The Clifton Women's Institute

A reminder that we're looking for goodies to sell on our stall, at which we'll also be hoping to recruit some new members. If you haven't the time or the interest in baking or preserving, maybe you have mistletoe, ivy or a holly bush in your garden and could bring a bunch of festive greenery for us to sell? If you can, please bring non-perishable donations (preserves etc) to the meeting on Wed 25 November. If you're able to contribute some baking, why not bring it to the stall between 10.30 and 11.30 on the day, and stay a while to enjoy the Fayre? If you can't make it then please bring your goodies to the car park at Alma Church between 3 and 4pm on Friday 4th December, when Julia will be waiting to receive items, or if you live near a committee member perhaps you could get her to bring your contribution to the committee meeting on the evening of Thursday 3rd.

Paulene is suggesting we brighten the dull days of January with a private guided tour of The Ken Stradling Collection in Park Row. Suggested dates are Monday 18, Tuesday 19 or Wednesday 20 January. There needs to be a minimum of 6 for the tour to go ahead - maximum is 12. Go to  http://stradlingcollection. org/visit/  to find out more and check your diary! At the next Clifton WI meeting on 25 November Paulene will take names and available dates for those interested. Perhaps it could be combined with lunch at the Bristol Guild next door, or elsewhere. January 2016 update Unfortunately it was not possible to arrange this visit and alternative plans have been made to visit the RWA exhibition on Tues 19th January.  Please contact Paulene Denyer for further details thecliftonwi@gmail.com

The Royal York Gardens Fayre, now in its 7th year, is held on the Royal York Crescent promenade on Saturday 5 December from 11 to 3.30 and offers a delightful mix of festive stalls, carol singers, barbecue, mulled wine/cider and more. Clifton WI is running a baking & preserves stall at which we hope to recruit some new members as well as sell some lovely home-made produce for funds. We don't need any more help to run the stall, but we do need goodies to sell! If you're making seasonal chutneys, jams or mincemeat please make a bit extra and bring some to the meeting on 25 November. We'll also need cakes and biscuits of any kind, size and shape - some we'll slice and sell to be eaten there and then, and some will be offered whole - smaller cakes are particularly useful for selling whole, so we'll be very grateful for some smaller loaves or 15cm sandwich cakes. If you can, bring baked goods on the day and stay on to visit the Fayre, or if you can't make i