Secretary: Susie Jordan Office hours: Thursday 10-12. Ceredigion Charity Registration No 501389 Ein Swyddfa June 2016 11 Cambrian Place Aberystwyth Treasurer SY23 1NT 01970 612 831 [email protected] www.facebook.com/ceredigion.wi
Chairman’s message / Neges y Cadeirydd: Thank you all for your support at all the Spring events which have been most successful. I look forward to meeting you all at our summer, ‘feasts,’ and, ‘fun,’ days. Diolch am eich cefnogaeth a’ch cyfeillgarwch. Brenda Wright
Darts Final Results: congratulations to worthy win- is £3 to cover costs. ners Cenarth WI and runners up Ciliau Aeron WI. Please return form to Liz Tipping by 24th June. CFWI Garden Party: Llanerchaeron, Saturday 9th July, 2- ACWW Women Walk the World walk on Cors Ca- 4 p.m. £8.00. Strawberry tea and music from Three Leg- ron/ Tregaron Bog. We raised £142.00 for Pennies ged Mare. Donald Morgan will give a demonstration of for Friendship. Many thanks to everyone who gave a floral art. Plants and produce stalls. Please return form to donation. Llawer o ddiolch!. Judy Lile by 19th June. Family and friends welcome. Dr Eleanor James Bursary: winners drawn at the Harvest Supper: fine food and music, 30th September Spring Council Meeting were, Judy Lile, Llanilar WI, 2016. Llanrhystud Hall, 7 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Entry £8.00. Jan Green Llanwennog WI, Sally Hughes, Sarnau WI. Harpist Heledd Davies and the Federation Choir will per- General Knowledge Quiz: Friday 17th June, Llan- form, along with contributions from our two WIs cele- rhystud Hall, 7p.m. 3 members per team. £5 per brating their centenaries this year, Talybont and Lam- team. Please return the form to Margaret Fogg by peter. Phil Buckman of Cardigan Food Bank will also Friday 3rd June. speak. Please return forms to Linda Moore by 31st July. Walking Treasure Hunt: Llanddewi Brefi, Friday 1st July, 2pm. £5 per team (up to 4 members per team). Visit to Cardiff: Wednesday 28th September 2016 £16 Afternoon tea £7 payable on the day. Please return per person (depart Aberystwyth Llety Park Hotel 7.30am). form to Linda Moore by Monday 6th June. A tour of the Senedd with Assembly Member Elin Jones. Federations of Wales Panels will be on display there be- Taster in Painting /Art Class: Pontrhydfendigaid, tween the 26th-30th of September. After our tour, there Saturday 2nd, July 10am- 3pm. Please return form is an optional visit to the Museum of Wales to see the col- to Joan Weston by Saturday 25th June. lection of art given to them by the sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, the philanthropists from Mid Wales. th MCS Workshop: has been rescheduled for Thursday Return form to Pat Griffiths, by Friday 9 September. 30th June 10am -12pm at Ein Swyddfa. If you have Federation Denman Visit 10th-12th May 2017: The cours- your own laptop please bring it with you (we have 5 es are: History and Heritage: The Cotswolds-Beauty in a working com- Limestone Landscape: with Peter Lawrence £310; Willow 200 Club: puters). This Baskets: with Norah Kennedy £290; Ribbon Embroidery: 1) Valerie Payne Cross Inn WI; workshop is Seascapes: with Marilyn Pipe: £290; also Free Machine 2) Carol Evans, Llanilar WI; 3) free, but if Embroidery with Claire Muir (4 places only) £290. . The Glen Reed, Cenarth WI; 4) Jane you want a cost does not include the coach fare which will be extra. A Anne Jones, Llanafan WI; 5) printed hand- £50 deposit is required to secure your place. Forms to be Mair Jenkins Dihewyd WI. book the cost returned to Liz Tipping by 20th June 2016.
Helen Palmer County Archivist has offered to host a Denman Fund-raiser in the Old Town Hall Aberystwyth, Friday 22nd July, 7 p.m. Proceeds in aid of the Denman Appeal. The evening will be open to all, tickets £5 each, please sell as many as possible to family and friends. More details next month.
Resolutions 2016 are: appropriate care in hospitals for people with dementia and Avoid food waste, address food poverty. When voting on these in your WI, please agree on whether your Delegate has discretion for the meeting. Del- egates will contact their allocated WI's to take their decision to the AGM June 11th.
ACWW: Our new project is 'Skill development training programme for Kanikkar tribal women in India.' Ceredigion Federation has pledged £1500. We shall be arranging fundraising events over the next few months.
ACWW Triennial Conference University of Warwick, 18-20August 2016. Please give any crafts to Bethan Williams (Wig and District WI) before the conference. There will be a craft stall at the conference so we would be very grateful for any contributions. Proceeds will go the ACWW.
The computer classes previously advertised have been postponed to September for reasons beyond our control.
The Textile Art Group are making cotton bags for ACWW in May and June. All welcome. Plain and patterned cotton fabric from 3 inch squares upwards. If you wish to just donate a fat quarter of cotton fabric that would be appreciat- ed. TAG meet 2nd Saturdays Betws Ifan Hall 11-3. Bring packed lunch. Tea/coffee available.
BRUGES AT CHRISTMAS December 6th -10th Tuesday -Saturday 5days/4nights stopping at the 3* Novotel in Bruges £375 each based on sharing, single available on request. Half-day excursions to Sluis in Holland and Ghent. Local pick up by Coach starting from Aberystwyth. Dover-Calais by Ferry. Please contact Jacqui Thomas as per enclosed form.
We express our deep regret of Dr. Susie Jordan’s departure in July. The family are moving to Spain for a year. We are grateful to Susie for her hard work over the last three years, particularly her kindness and consideration to members Federation Secretary Vacancy: The position of Federation Secretary is a Part Time job involving some 40 hours per month. The applicant will require experience of running an office and using their own initiative, also the ability to work with a team, and also be conversant with computer skills (Word and Publisher essential). For further details and a full job description please contact Ein Swyddfa by 30th June either by e-mail or telephone. Enclosures: MCS Workshop, CFWI Garden Party, Trip to Cardiff, Harvest Festival, WI event contact information.
WI News:
Aberporth W.I host a musical evening at the village hall Aberporth with the Aberystwyth Silver Band. £4 per adult £1 per child. Refreshments included. Saturday 11th June. All enquiries to Secretary Dolly Smith. Llanafan WI host their Annual Coffee Evening in Lisburne Hall, Llanafan on Friday 24th June. Entry £1. Doors open at 7p.m. for refreshments, raffle stalls and a chance to catch up with friends. Penparcau WI is holding a day trip to Llandudno on Wednesday 10th August with the option of seeing the show, ‘Save the Last Dance for Me’. Price of the coach is £12, the cost of the show is £22.50. Please contact Marilyn Hunt (contact details on flyer) by Monday 13th June. Cenarth WI is hosting an evening with Brian John, author of the Angel Mountain saga books on September 8th. This will be an open evening at the cost of £3 each including refreshments. For further information please con- tact Secretary Wendy Nightingale. Diary Dates Secretaries: Please adhere to submission dates Date Event Venue Closing
17th June General Knowledge Quiz Llanrhystud Hall 3rd June
Ist July Walking Treasure Hunt Llanddewi Brefi 6th June