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One heart, many ways
February's Happy Hookers meeting was a more virtual one than real as most people couldn't make the meeting itself. However, nearly...
Michelle Chapman
Feb 16


Let's Get Crafty!
The Crafty Crew met at Diane's on Saturday for a show and tell, plenty of chat, and to plan 2025's projects. They've come up with a...
Michelle Chapman
Jan 27


Have a Hooky 2025!
The Happy Hookers got together at Gill's recently to plan for 2025. They've come up with a fantastic set of projects with something for...
Michelle Chapman
Jan 21


January 2025 Book Club
Last week, we gathered to discuss our latest reads. Each book brought something unique to the table, and the discussions were as lively...
Wendy Warman
Jan 20


Main Meeting Medley
Temptation! A quick catch up with some of our main meetings in 2024 which you may have missed... The colours of Winter September - House...
Michelle Chapman
Dec 20, 2024


Happy Hooky Christmas
This month, almost inevitably, it had to be time to tackle Christmas decorations. We followed two tutorials one a snowflake from Bella...
Wendy Warman
Dec 7, 2024


Off to Doorway
As well as making macrame leaves at last Thursday's meeting, we also collected items for Doorway - most timely in view of their being...
Michelle Chapman
Dec 3, 2024


Macrame leaves
It's a while since the Crafty Crew enjoyed a macrame session and this time they made some bright or natural coloured leaves instead of...
Michelle Chapman
Nov 27, 2024


Remembering Ros
Pewsham Belles was saddened to hear that Ros Smith - one of our founder members -has died. Three members attended her funeral yesterday,...
Michelle Chapman
Nov 22, 2024


November Book Club
We discussed a great selection again this month. "Less" by Patrick Grant sparked lively debates about the current trend towards...
Wendy Warman
Nov 17, 2024


October Book Club
As the leaves turn golden and the air chills, there's nothing quite like gathering with friends to share the joy of a good book. Our book...
Wendy Warman
Oct 13, 2024

Autumnal art
The latest WI Learning Hub newsletter had a new initiative this week in the shape of a set of art prompts for autumn. A really nice idea...
Michelle Chapman
Oct 8, 2024


Quilling for Halloween
September's Crafty Crew session returned to an activity tried in the group's early days: quilling. This time Diane led the Crew in the...
Michelle Chapman
Oct 7, 2024


Let's go round the bend!
September's Our Town took advantage of the free Round the Bend tour at Chippenham's Water Recycling Facility (aka Sewage Treatment Works...
Michelle Chapman
Sep 23, 2024


Denman tea loaf
There's been quite a lot of chat about the delicious Denman tea loaf on the UWI Facebook group recently. The recipe's buried on MyWI, but...
Michelle Chapman
Sep 22, 2024


September Book Club
We had a great turnout for the September meeting and between us covered a wide variety of books. We had several high scores this month...
Wendy Warman
Sep 14, 2024


August Book Club
We were a smaller gathering this month due to holidays and other commitments, and some of us didn't find time to read this month. ...
Wendy Warman
Sep 1, 2024


Down on the farm revisited... again!
We didn't have an official monthly meeting for August, but as in previous years Carolyne kindly invited the Belles to visit her family's...
Michelle Chapman
Aug 31, 2024


Drawing, doodling, and colouring in
A variety of artistic styles were much in evidence at August's relaxed Crafty Crew meeting with pleasing results. Diane said: " Drawing...
Michelle Chapman
Aug 30, 2024


The History of Ice Cream
We welcomed Alison Warren to July's main meeting who spoke about the history of ice cream - June's Jaunt revealed we love ice cream...
Michelle Chapman
Aug 2, 2024
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