County News • January 2018 • Cornwall Federation of Wis 1 CHAIRMAN’S CHATTER
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County News • January 2018 • Cornwall Federation of WIs 1 CHAIRMAN’S CHATTER I was born ……… years ago in Surrey Since coming to live in this beautiful where, as a very small child, I went County, Jim and I have gained two to ballet classes. From there we more grandchildren, so we now FEDERATION OFFICE Chy Noweth an Conteth moved to Bedfordshire where I have three here in Cornwall and one Truro Business Park, Threemilestone grew up, went to school and found grandson in California, who evened Truro TR4 9NH – T: 01872 272843 my first job. It was shortly after the score to two boys and two girls. Email: General Enquiries: leaving school that I went to help How lucky are we and how thankful [email protected] with refreshments at a village dance am I for Skype and FaceTime. It is a Federation Secretary: and encountered a lad who kept thrill each time that bleep goes and [email protected] coming for a cup of coffee. That my 18-month-old little one wants a Accounts: cfwiaccounts@ was my first meeting with Jim, my chat with Grandma; it makes such btconnect.com husband now of almost 52 years. a difference with them being so far Reception: cfwireception@ Would you believe he hasn’t touched away. btconnect.com ew beginnings! It’s a whole coffee since that first meeting? I Website: http://cornwallwi.org.uk I joined Bodmin WI. Once when Facebook: www.facebook.com/ new year here, with a new often wonder why he didn’t just ask Cornwallfederationof N Federation Chairman (me) for tea! a group of us were sitting in the womensinstututes and Treasurer (Alison Latham) but audience at a Council Meeting a more importantly, two new Board Our first home was a delightful friend said to me “I can see you up OFFICE OPENING HOURS of Trustee members - Penny Picton flat above a barber’s in the middle there on the stage one day”. I think 9am - 4:30pm and Jackie Holland. How exciting of Kempston where we stayed for my fate was sealed then, although Monday - Thursday is that?! three months before we could move never in my wildest dreams did into our house across the border I imagine myself as Federation FEDERATION CHAIRMAN Firstly, I would like to wish everyone in Northants. It was there that our Chairman. But here I am, and the Margaret Johnson a Happy New Year. Personally, I am two lovely children were born - first main reason is that I truly believe still not sure what happened to 2017 our daughter Melanie followed by we should all make the most of every - it went by far too quickly. But here our son Mark. A few years later, opportunity we are offered and FEDERATION TREASURER we are in 2018. Do you make New we moved back to Bedfordshire to never turn anything down without Alison Latham, MBE Year resolutions? Over the years, Leighton Buzzard and stayed there first giving it a go! So here I am I have diligently gone through the until the children grew up and we giving it a go. Whilst penning this, COUNTY NEWS EDITOR process and failed miserably half retired. By that time, Mark was I would like to thank everyone who Helen Kestle way through January, so now I am living in San Francisco and Melanie sent me cards and messages when resolved merely to enjoy each and in Lancashire expecting our first my appointment was announced, Email: [email protected] every day that comes along. grandchild. So we upped sticks and and in the coming months I hope to moved to north Lancashire and meet up with many of you but until THANKS TO TRURO WI I digress. As your new Federation it was here that, after many years then I remain, FOR PACKING JANUARY Chairman, I should be introducing being involved with the Girl Guide 2018 COUNTRY NEWS myself to all those lovely members Association, I discovered the WI. Your Chairman NATIONAL FEDERATION that I have yet to meet. I understand We were very happy in Lancashire (with “L” plates) OF WOMEN’S INSTITUTES that when doing so for the first until Melanie landed a job at the 104 New Kings Road, time, I should come up with some Royal Cornwall Hospital and now, London, SW6 4LY notable fact, so here we go: My name with two small children, asked if we Tel: 0207 371 9300 is Margaret Johnson and I swam would move as well – and that, in a Margaret Fax: 0207 736 3652 under San Francisco’s Golden Gate nutshell, is how Jim and I came to Email: [email protected] Bridge! How is that for openers! live in Cornwall. Chairman Margaret Web: www.thewi.org.uk DENMAN Marcham, Abingdon Diary Updates Cover Photo Oxfordshire, OX13 6NW Tel: 01865 391991 JANUARY DIARY DATES Pictured are some Email: [email protected] 19th – New Year Quiz of the treasures Web: www.denman.org.uk 20th – Gardening Challenges unearthed by our Fungus Foray gang on PUBLISHED BY JANUARY CLOSING DATES a recent Federation Cornwall Federation of 19th – Flower Arranging outing to Cardinham Women’s Institutes (Hayle and Wadebridge) Woods. DEADLINE FOR INCLUSION IN COUNTY NEWS assembled in Cardinham of fascination. Have you Items to be sent to the Editor by ACTIVITY & LEISURE Woods on a brilliantly sunny come across Earth-balls, 12th of the month, two months prior to publication. No late autumn day. We were on Candle-Snuff and Coltricia entries can be accepted. the hunt… Four wonderful before? Everyone enjoyed experts from Cornwall themselves and learned DESIGNED Wildlife Trust guided us about the amazing world of Simon Pell through two different walks fungi. After the walk, our searching for fungi. We guides laid out the finds on a ADVERTISING found some very small table and a lively discussion Jo Marchant - Tel: 01536 526674 specimens most of us would ensued. Look out later in NOT MUSHROOM have walked past without the year – we have been PRINTED FOR THIS REPORT! noticing, but through a lens asked to do another Fungus Forty-two WI members they turned into objects Foray at a different venue. 2 County News • January 2018 • Cornwall Federation of WIs NOTES FROM THE OFFICE 200+ CLUB WI now meet on the 2nd NEW MEMBERS’ LEAFLETS IT’S TIME TO THINK October winner of £47 – Thursday of the month, except Introductory leaflets for new ABOUT SPRING Audrey Webb, St Kew WI June (changed from August) WI members in Cornwall are COUNTDOWN! November winner of £47 available from the office. These Attention – Mary Venn, Crowlas Page 44: explain a bit about the structure Archers Fans: & Ludgvan WI Gunwalloe WI’s email of the WI as well as some of the The guest address has been changed to: jargon we old-timers take for speaker at YEARBOOK granted. Leaflets are available our Spring AMENDMENTS free of charge from the office. Countdown Page 15: CFWI LIBRARIES meeting Home Economics & Craft Did you know that CFWI has will be actor Sub-Committee Chairman craft, drama and music libraries Timothy Dot Rogers has changed available for members to use free Bentinck, her email address to: of charge? Next time you’re in the who has played the part of office, have a look at our lovely David Archer on BBC Radio Home Economics & Craft full shelves and borrow a book! 4’s The Archers since 1982. Sub-Committee Secretary Pat He is also the voice of ‘Mind the Mallett’s email should read: THANK YOU! Gap’ on the Piccadilly Line. Thank you to all members Timothy will take us behind who supported us through the scenes of the longest running Page 37: the purchase of NFWI raffle drama series in the world in The new address for the tickets. Did you know that a a talk entitled Being David Secretary of Carbis Bay WI percentage of the money raised Archer – And Other Unusual is: B Curnow, through the raffle comes back Ways of Earning a Living. to our Federation? This year, Spring Countdown will be we received £548.62, which we held at the Hall for Cornwall in will put to good use planning Truro on Tuesday 24th April. Page 42 more exciting events for you to Further details will be sent with Egloshayle and Trevanson attend during the coming year! next month’s County News. FEDERATION MATTERS ACWW A SPRING BUFFET LUNCH! 5. An item made from cm miniature exhibit PENNIES FOR FRIENDSHIP Mark your diaries! We’ll be beachcombing finds (this could – “Shell Seekers” This year, our ‘Pennies for holding a spring buffet lunch include dried plant material 3. Penponds Cup 56 cm x 56 Friendship’ donations at Chy Noweth an Conteth but will be judged as a craft not cm exhibit – “Beach Party” are supporting a on Friday 23rd March. floral art which uses different 4. Pat Ward Novice Cup project in northwest More details will follow. criteria for judging) (20 marks) 56 cm x 56 cm exhibit – Pakistan where 100 Points will be awarded as above “Buckets and Spades” women and girls living ROYAL CORNWALL SHOW plus 20 points for staging – a For full details on all in shanty towns are total of 120. Please note that competitions, please see given the chance to learn vocational this year there will be no marks schedules and entry forms skills in sewing and knitting and awarded for interpretation. sent with November/ running a small business. Please note that no cubicles December County News. In 2017, we raised about or backboards are to be used Closing date for entries in £2,500 for this wonderful but a base may be used.