A delicious ploughman’s and tough questions but we did our best! The 5 Sparklers didn’t sparkle as much as we would like to have done but we came a respectable 6th out of 10 teams.
Pirbright WI Quiz 28 September
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September newsletter
The summer seems to have flown by and autumn is upon us. Hopefully we will enjoy an Indian summer and of course we have many interesting WI events to look forward to. Read our September newsletter to find out more.
July Newsletter
Read our July newsletter. The next newsletter will be in September. Have a great summer everyone.
June Newsletter
News of subgroups and community events are in the June newsletter
May newsletter
Here is the May newsletter with lots of info about the subgroups and forthcoming visits.
Another delicious meal for the Thursday supper group
We went to Bar Estilo in the Atrium for our meal on Thursday. Delicious food, a good atmosphere and great company.
April Newsletter
Here is the April newsletter. This contains details of forthcoming events in the community, dates for subgroups and much more.
The Light Between Oceans
Apologies, Sylvie, I should have put the author! The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman.
The Light Between Oceans
There was lots of discussion about this very interesting book at yesterday’s meeting. Powerful moral themes, intense relationships and lots more – certainly a ‘good read’ although you do need tissues at times! Our next book is Sense and Sensibility by Joanna Trollope – a modern take on Jane Austin.
Poppy Factory Visit
Buying a poppy in November will not be the same having been to the Poppy Factory and seen the people at work. It was fascinating to see the wreaths being made, from simple to royal and we watched one man making piles of WI wreaths. One lady was making the royal poppies from red silk with black broom centres. Ian, a retired sub-mariner, told us about the history and the work of the charity. He was a mine of information and a very amusing raconteur. It was a really interesting afternoon