The Clifton Women's Institute

Renewal: We are delighted to announce that our membership renewal is going well. There are a few members who have not yet got round to it, mostly because they could not attend the January meeting, so could those few please check out the emailed newsletter for a reminder of the ways in which renewal can be done. Radio:  This month's special guest is Emma Britton, breakfast presenter on BBC Radio Bristol. She is a brilliant speaker; warm, funny and engaging. It should be a great evening. Re-gifting: Christmas is just a memory but we are sure that, once again, several members will have received nice presents that simply don't fit in their homes. We are inviting you to bring them along so we can help them find new places to live, via a fund-raising raffle. Resolutions:  We posted off our votes to Avon just in time for their inclusion in the National numbers. The votes cast were as follows: 1. Improving Plant Biosecurity in the UK  -   3 2. Trees - I...

Welcome to 2019! After the joys of the Christmas  Party, we all need to calm down, so this month we have a presentation from  Diane Rodgers, Holistic Massage Therapist on Massage for Wellbeing. She will speak on the benefits of massage for physical, mental and emotional health. She will also give a demo and tips on how we can share this with family and friends, and there will be an opportunity to practice together in the workshop.  We will also be processing this year's membership forms and handing out membership cards, and finally, we will be thinking about this year's resolutions. Add in time to chat and catch up on news and it's going to be a busy meeting! Membership: forms are available on-line. You can now pay this month's subscription by BACS in advance. If you pay online, please do so as soon as possible, so that Sally has time to process all the payments, and remember to put who you are on the payment. Whet...

Royal York Crescent Christmas Fair We will have a stand at the Fair on 8th December, opposite 42 Royal York Crescent. Come along for some nice cakes and preserves and maybe even the odd craft item. Our Christmas Party Is at Nettle and Rye, 7.45 till it ends on December 12th, admission by ticket only (or if you haven't actually received your ticket, so long as we have had your payment, you'll be on the list!) The Committee look forward to seeing many of our members at the Fair, the Party or the remaining group parties, but whether we see you or not, we are sending festive thoughts your way!  Happy Christmas!

OUR WEB PRESENCE IS CHANGING. WE WILL SHORTLY HAVE A NEW WEBSITE FOR YOU TO ENJOY. IN THE MEANTIME, YOU CAN FIND LOTS ABOUT OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES ON FACEBOOK: CLIFTON W.I. OR ON INSTAGRAM. Meanwhile, our next event is our Christmas Party on Wednesday 12th at Nettle and Rye in Clifton Village. After that, it looks like this: January: Massage for Wellbeing Diane Rogers, Holistic Massage Therapist February: “My Somewhat Unusual Journey into Broadcasting” Emma Britton, from BBC Radio, Bristol March: Ladies W ho Made Bristol Jane Duffus, author April:   Zentangle – a relaxing way to create beautiful images Heather Lucie May: Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Heather Child, author June: Antibiotics Sue Easmon July Walk and ‘refreshments’ Our popular annual walk lead by a member

Join us for a 'cracking time Gromit'! July is the month when we head out and about from our usual base of Alma Church Hall.  We gather for a walk somewhere in Clifton and finish at a local pub. Patsy Rose kindly arranges the route for us each year. On Weds 25th July we are going to see some of the statues which form the  Gromit Unleashed  exhibition for 2018.  Some of the statues are in Thornbury, Chipping Sodbury and Weston Super Mare so we are sticking to our locality! We will be meeting by the Gromit statue in Royal Fort Lodge Gardens at 7.00pm, the postcode is BS8 1UH. The gardens are part of the main Bristol University campus and if not familiar to you it might be worth going along a little earlier to see them and the mirror sculpture. You will find Gromit on the path to the right at the entrance to the gardens on the corner of University Walk and Tyndall Avenue. If you are not able to join us for the walk we will aim to finish at the Avon Gorge H...

Clifton WI will have a stall at this popular annual fayre once more.  We will be hoping to meet lots of people and answer any questions they might have about what the WI and in particular the Clifton group gets up to. We will also be offering tempting treats to help raise funds so if any members can offer any help on the day or donations of baked goods, plants, crafts etc please do get in touch thecliftonwi@gmail.com

Party time In August Clifton WI will be 10 years old and we will be celebrating. Please come along to the June meeting, contact us at thecliftonwi@gmail.com for any queries or see your members monthly newsletter emails for further details. We will supply :                                 Prosecco! Pudding! Decorations!                            A Birthday cake  Silly Games!                               Music! Lots of chances to chat! We would like you to supply:          Yourself in your favourite party outfit...