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!

**Talwrn Christmas Fair**

The Talwrn Village Fair will be held in the village hall at 6:30pm on Friday 5th December.

Talwrn Lite WI is holding a "Bottle Tombola". If possible, we would like three donations from each member. This could be in the form of pop, bubble bath, ketchup - anything in a bottle.

If you are able to contribute, please bring your bottles to the next meeting on Wednesday 3rd December at 7:30pm.

Your help on the stall would also be appreciated if you can spare some time.

Links

Young groups and businesses often find marketing difficult. So if you have a group or business that you would like to share with our WI or visitors to the site. Please submit details/URL via email to: talwrnlitewi@yahoo.co.uk

The details you provide will be verified and if appropriate added to this info board under the label of "Links".

http://www.craftisland.co.uk/ - a provider of quality papercrafting supplies for card makers and scrapbooking.

http://www.menaistraitswi.org.uk/photo-gallery.html - This is the site of a WI group based in Menai Bridge, Anglesey.

http://www.guilsfieldwi.org.uk/ - This is the site of Guilsfield WI which is three miles from Welshpool.

Anglesey Federation WI Newsletter - November 2008

From the chair:

Dear fellow members.

How quickly the time has come once again for our annual meetings. I hope you are all prepared to take your WI successfully into the future. All our branches maintained their membership this year, with nine showing an increase. Please be prepared to take office when approached.

Another bit of good news was the granting of £1000 from the Co-operative for our restoration fund.

The Board of Trustees would like to thank all WIs for their fund raising efforts.

C. Audrey Jones (Federation Chairman)

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It's not too late to get a ticket for the Black Tie Dinner Dance, held at the Bulkeley Hotel, Beaumaris on 15th November. Tickets are available from Delyth Jones at a cost of £30 each.

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Salsa Dancing - will start on Monday 17th November at 7.30 to 8:30pm at St Cyngar's Church Hall, Llangefni. There is a £1 nominal charge per visit.

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2009 WI Diaries - contact the AFWI Office asap before they go!

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Lynn from Llandwyn WI would like to thank all those who have been knitting jumpers for aids babies. She has been over-whelmed by your response and generosity.

The last delivery date for the jumpers is the first week of December, therefore, jumpers will be greatly accepted (brought into the AFWI office) up until the last week of November.

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The winner of the Taylor's of Harrogate, Yorkshire Tea cake, was Sheila Phillips who provided the correct answer of 2%.