The Clifton Women's Institute

 At our March meeting Gordon Young took us on a Venetian Trilogy. Gordon's award winning films, accompanied by some fascinating commentary made mention of famous individuals like John Ruskin, while also bringing us images of modern day Venice. Gordon's skill as film maker, coupled with his detailed knowledge of this beautiful city gave us an extremely interesting evening.

Clifton WI was delighted to welcome Faye Dicker who supported us in thinking about International Women's Day and the role that women play in business and in their communities. Faye is an accomplished public speaker who has worked for the BBC and commercial radio stations. Faye is also a sought after voiceover artist and is well known for having started Freelance Mum which is a networking group for mums who are in business. 

Clifton WI enjoyed a fabulous Burns Night supported by The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Bristol, who not only demonstrated Scottish dancing, but got us dancing a reel or two. It was great fun and a wonderful way to celebrate our first meeting of 2025. 

  For our 30th October meeting, we are going to have a special treat! Somerset local, Julie of Salsa Stories is coming to talk to us about owning a small business and how she got started making her range of salsas and Tex-Mex* inspired food. She is also bringing a selection of delicious salsas along for us to taste - they range from sweet to spicy, so don't worry if you can't take the heat! Keep an eye out for Julie at local markets around Somerset:  Markets | Salsa Stories .  As always, we will meet at Alma Church at 7.30. Visitors are more than welcome to join us for a £5 donation. You won't want to miss this one - yum! *Tex-Mex is a cuisine found in the Southern United States. It is a blend of native Mexican and Spanish foods.

  We had such a lovely, entertaining walk with Hidden and Haunted Bristol, in place of our typical monthly meeting! It was hot, hot, hot out there, but we pushed on and cooled off at the pub. The refreshments were well-earned, and the company was incomparable. Our next meeting will be at Alma Hall at 7.30pm on 28 August. Our speaker is from Somerset Road Safety, and he will be discussing road safety and having an interactive evening where we can all hone our skills as drivers.  As always, visitors are welcome to come along with a £5 donation, and we look forward to seeing everyone there.

  For our next meeting, we will be continuing our tradition of a summer social and forgoing a typical meeting in Alma Hall. On 31st July , we're taking a walk through Bristol to learn about the more haunted aspects of our fair city, and ending at the lovely Architect Bar on Narrow Quay in Harbourside. We should be at the bar around 9pm, and anyone is welcome to join us for a beverage and a bit of a chat! We resume our speaker programme on 28th August with Steve Greenhalgh from Somerset Road Safety who will talk about safe driving and the road conditions of our area. As always, visitors are welcome with £5 donation, and we will meet in the rear hall of Alma Church at 7pm!