HTWI Donate Hampers to Autumn Fair

The Richard Newton Autumn Fair took place today from 12 noon.  HTWI donated 3 hampers for the raffle as seen below:

Thanks to everyone who donated items.

McMillans Coffee Morning

This morning Maureen Hunter held a very enjoyable and successful Coffee Morning and raised £260 for McMillan Cancer Research.  A big thank you to all who attended, bought cakes and raffle tickets as well as those who were washing up!

Well done, Maureen!

More from our Fashion Show

Many thanks to Tom who provided us with more pictures from our recent Fashion Show at M & Co

Third Time Winners

Last night, at the Group meeting the HTWI once again won the overall prize, beating off strong competition.  The scarf made by Doreen Rogers, the muffins made by Janet Williams and the floral display by Pam Webb were awarded the highest marks by the judges.

President Maureen was presented with the rose bowl which HTWI will keep for another year

It was a most enjoyable evening with many HTWI members attending.  The talk was by Elizabeth Cook who is one of only three Court artists in the UK who produce the drawings of what is taking place in the court.  You will have seen her drawings in the press and on TV as they capture the accused and any dramatic moments.  Elizabeth is seen below showing us a drawing of Ian Brady.  It was a fascinating talk which held us all enthralled at her talent and at the horrific trials she has attended.

However, the winning streak for HTWI did not stop there - Joan McClelland won the draw for a bursary to attend a course at Denman College and many HTWI members won raffle prizes.  It was a bit of a clean sweep and we all left exhilarated at a most successful evening.

Some of our raffle prize winners!

For those who missed the Group Evening the HTWI Secretary's Report is reproduced on a separate page of this blog.  See you on 8th October for our Harvest Supper!

HTWI Visits the Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge

A brilliant day out was had when members of HTWI visited the Donkey Sanctuary in Ivybridge.  
The tour of the sanctuary and watching a riding lesson was followed by a cream tea.  The weather was kind and everyone enjoyed a lovely day out.

Fashion Show at M & Co

On Thursday 12th September the ladies of HTWI strutted their stuff at a Fashion Show at M & Co.  M & Co have raised close to £1.5 million for Cancer Research - find out more at their website http://www.mandco.com/our-charities/page/ourcharities

Keep Young and Beautiful

At last night's meeting, Eve from Estee Lauder in Exeter came to give us a talk about skin care and make up for the mature lady.  Eve introduced the range of products available and one of our members was lucky enough to have a make over.  Eve then answered questions on specific problems and gave us some useful advice.  It was an interesting and fun evening.

Eve works from the House of Fraser store in Exeter and if you would like to book an appointment you can phone her on 01392 223000 ext 3020 or just pop in and have a chat.

Social / Craft Afternoons are starting again!

Bring along unfinished projects, patchwork, crochet or anything else you have on the go.  Or just pop in for a chat and a cup of tea.  Our Social/ Craft afternoons are starting again.

We will be meeting on Thursdays at 2pm in the Richard Newton Hall - that means the 12th, 19th and 26th of September

We are also organising Craft Workshops in October and November:

• 10th October - Angela Purnell - Driftwood Art
• 14th November - Maureen Gleave - Spiral Rope Beading

This group is open to anyone who feels like dropping in

EVERYONE IS WELCOME

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Shop Local & Save our High Street

Here at HTWI we’re thinking about how we can support the NFWI resolution to save the High Street. 

Our local traders are important whether in shops or markets and we want to support them.  At our last get together Emma Kay the Town Development Officer spoke to us about the initiatives she is taking to boost Teignmouth and get more people coming into the town and shopping there.  

Do you have any ideas about what needs to be done and how we at HTWI can support our local shops?  Add your comment and let’s get a discussion going.  We will be calling for ideas at our meeting on 10th September so have a think and share your ideas.

The main idea raised at the Cream Tea was the need for free parking in the town to make it as easy to shop there as it is at the big supermarkets.  Do you agree and how can we put pressure on the Council to do this?

Another idea that Emma developed was that we should be proud of the positives of living in such a great place as Teignmouth.  So let’s share our experiences.  Give us your recommendations for friendly High Street businesses in Teignmouth.  Who has been great and why?