Meeting - Wednesday 6th May 2009

Following the main business part of the meeting, we discussed our Annual Show exhibit. Some interesting ideas were thrown into the pot and our entry is really taking shape.

This month our Guest Speaker was Alison Chapman of Rhosmeirch who teaches patchwork techniques in Anglesey & Gwynedd.

Alison brought along bags of her stunning quilts. Showing us her early creations, works in progress and more recent projects, including bags and wall-hangings. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the Talwrn ladies will be joining her class in September!

Alison also provided us with a hands-on craft project. She demonstrated how to make cute bunnies and chicks from a face cloth and we also made a little draw-string bag from squares of fabric too.

Each member of Talwrn Lite received a free BusyLizzie plant to take home.

Meeting - Wednesday 8th April 2009

At this meeting there was quite a bit of business to be discussed, which unfortunately took quite a while to relay to the Talwrn Lite members.

With the AFWI Annual Show looming in June we thought we could benefit from some guidance on show etiquette. We therefore invited AFWI Chairman, Audrey Jones to be the guest speaker. Audrey has many years experience of entering and judging shows, so she was the ideal candidate to provide an insight into how to enter and present our show exhibits.

Meeting - Wednesday 4th March 2009

We have four new members join Talwrn Lite WI this month. With the number growing steadily we must be doing something right!

Following the business, the evening was all about "Pampering Yourself" and we certainly did that! With champagne, strawberries and Thorntons chocolates as well as the normal wine & nibbles, we had a fun and relaxing evening.

Sheila Phillips gave a short talk on aromatherapy and demonstrated a hand massage. Each member took it in turn to provide a hand massage to the person they were sat next to.

At the end of the evening each member took away a small bouquet of daffodils

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Are you interested in joining Talwrn Lite or would you like more information? If so please email: talwrnlitewi@yahoo.co.uk

Meeting - Wednesday 4th February 2009

So here's a quick update of this meeting.

At present we have 22 paid-up members. We had four new ladies attend this meeting and they seem positive about joining Talwrn Lite.

The pictures above show an accordian style mini book created using origami techniques, demonstrated by Sam Squires. These can be used as greetings cards, photo frames or mini books.

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How quickly has February arrived!

The meeting starts at 7:30 pm where business will be discussed for the first half hour.

We've had a little hic-cup with a speaker for this month, so this meeting is going to be a "hands-on" crafting session. At 8pm we will have refreshments and start creating a "special something" in paper.

Do you fancy coming along for a taster evening? If so, why not come along to see what Talwrn Lite is all about.

For further information you can email talwrnlitewi@yahoo.co.uk

Anglesey Federation of WI's 2009 Annual Meeting

The Anglesey Federation of Women's Institutes - 2009 Annual Meeting.

The Valley Hotel, Valley, Anglesey

Monday 2nd February 2009 (10:30am onwards).

Lunch (12:30 - 2pm) is available at the hotel and the surrounding village.

There will be a talk by Sheila Dibnah, about her "Life with Fred".

(For further information please email talwrnlitewi@yahoo.co.uk)

Meeting - Wednesday 7th January 2009

Come and join in the fun at the January meeting called "Cash in the Attic". An expert will provide a talk and will advise on an item you wish to have valued.

The usual venue of Talwrn Village Hall at 7:30pm - Why not bring a friend with you - they may like to become part of the community too!

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Well what an interesting evening this turned out to be. The guest speaker for the night was Simon Bower, Auctioneer at Morgan Evans.

Simon provided information on the items we brought along to the meeting. He detailed the approximate age and value. Where the items were made and high-lighted little give-away marks that indicated the history of an item - some of which would normally go un-noticed by somebody like myself.

Simon gave an informal talk about the present state of the auction market and also asked us to guess the value of a decorative piece of jewellery. Now this could have been a cheap bit of costume jewellery, but it actually had a value of £20,000 - and no, we didn't mug him on his way out!

If you would like to attend interesting WI meetings like this, make new friends and learn new skills, then please email talwrnlitewi@yahoo.co.uk for more information.

Meeting - Wednesday 3rd December 2008

This festive meeting had a huge amount of apologies due to this horrible flu virus and tummy bug that has been doing the rounds.

After the business side of the meeting was out of the way, we cracked open the wine and created "beautiful" floral/candle table decorations and gift boxes too.

This was followed by a fantastic Christmas buffet which was enjoyed by all.

This turned out to be another late night, but was well worth the darkened rings around the eyes in the morning!