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Wednesday 17th March 2010 -
Women’s Institutes
65th Birthday |
March 1945 - The first
meeting took place with 37 members. A
letter of welcome was read from Lady
Denman chairman of the National
Federation. 35 ladies enrolled and paid
their subs of 2/6.
A ballot took place as there were two
nominations for president – Mrs Daisy
Martin was elected, she was the wife of
the school headmaster and lived in the
school house (The Beeches) now known as
the Green Inn!
It was decided that "Jerusalem" be sung
at the start of every meeting with the
National Anthem at the close. |
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Daisy Matilda Martin
Elected as the first President
of Week St. Mary's
new Women's Institute March 1945 |
March 2010
The 65th Birthday Celebration
took place at the Green Inn (how
appropriate) with members and some
partners enjoying a wonderful carvery.
A certificate had been received from the
Cornwall Federation congratulating Week
St. Mary on reaching this milestone
(opposite).
Vice Chair Chris Davies thanked everyone
for coming and the staff of the Green
Inn for an enjoyable lunch.
Revd Rob Dickenson gave the ‘Grace’. |
Wednesday 17th June 2009
After a brief business session Sylvia
welcomed our speaker, Mrs. Ann Kennedy,
who introduced us to Emotional Freedom
Technique. EFT is based on well-founded
techniques and is almost medical. The
process uses meridians in the body,
these same meridians were used in China
5,000 years ago. It is sometimes
referred to as acupuncture without the
needles. Gary Craig who has a website
(emofree.com) supplying free information
on EFT states that “Physical pain and
disease are intrinsically connected to
negative emotions.” The body has a
powerful ability to self-heal, however,
EFT does not cure all illnesses. It is
thought that “Unresolved emotional
issues are the main cause of 85% of all
illnesses.”
Ann then took us through the process of
EFT, which involves tapping that
stimulates the meridian points. The
first exercise that we did related to
breathing. We were asked to gauge how
well we thought we breathed on a scale
of 1 to 10. We then carried out the
tapping exercises. Initially tapping is
done on the fleshy part of the hand
between the little finger and the wrist
whilst saying a positive statement e.g.
Even though I have this restricted
breathing I deeply and completely accept
myself. The tapping moves around the
body and is repeated three times.
Several members noticed an improvement
in their breathing following the
technique. Ann went on to explain that
all meridians are connected to parts of
the body and that “The cause of all
negative emotion is a disruption in the
body’s energy system” (Gary Craig). EFT
can be used for: pain relief, fears,
anger, addictions, phobias, blood
pressure (high or low), weight loss,
anxiety, relationship issues,
depression, migraine, grief, insomnia,
asthma, panic attacks and trauma.
The next meeting is on Wednesday July
15th a bring and share supper at
Sylvia’s house (Great Hills) 7.30 pm for
8.00 pm. Joyce Orchard is organising the
food. There is no competition. Linda
Cobbledick |
Wednesday 20th May 2009
The
May meeting was held on Wednesday 20th
May. Unfortunately a number of members
who attend regularly were unable to be
present so attendance was not as good as
usual. Sylvia welcomed everyone,
including our speaker, Mrs. Audrey
Short. The main business was the
National resolution that came out of
Spring Countdown which is as follows:
SOS for Honey Bees: Honey Bees play a
vital role in the pollination of food
crops and in our environment. In view of
the concerns about the accelerating
decline in the UK Honey Bee population,
this meeting urges HM Government to
increase funding for research into Bee
Health. The resolution was put to the
membership and carried unanimously.
Following business we had a very
interesting talk on a lifetime in
archery from Mrs. Audrey Short. She told
us how she had originally become
interested in archery when her husband
took up the sport. As her interest grew
she aspired to become a judge. There are
three qualification levels for judges:
county, regional and national. To
qualify as a national judge takes 10
years. Audrey took us through her
experiences as a judge. Ultimately she
became the first female national
archery judge. This allowed her to judge
world-class competitions and her talk
continued with some of the ups and downs
of judging. In addition Audrey told us
that archery is a very ancient art and
many expressions have entered our
language from the sport. Shooting an
arrow is called “loose” and stop
shooting “fast” – hence fast and loose.
Bows were originally strung with linen
and spare strings needed to be kept dry
– “keep it under your hat”. Audrey
finished by telling us that
she had been very much a woman in a
man’s world but by and large her
experiences had been very positive and
rewarding. |
Wednesday 15th April 2009
Unfortunately, due to the heavy rain the
planned trip to Pencarrow Gardens had to
be cancelled it is hoped to arrange this
in the future. |
Wednesday 18th March 2009
This was the annual “Birthday Lunch”,
the 64th for the Week St Mary Group. It
was held at Trencreek and well attended.
The lunch was very enjoyable with the
usual varied and wonderful home made
sweets. |
Wednesday 18th February 2009
The
February meeting which is the AGM was
attended by County Advisor Pam Parnell
and trainee advisor Sylvia Risdon. After
the minutes of the January meeting the
discussion turned to the Annual Birthday
Lunch at Trencreek on March 18th.
Several members would be going to the
"Wagner Evening" on the 27th March.
The
business turned to the AGM with Sylvia
(President) giving the annual report and
thanking all the members for their
support. The meeting was then taken over
by the County Advisor who told how it
takes 12 months to train to be an
advisor, she went on to say how very
important the work of the Womens
Institute is on their "Resolutions" and
how many of these end being voted on
nationally and eventually become law.
The
committee for the forthcoming year:
President - Sylvia Johnstone (voted by
paper ballot); Treasurer - Eileen Hicks;
Secretary - Sue Costa, Micheline Smith,
Joyce Orchard and Chris Davies.
Hilda
Axford was presented with a Silver plate
by the County Advisor for obtaining the
most points in the year for competition
entries at Week St Mary WI something
Hilda has achieved in her first year as
a member. The evening was rounded up
with a very entertaining and funny half
hour with Hilda reciting some of the
many poems that she has written over the
last years, taken from general
observations of life around her. a real
talent that she has kept hidden until
now. Joyce Orchard thanked her for
sharing them with us all and she also
thanked Sylvia and all the members for
the work and fun of the last year. |
Wednesday 21st January 2009
The January meeting held on Wednesday
21st 2009 was well attended and after
the monthly business Sylvia Johnstone
(Chairman) welcomed Margaret Jefferies
and a team of ladies to instruct the
members on the art of working with
parchment. This was first introduced
into England in 1992 and can be worked
using anything from crayons, needlework
or even paints. It can be worked on
either the face or back of the parchment
depending on the required finish, it is
able to be worked into anything from
cards, bookmarks, boxes to lampshades.
By the end of an hour there were many
finished items from beautiful cards to
bookmarks, parchment is a craft that
anyone can do. The limit is your
imagination. Next months meeting on the
18th February is the groups Annual
meeting. |
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