support. Do you have a favoured one? Perhaps you would let us know?
Thank you all for your positive responses to us purchasing a card machine for use at meetings. It was an overall majority in favour. Don’t worry we have no plans to go cashless yet. It maybe we don’t manage this until September – we will see!
The date of the next book club is September 5 th see here for details, hopefully Carole will be fit and well to join you by then.
Looking forward to seeing you all Wednesday evening.
Rachel
Presidents Post July 2024
Good Morning everyone
I hope this finds you all well?
I hope you all felt as relaxed as I did after our last meeting with Kathryn? I think I had a really good night’s sleep that night.
Thank you for all your post-it note ideas. The Committee have looked at them and are looking at what we can put in place. Some of the ideas we have already covered in the last couple of years but there are some things to research.
There were lots of craft ideas mentioned. We would love to have a craft group. If anyone would like to start one - we would welcome you with open arms! Please let myself or anyone on the committee know.
Our next meeting is a walk around historic Farnborough. As mentioned before we will be using the Farnborough Heritage Trail to head over to the site and download We will be following The St Peter’s Trail. We will start at 7pm from the Church and we will finish with Pimms (non- alcoholic drinks too) at my house - 11 Pirbright Road , Farnborough. Feel free to park in Pirbright Road and walk up to the Church or park near the church.
There will be th
Emma has come up with a venue and date for our first fine dining group ‘Breaking Bread’.
Date: Thursday 15th August
Venue: ‘Chalk’, Broad Street, Wokingham
Time: 7pm
Website: Chalk, Wokingham
Emma has a poll on the WhatsApp group for you to indicate whether you are interested!
We will ask you for a deposit if the restaurant requires one. This will need be paid into the WI-Flyers account.
We wish Carole all the best on her recovery from knee surgery and hope its a speedy one!
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Presidents Post June 2024
Good evening all
I hope you have all had a good weekend even if the weather has not been as we would expect for June.
The new committee has had their first meeting. The officers are as follows:
President - Rachel Neudegg (as elected at the Annual Meeting)
Secretary - Tricia Dunne
Treasurer - Sue Blake.
We have been looking at the programme and making additions for the rest of the year. Head over here to see the programme. At the next meeting in June we will be handing you all a post it note! We would like you to put an idea on the note of a programme idea - speaker subject, craft idea, local charity for Christmas 2024. Have a think before you come. We are always happy to research ideas.
Our June meeting is with Kathryn Schlieben who is going to talk to us about health and well being. She will also do some seated yoga in her last 15 minutes.
In July we are going to try one of the Farnborough Heritage trails. We are going the St Peter’s Trail. This route will take 1.5 - 2 hours. More details to follow.
You all are welcome to have tea / coffee and cake at every meeting. For this we have a suggested donation. The suggested amount has not changed since 2012. As a committee we have decided to increase this donation to £2 from June 2024.
Although we use WhatsApp as a great method of communication - we do have a Facebook Page called WI-Flyers Chat. Feel free to head on over to Facebook. and search for us - so we will happily accept you!
I was very pleased to have had the opportunity to attend The NFWI Annual Meeting at The Royal Albert Hall on June 5th - what an amazing day. If you would like to read about it in more detail click here! It will give you an update on the resolution we voted for at the last meeting.
The committee and I look forward to seeing you on June 26th at the usual place ..Cove Cricket Club!
Have a good few days
Rachel
Secretary’s Spot May 2024
Good morning All
Welcome to your Secretary Spot for May.
Next week is our Annual Meeting and we are still looking for new Committee members! We meet once a month (usually on 2nd Tuesday but open to change to suit new committee!). At the meeting we discuss the up and coming programme ,plan the new programme, what’s new in the Hart Group, Hampshire Federation and NFWI.
The committee meet at the venue early and help set up - usually we serve the teas / coffees / cakes (this does not have to be a committee job - can be a volunteer). We stay for a few minutes to tidy up.
You do not have to be a long term WI-Flyer to join the committee - as we were all new once and in fact started the WI-Flyers as newbies! It is a great way of getting to know everyone.
Please volunteer to join the committee - we’d make you very welcome. Of course we are still looking for someone to take over the secretary role. I have been doing this role and really enjoy it. There is training available and I am happy to do a handover. The role can be shared between 2 members (or more). In fact each officer role can be shared!
As I mentioned above next week is the Annual Meeting and for the second year running we are combining this with our popular ‘Evening Tea’. We still have a few food items that we would like members to donate and I will put these on our WhatsApp group.
The NFWI Annual Meeting is fast approaching and as a WI we need to discuss whether we are supporting this year’s resolution. Our vote will be taken to there Annual Meeting by a Eversley WI member.
I am adding a link to this years resolution information for you to take a look and see if you think it is something we should support. Dental Health Matters Please click the link!
Some things to consider though! (notes from a recent webinar)
There is no disagreement about the state of NHS Dentistry and that improvement is needed to make dental care available for all…the question is about the achievability of the resolution
The government BELIEVES dental health care should be available to all…so that bit of the resolution is in a sense not in doubt but it is about the practical reality.
If the resolution is not achievable would it be a NO?
But a Yes if we believe action on the resolution can make a difference.
Is anyone interested in Tai Chi? Graham is a Tai Chi Instructor for a number of years and is open to offering Tai Chi to another WI (he already teaches Tai Chi to the Tilly WIdgets WI). If anyone is interested in starting the group or indeed interested in joining) please let me know and I can pass on the information.
Rushmoor in Bloom is taking place again this year
Here are the categories for this year's competition:
Best Front Garden (sponsored by Wellesley Aldershot)
Most Unusual Planted Container
Best Wildlife Friendly Garden (sponsored by Kebur)
Best Community Garden
Best Hanging Basket
Best Primary School Garden
The Hampshire Quiz (Hart round) is on Monday 10th June. We may be 2 members short on the team - can I have any volunteers please. Church Crookham Memorial Hall at 7:45.
A message from the production meeting at the BBC
We are keen to hear from anyone 18+ who has a passion for sewing and creating clothes for themselves or others, so if you or someone you know is a talented amateur sewer then please do encourage them to apply at www.applyforsewingbee.co.uk
Looking forward to seeing you all next week!
Watch out for an email from me with all the Annual Report / Financial Statement and Agenda - promise the official bits do not take long!
Rachel