The Clifton Women's Institute

The next meeting of the new Mahjong group is on Monday afternoon 27 February at 2pm. They have a nucleus but would very much welcome more members, so if you'd like to give it a try then please speak to Patsy at the meeting this Wednesday, or email her on rosepatsy@hotmail.co.uk for the venue.

We haven't had an away-day for a while! Do you have any ideas for an outing of some sort? In the past we've had private guided tours of the Palace of Westminster and a Gloucestershire manor house and visits to galleries and museums. Obviously we'd be delighted if you'd be willing to organise something, but the main thing is ideas and if you can't commit to making the arrangements we'll find somebody who will take it on. Over to you.

Our February meeting will be particularly fascinating - an illustrated talk on the SS Great Britain, her construction, her history, her fate, her famous return to Bristol and her restoration. Details under the "next meeting" tab. If you can arrive at 7.30 and help to set up the room for the meeting we'd be very grateful - now we can no longer get in to the hall half an hour beforehand, it's a bit of a rush for the committee to get everything ready.