LOCKSIDE WI CHIPPENHAM
2023
24TH
JANUARY
TALK ON NYAKA CHARITY BY JULIA CAWTHORNE
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Julia Cawthorne will be came along to talk about the Nyaka Charity.
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Nyaka UK aims to strengthen vulnerable communities in southwest Uganda by giving funding and other support, for example equipment, to NGOs working with orphaned, abandoned, often vulnerable children and the grandmothers who care for them in southwest Uganda, with an initial focus on Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project (Nyaka). We all thoroughly enjoyed her talk, thank you Julia for coming along and giving us an insight into this wonderful project.
28TH
FEBRUARY
GREEK DANCING WITH YIANNIS
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Yiannis Tsenkos came along to teach us Greek Dancing!! Oh what a great morning we had with Yiannis. He told us funny stories and we enjoyed him demonstrating Greek Dancing with great music. We also tried to join in, although some of us kept getting the steps wrong!! All fantastic fun with lots of smiles and laughter in the room. Thank you Yiannis for coming along a cheering us all up.
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28TH
MARCH
TALK ON WALKING THE WELSH COASTAL PATH BY SUE M
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Sue M gave us a great talk on her walk, with friends, along the Welsh Coastal Path. I did not realise that it is 870 miles long, so well done Sue and friends. It took them 10 years to complete and Sue told us about the really funny things that happened on the way as well as the stunning scenery, especially on Anglesey. Well, as Sue said she has been there and done it and got the T-Shirt!
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Before the talk we cut the cake, which Jeanette made for us, for Lockside WIs 7th birthday, naughty but nice!
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After the talk everybody took part in 'People Bingo' which was great fun and very good for getting to know the group.
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25TH
APRIL
TALK/WORKSHOP ON CORN CRAFTING WITH SUSAN BURNETT
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Susan told us all about the history of Corn Crafting/Dollies and then we had a great session learning how to do a simple heart using corn. It was a great session and we all enjoyed our meeting. Thanks very much to Susan for coming along. If anybody wants to contact Susan, her email address is: seb0662@hotmail.com
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Afterwards we went off to The Old Lane Pub to have a meal to celebrate the Coronation. 25 of us went along and really enjoyed a good meal with great atmosphere. Thanks very much to Phil and his staff for making it a meal to remember.
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23RD
MAY
TALK BY THE RNLI
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Our talk was given by the Royal National Lifeboat Institute RNLI. Thank you to Tracey and Georgina for a very informative talk. The RNLI has been running since 1844 and is staffed 95% by volunteers. They are visible within the community in schools, clubs, harbours, inland waterways, offering advice and support in water safety. It will be their 200th anniversary next year. In 2020 they rescued 33,546 people and 186 animals. A short film gave insightful information.
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27TH
JUNE
TALK BY THE DOG TRUST
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Lucy from The Dogs Trust in Newbury came along to give us a talk about their work. The Tryst was set up in 1891 and aims to protect dogs from torture and ill use. There are 21 rehoming centres in the UK, 14,000 dogs are cared for each year. The Trust supports adoption and provides support and advice for the lifetime of the animal. There is also a fostering option, for anybody wishing to find out more information, please contact one of their centres if you think you can help.
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Thanks you very much Lucy for coming along and giving us all the information about The Dogs Trust, we really enjoyed your talk.
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25TH
JULY
SS GREAT BRITAIN TALK BY IAN CASKIE
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Really fantastic talk by Ian Caskie. We learnt how the SS Great Britain was brought back to Bristol and restored and how it and two other ships played a very important part in our history with Brunel's vision.
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22ND
AUGUST
26TH
SEPTEMBER
BEETLE DRIVE AND CHAT
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We had a great morning enjoying a Beetle Drive and then catching up with everybody for a good chat.
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CRAFTS/CHAT WITH CAKE!
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Unfortunately the lady who was going to do a Zumba Class for us was injured so Truda stepped in a did a fun morning with plenty of cake! Thank you Truda.
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24TH
OCTOBER
GOING TO BLAZES WITH JOHN CRAIG
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Unfortunately the Antiques Man had Covid and was not able to come I am very thankful to John for stepping in at the last minute to give us a really wonderful talk about his experiences at the Fire Service. It was the lighter side of the job and it did make for a very good morning. Thanks again John. Everybody so enjoyed his talk I have asked him back to give us Part 2 of his talk.
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28TH
NOVEMER
RAFFLE/CAKE/CRAFTS/QUIZ MORNING & XMAS MEAL
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We had a really good morning enjoying a good raffle with great prizes of hampers, thanks to Carole and her helpers. Also we had a fun Quiz by Alan Cooper, thanks very much to him and then went on to enjoy a really good Christmas meal at the local pub.
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