National WI AGM in Liverpool 8th June

What a fantastic experience! Thank you very much to Somerset Federation of WIs for enabling me to be a part of the National AGM. Report coming up soon! Have a look at the WI Facebook page for photos, & Twitter for updates on the day - all very exciting! 

Chocolate in aid of the Children's Society!

Tha answer is a chocolate fountain!

Children's Society and ACWW fundraising

A message from Caroline: Many many thanks to everyone who came along to the Children's Society coffee morning and for all the boxes (contents of). A grand total of £670.08, which was fantastic.

At the Bring and Buy sale held at out May meeting, we raised £38.01 for the Associated Country Women of the World. Thank you to everyone who brought - and bought!

Interested in winning a prize?

Here's an idea!

I have some prizes to give out to Leigh on Mendip WI members! How to win?

Read the blog and then e mail me with the answer!

Cryptic? NO! all you have to do is read through the blog and you will find the answer!
There will be another prize for comments added to the blog!

Who is up for the challenge?

Very successful and enjoyable evening!

At our May meeting we had a very useful and heartfelt discussion about the W.I. campaign issues on the closure of libraries and the prospects of 'mega' farms. Many people voiced strong opinions and many very valid points were raised. Both of these resolutions are close to home for each of us.
When I go to the National Conference next month I shall make a decision to vote on our behalf; the discussions last night have given me a clear picture of  your views.

Our fact file was great fun! Well! What interesting - and some funny-  insights we discovered about each other! Val was the most astute amongst us, in correctly guessing  whether our statements were true or false; she very kindly gave the prize to Gill, who came second on the right answer front - but, I think, had the best story to go with her true statement!

Unfortunately our outing on 16th May  to the chocolate factory has been cancelled - so, undaunted and on the chocolate trail ...... we have decided to meet (16th May) for a chocolate evening at Jan P's at 7.30p.m. Please bring items (marshmallows, fruit.....) to douse in the chocolate fountain which Caroline will bring (+ some cash to pay for the chocolate!). It will also be useful to bring a fondue fork/ skewer to spear your chocolate carrier! (and perhaps an apron, some napkins and wipes!! - or maybe it won't be messy? will we be genteel? Or try to recreate that scene from the Vicar of Dibley when Dawn French put her head into a chocolate fountain?). This is a members only event! The answer is chocolate!

Children's Society Coffee Morning

Saturday 23rd April 10 am at Mary's house, at the Old Sawmills
bring something to donate to the bring and buy or plants for sale.... bring some cash to buy and have a lovely cup of tea or coffee and a good catch up with everyone. (Oh, and don't forget the collection boxes you have been filling all year!)

Photos in County News!

Ladies we have something to live up to!

I sent an e mail to the editor of County News to thank her for putting in so many of our gorgeous wedding dress photos. Here is her reply:

 

Hi Sparks -  thank you for your email, so nice to get feed back!   I will await your next contribution with interest.

 

Now.... is this a challenge? Our next contribution! It will have to be something rather special.... but I believe we are up to the mark! Hmm.... looking at the programme of forthcoming events .....