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January 2025 New year – more fun! I hope you have all recovered from Christmas and kept healthy. Just ten more months and the preparations start over again. First though we must look forward to spring, summer flowers and hopefully some sunshine. All your donations for the homeless were duly Read more

Season of Goodwill. Another year! Time flies when you have fun and l do hope you have all had some fun this year. Like Polyanna, l try to be positive even when things go wrong.  Christmas can be a hard time for many so it’s good to help, visit, give Read more

Here we go, countdown to Christmas! Where on earth does the time go? Hope you all know how to swim with all this water. I attended the Northcourt Centre Committee Meeting recently. There are several plans to refurbish the building – some double glazing and new fire exits to start Read more

Shorter days ahead, but not short on friendship! It stayed dry for the garden party, thank goodness. Several members could not come for various reasons and sadly missed out on some yummy homemade cakes.  A huge thank you to my committee who kept all the cups filled and helped in Read more

.Finally! Here we are again midsummer just gone!  I am so sorry about the sound system or rather lack thereof last month. The Northcourt Centre has decided to buy a replacement. The old one must be 20 years old at least and technology has moved on since then. A big Read more

Flaming June!! Let’s wait and see. My garden has gone mad and I love it! A big welcome to Sarita our latest new member. We now total 43. The flower arranging in May created quite a buzz. I hope you chatted to somebody new, because that’s what it’s all about Read more

Dance around the Maypole! If you feel like a jig do, but please no rain dance. Enough is enough! I know that those of you that came in April enjoyed the talk about the Foundlings. Such a lovely man.  Four of our members went to Oxfordshire Federation of WIs speakers Read more

A very Happy Easter to you all. A big thank you for re- electing me as your President for another year. We must also thank Dee who looks after the MCS list (Membership Communication System) and Maria, no longer a member, who looks after our website. You are both much Read more

Hello again, Who is in charge of all this rain? That’s what l want to know. Hope it stops soon so we can get out and about without getting soaked. At our February meeting the speaker was certainly memorable for several reasons and we welcomed two visitors, Pauline and Sarita.  Read more