We hope you all enjoyed your Jubilee

weekend, whether you had a street party,

a bbq, or watched it all on TV with a

glass of something refreshing.

Our stall at the local Jubilee event went

surprisingly well considering it was made

up of odds and sods,

and raised £78 for our funds.

Birthday Dinner evening.

We had a very enjoyable evening for our Birthday meeting in May, with a meal at the

City College. Congratulations to the Tutors and Students for their consideration and

efficiency. I did however complain that a garlic free meal had not been prepared for

Maureen, even though I mentioned this each time I called. Fortunately Maureen

enjoyed the fish dish that was produced at short notice.

We were lucky this year as we were able to subsidise the meal. Carol Hurren won

the last Denman Bursary that we could draw, but due to personal reasons, Covid,

and the eventual closure of Denman College, Carol was unable to take advantage of

it. Gail Mays, the previous winner was also unable to use her full allocation for

similar reasons. It was also unfortunate that Gail was unable to attend the dinner

due to Covid.

The closure of Denman made it impossible to redraw the Bursary, as we have done

in the past when the original winner has been unable to attend, the money therefore

stays in the general funds to be used as the committee sees fit for the benefit of the

members. Your Committee decided that we could afford to give each member a

discount on the Birthday dinner, we hope you all enjoyed the evening.

Happy Birthday for June to

Maureen and Rosemary

Local Events

Next Walk Tuesday 21 June meet at the Village Hall Bramerton at 11am. We

cater for various abilities usually with a choice of a longer or shorter walk. But

if you feel that is still too much, why not meet us for lunch at Highway Nursery

at 1pm. Non-walking members welcome to join us.

The next Tea/coffee pm is on Wednesday 29th June 2pm at the Octagon

Barn on the Norwich road opposite the Barracks.

Our darts team are gearing up for this year’s tournament – watch out next

month for match dates so that you can come along to support us at the Oak.

You are also welcome to come and have a go - all abilities welcome. Next

practise session Tuesday evening .

Next bowling session at Namco – 10am Friday 10th June.

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Invitation

Ditchingham WI invite you to their Birthday Tea party on 10 August 2-4pm.

Entrance fee £4pp Speaker Gary Powell –

Death in Disguise or Double Murder Mysteries you decide guilty or not guilty

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Federation Events

A Trip through France with Lunch – Bawdeswell Village Hall Friday 17 June 12 -

3.30pm £20 Speaker Sue Beavan on ‘La Route des Grandes Alpes’ from Lake

Geneva to the Med. Light lunch provided – choices on the form.

2 x Get Comfortable on line days – Thursday 16 June ipad/tablet/phone.

Thursday18 August Facebook and social media.

Another Platinum Jubilee Event –

this time it’s our own Evelyn Suffield House on All Saints Green.

Friday 9 September 11am – 4pm.

Celebrations include tours of the house with an exhibition from the Archives,

refreshments, prebookable afternoon teas, craft and gifts for sale and another

Walking Treasure hunt of Norwich.

Why not make a flower for the Garden ‘Project’ any size, any medium from recycled

materials to crochet. Mount it on a stick or in a small pot to be displayed in the

garden at the event.

Autumn Craft Day at New Buckenham Friday 16 September 10am-3.30pm

choose from a Crochet phone case, Iris Folding Cards, Decorated candle and gift

box, button jewellery or Ribbon Embroidery. £25, light lunch included

Celebrate National Poetry Day on Thursday 6 October with Poems, Prosecco

and Afternoon Tea. £8, bring along your favourite poem to share

Or why not write a poem for National Poetry day – title ‘A Celebration’

This could be for any sort of celebration – birth of a grandchild/jubilees/a special

birthday or just celebrating the season. 24 lines maximum, amusing or serious

entries to be in by19 September – Lesley has more details.

Water colour Workshop Friday 14 October at Fed Office £25 see board

Day trip to Ely for the Cathedral Christmas Fayre. Friday 18 November. £25.

Coach pick up in Norwich.

Advance Notice – Federation Holiday in Shakespeare Country Sunday 23 to

Friday 27 April 2023. Staying at the Mercure Walton Hotel in Stratford on Avon.

Visits included to Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick Castle, Shakespeare’s birthplace

Ann Hathaway cottage and free time in Stratford.

A great selection of events – surely something there to tickle your fancy??

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MINUTES OF BIRTHDAY MEETING OF PORINGLAND WI

held on Wednesday 11 May 2022

at the Debut Restaurant City College

In the chair Mrs Joan Fountain

Joan welcomed everyone to our Birthday Dinner meeting, including two brave

husbands, Keith Webster and Richard Sanders and Gill’s mother Christine.

Apologies were received from, Gail Mays, Liz Bussey and Jean Waters who were

ill and also Kate Daynes, Christine Wise, Linda Daniel and Marietta Menzies

News of Members none apart from the above.

Birthday posies were presented to Jean Gowing and Susie Hinsley, and taken on

behalf of Liz and Christine.

June Meeting

Speaker Mrs Andrea Elsdon – The Work of the Magistracy

Thanks by Maureen Scott

Competition will be a depiction of Gemini, The Twins

Tea Hostesses will be Sue France and Pat Linstead

Business was kept to a minimum so that Members could enjoy their dinner served

efficiently by the College students.

After dinner the Birthday Draw was made. The lucky winners were Marietta,

Jeannette and Mary Stancer.

Lesley distributed to members the Norfolk Magazine and Newsletter with details of

Federation and local events.

Joan thanked the college staff for looking after us so well, and wished everyone a

safe journey home.

SCAMS and FRAUDS – avoid getting caught.

Criminals are after your cash and they are always finding new ways to dupe you.

They may pose as police officers or bank staff, or pretend to be from Microsoft or

the NHS. Or they may try Courier Fraud where they want to convince you to hand

over a sum of money to a courier who is sent to your home.

REMEMBER

 The bank or the police will never call you to ask you to verify your personal

details or PIN. If you get a call asking you to do this, hang up, wait a few

minutes and call your bank on a number you know to be genuine, such as the

one on the back of your card.

 Your bank or the police will never send a courier to your home to collect your

cash, bank cards, PINs, or any other valuable goods. Any requests to do so

are part of a scam.

 The police will not contact you out of the blue and ask you to participate in an

investigation that requires you to withdraw money from your bank, or to

purchase high value goods, such as jewellery or gold.

What to do if you’ve been a victim of fraud:

 If you have revealed your bank details over the phone or handed your card to

a courier, call your bank straight away to cancel the card.

 If you suspect that you have been a victim of courier fraud, report it to Action

Fraud by visiting actionfraud.police.uk, or by calling 0300 123 2040

If someone supposedly from Microsoft phones to say there is a problem with your

computer under no circumstances log on or do as they request. This is a scam.

Other scams include:

 Fake competitions on facebook

 Council Tax rebate scams

 Telephone cold calls claiming to be from the ‘Ministry of Justice’

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Report any scams to the Citizens Advice consumer service website or call them on

0808 223 1133 (freephone)

Stay alert stay safe