September 2024
A Message from Kate
August’s meeting was definitively fun and a big thank you to Lynda Guy for organising the line dancing and to Pat Flatley for giving us such a fun quiz. You have also given us some interesting suggestions for speakers and the new programme team have met and started planning for 2025-26.
I have sent off £40 to Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of Sheila Booth. Thank you to all who contributed.
September’s meeting should be very interesting as we have Dr Rachel Holt talking to us about her career as a plastic surgeon specialising in breast reconstruction. I look forward to seeing you there.
Best wishes
Kate
Birthday Greetings
Many happy returns to members celebrating their birthdays in September
Suze, Wend, Catherine
IMPORTANT NOTICE-Register and Evacuation Procedure-It is important that you sign in BEFORE finding a seat at the beginning of the meeting. This is for your safety as, if we have missed adding you to the register and we have to evacuate the building, we will not have an accurate record of who is in attendance. This also applies if you arrive late or leave the meeting early. Please let Linda McD. know or Sally in Linda’s absence. Our evacuation meeting point is on the field opposite the car park entrance.
Monthly Meeting
Thursday, 19th September
7.30pm
Speaker- Dr. Rachel Holt, a consultant plastic surgeon specialising in breast reconstruction
Raffle
Rota Volunteers-Door-Chris Benson Raffle- Perveen, Sarah Meet & Greet-Ann Locke, Sue W.
Refreshments-Pat McG.
We would be grateful if those of you on meeting duties please arrive by 7.15pm. If you are unable to attend the meeting please contact Linda McD. so that she can send out an email to fill the slot. Thank you.
Trading Table-Angela B. will be a selling cards depicting scenes of Stockpot and Cheshire, painted by local artists.They will be priced at £1 each or 3 for £2.50 and 10% of sales will go to WI Funds. There will also be a basket of new knitted toys for which donations will be accepted, again 10% will go to WI funds.
August Meeting Report-Attendance: Members-35 Visitors-0 Income: Visitors: £0 Cake: £6.60 Raffle: £42
Competition-None
October Meeting-Sian Pelleschi a professional de-clutterer.
October Competition-A photograph of something you would never throw away.
Reminder-The bar at the Sports Club is card only. Please note that tap water is freely available from the bar.
Heatons WI News
Charity News-Our chosen charity, Stockport Without Abuse, have asked for new kitchen items to make up starter packs. These are given to women, men and families when they are setting up in a new home.
They have requested the following-rolling-pins, can openers, pans of varying sizes, frying pans, ladles, spatulas, mixing bowls, cereal bowls, mugs, fruit juice glasses, and plates, cups and utensils for young children. NO KNIVES PLEASE. We will be collecting items at this month’s meeting. Alternatively, if you would like to make a cash donation this will be used to purchase items. We have already had some very generous donations and realised that it would be easier for everybody if we collect them downstairs. We have asked the club to put a table near the main entrance so donations can be left there, we will then put them straight into a car ready to be taken to where they are needed.
Coffee Morning Fundraiser-Saturday 19th October Signup sheets will be available at this month’s and October’s meetings for volunteers to bake and help on the day. Also any items for the raffle please.
Litter picking-If you would like to join the litter picking group, it was agreed at a recent Resolutions meeting, that it would make sense to form a WhatsApp group. The idea is that any member of the group, puts out a call to pick at a time to suit them, Saturday - Monday. This time frame will coincide with bin collections on a Tuesday. If you would like to join the group, please email Sue with your contact details. Please note, a couple of the Resolutions sub-group have picked litter on a very ad-hoc basis, but now it's time to do so on a more regular basis. Could email buddies please let your buddy know?
Raffle Prizes-We are in need of prizes for our monthly raffle. If you have any new and unused items to donate please see Perveen.
Rota 2024/2025-Please add your name-if each member took on a duty we would have it almost filled.
Heatons WI Events
Saturday, 19th October-Coffee morning to raise funds for our chosen charity at the United Church, Heaton Moor, 10.30am to 12.00pm. There will be refreshments, a cake sale and a raffle.
Wednesday, 4th December-Save the date for our Christmas lunch. This will be at Avanti Restaurant, Heaton Moor. A signup sheet will be available at this month’s meeting along with the menu. A £10 non-refundable deposit will be required at this month’s meeting with the remainder due in November.
North East Cheshire Group News
If anybody is interested in any NEC Group activities please contact Karen
Tuesday, 15th October-Autumn Meeting. Speaker-Kerry Daynes: The Dark Side Of The Mind: My Life As A Forensic Psychologist. Poynton Civic Hall at 7.30pm.Tickets are £5 and must be paid for at this month’s meeting.
Cheshire Federation News
If anybody is interested in any Cheshire Federation activities please contact Angela
Sunday, 22nd September-To mark WI Week of River Action there will be a clean river ‘stunt’ by the River Dee. Meet at the Little Roodee car park at 11.00am.
Saturday, 12th October-Autumn Craft Workshops. £25 including all materials.
Wednesday, 16th October-Cheshire Peaks Group presents Lady Anne Dodd, wife of the late Ken Dodd, ‘Happy memories of my life with Sir Ken’. At Poynton Civic Centre, 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. Tickets £5 to include refreshments. Please bring your own cup.
Friday, 25th October-Chester Ghost Tour, 6.30pm. Tickets are £14.
Monday, 18th November-Jigsaw Race at 10.30am, Eastham. Tickets are £7 including a light lunch.
Saturday, 30th November/Tuesday 3rd December-Christmas at White Friars, Chester, 10.30am to 3.00pm. £5 to include a bacon bap, or plant based/gluten free alternative, tea or coffee. Or just drop in for a hot drink or mulled wine.
Details and signup sheets for all these events will be available at this month’s meeting.
11th-13th July-Camp Cheshire, Wild in Fylde. More details to follow.
CFWI Virtual WI-If anyone is interested in joining, as a dual member, or has a friend who would be interested in finding out more, please contact Angela.
IFEs-Cheshire Federation is looking for members to train as Independent Financial Examiners. Full training will be given. If you are interested in this role or would like further information please contact Angela B.
NFWI News
Learning Hub-Here is a link to the WI Learning Hub where you can access a variety of courses for free
Member’s Notice Board
If you have a notice you would like to be included in the Members’ Notice Board section of the newsletter, or know of any local events other members may be interested in please send details to Linda McD.
The Children’s Society-The shop at Moor Top is in need of books, jigsaws, and CDs. If you are having a clear out please could you take them to the shop where they will be gratefully received.
St Martin’s Foodbank-1st Wednesday of the month. Please drop off at Kate J’s house. There will be a box for donations on the drive if the weather is dry or in the porch if wet, from 10am until the evening. URGENTLY NEEDED ITEMS : UHT Milk, tinned tomatoes, biscuits, tinned meat e.g. ham, corned beef, baked beans, toilet roll, toothpaste, cat and dog food, tinned soup, long life fruit juice, tinned fish, pasta sauce, tinned vegetables, tinned/packet puddings.
They currently do not need coffee, tea, cereal or pasta.
Recycling
RNIB Stamp Collection-Shirley Shaw is collecting used postage stamps for the RNIB. She will bring boxes to WI meetings for members to put their used postage stamps in. You will need to separate UK mainland from the rest of the world, including Isle of Man, Jersey etc. Shirley will collect and send them to the RNIB, who get £20 per kilo.
B&Q is recycling plastic plant pots, small electrical items, batteries, light bulbs and fluorescent tubes
John Lewis is recycling duvets and pillows.
Superdrug Pharmacy at the top of Merseyway Shopping precinct is collecting empty medicine blister packs.