tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91693239411525843432024-02-21T09:20:54.195+00:00Winchcombe WI GloucestershireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-52386278716575436152018-10-17T11:36:00.004+01:002018-10-17T11:37:10.433+01:00Octobers' update<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="egpb0" data-offset-key="em8h2-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span data-offset-key="em8h2-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">The talk yesterday was on 'Can you turn your life around at 60?' given by Barbara Hudson. She gave us her insights to her trials as she had turned 60..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next meeting is the ACM on November 20th, with social time following the meeting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next lunch is on Wednesday November 7th at #5 North Street, and the Christmas lunch is on Wednesday December 12th at The Wesley..</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-75063712110726634682018-09-19T17:00:00.000+01:002018-09-19T17:00:02.192+01:00Septembers' Talk<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The talk yesterday was on 'Stress Management and the Importance of Sleep' given by Janet Dowling</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It was well presented and interesting for us all.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-51351846429311910572018-09-07T16:01:00.001+01:002018-09-07T16:01:32.513+01:00September<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We went to the Corner Cupboard yesterday for our monthly lunch. It was a meal of 2 halves. Those members who ordered the salmon dish were very happy with their meal, while those who ordered the fish and chips were sadly disappointed, the batter was tough and over cooked which then overcooked the fish. Sad...as it is normally very good..</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-44474660959805626912018-08-03T15:56:00.001+01:002018-08-03T16:01:41.031+01:00August's lunch<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A summers' lunch outside at the Plaisterers this month, good food and company, a real treat to be outside under the pergola..</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-1581954732895738272018-07-26T11:53:00.003+01:002018-07-26T11:53:20.013+01:00July's Lunch<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
We went to The Wesley House in July for our monthly lunch. They had had the air con on before we got there so it was quite cool. The menu choices were varied and we all enjoyed our meal.</div>
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We had an interesting talk this month on the 'Kitchen Pharmacy' the speaker was Kamaldeep Sidhu.</div>
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<span data-offset-key="48ao3-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Yesterday we returned to #5 North Street for our monthly lunch. Nearly all of us had the 3 courses as the food was so delicious and the service friendly but discreet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next lunch is on Wednesday July 4th at the Wesley House.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We also enjoyed the lunch at The Lion, the food was served quickly and was hot and varied..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next lunch is on June 6th at #5 North Street and the next meeting on May 15th is Resolutions followed by a quiz</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-1217709667860652922018-04-28T17:37:00.000+01:002018-04-28T17:37:56.429+01:00Cream Tea!<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">We all enjoyed the drive around the Forest of Dean on April 18th, finishing with a cream tea at the Speech House Hotel. It was the first warm day of the year..</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-56512596183998480112018-03-10T17:22:00.000+00:002018-03-10T17:22:06.812+00:00The March lunch<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Our lunch last week was held at the Plaisterers Arms. The food was varied and plentiful, excellent chips as always and as many vegetables as we could eat..The service was friendly and fast..a pub to recommend</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-56109499160324480072018-02-08T11:12:00.003+00:002018-02-08T11:12:52.265+00:00February Lunch<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">We met for lunch yesterday at #5 North Street, and as usual the food didn't disappoint. Starting with marmite toast and delicious soup, we moved on to the speciality breads and starters to the main meal and dessert. Always a treat to eat here!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-67239072191047855932018-01-03T20:07:00.001+00:002018-01-03T20:07:13.830+00:00January lunch 2018!<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="f6sor" data-offset-key="8geef-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span data-offset-key="8geef-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">This month just 4 of us met for lunch at the White Hart and we all agreed we should take it off the rota..again..the food was poor, badly cooked and unappetising..with indifferent service.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="476nb-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">The Christmas Lunch at the Wesley House was enjoyed by the members who attended. There were good choices, and many members went for the 3 course lunch.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="4g8mb-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">The next lunch will be at the White Hart, 12.30pm on January 3rd 2018</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-79477392132055319622017-11-22T15:37:00.002+00:002017-11-22T15:39:05.882+00:00The Annual Meeting 2017<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Yesterdays meeting was short and sweet, the committee was re-elected and have agreed to stay in office until our 100th anniversary. Lots more delicious cakes for tea then a flower arranging demo by 2 of our members..what not to like..!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-18477412434265421482017-11-01T16:50:00.000+00:002017-11-02T16:50:41.918+00:00The November Lunch<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">November's lunch was held in the Lion restaurant. The service was fast and the food tasty and hot. It felt good to be back there!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-42932777529984395132017-10-25T11:11:00.002+01:002017-10-25T11:18:27.939+01:00Octobers' Meeting<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The speaker for meeting last week was Robert Burton on 'The wandering cook', he spoke after we had all eaten delicious cakes...</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-43409472464174687722017-08-30T11:21:00.003+01:002017-08-30T11:22:39.172+01:00September<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">After a months break in August we will meet for lunch at the Plaisterers Arms on Wednesday 6th September, 12.30pm</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The next meeting will be on September 19th at 2.30pm in the Winchcombe Methodist Church Hall. The speaker will be Angela Panrucker on 'Quaint and Quirky Gloucestershire'..</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-49380552645404117362017-07-18T19:00:00.000+01:002017-07-20T17:08:32.780+01:00July Meeting<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The speaker this week was inspirational..Chris O'Grady described his walk from Pershore to Rome and told of all the kindness he encountered on the way. An exceptional talk..Lots of lovely cakes too..</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-22020791280343799122017-07-08T18:23:00.002+01:002017-07-08T18:23:46.310+01:00An Outing<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">'A Grand Day Out', in the words of Wallace and Gromit</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Yesterday we went by coach to Bibury for a WI tea and a wander round the village. A pretty village spoiled for us by the number of very noisy Japanese tourists.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The tea was excellent and it celebrated the Bibury WI 100 years, Congratulations..</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-23508177027358873652017-07-06T11:15:00.001+01:002017-07-06T11:15:07.773+01:00Monthly lunch<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Lunch yesterday was held at the Wesley House. We were happy to eat our delicious food in the cooler area which has an A/C unit. There seems to be a change of chef as the menu was very different and the food excellent.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-78997623677543264292017-06-15T11:11:00.003+01:002017-06-17T08:56:06.356+01:00June's Book Club<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Our book club met on Tuesday to discuss 'Apple Tree Yard' by Louise Doughty. We decided that it would be interesting to try another of her novels, 'Honey-Dew' for our July choice.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-26802425014141292712017-06-08T11:14:00.002+01:002017-06-08T11:14:31.512+01:00June's Lunch<div class="_1dwg _1w_m" style="font-family: inherit; padding: 12px 12px 0px;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-7536786390796339212017-05-04T19:41:00.003+01:002017-05-04T19:41:48.427+01:00Mays Lunch<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We had our monthly lunch get together yesterday and we met at the Corner Cupboard. The food was hot and the service was good. Their fish and chips are excellent.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-70368211516136754532017-04-19T14:09:00.000+01:002017-04-19T14:09:50.981+01:00May's MeetingThe speaker yesterday was Paul Willerton on 'The A to Z of the USA', illustrated with some slides.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169323941152584343.post-86523110053641181272017-04-19T14:05:00.001+01:002017-04-19T14:05:12.093+01:00Book Club<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">At Book Club last week we discussed 'My Brilliant Friend' by Elena Ferrante. There was a fair amount to discuss, followed by tea and chat..The next Book Club will be on Tuesday May 9th, the book will be 'Nora Webster' by Colm Toibin.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com