A Date for your Diary Our special Coffee Morning will be on June 20th more information next month.
Coffee Morning at Stowe Village Hall at 10-00am until 12-00 noon on Thursday 24th April and 22nd May.Everyone welcome.
Our March meeting was also our Annual Meeting where our President Kath and Secretary Judy gave a resume of last year’s events.Our speaker for the March monthly meeting was John Wilson who gave us an insight into the Buddy Bag Foundation which was founded by Karen Williams in 2014. The Foundation have delivered 66081 Buddy Bags to children who have been removed from their home due to domestic violence. The Buddy Bags contain essential items and age appropriate gifts which are given on arrival at a refuge. Each bag contains a teddy bear. Knitted toys (teddy bears) and drawstring toiletry bags are made by individuals and organisations and donated to the Foundation. The Foundation is run entirely by volunteers which includes 375 brigades, 5805 volunteers and 358 women’s refuges. They received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2022. Joan gave the vote of thanks for a very interesting and thought provoking talk. Next Meetings: The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 8th April – our speaker’s topic will be The Coldest Place on Earth. New members and guests are always welcome. We meet 2nd Tuesday of month at 7.30pm at Stowe Village Hall. Contact our president Kath Hopcroft on 01889 - 270516, or - Facebook Stowe WI .
Stowe Village Produce Guild – Garden Guild We held our AGM in February. Betty Stainsby and Jeanette Phillips stood down from the committee. Dawn Franks and Lois Cocker were elected to join Shane Phillips, Kath Sargeant, Dave and Rose Jones, David Bloor and Susanna Munro. The monthly competition winners were: Pot Plant – Em Horton. Flower Arrangement – Rose Jones. Vegetables – David Bloor. The Annual Bulb cup won by Susanna Munro. Following the business of the evening we were entranced by one of our members, Russell Heath telling us about Bonsai. Ably assisted by his wife Sarah he had brought at least 20 plants with him and talked us through their cultivation and the tools needed to look after them. Much appreciated talk. Next meeting: On 16th April our speaker will be Justin Harrison on Spring Awakening and on 21st May Mike Poultney will talk on “Composting”.We meet at 7-30pm every third Wednesday of the month with guest speakers, competitions, refreshments and a sales table.Visitors are always welcome.
