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MIDDLESEX NEWS Middlesex Federation of Womens Institutes | Registered Charity No: 1167199 Please do not print out this electronic copy unless absolutely necessary to help the environment. MFWI does not accept responsibility for goods or services advertised. Page 1 Gosh, where did March go? Luckily we have signs of the real spring in the air which gives us something to look forward to after some very wet weeks. Our thoughts go out to those that have been affected by the adverse weather and flooding. At the time of writing, we are heading towards our Annual Council Meeting in Ruislip. If you get to see this before 6 April, it is not too late to get an observer ticket (£5) to come along and meet the Board, your Representatives and our guest speaker Angeline Gore of Browns Community Service. Please contact us via [email protected] if you are interested. The delegate information has been sent to your WIs, so if you are a delegate, please contact your secretary for everything you will need prior to attending the meeting. The meeting is a key event on our annual calendar and it would be nice to be supported by you, our members. Dont forget the opportunity to enter both the draw for a Denman Bursary and the Denman Dip! For those who have no idea what I am talking about, the Federation and the Craft Committee give bursaries towards a Denman course and the draw takes place at the ACM. Let us know you wish to enter by post, or email to [email protected]. For the Denman Dip, all you need to do is put £1 into a sealed envelope with your name on it. Bring the envelope to the meeting, drop it into the office or give it to anyone who is MFWI ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING attending. One envelope will be drawn and that person will receive the contents of all the envelopes to spend towards a course at Denman. You dont need to attend the ACM to have a chance to win. (Take a look at page 7 - we had so much fun at Denman, as did Pat of Iver WI, using her bursary.) It is our Centenary in 2021 and one of the events that we are holding will be a Centenary Federation weekend at Denman on Friday 8—Sunday 10 October 2021. Please let Angela Chessman know if you are interested in attending via [email protected] and save the date in your diary. Angela will be providing further information and course options as soon as possible, once Denman has released details. Quick reminder for MCS Reps: have you updated your records? There is still a discrepancy between active members and the amount of subs paid across the Federation. This means WI Life magazine is going to people that are no longer members, a waste of both money and resources. If you need any help with the MCS, please contact [email protected] and we will help you and in some cases, update it for you. I am looking forward to a couple of WI Birthday invites over the coming days, a craft session or two for WIs and look forward to hearing of plans for the coming Group Meetings which I can hopefully attend. Lastly, we say farewell and thank you to our Federation Secretary who is leaving us at the end of March. Best wishes to you for the future, Lynda. Regards, Lorraine x WI BIRTHDAYS The Annual Council Meeting will be held at Winston Churchill Theatre, Ruislip on 6 April. Our speaker is Angeline Gore of Browns Community Service. Tickets are £5: details are with WI Secretaries. Happy Birthday to these Middlesex Institutes celebrating this month: De Beauvoir 3 April 2015 Sunbury on Thames 15 April 1980 East End 16 April 2007 1st prize - £35 Joan Badger, Sunbury on Thames 2nd prize - £20 Kay Crone, West Drayton 3rd prize - £15 Laleham WI 200 CLUB

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MIDDLESEX NEWS

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Gosh, where did March go? Luckily we

have signs of the real spring in the air

which gives us something to look

forward to after some very wet weeks.

Our thoughts go out to those that have

been affected by the adverse weather

and flooding.

At the time of writing, we are heading towards our Annual

Council Meeting in Ruislip. If you get to see this before 6

April, it is not too late to get an observer ticket (£5) to come

along and meet the Board, your Representatives and our

guest speaker Angeline Gore of Browns Community Service.

Please contact us via [email protected] if you are

interested. The delegate information has been sent to your

WIs, so if you are a delegate, please contact your secretary

for everything you will need prior to attending the meeting.

The meeting is a key event on our annual calendar and it

would be nice to be supported by you, our members.

Don’t forget the opportunity to enter both the draw for a

Denman Bursary and the Denman Dip! For those who

have no idea what I am talking about, the Federation and the

Craft Committee give bursaries towards a Denman course

and the draw takes place at the ACM. Let us know you wish

to enter by post, or email to [email protected].

For the Denman Dip, all you need to do is put £1 into a

sealed envelope with your name on it. Bring the envelope to

the meeting, drop it into the office or give it to anyone who is

M F W I A N N U A L

C O U N C I L M E E T I N G

attending. One envelope will be drawn and that person will

receive the contents of all the envelopes to spend towards a

course at Denman. You don’t need to attend the ACM to have

a chance to win. (Take a look at page 7 - we had so much fun

at Denman, as did Pat of Iver WI, using her bursary.)

It is our Centenary in 2021 and one of the events that we are

holding will be a Centenary Federation weekend at

Denman on Friday 8—Sunday 10 October 2021.

Please let Angela Chessman know if you are interested in

attending via [email protected] and save the date in

your diary. Angela will be providing further information and

course options as soon as possible, once Denman has

released details.

Quick reminder for MCS Reps: have you updated your

records? There is still a discrepancy between active members

and the amount of subs paid across the Federation. This

means WI Life magazine is going to people that are no longer

members, a waste of both money and resources. If you need

any help with the MCS, please contact [email protected]

and we will help you and in some cases, update it for you.

I am looking forward to a couple of WI Birthday invites over

the coming days, a craft session or two for WIs and look

forward to hearing of plans for the coming Group Meetings

which I can hopefully attend.

Lastly, we say farewell and thank you to our Federation

Secretary who is leaving us at the end of March. Best wishes

to you for the future, Lynda.

Regards,

Lorraine x

W I B I R T H D A Y S

The Annual Council Meeting will be held

at Winston Churchill Theatre, Ruislip on

6 April. Our speaker is Angeline Gore of

Browns Community Service.

Tickets are £5: details are with WI

Secretaries.

Happy Birthday to these Middlesex

Institutes celebrating this month:

De Beauvoir 3 April 2015

Sunbury on Thames 15 April 1980

East End 16 April 2007

1st prize - £35

Joan Badger, Sunbury on Thames

2nd prize - £20

Kay Crone, West Drayton

3rd prize - £15

Laleham WI

2 0 0 C L U B

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AROUND THE WIs

COUNTY OFFICE: Unit 3 - No 7 The Green, West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 7PL

Tel: 01895 440161 Email: [email protected]

OFFICE HOURS:

Wednesday 9:15 am to 4:15 pm Friday 9:15 am to 4:15 pm

(Voice mail is in operation outside office hours) or you can email us:

CHAIR: Lorraine Reed-Wenman .............................................. [email protected] VICE CHAIR Jules Hall ................................................. [email protected] SECRETARY ....................................................................... [email protected] TREASURER Sarah Endersby ........................................... [email protected] ACWW Lorraine Reed-Wenman ........................................ [email protected] CRAFT Lorraine Reed-Wenman ............................................... [email protected] DENMAN AMBASSADOR Angela Chessman ................. [email protected] DIGITAL TEAM Yve McBride ....................................... [email protected] IT Support .............................................................................. [email protected] MCS Susan Whitworth ................................................................ [email protected] MEMBERSHIP Gerry Attias ........................ [email protected] MFWI EVENTS .............................................................. [email protected] NEWSLETTER Emma Watson ....................................... [email protected] PUBLIC AFFAIRS Sarah Wilson ................................ [email protected] PUBLICATIONS .......................................... Requests via [email protected] SCIENCE & LEISURE Alison Fremantle........... [email protected] SOCIAL MEDIA Emma Watson .................................. [email protected] SPEAKERS DIRECTORY Julie Bloomfield ..................... [email protected] WEBSITE Rosie Harvey ....................................................... [email protected]

Please send articles (maximum 150

words please) and photos (as high

resolution as possible) to

[email protected] in a Word-

compatible format before the end of the

month prior.

Please note that articles received after

this date will unlikely be included due to

production time and printing deadlines.

Printed copies?

The cost of the printed newsletter for

2020 is 82p per copy. Every WI is sent

an email version to pass onto their

members at no charge.

G E T I N T O U C H

Chris Walker

Louise Camby was the speaker at our

February meeting, talking about Aloe

Vera. Its origins can be traced back over

4000 years and its properties have been

used for medicinal reasons ever since.

We learned that the inside of the plant

can be used for many medical conditions

ranging from treatment of burns through

to helping people with joint problems

such as arthritis and also digestive

problems. Louise brought along many

products made from this amazing plant

which our members were able to test and

purchase.

Many of us took up this opportunity and

I am sure those of us who don’t already

own an Aloe Vera plant will soon become

proud owners.

Kim Broadbent

We decided to celebrate Chinese New

Year at our February 2020 meeting by

holding a Mahjong demonstration. Two

of our members had recently been on a

course at Denman and were delighted

to share their knowledge of this

fascinating game with us. After telling

us about the history of the game, they

went through a demonstration on what

is a really complex game to master.

Chinese nibbles, fortune cookies and

jasmine tea were served alongside our

usual tea and homemade cake.

In keeping with our international

themed meetings our March 2020

meeting was a talk on Indian weddings.

Jenny Hanrahan

Bedfont Belles WI was invited in January

to a 'Thank you’ afternoon tea at St

Mary's Church, for members of the

community who had supported the

church during 2019.

We visited to the Bank of England

Museum in February. We tried to lift a

13kg gold bar and saw a beautiful flower

arrangement made of £50 notes. Some

of us then visited the roof garden at 120

Fenchurch Street.

Our February meeting was a talk by

Pauline Fowler, whose company makes

prosthetics and animatronics for the film

and television industry and she brought

along some examples! We braved the

elements for our February walk along the

Regents Canal.

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Around the WIs

Ashford WI has again cheered our ladies

through the darker days of winter with

its activities. We were treated to a

fascinating talk on the deportation of

women to Australia and the journey to

the new land.

The birthday party was a brilliant

evening with a delicious meal and

entertainment. Our Nutcracker soldier

encouraged people to visit the Christmas

Fair to enjoy the great atmosphere and

contribute to our main fundraising

event of the year. Our usual delivery of

gifts donated and wrapped by our

members for Echelforde Care Home

was well received by the staff and

residents.

Coffee mornings, book club, board

games and knit and natter have

provided extra opportunities for

meetings and friendships. The craft

mornings are proving very popular and

are going from strength to strength.

The new year began with a party with

nibbles and the amusing entertainment

of members trying to match a piece of

information about a member and

everyone trying to create a match.

Eleanor Thomas

Jeremy Bradbear-Hector talked to us in

February about his work as a civil funeral

celebrant, something he took up in

middle age, gaining the necessary

qualifications and starting to practise in

2013.

Our members were not too sure what to

expect from a talk on death and funerals,

but they soon had smiles on their faces,

when Jeremy recounted amusing tales of

the lighter side of his work. He naturally

meets a huge variety of people, some can

be quite difficult, others overcome with

grief... but he handles all situations with

compassion and understanding, bringing

in a little humour where possible.

Jeremy has also officiated at the funerals

of several celebrities, including Gary

Rhodes and Bob Willis.

For all, he has endeavoured to provide a

meaningful ceremony, what is to be the

final act of love and respect for the

deceased.

Margaret Smith

Margaret introduced the speaker Joanne

Dunkley of the Rainbow Trust, a national

charity which support families with

children with life limiting conditions.

The support may include attending

hospital appointments, helping with

childcare, liaising with medical teams,

transport and much more.

And also...

We had a minute’s silence for member

Margaret Chandler, who had been a

member of Iver for 23 years and before

that various roles in Cowley WI. She was

also a valued member of our book group.

At our February meeting we welcomed a

speaker, Mr Barry Dix. His Tales of

London Airport was very interesting. He

once worked for the Airport Press

Agency as a journalist and met quite a

few famous faces. He also spoke about

the early history of the airport and

showed us pictures of the first buildings

early BOAC aircraft. A day later a Whist

Drive was held which was attended by 16

people and which raised £80.

In February Andrew Waite from the

company Festoon presented a talk on

gemstones He talked us through how to

look for and be aware of what we were

buying, and how much we should be

paying for the item. He then went on to

explain where different stones came

from.

Some members brought along their

jewellery for him to assess its

authenticity. There were some surprises!

And even more surprises when Andrew

explained the healing properties of many

of the stones. It was a very interesting

and enjoyable talk. Members then very

quickly moved to the table and lots of

purchases were made.

Andrew has spoken at many WIs; you

can find him in the Speaker Directory

available to officers on SharePoint.

Nikky Cussen

On 7 February, 20 SVWI members

arrived at Denman College for our long-

awaited ‘overnighter’. After pre-dinner

drinks and dinner we enjoyed a

demonstration of Portuguese Tapas

dishes from Ana Dores. We rounded off

the evening in the bar with a couple of

glasses and some lively chatter.

Tai Chi instructor Alan Baker took us

through the history and background to

this pastime, before we experimented

with some moves and meditation.

Willow Weaving classes were taught by

Norah Kennedy, who guided everyone

through making dragonflies and stars.

Lucy Surman steered us through Silver

Clay Jewellery making; we each crafted a

beautiful necklace.

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Around the WIs

We had a great visit to London to see the

show Waitress – and no, the pies in the

photo weren’t real! We enjoyed a fish

and chip lunch at our AGM when Una

Saunders was re-elected as President.

Our Christmas Party went with a swing

and we had cheese and wine instead of

all bringing a plate.

A group went to Gunnersbury House to

the exhibition of quilts. The museum was

very good and well worth the visit. We

had lunch in the café, where we met

Sarah Wilson of Harlington WI and

Susan James of West Drayton WI!

In January, we were entertained by our

local choir, The Caroliners, and the

following week a large group had lunch

in The Plough at Norwood Green.

Good speakers, a range of outings, fun

and friendship at our meetings gave us a

really successful 2019 with an increase

in membership as well.

Our talks have included Crime

Detection, local history, the 60s, money,

World War music, Trent Park, flower

arranging and Tripe and Trotters!

Outings have included Kensington

Palace, The Globe, the Sky Garden,

Hatfield House, Kathy Brown’s Garden –

and the icing on the cake—Denman! We

N1W1 January meeting was on the theme

of New Year New Start. We had Danielle

and Trudi from the Scandinavian/

Australian brand Kikki.k to run a work

shop for us to encourage us to follow our

dreams. Kikki.k has the aim of inspiring

101 million women to follow their

dreams and make the world a better

place.

Some of our members shared their

dreams and they were very varied from

being a Federation trustee to owning pet

pigs! As part of the workshop the Kikki.k

team gave us all a workbook to help us

continue to work towards achieving our

dreams.

Sally Greenbrook

We looked to some local history for our

February meeting and heard from

Stephanie Muir about the history of

Ealing Studios. We learnt so much about

the early days of the studios, including

the famous Ealing Comedies. Stephanie

talked extensively about how gender was

portrayed in the early Ealing films and

what we can tell about social history from

the films. This was also our first month

supporting the Ealing Baby Bank and we

were thrilled with the contributions our

members donated for families in need in

our community.

This month our walking group headed to

central London for a walk led by Helen

focused loosely around Samuel Pepys

and the Fire of London. The craft group

made green hearts as part of the

#showthelove campaign. And our culture

club took in a matinee performance of

Come From Away, based on the true

story of a small town in Newfoundland

where many planes were forced to land

after the September 11 attacks.

had great fun seeing how many of us

could fit in the Middlesex room!

We have also had an Easter Bonnet

Parade, quizzes, slideshows—using our

Lottery funded equipment—an afternoon

tea and a strawberry tea. Our usual Craft

and Produce show in July showed off the

talents of many of our members. To

round off our year we had our birthday

lunch in October and a Christmas Party

at our December meeting.

Our Institute is doing well and looking

forward to the rest of 2020.

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AROUND THE WIs

Harlington WI welcomed six new

members and two

visitors at their

February meeting.

Nimble fingers

and lots of

imagination were

needed when

members showed

their care for the

environment by

stitching Green

Heart Lavender

Bags to celebrate Show the Love 2020

Campaign. Using scraps of green

material laid and ironed onto interfacing,

they embroidered by either hand stitches

or machines and made an authentic

crazy patchwork (Pattern is in the Nov/

Dec 2019 issue of WI Life).

encourages children and older people to

keep moving through moderate exercise

and a good diet – fibre, fresh food, fish

and, of course, fruit & veg.

At the age of 80, Diana is still very

active, exercising every morning in the

privacy of her home, rather than on

national TV, and through her charity

work for Breast Cancer Care, Cancer

Research, Age UK and the Royal

Osteoporosis Society, to name a few. For

this she was awarded the British Empire

Medal last year.

Over the years Diana has been a

journalist, an actress, made exercise

videos and written books including Sod

Sitting, Get Moving published in 2019

and more recently Beating Osteoporosis.

Do you remember the 80s? It all came

flooding back to us when Diana Moran,

‘The Green Goddess’ of BBC Breakfast

Time fame, came along to our January

meeting and gave us a snapshot of her

pathway to exercise from childhood to

grandparent. Known as GG (Green

Goddess & Granny Goddess), she

Christine Newell

On 6 February 2020, Hillingdon WI had its annual lunch. This year 20 members had a delicious roast dinner at the Arcade Café (‘Granny Satchwills’). Many thanks to Ahmed and his team for a lovely hot meal and plenty of it! Our February meeting included a minute’s silence, for a member who passed away the week before. The President welcomed Lee Abraham who gave a very interesting talk on Kings, Queens and Michelin Men playing cards. Lee bought along some of her collection, we were surprised at the different shapes, sizes, designs and colours from all over the world and also the price people pay for them! To celebrate our 101st Birthday, Christine made some biscuits to enjoy in advance of our big party in March.

Dianne Butler

Stanwell WI President Mary Jeffery

organised a Quiz Night to raise funds

for Spelthorne in Bloom baskets for

Stanwell Village. Mary was helped by

WI friends and the Quiz Master was

Tracey Mercer.

Everyone enjoyed the Quiz and the

Fish and Chip supper the winning

team members were Sarah and Alan

Endersby, Margaret Eggington, Karen

Crawley, Diane Hall, Claire Newman,

Irving and Jill Lord.

After lunch we concluded in the concert

hall, where the Wurlitzer theatre organ

rose up from the floor. A wonderful sight

a sound, it took many of us ‘oldies’ back

to the days of Reginald Dixon at the

organ.

Roy demonstrated all the different

sounds and played Jerusalem. We ended

with the organ descending to the theme

tune of the Saturday morning flicks!

Founded in 1963, the museum has the

largest collection of historic musical rolls

for the self playing instruments. We

recommend it!

On a chilly day 23 members visited the

Musical Museum in Brentford. Our

guide, 90 years young Roy, was a joy to

listen to. He repairs and keeps the

instruments working, and knows the

history of every instrument.

Only a few bags were completed so

members had homework to do to

complete them!

Also at the meeting we welcomed

Christine West from the Therapy and

Day Services Harlington Hospice who

offers classes for patients with

Lymphoedema. She informed us about

Tripudio, a form of movement which

helps relieve this condition. Tripudio can

also be used for general wellbeing, and

she guided us all through a ‘Flow’

routine. It was very accessible for all the

group and we all enjoyed it.

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A Cup of Coffee with...

Angela first joined the WI in the

seventies. She is currently Treasurer of

Stanwell WI, is a Denman Ambassador,

and has been on the Board of Trustees

since 2017.

Who would you most like to have a cup of coffee/tea with?

I would love to sit down over a cuppa

with Sandi Toksvig. I have loved

watching her on Bake Off and she is a

brilliant comedian, but she is also a

staunch campaigner for women, co-

founding the Women’s Equality Party in

2015. I think it would be a fascinating

meeting.

What inspired you to join the WI?

I was persuaded to join by a friend—who

is now President of Stanwell WI—when

my children were very young. I was a

member for several years and had a

wonderful time—I think our Social

Committee was the best around!

However, when I returned to work I

found I had less time available so I had a

bit of a break. I returned after a few

years and it was if I had never been

away. It was wonderful to see old friends

and make lots of new ones. It really did

feel like coming home.

Which woman inspired you most?

This is a tricky one. There are so many

women who have done so much to

inspire others. Can I have two?

Top of my list would be my Mum. She

never had a career as such, but when we

were older she worked part-time to help

give us the extras in life. She showed me

the importance of family values and was

always there for us. I still miss her very

much.

My English teacher at Grammar School

was also an inspiration—she introduced

me to some wonderful literature. I also

loved writing and she gave me my first

chance in the school magazine!

The happiest moment you will cherish forever?

The joy of life—the birth of my children

and grandchildren without a doubt.

The piece of wisdom you would pass on to a child?

Follow your heart.

The best biscuit to dunk in tea/coffee?

It’s got to be gingernuts!

The temptation you wish you could resist?

Cheese. If wasn’t for cheese I would be

Vegan!

What is your most treasured possession?

I have a bundle of letters that my Dad

wrote to my Mum whilst he was serving

in the Second World War. They are

written on the old Airmail paper—which

is really thin—and in the tiniest of

writing. They are full of such love.

Whenever I read them I realise how

blessed I was to have had them as

parents and how lucky most of us are not

to have lived through those times.

The person who influenced you most

When I returned to work after having my

children, I thought it would be just part

time, to earn some extra money.

However, my new boss encouraged me to

aim higher and to build a successful

career. He supported me all the way and

the family became our very good friends.

I owe him a lot.

The unending quest that drives you on?

I love to learn and we are on the verge of

unlocking so much information. I only

wish I could live for another hundred

years and find out what’s next, what’s

beyond our galaxy, what is yet to be

invented...

How do you relax?

I couldn’t live without a book, so reading

will always be my ‘go to’ choice when I

want to relax – and I love my e-reader,

especially for holidays.

I also enjoy crafting, I have tried several

crafts over the years and I enjoy spending

a couple of hours with my crochet (I’m

still learning) or sewing.

However, when I’m feeling a bit more

energetic, you can’t beat dancing!!! I

have several medals from my youth, for

ballroom and ballet, but, alas, I no longer

have a partner to join me.

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Middlesex Updates

How do you become a Seconder for a

Resolution at the AGM? And what

happens when you do?

The first point is—how are you chosen?

Is it a formal process? In my case no; it

was very informal. A WI friend in

another Federation and someone who

had heard me speak before thought I

could convey urgency of the resolution to

the audience. The request was a no

brainer: would I speak to Second the

resolution to campaign to raise the

profile of Cervical Screening? I said yes

straight away, but really should have

waited because….

On 20 February several members from

across the Federation attended a

designer day at Denman. Members

enjoyed willow weaving and silver clay

jewellery making and we have evidently

got some very talented ladies, as the

pictures show. We had a great day!

You are speaking on behalf of your WI,

so no matter how much you personally

believe in the subject and the stance

taken in the Proposed Resolution; your

WI has to support your advocated

position. So last year when I was asked I

said yes it was pre-emptively; my WI still

had to vote in the final round of voting

before the AGM. Our resolution meeting

was a bit nerve wracking for me as I

waited for the count to come in and of

course I couldn’t influence the members

by explaining my potential role.

Each of the people involved in the

resolution process has strict time limits

to speak. The proposer has three

minutes, the seconder two minutes, and

the expert speakers longer. The expert

speaker is usually the charity the

proposing WI has worked with to

develop the resolution prior to the long

list or once on the short list a charity or

advocacy group approached by NFWI

Public Affairs.

The speech is your speech, based on your

research, but you do have to prepare it in

advance and it is checked over by the PA

Team and Legal and we shared amongst

ourselves to ensure we weren’t

contradicting each other. Finally you

practise in front of a mirror timing

yourself to ensure that at a clear

speaking pace you can give the speech

with in your time limit.

As a Speaker you are a guest of the NFWI

for the day, so we enjoyed a prepared

lunch had a number of photos taken at

key points.

Get baking...

Pat, from Iver WI recently went on a

three day course on baking basics, with

tutor Linda Hewett. It was evidently a

busy few days and she had a wonderful

time, as we can see from Pat’s letter.

Thank you for sharing this with us Pat.

Dear MFWI,

I just want to say thank you again for

the Denman bursary I won last year. I

have just spent 3 super days at Denman

doing a Baking Basics course with a

super tutor, Linda Hewett. I came home

with so much—loaves, buns, scones

apple tart, lemon curd, mayonnaise,

hummus and a pesto. (We ran out of

time for making the sponge!)

I would thoroughly recommend one of

Linda Hewett’s courses. As I usually do,

I enjoyed my stay at Denman and met

lots of nice W.I. ladies.

Many thanks,

Pat Gravette (Iver Evening WI)

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D I G I T A L T R A I N I N G

Booking is essential for all craft

sessions.

All Craft Workshops and all sessions at

Eastcote are payable in advance. Dabble

Days at County Office (only) are payable

on the day.

Cheques payable to MFWI Craft Committee.

Bank transfers: MFWI Craft Committee. Sort Code: 20-27-49; Account: 53587703.

Queries and bookings

Email [email protected] or call Lorraine on 01895 676105 or call/text on 07976 398 533.

C R A F T D A B B L E D A Y S

Thursday 26 March 10.30-15.30

Slate Painting County Office, £6

Saturday 18 April 14.30-17.00

Sashiko Sewing—Introduction Eastcote Community Association, £12

Thursday 23 April 10.30-15.30

Upcycled Denim Potholder or Car Tidy County Office, £6

Saturday 16 May 14.30-17.00

Paper Crafting—napkin techniques Eastcote Community Association, £9

Thursday 28 May 10.30-15.30

Papercraft County Office, £6

Saturday 2o June 14.30-17.00

Silk Scarves Creation & Introduction to Silk Painting Eastcote Community Association, £16

Thursday 25 June 10.30-15.30

Silk Painting with Gutta County Office, £8

Saturday 18 July 14.30-17.00

Cathedral Window Patchwork Eastcote Community Association, £9

Thursday 23 July 10.30-15.30

Needle Felting County Office, £6

C R A F T Y P O P - I N

CRAFT + DIGITAL

Cow Byre Exhibition 2020

This annual event will soon be upon us,

yes I know it is in August but time has a

habit of disappearing quickly. If anyone

has any handmade crafts that they would

like to be exhibited, please email

[email protected] and let us know.

Anything is acceptable, and if quirky,

even better!

Special Craft Event

Rag Rugging with the fabulous Elspeth Jackson of Ragged Life Saturday 29 August 2020 - from

14:30-16:30

Stanwell Village Hall, High Street,

Stanwell TW19 7JR, £12

Booking as per usual: refer right.

We have one more digital training

session scheduled before we shift to an

‘on demand’ system (refer below).

Tuesday 24 March 13.30-15.30

Smart devices Making the most of your phones and

tablets.

County Office. Booking essential.

To book a place or discuss a training

need, contact [email protected]

or leave a message at County Office on

01895 440 161.

From April 2020, we’ll be offering ‘on

demand’ training for our WI members.

This means you will need to get in touch

and let us know what would help you or

your members most.

Smartphones? Office 365 (for Officers

only)? The best apps? My WI? Email on

the go? Making the most of your tablet?

Get in touch and let us know... and we’ll

do our best to tailor a session for you!

In addition to our Craft Dabble Days

and Workshops, we also offer Crafty

Pop-in sessions at the MFWI Office,

West Drayton.

Pop in for an informal cuppa, natter and

bring your current project to work on

(or just come and get craft ideas and

maybe some moral support for those

unfinished projects?!).

When: First Thursday of the month

13:00-15.30

Next sessions:

2 April

7 May

4 June

2 July

Have you visited the MFWI

website lately?

Have a look at the website to find out

about all things MFWI, including

2020's craft dabble days, who's who

at MFWI, and details of Digital

training sessions.

The website is being updated, and I'd

love to know things you want to see

and what information would be most

useful, and if you spot any errors!

Send these over to Rosie Harvey at

[email protected]