Selling Cakes with a Smile on the Den

In spite of the drizzle and the gloomy start to the day, spirits were high and so were the donations of cakes, biscuits, cupcakes and all sorts of goodies.  A big thank you to everyone who donated and who helped to man the stall, especially to Angela who lent her gazebo which was much appreciated in the rainy conditions.

Once the sun came out so did the customers and sales were brisk with a £100 raised for HTWI funds. 

Luscious Lunch

It was a select group who met up for lunch at The Old Rydon Inn on Tuesday 23rd July - we had a really enjoyable get together and the food was delicious.  The desserts ( see apple and blackcurrant pannacotta below) were especially yummy.  Service good, ambiance chilled and the company excellent. A luscious lunch!

For all Ladies who Lunch

Don't forget that our monthly lunch is to be on Tuesday 23rd July at 12.30pm at The Old Rydon Inn at Kingsteignton.

The Old Rydon Inn is a grade II listed farmhouse which was part of Lord Cliffords Manor from the reign of Henry II up to the 18th century.  The restaurant lounge and dining room are in the oldest part of the building and still have the original elm screens dating from the early 16th century.  The restaurant, although a newer addition, is still over 150 years old and features a 50 foot well built in the middle ages.

When entering the pub through the low front doorway you'll pass a lamp made from the old "turn-screw " for the apple press which produced cider for the village.

The Devonian name 'Rydon' comes from the Old English "Ryge Dun"  meaning "Hill of Rye"

How to get there:

From Teignmouth follow the A383 until you reach the roundabout and follow the signs for Kingsteignton. At the next roundabout take the right hand into Longford Lane.  Continue straight along Longford Lane and then turn right into Rydon Road.  After going round one mini-roundabout The Old Rydon Inn is on your left.

The No 2 bus from Teignmouth goes past The Old Rydon so there is alternative transport!

The food looks delicious and the weather is set fair so it should be a good outing - hope to see you there!

Teignmouth Regatta - WI Cake Stall

                                                         © Copyright Tony Atkin


The Higher Teignmouth WI will be running a Cake Stall on the Den as part of Teignmouth Regatta Week on Tuesday 30th July from 10am.

Cakes/ biscuits and any other goodies are needed so get baking!

Cakes can be brought to the Den on the day or the day before they should be dropped off at Angela Purnell's or Sonia's homes.

We also need some volunteers to man the stall - there are still some places left so if you can help, leave a comment or get in touch with Angela Purnell.

Should be a fun day!

Donkey Sanctuary Talk

  Yesterday evening Tuesday 9th July, the HTWI meeting listened to a moving and instructive talk given by Stephanie from The Donkey Sanctuary.

The Donkey Sanctuary was set up by Dr Svendson and is the largest donkey and mule charity.  The charity depends on donations and has no government funding.  Nevertheless to date 14,500 donkeys have passed through the Donkey Sanctuary's gates in the UK and Ireland.

The charity works worldwide to relieve the suffering of donkeys and to provide and maintain rescue homes.  Stephanie told us some sad stories of their work overseas in such countries as Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya and India.  However, she stressed the positive difference that the charity's mobile clinics make to the working life of donkeys.

In the UK the headquarters of the charity is at Sidmouth and anyone can visit the farm 365 days a year. Stephanie also talked about the work done in Europe rescuing and re-housing donkeys.  In the UK and Ireland, no donkey is ever turned away.

Stephanie also gave us some amazing facts:

• 11 donkeys a week come to the Sidmouth farm.
• As to life expectancy - at The Donkey Sanctuary a donkey can live to the age of 33 years, in the wild the age is 7 years and a working donkey can expect to live only 5 years on average.

The talk was warmly applauded by the audience and HTWI are hoping to make a visit to The Donkey Sanctuary to see their work and the donkeys up close!

Tea and Cakes

Members of the Higher Teignmouth put together a mouth-watering spread for the Honiton Group this afternoon Wednesday 3rd July. A big thank- you to all the hard workers on the afternoon, the ladies who made cakes and to Angela Purnell who master minded the whole event.

The tables looked beautiful with a lovely variety of sweet and savory goodies and floral decorations done by Angela.

The visitors from Honiton showed their appreciation by polishing off the tea and with a round of applause for the workers.  There were many compliments especially for Pat's coffee sponges and for the sandwiches.  All in all, the afternoon was a great success and ended with promises to return again next year.

HTWI Welcomes Honiton Group

Forty members of the Honiton Disabled Group will be joining us for afternoon tea tomorrow! Let's hope the weather improves by then! If you've promised to bring cakes or help, we look forward to seeing you there.