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Sporle Afternoon WI<br />
Beauty is in the eye of the holder<br />
so says Shakespeare, but he didn’t<br />
know of the aids available to help<br />
“beauty”. I wonder what he would have said if<br />
he saw just some of the array of cosmetics that<br />
greeted members at our September meeting. Our<br />
beauty consultant explained the contents and<br />
uses of just some and used members as models.<br />
How many items I wonder do tv characters use<br />
both to enhance their looks or disguise their<br />
features for some of the ghouls etc. As the year's<br />
end approaches November will be our AGM<br />
and committee members elections take place.<br />
Members have a chance to put forward ideas for<br />
outings, speakers etc. Sporle WI meet every 3rd<br />
Tuesday of the month, 1:45 - 4 pm.<br />
Beachamwell & District WI<br />
In October, Beachamwell WI<br />
celebrated 100 years of women’s<br />
suffrage, with a dramatic<br />
presentation about the long campaign to get votes<br />
for women. Written and performed by members<br />
of the group and illustrated by a backdrop of<br />
photos, pictures and cartoons from the time,<br />
the presentation explored the story of these<br />
remarkable women, using the testimony of both<br />
ordinary and famous suffragists who bravely dared<br />
to break free from the expectations of their times.<br />
The audience even sang some of the suffragist<br />
anthems, the last of which, sung for the first time<br />
at a meeting in London to celebrate women over<br />
30 getting the vote in 1918, was “Jerusalem”! We<br />
were delighted to welcome a number of visitors,<br />
who all enjoyed an entertaining and thoughtprovoking<br />
evening.<br />
In November, we have our Annual Meeting, but<br />
it will not be all business, as first there will be<br />
a talk from Tina Burdett about the East Anglian<br />
Children’s Hospice.<br />
Looking ahead, we are hoping that more visitors<br />
will join us for a Christmas special event on 6th<br />
December, as we will be entertained by the music<br />
and comedy of the “West End Waiters”. More<br />
details next month.<br />
The WI’s popular Christmas Fayre will be held this<br />
year on Saturday, 1st December, at the new times<br />
of 11.30-2.00. As usual, there will be our pop up<br />
café, with soups, rolls and mulled wine, plus many<br />
items on sale: hand crafted gifts, decorations,<br />
cakes and preserves.<br />
Visitors are always welcome to come along to WI<br />
meetings. Any enquiries to Maggie Mackenzie<br />
01366 327023 or Helen Ranger 01366 328589.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Voices<br />
Greetings to all old and new choir members.<br />
You may have heard the sad news that The Rainbow<br />
Community Choir has now disbanded. However,<br />
fear not, you'll be thrilled to learn that we<br />
have risen again with a new name and a new<br />
choir leader.<br />
So, welcome to <strong>Swaffham</strong> Voices, a brand new<br />
choir with an exciting new range of songs, including<br />
folk, blues, country and western and maybe<br />
a bit of gospel thrown into the mix!! We are so<br />
looking forward to welcoming and working with<br />
our very talented new choir leader.<br />
Our new term commences on Tuesday 18th September<br />
at 7.30 at our usual venue, The <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Community Centre.<br />
There are 13 familiar faces in the new choir who<br />
would love to see "the old faces and friends"<br />
back amongst us and also any new comers. So,<br />
do come along on the 18th September to see<br />
what's on offer - it may be the kind of new choir<br />
you are looking to join. It is a completely free session,<br />
open to everyone and a great chance for us<br />
all to meet up again.<br />
For further information please contact:<br />
Norman on 01760 724510 or<br />
email normanrevill1951@btinternet.com<br />
The Pickenhams WI<br />
Carolyn Vincent opened the meeting<br />
and introduced our Speaker Liz Nally<br />
a local Quilter. Liz showed us some of<br />
her beautiful Antique quilts, hand sewn in The North<br />
of England, Wales, America and some which she had<br />
made herself more recently. This was followed by<br />
tea and biscuits. Then down to business.<br />
Future events:<br />
Anne Francis — Gentle exercises to music in the<br />
church 1st and the 29th of November from 11am<br />
until 12noon. A lovely way to enhance your morning.<br />
Members also continue to have monthly coffee and chat<br />
meetings at various venues in <strong>Swaffham</strong> and sometimes<br />
the Blue Lion in North Pickenham. Also cinema visits and<br />
have recently taken up ten pin bowling.<br />
Next Meeting — it is our Annual General Meeting.<br />
Date 13th of November.<br />
Our Speaker will be Muriel Small who is<br />
Demonstrating Sugar Craft. An expert and we will<br />
be able to have a go. The Competition is three<br />
decorated biscuits with a Christmas theme.<br />
Are you interested? Contact Carolyn 01760 755089<br />
or Melanie 01760 440446.<br />
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