Yesterday we met for our Christmas lunch at #5 North Street. The food there is varied and different with little extra dishes appearing to keep our interest while we wait for our meal to be freshly cooked. Always an interesting experience.
Yesterday was the Annual Meeting . The committee was voted in for another year with Valerie remaining as President. After tea we had several quizzes for our enjoyment and entertainment...
Lunch and the theatre, a great way to spend a cold Saturday in November. Two of us enjoyed lunch at Jamies in Cheltenham, then we were joined by 3 others to go to the Everyman to see J.B. Priestleys' play 'When we were Married'. It was a lot of fun, and we all enjoyed it enormously. Back to Winchcombe on the bus!
Lunch yesterday was at The Plaisterers Arms.With less numbers we enjoyed all sitting on one table, that way we could gossip with everyone...The food was different today with lovely choices..
A busy month with the theatre on Saturday and book club next week..
The speaker at yesterdays meeting was Eugene Schellenberg talking on the 'The Ifakara Bakery Project'. We were transported to Tanzania and the development of a local bakery..'Ifakara Bakery Project & Free Bread Funds - Tanzania'. It was a delightful talk, followed by tea and delicious cakes!
We had our book club get together last Tuesday when the book discussed was 'The Women Destroyed' by Simone de Beauvoir. The next meeting will be on Tuesday November 8th and the book chosen is 'The Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins..
We met for lunch on Wednesday 5th October, this month was the turn of the Wesley House. Although we were in the Bistro we had the restaurant menu which seemed to work out for everyone.
The meeting on Tuesday 20th September was very well attended, we had a short meeting with more time for tea and cakes..then the talk, John Greene on the 'Gloucester Film Makers'. It was a fascinating tour of the world, Winchcombe/ Jerusalem, Canada, USA, Italy, Africa etc. We had to leave it there but could have gone on for more...
It is remarkable to see how the chatter dies down when the food arrives! The Lion has new management but they managed to serve all 17 of us successfully. The menu choices were a little different, a change is a good thing!
Seven of us met on the bus into Cheltenham for an afternoon out, lunch and the theatre. Lunch at Jamie's in Cheltenham first, it is noisy, but the food is good. Then just around the corner to the Everyman Theatre where we had front row circle seats to see 'The Sound of Music'. It was very well done and enjoyable with a standing ovation at the end. The timing fitted well as the bus back to Winchcombe was right there to return home..
The speaker yesterday, Matthew Gacek, was very amusing with anecdotes of his time as a Butler in a Castle in Cornwall. As a retired teacher he was articulate and audible! The cakes were excellent too!
The Book Club met on Tuesday when we discussed the book, 'Saturday', by Ian McEwan. The next meeting will be in September and the book chosen is 'The Women Destroyed' by Simone de Beauvoir.
We go around the restaurants and pubs for our monthly lunch out...and this month we met at the Corner Cupboard. The food is always good there, and the chatting only slowed when our food arrived!
The Mystery Tour was excellent. The coach ride was all round the Cotswold villages, some we know, others were new to us..
Then we ended the tour in Moreton-in-Marsh where we had a delicious tea prepared by the local WI, and yes there were scones and cream as well as sandwiches and cakes.
It is hard to believe it is June with this awful weather. We had hoped to have lunch in the garden at The Plaisterers, alas we had to be inside. The food was very good as usual, with an extra veg plate to taste. Eton Mess was a popular choice for dessert!
The 'Resolutions' meeting is always different, no speaker but NFWI resolutions to vote on..there were 2, plus a number of ACWW resolutions to make it a full afternoon.
Another birthday cake for Dorothy who was 90, plus more delicious cakes, followed by a short quiz..
The lunch at #5 yesterday was everything we would wish. Lots of different courses with add on things to taste, little soups/Marmite toasts and newly baked breads, lovely treats. The menu choices were varied and delicious, so we all enjoyed the friends and food..
The meeting yesterday was well attended, the business part was short leaving us more time for tea and chat! Lovely cakes, then a talk with slides by John Dixon, 'How did you obtain your first pair of nylons'.
Yesterday 16 of us went by minibus to Denman College for a visit, tour and lunch..and let's not forget the cream tea.. Despite the rain it was an interesting visit. We had plenty of time to see the bedrooms that are available as well as the sitting and dining rooms. On a fine day it would have been interesting to see the gardens, they looked lovely from the windows.
We all enjoyed being back at Wesley House for lunch yesterday. The conservatory is nice and light with great views over a part of Winchcombe not normally seen. And as always lots of laughter and chatter.
The WI meeting today was relaxed and friendly. We had 2 new members who helped us celebrate Audrey's 95th birthday as well as Dorothy's 90th! The speaker, Philip Wilkinson, spoke on High Street Histories, well illustrated with slides of shop fronts in days gone by plus 3 dynastic families.
Lunch today was at Lady Jane's tearooms. We took almost all the tables as it is such a popular venue. There were great choices, all served nice and hot with lots of veggies to enjoy. Dessert was included in the price which is a modest £9.50..
This month we celebrated Nancie's 95th birthday [on the 20th Feb] with a cake and a rendition of Happy Birthday! The speaker was Gemma from the John Moore Museum in Tewkesbury. She gave us an insight into life in Tudor Britain, and illustrated her talk with various artefacts to pass around.
This month 18 of us went to the Lion for lunch. It is under new management, with a completely new menu...pizza or fish and chips! The service was excellent, the fish and chips nicely cooked and hot. Then a surprise, a complimentary pudding..sticky toffee pudding! From the buzz of conversation, we obviously were having a good time!
Eight of us had tickets for the Everyman to see '39 Steps'. We went into Cheltenham on the bus and hurried round the corner to Jamies for lunch. We had to eat quickly as we only had a short time till we went round the corner to the theatre. The play was not quite as we expected, but it was a lot of fun and very well acted. We got the cross country bus back to Winchcombe and enjoyed the tour of local villages before arriving home.
The first get together of 2016 was lunch today at The Corner Cupboard. It was good to see so many of us out on a bleak January day to enjoy the food and company. It seemed a long time since Christmas!