WELCOME!
Due to illness we have a change to our advertised programme, but we are still going to 'Keep on Moving'!
One of our members, Pat Phillips, has kindly 'stepped in' to meet today's theme in a different way...
Janine Williams of Viney Hearing Care will tell us about the services available.
We will also vote for our Charity Choice of 2024. (See over)
W.I. RESOLUTIONS
The results of your votes last month were:
Dental Health Matters – 22.
Impacts of poor housing conditions – 26.
Say "no" to gambling advertising – 9.
Improving outcomes for women in the Criminal Justice system – 14.
These have been passed to Glamorgan Federation to forward to the NFWI
PAYMENTS DUE – A REMINDER
Annual subscription for 2024/25 is £48, to be paid by Monday, 8th April.
Reference is Subscription if paying online
Ynys Hir Outing – 9th April 2024.
Have you signed up and not yet paid? See Liz (Treasurer) today who will accept payment by cheque or cash.
Reference is Ynys Hir Trip if paying online.
The banking details for those wishing to pay online are:-
Sort code: 30-98-90
Account number: 17814568
Account: Whitchurch Women's Institute
Reference: see above; each payment has it's own reference.
WYE VALLEY OUTING – Tuesday 11 June 2024
This will be a full day trip, picking up a tour guide at Chepstow and driving through Tintern and along the Wye Valley to Monmouth. After a coffee & loo break, there will be a guided tour of the Shire Hall and Victorian Court including the history of the Chartists who were tried there. We will spend free time in Monmouth for lunch and/or shopping before a short drive to pick up a 45 minute boat trip on the Wye. We return to a hotel for coffee/tea and biscuits and then back to Cardiff.
Cost, including coach, boat trip and tea/coffee and biscuits will be £32.
OUR MAIN CHARITY FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR 2024 – Whitchurch
Festival
For the past few years, members have raised and contributed plants for sale at the Fete at the end of June. We are NOT doing that this year.
Instead, we plan to sell good quality second hand toys and games; also complete jigsaws in good condition. It is a few months off, but please bear this in mind – especially those of us with grandchildren. Any other ideas are welcome.
GROUPS: Dates for your diaries.
St Mary's Gardens: Tuesday 12th March
LOTS of planting today – come when you can manage after 9.30.
Book Group: Wednesday 13th March 2024 at 11.00am at La Cucina da Mara.
Craft Group: Monday 18th March 2024 at 10.30am, 24 Lakelands Court, Rhydypenau Road, CF23 6QE
Sunday Lunch Group: Sunday 24th March 2024 at 1pm at Whitchurch Golf Club.
Poetry and Prose: Monday 25th March 2024 at 11.00am at the Ark, Ararat.
Family History: Thursday 11th April 2024 at 10.30am at 113 Pantbach Road.
The Bus Pass Group will be re-starting when the weather is better!
NEXT MEETING: Monday 8th April 2024 at 2pm.
Subject: How Llanishen and Lisvane Reservoirs were saved
Speaker: Richard Cowie
Plus an add-on session by Nor'dzin, telling us about Tangling, or structured doodling
'TALKING POINT' – This is a service from the Alzheimer's Society which may be useful to you or someone you know. Alzheimer's sent the information in with their 'thank you' for our donation to their charity.
"Just one of the vital services we provide is Talking Point, our online safe space, where a trouble shared can become a trouble halved. People accessing Talking Point can learn from each other's experiences, share their frustrations and their knowledge of local services. Talking Point lets people living with dementia share and learn from each other in a safe online space. Just £50 means 312 people can access this site any time, day or night."
CHARITY CHOICES 2024
The
Wales Air Ambulance Charity is funded by the people of Wales. They
rely entirely on charitable donations to raise £11.2 million every
year to keep the helicopters in the air and rapid response vehicles
on the road across Wales.
The
on-board consultants and critical care practitioners are highly
skilled and carry some of the most pioneering medical equipment in
the world. They can deliver blood transfusions, administer
anaesthesia and undertake emergency operations at the scene of the
incident, before flying the patient directly to specialist care.
“By
funding the right research into the most promising treatments, we get
closer to a cure every day. Until then, we're here for everyone
affected by Parkinson’s.”
Local
groups are run by volunteers who usually have personal experience of
living with Parkinson's. Groups run supportive activities and welcome
people with Parkinson's, family members and carers to join in. A
monthly support group runs in Rhydypennau library.
MS
Society Cymru are a regional support team that have specific projects
that support the Wales MS Community, which are in addition to the
services provided by MS Society UK Community Officers run a series of
activities and events across Wales such as yoga, exercise
classes and outdoor taster activities such as adaptive
climbing, surfing and cycling. A new project is Breathing Space which
offers respite and short breaks for carers of those living with MS
in Wales. They have social support with Men’s Shed, choirs, online
quizzes etc.
The
RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Powered primarily by
kind donations, our search and rescue service has been saving lives
for nearly 200 years.
Also
RNLI lifeguards have been patrolling beaches since 2001. They share
safety advice, provide first aid to those who need it, and save the
lives of those who get in trouble in the water.
The
vast majority of RNLI people are volunteers - ordinary people doing
extraordinary things - supported by expert staff, all working
together to help communities at home and abroad save lives.
Their
centre which has a lounge, a café, an exercise room and a
hydrotherapy pool overlooks the Porthcawl coastline. There people can
meet others from across Wales who are going through similar
experiences. It is a safe place where they can make positive changes
to their physical, psychological and emotional well-being.
Specific
days are allocated for specific conditions such as Parkinson’s,
cancers, MS, motor neurone disease, stroke, brain injury, and
dementia.
See http://whitchurch-wi-cardiff.blogspot.com for our activities, photos and
reports from previous meetings.
