Our May meeting was jam packed with talks and demonstrations from Mary Hall on lip reading and Zoe Hunt from Mini First Aid on paediatric first aid. Both speakers contributed to a highly entertaining meeting.
This month we are delighted to welcome well known writer Tim Mowl. Aside from his many architectural and landscape books he recently published a series of 12 urban walks called Bristol Explored. Unlike conventional guide books he encourages the walker to view the city through fresh eyes giving a light hearted but fascinating insight into its architectural past as well as social history, new buildings, sculptures and even street art. Tim will also touch on his current project a book on Regency gardens to coincide with the bicentenaries of Jane Austen and Humphry Repton, entitled ‘All around is Fairy ground – Pleasure and the Regency Garden’. Then for our August meeting, Tim has offered to lead a walk around the Harbourside finishing at a suitable waterfront pub.
In addition to our monthly meetings, we have set up other groups to allow our members to explore some of their interests. The Sock club has already met on two occasions and three knitters are learning the tricks of the trade with Judi Edwards. The Craft club and Cocktail club have held their first meetings and a great time was had by all. The Craft club will be meeting next on 23rd June and the Cocktail Club at the beginning of July with an outing to The Pump House. If you are a member and would like take part in these clubs, but haven’t had a chance to sign up, please email us.
The National Federation of Women’s Institutes AGM was held at the beginning of June. Over 5300 women attended and that both motions, avoid food waste, address food poverty and appropriate care in hospitals for people with dementia, were carried by a significant majority.
We are hoping that the sun will be shining on Saturday 25th June when Malago WI will have a stall at the very popular North Street Summer Fair. Thank you to those who have volunteered to help out on the stall and bake cakes. We would like to exceed the funds we raised last year of over £600, so if you can bake a cake or spare some time on the day, please email us. We will have cake drop off points the day before as well for those who aren’t able to come to the stall on the day.
We look forward to seeing you at 8pm on Wednesday 29th.
