Poringland Newsletter August 2021
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Hi everyone, In July our walk took us
around Bergh Apton from the church through woodland and over what was once a
landfill area but is now a pleasant open space and what we don’t always get,
a seat at the farthest point with a view back to the church and across the
valley towards Brooke. Once again we were
lucky with the weather as the heavy rain held off until we were safely in
Green pastures for lunch Posers by the dancing men sculpture, relic of one of the Bergh Apton Sculpture Trails. |
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Dear All
It’s PARTY TIME. Get out your best bib a tucker (whatever that is)and don a bit
of bling, it’s a long time since we have had the opportunity to dress up, so I
hope you will all go for it and put on a good show.
Just a reminder of the agenda for Dunston Hall lunch on
August 18th.
Arrive at 12:30 for 1pm lunch, welcome drink and pick up
your place card, to select your table
The room is booked until 6:30pm and we are hoping to have
live music, so we do hope you will be enjoying yourselves so much you will be
able to stay. If the weather is kind you
can sit outside, or take a stroll around the gardens.
Hopefully you all have lifts as I have only made
arrangements for 2 people to be picked up.
All that is left to do now are last minute WI decorations to
be delivered and last minute arrangements and trust that everything goes fine
on the day, menu’s have been checked 4 times but I am still keeping my fingers
crossed you all get the correct food.
Carry on taking care so we
can all be together to celebrate 100+ years.
See you all soon.
Pam.
And what other events are coming up? For those of you who cannot make our Tuesday morning walks, we thought we would reinstate the Wednesday afternoon sessions once each month.
Next date is Wednesday 2pm on 11 August outside the Community Centre, either to have a stroll around, or sit and chat, weather permitting, or if the cafe is open have a cuppa.
The next Tea/coffee pm is on Wednesday 25 August 2pm in the Oak or in the garden.
Our next mornng walk will be Tuesday 14 September. Venue in September Newsletter.
Next and first WI meeting will be on Wednesday 8 September 7.30pm when the speaker will be Cindy Brooks on her journey to British Citizenship. Many of you will remember Cindy as Federation Secretary, and she was also a member of our WI for several years.
If like me you had a sort out during lockdown, I know the charity shops have been over whelmed by the amount of clear out items everyone has been trying to get rid of, but I hope you have saved some of your items for our jumble sale which hopefully we will be able to hold on 22 October.
Birthdays for August
Happy Birthday to Ann Beckett Nina,
Judith, Joan Porter
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Federation Events are getting started- its all systems go! See Save the Date for full list
Nosh and
Natters are restarting in August – first Friday of the month at HQ on All Saints Green. Phone Helen on 01603 634580 for
details/availability
Garden Get
Together –
Fairhaven Woodland and Water Gardens Tuesday 7 September
Bridge Day Wednesday 15 September, and Canasta Day
Tuesday 26 October - both in the office.
Jigsaw races
in the Office Tuesday 14 Sept 5pm,
Saturday 16 October 1.30pm, Light
supper/afternoon tea included.
Murder
Mystery Evening Hempall Village Hall Friday 8 October 7.30pm £15. Ploughman’s supper included. Individual or group bookings.
Singles
scrabble Afternoon at the office Friday 22 October 12.30 – 4pm £6.
Craft Day at
Bacton –Saturday 23October 10am – 3pm, take a packed lunch. Craft workshops on Sashiko
(embroidered notebook), Cards, Fabric Art, Sweet making. £20.
For newer
members, the Office is Evelyn Suffield House on All Saints Green (near to John
Lewis) Contact me for more
information or application form if you areinterested in any of these. Lesley
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Quotes from VanGogh –
Be clearly aware of the stars and
infinity on high, then life seems almost enchanted after all.
For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars
makes me dream.
I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
We have nature, art and poetry, if that is not enough, what is enough?
Rhyme Time quiz.
The Idea, but not the questions, pinched from Richard Osman’s House of Games.
It’s simple - The questions are in pairs, and the answers rhyme!
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1a what an elephant has. 1b Sailors sleep on one. 2a A Salmon 2b A Bowl 3a A ruler 3b A Gold band. 4a The head of a City Council 4b A strata of rock. 5a a digit 5b to hang around 6a Part of the hands 6b a book of the Bible |
7a Hole in rock 7b Rescue 8a Elizabeth 1 was reputedly 8b A fish 9a Composer 9b We are all 10a a nomad 10b an English Port 11a Fat school boy 11b Prowling lion 12a Hot weather cooler 12b Comic book character |
