July 2026

A Message from Kate

I hope you all enjoyed our 18th birthday meeting as much as I did. A big thank you goes to Chris Boal for organising the activities, which were great fun and involved a lot of laughter, and also to Kate for the delicious cakes enjoyed by all. 

We gave out pens to our members as it was a special birthday. Those members who weren’t at the meeting will be getting their pens at the July meeting or as soon as possible after. 

The outing to Harrogate was a great success, there is so much to do there and the weather was perfect. Betty’s was especially popular that day. Special thanks to Perveen who organised the trip and made sure that the day went smoothly, and to all our members who supported it. A great time was had by all.

We have a wide variety of sub groups covering lots of different types of activities, the full details are in the handbook which has been emailed to you. If you want to join any of them (or start a new one), please speak to a committee member who will show you what you need to do.

The July meeting will be an extremely interesting one as two of our members Perveen Tariq and Jane Hoare will be talking about what their faith means to them. It is also the month where we sell the National Raffle tickets rather than our own. I look forward to seeing you there.

Best wishes

Kate

Birthday Greetings

Many happy returns to members celebrating their birthdays in July

Ann M, Christine T, Liz B, Pat F., Kate W., Margaret P.

IMPORTANT NOTICE-Register and Evacuation Procedure-It is important that you sign in BEFORE finding a seat at the beginning of the meeting. This is for your safety as, if we have missed adding you to the register and we have to evacuate the building, we will not have an accurate record of who is in attendance. This also applies if you arrive late or leave the meeting early. Please let Linda McD. know (or Sally in Linda’s absence). Our evacuation meeting point is on the field opposite the car park entrance.

Monthly Meeting

Thursday, 23rd July

7.30pm

Speakers-Jane and Perveen-‘My faith and me’.

Rota Volunteers- Door-Linda McD.  Cake-Carolyn  Raffle-Chris B, Anna  Meet & Greet-Ann L., Trish

We would be grateful if those of you on meeting duties please arrive by 7.15pm. If you are unable to attend the meeting please contact Linda McD. so that she can send out an email to fill the slot. Thank you.

NFWI Raffle-£1 per ticket

June Meeting Report-Attendance: Members-36  Income: Raffle-£94  Cakes-£17.50

August Meeting-Dancing with the Gay Gordons

Reminder-The bar at the Sports Club is card only. Please note that tap water is freely available from the bar.

Heatons WI News.

Raffle Prizes-We are always in need of prizes for our monthly raffle. If you have any new and unused items to donate please see Perveen. Please note that if you bring an item to the monthly meeting it will not go into that evening’s raffle. Perveen will hold it over until another meeting.

North East Cheshire Group News

If anybody is interested in any NEC Group activities please contact Angela S. 

The NECG trip is to Lytham St. Annes on Wednesday, 19th August. The cost is £15. The coach will be leaving from Hazel Grove Park and Ride at 9:15 prompt.  Please contact Angela for further details and to sign up if you are unable to attend the meeting. Please note that all the places have been allocated but you can be added to the waiting list.

Cheshire Federation News

If anybody is interested in any Cheshire Federation activities please contact Angela B.

For further details all these activities have been sent out previously by email.

CFWI Virtual WI-If anyone is interested in joining, as a dual member, or has a friend who would be interested in finding out more, please contact Angela.

Wednesday, 16th September-Lion Salt Works tour and lunch. At the salt works in Northwich, 10.30am to 2.30pm. Tickets are £21 which includes a buffet lunch.

Monday, 5th October-Autumn Meeting.This will be at the Storyhouse, Chester, 10.45am to 3.30pm. The speakers are Baroness Floella Benjamin and Dr. Mark Williams. Also the award winning Rock Choir. Tickets are £15. There will be a ballot if oversubscribed. A signup sheet will be at this month’s meeting. Closing date Friday, 14th August.

Digital Friend-We are looking for a member to take on this role. You would be a contact for our WI who helps others with everyday digital tasks, such as joining online meetings etc. You would have support from the Website and Social Media team at Cheshire Federation. Please let Linda know if you would be interested.

Member’s Notice Board

If you have a notice you would like to be included in the Members’ Notice Board section of the newsletter, or know of any local events other members may be interested in please send details to Linda Mc.D

Calendar Girls the Musical-This will be showing at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton from Thursday 8th October to Saturday 31st October 2026. There is a special offer for WI members. Groups of 6 or more can enjoy £25 tickets in Bands A–C for Monday to Thursday performances, including matinees, using the code: WIBOLTON. This offer is available until Monday 31 August 2026. This is not being organised by our WI.

Free NHS Contraception Service-If any of you are interested here is a message from the Well Pharmacy in Heaton Moor.

“My name is Kemi, and I am the new Pharmacy Manager at Well Pharmacy Heaton Moor.

As your local community pharmacy, we are committed to improving access to healthcare for women in Heaton Moor. I wanted to get in touch to see whether you would be happy to help us raise awareness of our free NHS contraception service among your members. Many women are unaware that they can now access contraception directly from a trained pharmacist, without needing to wait for a GP appointment.”

St. Martin’s Foodbank-1st Wednesday of the month. Please drop off at Kate J’s house. There will be a box for donations on the drive if the weather is dry or in the porch if wet, from 10am until the evening. URGENTLY NEEDED ITEMS: Long life fruit juice, long life milk, tinned rice pudding, tinned tomatoes, toothpaste (for adults and children), toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, cat and dog food, carrier bags. Other requested items-snacks such as individually packed chocolate bars, cereal bars, breadsticks and crisps, sanitary towels,  tinned fruit, baked beans, tinned rice pudding, tinned vegetables (sweetcorn, peas, carrots),  rice, tinned soup, dried pulses (lentils, chickpeas), pasta sauce, sugar, toilet rolls, soap (bars), cat food.  They do not currently need nappies.

The Children’s Society-The shop at Moor Top is in need of books, jigsaws, DVDs and CDs. If you are having a clear out please could you take them to the shop where they will be gratefully received.

Recycling 

RNIB Stamp Collection-Shirley Shaw is collecting used postage stamps for the RNIB. She will bring boxes to WI meetings for members to put their used postage stamps in. You will need to separate UK mainland from the rest of the world, including Isle of Man, Jersey etc. Shirley will collect and send them to the RNIB, who get £20 per kilo.

B&Q is recycling plastic plant pots, small electrical items, batteries, light bulbs and fluorescent tubes

John Lewis is recycling duvets and pillows.

Superdrug Pharmacy at the top of Merseyway Shopping precinct is collecting empty medicine blister packs.