The Clifton Women's Institute

 ** Wherever possible, please bring change and small denomination cash to our meetings to purchase goodies, take part in our fund raising or make a donation for refreshments** 🎂🍷☕ **Each meeting we offer refreshments and home made cake for a very modest donation** February meeting - we will have our 'regifting' sale so please bring any duplicate or unwanted gifts to be sold and raise funds for a local women's health charity 🎁 March meeting - Bring A Friend  👭👭👭👭👭 Members are welcome to bring friends as visitors to any of our meetings in Alma Hall.  This month we are hoping to introduce a number of visitors to Clifton WI with a promotion and excellent presentation from one of our own members Gill Bridge 💅💆 👄 April meeting - raffle for Clifton WI 🎫 May meeting - any gardeners with seedlings, cuttings or spare plants are invited to bring them along 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱

 Leona Blenman from Capstones   Fostercare  will join us this month to explain what is happening in the world of fostering at this time. It is likely to be an interesting and thought provoking session to start our new year of meetings. Resolutions Each year the WI follows a democratic process to adopt resolutions focussed on women and girls. The first step is for each branch or group to decide which to support The WI Life Magazine which is sent to current members has details of the proposed resolutions for 2022.  There are more details about each  available .  We will vote for our preferred resolution and forward this to join other local groups and then the national view. COVID  We are also going to try a new layout of our seating in the Alma Hall to ensure we reduce risks associated from COVID and leave more doors open or ajar for ventilation.  Please let any of the committee know what you think about these changes or any other suggestions to make us as safe as possible. Many thanks

 

 As 2021 drew to a close the final meeting for Clifton WI involved an excellent session of learning to belly dance, or as it was described to us - Eastern dancing - with Pat Wright.  We had lots of fun and there are some pictures in our gallery of our attempts. Colourful and enthusiastic probably sums us up! December is our annual party.  This year we went to Rustica on Whiteladies Road for an evening of chat, quizzes hosted by Victoria, pizza of many types and plentiful supply plus of course the odd glass of Prosecco. An excellent venue and we were made very welcome.  Perhaps a return visit is on the cards for 2022?