The Clifton Women's Institute

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  Finger food A posy of flowers in a jam jar 2 photos of yourself one aged around 10 years and one now old/damaged crockery                                                                        We look forward to seeing you at Alma Church Hall on August 29th for our party Alma Street Fair This is on Saturday August 11 th  and we are hoping to have a stand. Previously we have that this is a good way to introduce ourselves to people

Last month (May) we were sashaying around the hall to latin beats and rhythms for our introduction to Salsa.  It was fun but certainly some of us were 'out of puff' at the end. This month (June) we will be learning about Japanese kites from Paul Chapman. Bamboo Woodblocks and Washi Paul Chapman, a member of the Koryu-dako traditional kite group of Nagoya, has travelled extensively in Japan to discover and experience the fascinating culture of the Japanese kite. He will talk about his experiences with a particular focus on the traditional kitemaking processes that involve the essential elements of bamboo and washi .  He will bring a number of rare examples to show and discuss, most of which date back to the Edo and Meiji periods. These will include a kite-making woodblock and the preparatory drawings used in the making of blocks which were then used to print the traditional Kabuki Theatre images onto the washi and which are often seen in the fi