Kingsbridge WI April 2024 Newsletter.
Good Afternoon Ladies,
I do hope you are all well and avoiding the bugs that seem to be going around and if you have been unfortunate to catch something I hope you soon recover. The weather certainly does not help and I am sure that I am getting webbed feet!!
This month we welcome Jenny Rodgers, founder of the Ash Rescue Centre near Dartmouth. The following comes from their website
“ASH is home to elderly rescue horses, rescue Sheep, Geese, and a huge array of wildlife The trustee of the charity, Jenny Rogers, has lived on the farm since she was a child and as such knows the land intimately. ASH in its current guise, began when they were left a number of older rescue horses from a struggling local charity. Being troubled by how modern farming practices were pushing the natural wildlife increasingly out of the countryside and experiencing at first- hand how the growth in the horse ownership was having a similar impact on our native flora and Fauna, they decided to embark on a revolutionary project that would prove that both our natural world and our horses of every breed could, and indeed should live in harmony.
Since 2014, they have aimed to turn the previously farmed arable land into a wildlife conservation site, by expertly and lovingly caring for it in a manner that is both sustainable and beneficial to their horses, as well as wildlife. Consequently, they have witnessed exceptional and demonstrable biodiversity improvements and have come to know the incredibly important connection between healthy natural environment and healthy balanced horses.”
It should be a very interesting talk.
Don’t forget any sale items for the sales table and your flower for bloom of the month. Remember you need to bring your own vase.
There are still a few members who have not paid this year’s subscriptions of £46.00, unless you paid it recently by BACS in which case please would you email Cathy. This is because the bank statement is not sent until the middle of the month. To go on any of the trips/events planned you need to be a member or, as in the case of the Eden trip, you will need to pay the non-members amount or not be able to go as they are member’s only events.
Kingsbridge Events/Trips
- Soup and Pud Lunch: This Thursday 11th April, 12 Noon – 2.00pm at the Methodist Church. Cost £5.00. 18 members have signed up for this and we will be serving soup and puddings from 12.00 noon until 1.45. There is still time to sign-up if you wish to come to this social occasion
- Supper Club: Monday 22nd April. Turkish Restaurant in Mill Street. 6.30pm. Still time to sign-up on Monday if you wish to come to this social event.
- Eden Trip: Monday 29th April 2024. Cost £19. Coach Free. Coach will leave Kingsbridge Bus Station at 9.00am hopefully arriving at The Eden Project at 11.00am and leaving Eden at 4.00pm to return to Kingsbridge at approximately 6.000pm Payment by cheque or cash please on Monday. (Cash or cheque are required as both the coach firm and Eden require card payments. Cathy S. is paying on her card but needs to be able to transfer it by a WI cheque into her account asap. There are still 7 seats on the coach if you wish to come. Cathy will be giving more details regarding this trip at Monday’s meeting
- Delamore Arts & Sculpture Exhibition: Delamore Estate, Cornworthy, PL21 (QT. Tuesday 7th May; Cost £12.00 if we purchase tickets before the trip £12.50 at the gate. Travel by car, sharing petrol cost. Delemore has a large garden to explore and large sculptures are set in many locations. The house opens two rooms which house paintings and small sculptures plus there is a small gallery near the café that has a selection of smaller inexpensive art & craft works for sale. The cafe is open all day and serves homemade soup, filled rolls, cakes and drinks. For more information and to view some of the sculptures that will be displayed in the gardens, type in Delamore Arts in your web browser.
- Mothecombe Gardens Tuesday 16th July. 10am – 4.00pm Cost £6.00. RHS members Free. Travel by Car sharing petrol cost.
Future Devon Events/Competitions
- Molly Nosworthy Trophy Competition. A patchwork place mat Size 18” x 12” or 45cm x 30cm.One entry per WI. Closing Date Friday 26th April. Cost £4 Entry to be sent to Mrs Jan Connolly. The committee decided that if more than one member wished to enter we would hold our own competition to choose the one to be sent in.
- Walking Netball Taster Session: Ivybridge Leisure Centre, Saturday 18th May, 2.00pm-4.00pm. Cost £6.00 Closing Date 15th April. There will be a presentation about how Walking Netball operates, an opportunity to enjoy Walking Netball and help about how to set up your own group. Wear comfortable clothing and trainers. Free parking at the centre and a café.
- Spring Council Meeting: Wednesday 22nd May, Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe, 11.00am – 4.00pm. Cost £15.50 plus £17.00 for coach. Pick up point for coach is Ivybridge or Newton Abbot. Speakers am RNLI “Saving lives at sea for 200 years” and pm Anne Jones, Chairman of the NFWI. The nominated delegate goes free. Please sign up on sheet provided.
- National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, 18th-19th September 2024. Cost member sharing twin bedroom £180, Non- Member £190, Single supplement £30. Pick up point Newton abbot. Overnight stay at Mercure Birmingham West Hotel, Dinner, Bed & breakfast. Visit to Arboretum to arrive in time for the daily Act of Remembrance (optional) and time to spend at leisure leaving late afternoon for return trip to Devon
- Federation Holiday to Kent: Monday 7th – Friday 11th October 2024. Staying at the Mercure Great Danes Hotel, Maidstone, dinner, bed and breakfast. Trip include Rochester with its Charles Dickins connections, Canterbury and Chartwell home of Sir Winston Churchill. Pick up point Newton Abbot. Cost £435 per person, single room supplement £80 for first 5 rooms and 4 further rooms available at £120.
Happy Reading, Hope to see Monday
Anne