Christmas Lunch at Dainton

Wishing you all a very Merry  Christmas and a Happy New Year 

See you in January!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Last night we had our Christmas party with a fantastic spread of food and drink as well as amazing entertainment from the committee.

Thank you to everyone who contributed - as you can see it was a wonderful spread.


Happy Christmas to you all and see you in the New Year !

Zen Tangle Workshop

This afternoon at Craft Club we enjoyed an excellent workshop on Zen Tangle which was something a bit different.

Our attempts weren't quite as good as this but everyone had a go with some excellent results.




A BIG Thank you to Shirley for introducing us to this new craft.

Lunch at Powderham

A group of us enjoyed a delicious lunch at Powderham Orangery today - excellent food and conversation on a rainy day!

The food was so good we decided we had to share it with you!

And don't forget the pudding!










We get together for a monthly meal - alternating an evening meal and lunch .  Come along and join us in January !

The Bee's Knees

Last night's talk about Bees and their importance to the environment was full of interesting facts and information.  I'm sure we all learned a lot about the different kinds of bees and their complex and fascinating lives.  

Liz also brought along her range of Bee goods - honey, honey fudge (yum!),  soaps, balms, creams and lots of ideas for Christmas presents. 

The competition was to create a handcrafted bee brooch and there were some great entries.

It was a really enjoyable evening which made it worthwhile having come out in the wind and the rain!

All About Honeybees

Looking forward to hearing Liz Westcott from Brixham talk about the importance of bees in the environment at our November meeting on Tuesday 11th at 7.30pm

Liz is also bringing some of her Products of the Hive to sell at the meeting - these include a variety of things made with either honey or beeswax.

If you would like to know more about the products for sale, have a look at Liz's website:

http://mrswestcottshoneyproducts.co.uk/index.html


Don't forget the competition which Liz has kindly agreed to judge - a handcrafted bee brooch

Craft Club Workshop

Our Craft Club goes from strength to strength and it has been great to welcome new members to the group.  Last Thursday we had a workshop run by Maureen who showed us how to make Beaded Stars for Christmas decorations.

Here is an example of the Christmas Stars we made. 

A big thank-you to Maureen for sharing her expertise and for her patience!

Our next Workshop is on Thursday 20th November at 2pm when Shirley is going to show us how to do Zen Tangle.  We are looking forward to that.  Everyone is welcome so do come along and have a try at something new!

Harvest Supper

Last Tuesday we held our annual Harvest Supper.  Our members enjoyed a lovely meal of quiche and salad with all the trimmings, apple crumble and ice-cream with a glass of wine or fruit juice.  The quiche and crumble were all home-made by the Committee and they went down very well.

Here are some members enjoying the meal and the good company.  It was great to welcome a number of new members.

THANK YOU

Maureen has asked me to say a big Thank You to everyone who supported her Coffee Morning today which raised more than £225 ( there are still some promises to come in) What a fantastic result!

Yummy desserts at The Old Rydon

About 18 of us enjoyed a good lunch at The Old Rydon Inn in Kingsteignton yesterday.

Yummy desserts !

McMillan Coffee Morning

to the 

At Maureen's home - Friday 26th September - 10 to 12

EVERYONE WELCOME 

Craft Club is back!

Our Craft/Social Club is meeting again after the Summer Break on Thursday 11th September at 2pm at the Richard Newton Hall. We meet on Thursday afternoons from now until Christmas.  The charge is £2.00 which covers the excellent company and a nice cup of tea (and cake or a biscuit).

We have two workshops planned in the near future:

Thursday 16th October - Something Beaded for Christmas - Maureen Gleave 

Thursday 20th November - Zen Tangle - Shirley Brokenshaw

Come along and bring anything you are working on or anything you need help with for a good natter and a laugh!

See you there!

Learning how to say it with flowers

 At our monthly meeting last night, we were treated to an amazing demonstration of flower arranging by Pamela Gordon and Carole Carter.

They showed us how to use greenery and flowers from the hedgerows and from our gardens to make stunning arrangements.

There were many helpful tips on how to create really professional arrangements.

The beautiful flowers were kindly donated by Pamela and Carole for our raffle.


It was an interesting and instructive evening so a big thank-you to Pamela and Carole

LOOKING GOOD FEELING GREAT

Last night we enjoyed a really interesting and even inspirational talk from Lizzie Fox, image consultant and personal stylist on how to look good and consequently to feel great.

Lizzie took us through the different skin/colour types and linked these to the colours that really look good on you.  She had some volunteers (see below) to represent each type and this demonstration of which colours make you look your best and which don't  was really striking.

Lizzie also touched on body shape and how to work with the shape you are. She gave us practical hints and advice.

It was also a fun evening with lots of laughs.   Lizzie was able to put across her message which is

“We are who we are – so let’s make the very best of ourselves"

LOOKING GOOD, FEELING GREAT

Meet Lizzie Fox

on Wednesday 3rd September
At 7.30pm

in the Richard Newton Hall, Teignmouth 

Tickets for sale on the door:
£3.00

Lizzie Fox is an Image consultant & personal stylist. She will give us advice on how to make the very best of ourselves in terms of style, colour, body shape, make-up & accessories

“My job is to walk alongside my clients helping them to feel confident, knowledgeable and excited about how to make the best of themselves.”

“Image is not so much about fashion; it is more about knowing colours, style personalities, make-up and clothing lines which reflect the authentic image of each individual”

“We are who we are – so let’s make the very best of ourselves

Our Summer Cream Tea

About 50 members and friends of Teignmouth WI attended the Summer Cream Tea to enjoy a delicious afternoon tea with scones and cream.  It was lovely to see so many of our members and to welcome members from other WIs - Cofton, Stokeinteignhead, Bishopsteignton and Shaldon.

We were also delighted to welcome Jacqui Orme, the Deputy Mayor of Teignmouth who spoke a few words and answered members' questions.

We were entertained by one of Maureen's quizzes on the subject of Tea and Tea related items.  There was a raffle and a draw for our bursary of £150 which was won by Jacqui Burnay.

A very enjoyable afternoon.  Many thanks to all those who contributed scones and to the Committee especially Dee who did all the mountain of washing up after the event!

Lovely Lunch at The Smugglers Inn

A number of us got together for lunch today at The Smugglers Inn at Dawlish.

The weather was very hot but we cooled off inside and were able to make the most of the delicious food and the good company




Some of the highlights were the Fish Salad and the delicious desserts!

A fun lunch with lots of laughs!

Teignside Group Meeting

Our competition entries

At the meeting

Some of us went to Stokeinteignhead Village Hall yesterday evening for the Group Meeting.

Reports were given by all the Group WIs secretaries and Pam gave an entertaining speech outlining all our many interesting activities.


Following that, Felicity Harper gave us a talk on the Courtney Family of Powderham which was informative and amusing in places!


Thanks to Pam, Angela and Jacqui for their excellent entries which looked lovely.

Unfortunately this wasn't to be our year and in the end the host Stokeinteignhead WI won the Rose bowl.



We will have to make a determined effort to get it back next year when Bishopsteignton WI are hosting the evening!

Dinner fit for a Queen!

A very select group met up for dinner at The Elizabethan at Luton the other evening and obviously had a fantastic time!

Thanks to Carole for the photos.

Didn't we have a lovely time ?

Just click on photo to enlarge

We had a lovely time yesterday when a large group of us visited Otter Nurseries, Honiton and the Lace Museum.  The sun shone all day and it was HOT!  Still we managed to find various places to cool down and have coffee and lunch. It was great to welcome members of other WIs ( Dawlish and Bishopsteignton) on the trip and we all agreed we must do more combined activities in the future.

Otter Nurseries was a great shopping opportunity and we were specially tempted by the bargains in the plants, pots and garden furniture.  On to Honiton we had the opportunity to look around the market and the shops and have a lovely relaxed lunch.  The Lace Museum was absolutely amazing and Pat Perryman gave us a demonstration and then talked to us about some of the exhibits.  This piece of lace was so beautiful with spider webs (with spiders in them), leaves, moons, stars, birds - absolutely beautiful.  See http://www.honitonmuseum.co.uk

Honiton lace attributed to Emma Radford of Sidmouth

Honiton lace shield

It was a lovely outing - big thanks to Maureen for organising it and to Kev for the photo.