Local Events
Walking Group Tuesday 26 July meet at the Saxlingham Nethergate cricket ground car park at 11am. There will be a choice of a longer or shorter walk. Other members are welcome to join us for lunch at The Foundry Garden Centre, Tasburgh at 1pm. Please let me know numbers for lunch.
The next Tea/coffee pm is on Wednesday 27th July 2pm at the Octagon Barn on the Norwich road opposite the Barracks.
Our darts team won our first away match at Blofield Heath WI last week. Our home matches are on Tuesday August 9th against Tibenham and 23rd against Thurton & Ashby, both in the Royal Oak 7.30pm Supporters welcome!
Last bowling session before the school hols at Namco – 10am Friday 22nd July.
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Invitation
Ditchingham WI invite you to their Birthday Tea party on 10 August 2- 4pm.
At Ditchingham Village Hall,
The usual Feast will be served and Entrance fee £4pp
‘Speaker Gary Powell –
‘Death in Disguise or Double Murder Mysteries’ you decide guilty or not guilty
Also to their meeting on Wed 14 September 2.30pm. Marco – My life in Cartoons.
Happy Birthday for July to
Shirley and Zelia
Federation Events
Bridge Day with Lunch Wed 7 September 10.30 – 3.30pm £15
In Fed Office (Evelyn Suffield House)
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. In Fed Office.
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
Autumn Federation Meetings
Nearest one for us is Chapelfield Methodist Church Wed 5 Oct 6-9pm £7.50 inc refreshments. If you want to go further afield, I shall be attending at Thompson, Dersingham and South Walsham so could offer a lift!!!
Speakers Nfk & Waveney Wellbeing Service – Anxiety – we all live with it.
Cheryl Cade – Cheese Sommelier – learn more about cheese – inc blind tasting.
Subcommittee stands including Sales & Marketing mobile shop.
Day trip to Ely for the Cathedral Christmas Fayre. Friday 18 November. £25.
Coach pick up in Norwich.
Winter Fun Day at New Buckenham VH Friday 11 November 10.30 – 3.30. £20 including light lunch with a choice of Soups and Dessert.
AM - Simon White will demonstrate planting a spring time tub by layering bulbs for maximum flowering time. Cost of tub and bulbs to be advised.
PM - Creating Together – 2 talented ladies demonstrating ideas for your home with a Christmas theme.
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. Details on the Board.
A great selection of events – surely something there to tickle your fancy??
MINUTES OF MEETING OF PORINGLAND WI
WEDNESDAY 8TH JUNE 2022 at 7.30pm.
In The Chair: Mrs Hilary Lark, Vice-President.
Mrs Lark welcomed Louise Browning and Chris, who are JPs, who proceeded to talk about the work of the Magistracy. They explained how magistrates are appointed and the guidelines they have to follow and must adhere to. They are totally independent and, usually, 3 magistrates are on ‘the bench’ at one time, one of them is the ‘chairman’ but all 3 make the final decision. Magistrates deal with nearly 90% of cases brought in front of them, the rest which may have to go to Crown Court. Magistrates have authority to give a short custodial sentence depending on the crime.
VOT was given by Maureen Scott.
After refreshments, the members said the Alberta Creed, after which Hilary welcomed Catherine Biggs as a visitor.
APOLOGIES: received from Joan Fountain; Jeanette; Ann Webster, Veronica, and Judith.
Lesley then stated that she had received a letter from Joan explaining why she was not at the Meeting, and that she was resigning as President as she did not think she had members’ support. It was agreed that Pam Cooper visit Joan to see if she can sort any problems out and get her to change her mind.
BIRTHDAY POSIES: presented to Maureen and Rosemary.
MINUTES: approved and signed.
Matters Arising:
A] Birthday Dinner: Members stated that they had had an enjoyable evening.
B] Fete: Our stall at the Fete made £78.00. Thank you to those who helped on the day.
MAGAZINE: distributed to members.
CORRESPONDENCE: Lesley stated that Federation information and the Newsletter were on the notice board. She then said we had received an invitation from Thurton & Ashby for members to attend their meeting at 2pm on 15th June. Several members said they would like to attend and car sharing was arranged.
JULY MEETING: The Speaker is Philip Mariner and his talk is ‘Have Camera Will Travel’. VOT Liz Bussey. Competition – Cancer the Crab. Tea Hostesses Jean Waters and Sue Cranmer.
Competition winner was announced - Sue Cranmer. The Raffle drawn and the meeting closed at 9.30pm..
As Secretary I receive ads and emails from various companies and one of these is Able Community Care. Each mailing includes a Gazette with odd/interesting or useful information. For instance did you know that margarine was invented to feed Napolean 3’s army cheaply as butter was too expensive? Or that Oxo cubes were invented in England in 1911 and cost 1penny. These leaflets also include recipes.
I don’t know about you but I have a pile of recipe books and mostly I just make the same things. I thought I had scones sorted – fruit, plain, cheese. With extras added like sun dried tomatoes or different fruit. This month’s recipe was for a cheese scone mix that I have not seen before and I thought you might like to try it:
RECIPE
There are 3 ingredients – 300g SR Flour, 200g grated mature cheddar, 250g plain yogurt. Stir all together in a bowl until it forms a dough and roll out to 2cm thick. Cut out rounds with a 6cm cutter (should make 10). Bake at gas 6, 180° C for 18 minutes. My oven took a bit longer and as usual I didn’t stick to this recipe, but added 1 tsp of baking powder and tsp Colman’s powdered mustard. The 10 pin Bowling gang were my tasters and definitely approved!
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The Walking group enjoyed a leisurely stroll around Bramerton in June. As it was quite a hot day, we were pleased to be mostly in the shade. We walked from the village hall down to the river where we rested under some shady umbrellas outside the Water’s Edge pub and waved at the boats going by. After walking back up the hill (slowly), we adjourned to the Highway’s Nursery for lunch, where we were joined by Liz and Shirley. Several of us then walked around the shop and garden centre – I did not enquire how much money changed hands!
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We have not had a quiz for a while, so how about this one?
If ROTLA (Harrison Ford Film) is Raiders of the Lost Ark, what do these initials represent?
