Last Minute Discounts Now Available at Denman

We have a few spaces left on a fantastic range of courses running in September 2013.          

 Book your place before 9^th August and receive 10% discount*.

Event Code

Event Title

From Date

To Date

123.1224

Bags of Fun!

02/09/2013

04/09/2013

123.1225

Willow Apple Baskets

02/09/2013

04/09/2013

123.1223

Pastels for Beginners

02/09/2013

04/09/2013

123.1235

It's Easy to Dye Silk In a Microwave!

04/09/2013

06/09/2013

123.1228

A Taste of Italian Language - Day School

04/09/2013

04/09/2013

123.1238

Wardrobe Wizard

04/09/2013

06/09/2013

123.1251

Getting the Most Out of Your Book Club

09/09/2013

11/09/2013

123.1271

Creative Textiles From Hot to Cold

13/09/2013

15/09/2013

123.1276

Learn to Use a Sewing Machine (Part 2)

13/09/2013

15/09/2013

123.1280

Learn to Shop Online

16/09/2013

18/09/2013

123.12912

Make a Felt Hat for a Child or Adult

16/09/2013

18/09/2013

123.1285

Corn Dollies

18/09/2013

20/09/2013

For more information, search for the course code on www.denman.org.uk/courses.

 If you would like to book a place please ring 01865 391991 quoting discount code: PROMO0813 to receive a 10% discount!

 

Wimbledon 2014

We have received this invitation from Jan, if anyone is interested in going, please contact her (phone number below). For more information click the link at the bottom.

 

 

I was wondering if you or any of your members  were interested in this trip I am helping to sort out. It is for the last weekend of Wimbledon and guarantees a seat on No 1 court all day. As the attached says they play the junior and senior finals on that court during the ladies finals (which you could watch on Henman Hill if you prefer)

My brother went with the company this year and had a fantastic time, the only drawback was the number of pick up spots for the coach which has a major impact on the implimentation of the drivers hours regulations for the coach. For this reason we thought that if we could get enough people interested we could limit the number of pick ups to a couple. I am attaching the letter recieved by my brother re this and it gives a good outline of the weekend. I already have 12 definate and some others thinking about it so Coventry/possibly Warwick dependant on numbers  will probably be the first pick up then going on to pick up my brother etc probably in Northants.. We do not have to get a full coach to run it so it is definately a go-er.

This is not a profit making enterprise and you will see that there are some discounts for group bookings based on the numbers. It is our intention that everyone is aware of these and that we have a share out on the day of any reduction to the bill. This might buy us a glass of Pimms

If you are interested please let me know and send/give me a deposit as soon as possible. (The reference to insurance applies to overseas trips only) . My address is Jan Wade, Dumela, Berkswell Road, Meriden CV7 7LB , telephone number 01676 523118. This trip is not limited to ladies or WI members as some friends and members of my bridge club are also going on the trip.

Perhaps you could let me know in the next couple of weeks if you are interested.

 

More Information

July Meeting

Hello Ladies,

Our next meeting is tomorrow 17^th July, at 7.30pm, at Fillongley Village hall. We are having a cheese and wine evening(soft drinks available) with craft demonstrations and opportunities to participate,

so please do come along and join in.

May we remind those of you going on the theatre trip to kindly bring your £20 payment, if at all possible, as we have paid for the tickets in advance. Thank you.

The Book Club met last week and reviewed the latest novel Gone Girl, a top 10 psychological thriller, in which a wife frames her husband for her murder. Our next book is by Kate Morton entitled

The Secret Keeper, a number one best seller. The review meeting is on August 13^th, at 8pm at the Manor Pub. All are welcome, we have copies of the book available.

A date and route for the Walking Group will be discussed tomorrow at the meeting, do let us know your suggestions. In view of the unusual heat wave we are enjoying, it may be that an evening walk would be more suitable.

Kind Regards,

Fillongley Lite WI Committee.

Enquiries tel. Diane 07828678016.

June Meeting

Hello Ladies,

The next Meeting is this Wednesday 19^th June at 7.30pm at the Village Hall. Our speaker is Liz Maxwell, who will give a talk on How to get started with Family History. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.

Last month our speaker Lis Dobb-Sandi gave a fascinating and extremely entertaining talk regarding her life’s adventures. This was combined with the Public Affairs Resolution brief discussion and voting on the Articles of Association and WI Constitution. All votes were carried unanimously and these votes were taken to the AGM on the 1^st June, by our Representatives.

It has been a busy time for our WI of late. Our fund raising efforts at the Garden Party of over £200 were equalled by the Committee’s efforts at the Village Fete, serving tea and homemade cake, bringing a grand total of £442 for our Group. Well done to all those involved.

The Walking Group had a lovely time at Shustoke Reservoir last Saturday, it was a sunny day, with lots to see, on and off the water and everyone enjoyed a picnic afterwards. The next walk is Tuesday 25^th June at 11am at the car park of the Social Club, Ousterne Lane, Fillongley.

The Book Club met last Thursday to review A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. The next book, , is now available if anyone would like a copy to read(these are loaned library books). This book will be reviewed on 11^th July at 8pm at the Manor Pub, Fillongley. Please email/telephone to request a copy.

The Committee have spent some time deliberating trip ideas for the WI this year and we do hope that the choice will meet with your approval. We would like to offer a WI Trip to the Belgrade Theatre to see The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie, on Wednesday 6^th November at 7.45pm. The Mousetrap is a murder mystery, the scene is set when a group of people in a country house, cut off by snow, discover to their horror, that there is a murderer in their midst. To celebrate 60 incredible years on stage in the West End, The Mousetrap is going on tour for the first time, with a star cast. Lifts can be arranged by the Committee. Tickets are £20 each. Please email your ticket requests or speak to us on Wednesday.

Kind Regards,

Fillongley Lite WI Committee.

(Any enquiries please tel. Diane 07828678016)

Craft Petition

Dear WI

Please see below information taken from NFWI News regarding an e-petition that NFWI is urging members to complete:

“Petition on craft and the creative industries

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has proposed that ‘crafts’ should no longer be considered part of the creative industries, as part of proposed changes set out in a Consultation paper Classifying and Measuring the Creative Industries. Large numbers of craft businesses are sole-traders, many of whom fall below the VAT threshold, which makes data collection difficult. Because of the difficulty in capturing an accurate picture of the craft sector, ‘crafts’ has been removed as a category. 

Crafts make a significant economic contribution; the Craft Council estimated that the income for craft-making businesses in 2011 was £457m (just less than London’s West End theatres). There is concern that the failure to recognise crafts as a specific category for measurement will result in it being less visible than other creative industries, and will mean that government, craft makers, craft agencies and organisations have no agreed source of data that can depict the scale and importance of the craft sector.

The NFWI is asking members to sign an e-petition urging the Government to reconsider. Please circulate this to members. The petition is open online until 8 August, and can be accessed by following this link,

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/49537.”

Regards

Carol

Carol Overton

Federation Administrator

Warwickshire Federation of Women's Institutes

Federation House

1 Corunna Court

Corunna Road

Warwick CV34 5HQ

tel: 01926 419998

Pass it on - Craft Club competition

Dear WI

The Creative Activities sub-committee has asked me to draw your attention to the ‘Pass It On’ Craft Club Competition advertised on the home page of the NFWI website. By entering, your WI could have the chance to win £150 worth of yarn and knitting/crocheting accessories.

Regards

Carol

Carol Overton

Federation Administrator

Warwickshire Federation of Women's Institutes

Federation House

1 Corunna Court

Corunna Road

Warwick CV34 5HQ

tel: 01926 419998

Pemba Lama Cookery Event

I thought you might be interested to hear about an exciting new Cookery Event with celebrated Nepalese chef Pemba Lama at Denman on the 17^th October. Please see the attached for further information:


Course Description


For further information or to book, please call our Bookings Team on 01865 391991 or go to www.denman.org.uk
With best regards
Lynn

Lynn Heffernan
Events and Conference Co-ordinator
Denman, Marcham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 6NW
T: 01865 391991 Ext. 233
Fax: 01865 391966
www.denman.org.uk