Meetings are usually held on the first Thursday of each month in Marwood Church Hall

We are always looking for new members and as you know they can be assured of a warm welcome so please forward this message to anyone who you think may want to join us. They can attend as a visitor while they make up their minds.   Marwood Ladies membership is growing slowly, we now have 30 paid up members and a couple of regular visitors. I try to book speakers from as wide a range as possible to cover most interests and we can afford. Yes, we do still have afternoon tea and often our speakers photograph the food as it reminds them of childhood teas.

                                                                               For more information please contact  Angela    01271 376744

Eighteen members attended our AGM.  Apologies were received from Debbie, Glenys, Grazyna, Hilary, Jackie, Jenny B, Kate, Pat B, Pauline, Ros, Sue and Violet.   Leader report - I gave my Leader's report which I can email to anyone wants to read it. I am always looking for suitable venues for an outing or matinee at the Queens or Landmark Theatres. Suggestions for outings are always welcome. 

Treasurers report -  Carol gave her Treasurers Report. The accounts are available if anyone wants to see them. We have £770 in the bank and £ 200 cash. We are always open for new members (subs charged pro rata) and visitors are always welcome. A vote of thanks was proposed for the work of the Treasurer and the Leader.  

AOB- There were no discussion points or nominations for the Secretary. As the speakers are all booked until our next AGM we will continue for a further year at least. Let us see what the future brings!  

We will remain as Leader/Secretary (Angela)  and Treasurer (Carol) for another year.  Bridget will continue to send birthday cards and Debbie to coordinate our afternoon teas.  If anyone has a suggestion for a speaker please let me know. We can pay a modest fee or make a donation to a charity of their choice. 

As our numbers continue to grow, we are again holding the cost of the annual subscription at £15 and meeting fee at £2 for members and £5 for visitors. Thanks to everyone who has paid so far. The subs are due now and can be paid to Carol in cash, cheque or direct into the bank at 

Marwood Ladies Community Current Account

Sort code: 60-02-03.   Account: 58664521 

A new contact list will be available shortly once the subs have been collected. 

Church Christmas Fair is on 6th December. I will be running the Gift/Fancy goods Stall again so please look out your pre-loved but surplus to requirement gifts, artifacts or curios so I can resell them for church funds.   

Angela 01271 376744

or text on 07887 640183

 Church Christmas Fair is on 6th December 2025. I will be running the Gift/Fancy goods Stall again so please look out your pre-loved but surplus to requirement gifts, artifacts or curios so I can resell them for church funds.  

Programme for Marwood Ladies 2025/2026 -

 Thursday September 4th  At the very last minute are speaker was unable to attend so following our AGM we had a very pleasant time chatting amongst ourselves and Carol produced an instant pub quiz of 20 random questions. .

 Thursday 2nd October is an illustrated talk by Peter and Vicky Forbes about their voyage Sailing Around the World. 

The boat turned out to be a rather splendid yacht called Carango purchased from Rudi Peroni (of brewery fame) by our speakers Peter and Vicky Forbes.  Planning the adventure took over two and a half years and  Vicky, aka the Admiral, decided that they should go West so set sail across the Atlantic in 2016. This meant the sunsets were very impressive as they were heading due west. During the complete voyage a total of 29 family and friends joined them at various times

They sailed with World Arc, a world cruising club, with 27 yachts setting out and six finishing.  The longest sea passage took them 22 days without sight of land from Galapagos Island to French Polynesia. Peter considers the most dangerous ocean is between Australia and Africa. Along the way they had a close encounter with an unidentified boat, a ripped sail, a sea hole (a dangerous underwater sinkhole)  and various technical problems culminating in the need for a new engine to be sent out to them in Tahiti from a warehouse in Belgium. 

The talk was accompanied by outstanding photos of the places they visited, the people, the sea and bird life they encountered. At several stops they engaged in charitable work and found their British passports were mainly well received.  Thanks to all who provided the wlecome, refreshments and raffle.

Wednesday 22nd October By request we are returning to the cafe at North Devon Hospice for 12.30 lunch on 22nd October. Husbands and friends are welcome to come with you. Please let me have names by 19th October. Transport will be arranged as necessary.

 Thursday 6th November - A talk about the History of Silver by Tom Bigge. 

Thursday  4th December Adent Tea  - For our  quiz ' How well do you know the members of Marwood Ladies' I need your help. Please tell me something about yourself. For example. The name of your current pet or colour of car or if you have ever had pink hair or famous friend, strange pet (rattle snake perhaps) , strange hobby (skydiving perhaps or fire eating), driven a train, ridden an elephant etc etc. I am sure you get the picture. If we were not in Devon I would ask if anyone had milked a cow or driven a tractor but as it is that would cover more than 50% of the membership. Email them to me at anytime and I can add them to my current list. These are not secret facts about yourself just information.