June 2025

A Message from Kate

May’s meeting went really well-it was great to hear about Fiona’s valuable work at the local food bank and how grateful they are for all our contributions. 

It was also good to see the way the resolutions debate resulted in such enthusiasm and brilliant ideas, so it was fantastic to see it adopted at the Annual Meeting.

We also chose our bursary winners and they are Pat McGurk, Carolyn Rowe, Angela Slattery and Perveen Tariq. Congratulations to them all and I look forward to hearing about what they choose to do.

It is our 17th birthday meeting this month and we have a performance poet to entertain us, I look forward to seeing you there.

Best wishes

Kate 

Birthday Greetings

Many happy returns to members celebrating their birthdays in June

Julia, Barbara C., Carolyn, Kathryn C., Krysia, Margaret L., Sue I., Liz B., Chris B 

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, 19th June

7.30pm

Speaker-Steven P.Taylor a performance poet. Steven will be selling merchandise at the meeting. Please note that he only takes cash.

Scones, jam and cream will be provided free of charge in celebration of our birthday meeting.

Competition-A poem or message for a birthday greetings card. Up to four lines.

Rota Volunteers-Door- Barbara D.  Raffle-Wend, Janet H.   Refreshments- Pat F.  Meet & Greet-Krys, Kate W.

Raffle-A special birthday raffle. Tickets will be £2 each.

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.

May Meeting Report-Attendance: Members-32  Visitors-0  Income: Visitors: £0  Raffle: £43   Refreshments-£11

July Meeting-Mel Page, “My Life on Superyachts”.

July Competition-“Wish you were here” a postcard message from a holiday.

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

Heatons WI News

Charity-Our charity for this year is the Manchester Foundation Trust’s Cardio Thoracic ECMO fund at Wythenshawe Hospital. This unit provides specialist cardiac and thoracic surgical services, including cardiopulmonary transplantation. It is one of only two centres in the UK to offer heart and lung surgery, transplant, and specialized respiratory ECMO under one roof.

Resolution-“Bystanders can be lifesavers” went through with 97.7% voting yes. We are hoping to put in place a map of the locations of defibrillators in our area and have a demonstration of lifesaving skills at the monthly meeting in November.

WI Outing-There are still 4 places for our trip on 21st June to Skipton and Boundary Mill. The cost will be £12 for the coach (this is being subsidised from funds. The trip is now being opened up to female friends and family at a cost of £17.

We will meet at 9.15am for the coach at 9.30am. Please gather on the footpath outside Norris Bank School. The club have said that parking is available in the carpark but please park on the right hand side when driving in.

Saturday, 12th July-Coffee morning in aid of Action for Children, 10.30am - 12 noon at Heaton Moor United Church. Everyone welcome. Any donations of cakes (and jigsaws) will be gratefully received on the day.  This coffee morning takes the place of the President’s coffee morning for July.  Come and meet your WI friends here for a chat over a cup of coffee and cake!

Raffle Prizes-We are in need of prizes for our monthly raffle. If you have any new and unused items to donate please see Perveen. Please note, 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 Karen at heatonswisec@gmail.com

Tuesday, 21st October-Autumn Meeting. “The History Wardrobe.” More details to follow.

Cheshire Federation News

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

Details and signup sheets for all these events will be available at this month’s meeting.

Friday, 18th July-“Event for New Members”. If you have joined the WI in the last five years this event is for you. The cost will be £5. Closing date Friday, 27th June.

Monday, 20thOctober-Autumn Meeting at the Story House in Chester, 11.00am-3.30pm. The speakers are Jeryl Stone, chair of NFWI, and Aled Jones MBE, singer and television and radio presenter. Tickets are £15-please note this does not include lunch. There will be a signup sheet at the next monthly meetings.

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.

NFWI News

Learning Hub-Here is a link to the WI Learning Hub where you can access a variety of courses for free

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 McD. 

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: Tinned meat e.g. ham, corned beef, tinned fruit, baked beans, tinned rice pudding, tinned vegetables (sweetcorn, peas, carrots), tinned tomatoes, dried pulses (lentils, chickpeas), pasta sauce, sugar, shampoo, toothpaste, toilet rolls, soap (bars). They currently do not need cereal or pasta.

St. Paul’s Church Community Café-The church is open every Wednesday morning from 11.00am-1.00pm serving hot soup and a warm space. There is no charge but donations are welcome. If you know of anybody who would benefit from this service please let them know-all are welcome.

The Children’s Society-The shop at Moor Top is in need of books, jigsaws, 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.