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December 2017

Secretary: Eirwen James Chairman’s message / Neges y Cadeirydd: Llongyfarchiadau - Congratulations to Penllwyn on winning the Chair- Office hours: Thursday 10-12. man’s award; to on winning the Betty Seaton Evans Charity Registration No 501389 Award for the best calendar photo and to Cenarth and Swyddffynnon, Ein Swyddfa joint winners of the Phyllis Eldridge Shield. Congratulations also to all 11 Cambrian Place those who found success at the Winter Rally. Nadolig Llawen - Happy Christmas. SY23 1NT 01970 612 831 Judy Lile, Federation Chairman [email protected] Ein Swyddfa will be open on 14 December Board of Trustees Members 2017/18 until 12 and will then reopen on Thursday 11 January 2018. Judy Lile (Llanilar WI) Chairman & ACWW Resolutions : Please read your November/ Dinah Gibbons (Bwlchllan WI) Treasurer December edition of WI Life for further infor- Susan Barratt ( WI) Vice Chairman mation on this year’s resolutions. Voting slips & Denman Ambassador must be returned to Ein Swyddfa by 9 Febru- Lesley Jones ( WI) Vice Chairman and ary. One member one vote. Digital Champion The 2018 CFWI Calendar is for sale from the Carol Denham ( WI) Assistant Treasurer office. Treat your friends and relatives to a Margaret Fogg (Taliesin WI) Housekeeper lovely Christmas or New Year’s gift. Anne George - ( WI) - Publications Spring Rally 2018 your secretary has details Gill Gray (Llanafan WI) - Press and Correspondence of the craft classes. Pat Griffiths (Penllwyn WI) - Skills and Science Co- Bedwen Group Convenor Congratulations to Ordinator and Climate Ambassador the new Bedwen Group convenor - Eileen Lynne Lloyd ( WI) Hoare, Penllwyn WI. Linda Moore (Abermeurig WI) - Archivist WI Challenge - Why not clean the beaches Liz Tipping (Llanwenog WI) - Resolutions Officer and riverbanks in a bid to get rid of plastic Creative Skills: Chairman, Lesley Jones; Vice - waste in the name of the WI? If interested, Chairman, Delyth Jenkins Llwyncelyn WI; Secretary, please contact Ein Swyddfa by returning the Beti Wyn Davies; Rally Secretary, Eluned Davies, enclosed form by January 18th naming your Dihewyd WI. proposed site. Ceredigion Council Council will Public Affairs: Chairman, Margaret Fogg; Vice - then be informed and will offer guidance and Chairman, Linda Moore; Secretary, Gill Gray. practical assistance. Please do not start on Please make sure that your Annual Report form has this work before Ein Swyddfa provides you been returned to Ein Swyddfa so that the contact list with further details. can be printed and mail sent to your 2018 secretary. CFWI Environmental Survey. How many of JANUARY PROJECT - thanks for all the scarves our members’ homes are not on mains drains? that were handed in to raise funds for our ACWW This would be useful information so that we project. In January, would you please bring in small can put together a purposeful CFWI Science toys, toiletries and bedding to Ein Swyddfa on Thurs- programme for 2018. Please return numbers days 10-12 noon. They will be collected by ’West to Pat Griffiths, Sunnyside Villa, Old , Wales Domestic Abuse’ on the last day of the Aberystwyth. 01970 880 486. month. Please pack the items as neatly as possible YOUR NEW PROGRAMME - Don’t forget to put it online. If in need of assistance contact for easy storage. They will be gratefully received. [email protected]

Congratulations to those who won at the Winter Rally and whose entries were forwarded to the Roy- al Welsh Winter Fair: Jowitt Silver Rose Bowl and The Countess of Lisburne Cup (donated to CFWI by WI)—Taliesin WI; Alma White Trophy - Cross Inn WI; Pat Foley Trophy— WI; Abermeurig Shield—Betty Wakelin, Llanilar WI; Marilyn Coleman Salver—Christine Gilbert, Taliesin WI; Helen Davies Salver—Christine Gilbert, Taliesin WI. Spring Rally 2018 craft list is enclosed. NFWI AGM Cardiff 2018 - Wednesday 6 June . Observer tickets £20 with bus fare of £18. Day shop- pers’ details at a later date. Ein Swyddfa will contact delegates in due course. Craftathon - Aberaeron Church Hall, 2 December. 10am-4pm. £2 per workshop on the day. Free en- try. CFWI Choir will attend to entertain. Cymanfa Garolau / Carol Festival - and the Ceredigion Federation Choir - Sunday, 3 December at Aberaeron Trinity Church. 4pm. Programmes to be paid for at the door unless payment has already been made to Ein Swyddfa. WI’s Got Talent - CFWI is holding a talent evening on Saturday 14 July. Winners will go forward to represent Ceredigion at the Inter Federation Event, Newtown on Saturday 29 September 1pm- 5pm. Return expression of interest form to Lesley Jones, Awelon, , Lampeter. SA48 8QB. NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION - A Year in your WI. The NFWI Science and Leisure committee invites WIs to submit a collection of photographs depicting a year in their WI. January-December 2018. No more than 12 photographs in any form i.e. calendar, photobook, scrapbook, mounted. All photos to be taken in 2018. Details available on My WI site. More information to come. 2018 Membership booklets. Parcels should reach you in the last week in November early December. Let Ein Swyddfa know if your delivery has not arrived by 9 December. Extra copies available from Ein Swyddfa if you need more . Thankyou to everyone who attended the Bake-off Evening, especially the members who were brave enough to attempt the 200 year old recipes. An enjoyable evening. Congratulations to the winners - Betty Ellis, WI; Kay Scratcher, Llanwenog WI; Dee Mathews, WI and Liz Tipping, Llanwenog WI. Monica Rose, Tregaron WI won the prize for ‘the oldest item in my kitchen’. Grant Support Cascading. Has your WI been successful in acquiring grant support during the last 2 years or so? Be it a large or small sum. If so, let us know the details at Ein Swyddfa . The information could be useful to other WIs..

200 Club: 1) Betty James, WI £20; 2) Beryl Thomas, Sarnau & District WI £15; 3) Kathleen Adams, Rhydypennau WI £10.

Environmental Survey/WI Challenge/2018 Spring Rally Craft List/ Date Event Details 2 Dec Craftathon Aberaeron Church Hall. £2 Free entry per workshop 3 Dec Cymanfa Garolau - Carol Festival Aberaeron Trinity Church £3 entry 4pm March 12 – 23 Spring Group Meetings

Tues, May 8 Spring Council Meeting Theatr Felinfach

October 8 – 19 Autumn Group Meetings

Sat. Oct 27 ACM