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Hello Ladies,

I am delighted to tell you that we raised over £200 at Saturday’s Garden Party. Thank you to those of you who donated cakes and items and also thank you to those of you that came along and supported us during the afternoon. We had visitors from other WI groups and we enjoyed chatting to them and exchanging ideas. Committee members worked hard all day to make the event a success and this was helped by the lovely setting which our guests appreciated.

This Saturday afternoon, 25^th May, at the Village Fete, the Committee are serving tea and cake, so do come along and join in the fun. Any help is welcome and cakes to sell will be gratefully received.

The Book Club is now reading, A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. The review meeting is at the Manor Pub, on Thursday 13^th June, at 8pm. Anyone wanting a copy of the book to read, please contact me asap.

Kind regards,

Fillongley Lite WI Committee. 

Meeting 15th May

Sorry for the late post, but I thought I'd post it anyway for completeness.

Hello Ladies,

We have our next meeting this Wednesday, 15^th May, at 7.30pm at Fillongley Village Hall. This month is our Resolution Meeting where the Public Affairs Resolution – ‘Decline of our high streets and town centres’ - will be discussed and voted upon.

We are looking forward to our Speaker Lis Dodd-Sandi, who is going to talk to us about her life in Zimbabwe.

Please remember to bring along to the meeting, bunting for the Garden Party(May 18^th 2-5pm) , together with books, bottles, plants, homemade crafts, unwanted gifts, jams and chutneys. All items received so far are much appreciated. Homemade cakes please and anything else, to Ann Rowley’s house, Station House, Tamworth Road, Fillongley CV7 8ED, the venue of the Garden Party on either Friday 17^th or Saturday 18^th morning(tel. 01676 540913). We look forward to seeing you all there on the 18^th.

The Walking Group are continuing to enjoy exploring the countryside and we have two new dates for your diary;

Saturday 8^th June, Shustoke Reservoir, 11am. Please bring a picnic lunch to eat in the picnic area after the walk. This tranquil expanse of water also provides an abundance of wildlife to observe and is an ideal location for a pleasant and relaxing walk.

Tuesday 25^th June, Social Club, Ousterne Lane, Fillongley, 11am. Fillongley Circular Walk. This was to be our original walk that was cancelled due to bad weather, so here’s hoping for a fine day.

Walks are automatically cancelled if it is torrential rain.

The Book Club are next meeting on Thursday, 13^th June at 8pm at The Manor Pub, book choice to be confirmed hopefully at tomorrow’s meeting, we are now arranging to loan books as a group from a library.

Kind regards,

Fillongley Lite WI Committee.

(Any queries to Diane 07828678016).

April Meeting

Hello Ladies,

We have our next Meeting this Wednesday at 7.30pm at Fillongley Village Hall, with a cookery demonstration and food tasting evening by Richard Evans. Obviously no cakes required this month

but thank you so much for your splendid efforts at the last meeting, we even froze one of the cakes in readiness for the garden party, so much appreciated.

Please be reminded of our Garden Party on Saturday, May 18^th, 2-5pm at Station House, Tamworth Road, Fillongley, CV7 8ED. All are welcome. As you are aware Ann Rowley is kindly offering her premises for the event and she is happy for you to take items such as cakes, preserves and plants to her house on either Friday 17^th May or the morning of the 18^th. With regard to other items of:

books, good quality unwanted gifts, crafts or wine, please do try to bring those along to this week’s meeting. However late arrivals can be taken to Ann’s house nearer the time, please telephone

her on 01676 540913 to make sure that someone is at home to take delivery. Thank you.

Of course help will be needed on the day, from the morning onwards, so please specify as soon as possible if you can spare an hour.

Following a successful meeting of the Book Club, the next book to read is The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, with a review meeting on Thursday 9^th May at 8pm at the Manor Pub, Fillongley.

The Walking Group completed their first walk last weekend, on what turned out to be a lovely sunny day. They will next meet at the Bull and Butcher Pub, on Saturday 27^th April at 10.30am, for

a 4 mile walk in Corley.

Kind regards,

Fillongley Lite WI Committee.

BLOOMING CLOTHES SHOW

27^th April 2013 at Hatton Country World

Ladies – we really need you to come along to make this event a success. The fashion shows are at 11.30 a.m. & 2.30 p.m. and all the models will be WFWI members. Tickets are modestly priced at £5.00 which will include a goody bag, so why not come along and refresh your spring/summer wardrobe?

This event is being entirely sponsored by Hatton Country World so that means that 100% of the ticket price comes into Warwickshire Federation funds.

Tickets are available for purchase by calling Ransons Garden Centre at Hatton Country World on 01926 843555. However, your members will be able to buy tickets on the door but please phone Ransons Garden Centre in advance to check availability.

(Hatton Country World is 3 miles outside Warwick off the A4177 Warwick – Solihull road)

With best wishes,

Carol

Carol Overton

Federation Administrator

Fillongley Lite WI Walking Group - Fillongley Circular - Starting from Fillongley Church Monday 25th March 2013 at 10.30am

Ladies,

Following a meeting of the Walking Group, three walks have been arranged. The first being the Fillongley Circular Walk, map link can be found below, on Monday 25^th March 2013 at 10.30am. Meet at the Social Club, Ousterne Lane, Fillongley.

Having taken WI advice regarding the group, we are pleased to inform you that it works on the same principle as the WI and is open to all ladies, either members or guests, at no charge. The Committee will oversee the group and keep you all informed. Please feel free to join in. No dogs please, due to allergy sufferers. Thank you.

The following are details of the subsequent walks – maps to follow:

Saturday 6^th April 2013 at 10.30am meeting at the Cottage Pub, Blackhall Lane, Fillongley.

Saturday 27^th April 2013 at 10.30am meeting at the Bull and Butcher Pub, Common Lane, Corley Moor.

Torrential rain or snow will automatically mean that the walk is cancelled.

Each walk is approximately 4 miles.

Kind regards,

Fillongley Lite WI Committee

Walk Details

Fillongley Lite WI Meeting - 20th March 2013

Hello Ladies,

Our meeting this Wednesday 20^th, at 7.30pm, is a talk by PAWS veterinary practice, who are long established carers for animal health, from companion animals to farm livestock and horses.

As usual all ladies are welcome and we are offering this month’s meeting FREE to guests, so do invite friends to come along. If you have any questions for the practice please take the

opportunity at the end of the meeting to ask. The practice are kindly giving their talk and slide show free of charge but are looking forward to joining us for a drink and cake – so if anyone

would like to bake a cake, that would be much appreciated.

Our Garden Party 18^th May, is only two months away. We need to start collecting items to sell: books, unwanted gifts/nearly new, homemade crafts, jam and chutney (cakes/plants nearer the time).

This is our annual fund raiser and we are inviting other WI groups and we hope to make a good impression, so please may we ask for your support. On the day we will still need to borrow garden

tables please but we do have sufficient chairs. We thought it would be nice to decorate the garden with colourful bunting (e.g. triangles) any volunteers to make some? Thank you.

At the last meeting we asked for interest in the Denman in Bloom open afternoons in April, unfortunately only 6 people expressed an interest, this was for 14^th April. This being too few to organise a

trip but if those people would like to travel together then we can put you all in contact.

Lady Denman Cup Competition 2013, “If I were...for a day, I would...”. Fill in the blanks and let your imagination run wild! Fictional account of your day in no more than 500 words. Closing date 27^th June. More details at the meeting or from Federation House.

Local WI Group Meeting - Packington and Maxstoke WI are this year hosting the Arden Group of WI’s ( Arley, Fillongley Lite, Kingsbury, Packington and Maxstoke and Ridge Lane) inviting us to a group meeting at Maxstoke Village Hall on Thursday 25^th April at 7pm to hear Geoff Todd’s talk entitled Getting “Organ”ised. Tickets £5 from us or at the door. Competition – An item using buttons as a decoration.

Kind regards,

Fillongley Lite WI Committee.

Book Club

Hello Ladies,

We had an encouraging meeting on Wednesday at the Book Club and looked at various recommended book titles. It was decided it would be best to avoid new titles purely from a cost perspective, the thinking being that we could look at these at a later date. Therefore the chosen book to read is ‘Me before you’ by Jojo Moyes with the review meeting on April 3^rd at 8pm at Fillongley Social club.

Having taken WI advice regarding the club, we are pleased to inform you that it works on the same principle as the WI and is open to all ladies, either members or guests. The only cost involved is obtaining the book in whatever format you prefer. The Committee will oversee the Club and keep you all informed. Please feel free to join in.

Click the book to the right to go to the Amazon site to buy or read reviews and to look inside the book.

Kind regards,

Fillongley Lite WI Committee