Newsletter 183 – June 2024

WELCOME!  

Our meeting today again has ‘a main event’ and an ‘add on. The subject of the talk is 'Forest Farm – Our Local Nature Reserve'. The speaker is Albyn Austin. The ‘add on’ is 'Lasting Power of Attorney' from LPA Made Simple.

TRIP TO MONMOUTH AND THE WYE VALLEY  

Tuesday 11th June. The coach leaves at 9.30 from outside Ararat Church and is expected to be back at approximately 5.30pm.

TRIP TO KELMSCOTT MANOR – Wednesday 2nd October.

This is 20 miles beyond Swindon. It is Grade 1 listed and was the the Summer residence of William Morris, Father of the Arts & Crafts Movement. A visit to a local Garden Centre where you can get lunch will precede the afternoon visit to Kelmscott.

The cost of the outing will be £38 to cover coach and entry. (£43 if a guided tour is wanted – see below)

A guided tour costs an extra £5 and lasts between 75 and 90 minutes. Otherwise visitors can free-flow around the house which has room guides who will answer questions. Our problem is that guided tours require a minimum of 25 and a maximum of 36 people; free-flow groups require a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 52. So, it is one OR the other. The committee has decided to ask you for your preference and let that decide which option to go for. If you are interested in this outing, please have a word with Yvonne at the front and she will note your preference. Thank you.

WHITCHURCH FETE - Saturday 29th June 2024

Raising money for Wales Air Ambulance – our charity this year.
On the Common, starting about 12 noon.
If you have forgotten to bring items today, you can bring them along on the day: craft equipment/patterns; jigsaws; good quality second hand toys and games.       

ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA (RWCMD)

Thank you to those who expressed an interest in going to a ‘behind the scenes’ tour at the RWCMD. The date will probably be in September, so details will be available next month. The guided tour lasts up to an hour and a half and the cost is £4.50 per person.

LIBRARIES

Please be aware that their opening and closing times have changed.

GROUPS: Dates for your diaries.     

Bus Pass Group:  does anybody want to organise this?    

Choir: this will re-start on 11th September.  It meets every Wednesday morning, 11.30–12.30 (except for the Wednesday of the Rhiwbina WI) in the Memorial Hall, Rhiwbina.

Book Group:  Wednesday 12th June, 11.00 am at La Cucina da Mara.

Craft Group: Monday 17th June, 10.30 am, 24 Lakelands Court, Rhydypenau Road.

Poetry and Prose Group: Monday 17th June, 11.00am. The theme is ‘Schooldays'.

Tangling: Wednesday 19th June, 2.00pm and Tuesday 2nd July, 2.00pm, 5 Court Close. Tangling is a relaxing art activity, creating a 'tangle' of patterns.

Sunday Lunch Group: Sunday 23rd June, 1.00pm, The Pendragon.

Family History: Monday 1st July, 2.00pm. Note change of day and time.

St. Mary’s Gardens: Tuesday 16th July, 10.00–12.00. All welcome.          

NEXT MEETING: Monday, 8th July 2024 at 2pm.                          

Our speaker is Lynda Edwards who will tell us all about 'Morris Dancing Traditions'.
There will also be cake to accompany our tea/coffee.

See whitchurch-wi-cardiff.blogspot.com for our activities, photos and reports from previous meetings.