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

 

Dear Ladies

 

Although ML is an informal group we do need an AGM. The Minutes can then be used to change the mandate at the bank if needed. It also gives an opportunity for members to bring to the group any concerns they want discussed.  

 

Agenda items and Nominations

ML Members please let me know by 27th August if you have any items for the agenda or to put your name forward (or to nominate ) a Leader or Secretary or for anyone who is prepared to arrange mid-month lunches. Please ensure if you are nominating someone they are prepared to stand. The AGM Agenda for 5th September will then be emailed to all members. 

 

Annual subs & meeting fees

Annual subs are due at the start of September and for another year we are holding the fee at £15. For ladies joining during the year a pro-rata charge is made. For members the meeting fee will still be £2 but we will be increasing the fee for visitors so they will now be asked to pay £5 per meeting. Raffle tickets will still be included in both fees and if you are providing the afternoon tea you don't pay the meeting fee that day.

 

Payment for annual subs can be made by cash, cheque or bank transfer, details follow:-  

Marwood Ladies Community Current Account, 

Sort code:  60-02-03  

Account no:  58664521

 

Membership 

If your contact details have changed during the year please let Carol or Angela know as soon as possible. We know anyone’s circumstances can alter during a year and we certainly don't want to lose any of our members but if you feel membership of Marwood Ladies is no longer right for you, please let Angela or Carol know asap. Of course you will always receive a warm welcome if you come back as a visitor.

 

For anyone joining Marwood Ladies we will need name, address, email address, phone number and date of birth but not year. The register of members is only circulated to members. If you don't want your contact details circulated please let Carol or Angela know at the time. 

 

Email list

If you want to unsubscribe from ML emails please reply to this email so you can be deleted from the list. If you know of anyone who may want to be added to the list please foreword this email to them. 

 

Best wishes

 

Margaret P, Carol and  Angela (01271 376744, or text 07887 640183)

 

Programme for Marwood Ladies 2024/2025

Thurs 3rd Oct Sarah Spurr - Farming Flowers

Wed 16th Oct Lunch Heanton Court

 

Thurs 7th November    Alison Mills from the Barnstaple Museum gave an illustrated  talk about some of the artefacts from the museum attic and brought many items along to show us. 

  Wed 20th Nov Lunch Ashford Garden Centre

 

5th December Quiz and Advent Tea Party. We welcome Sally Kershaw'. Who will give us an illustrated talk entitled " Make Me a Winner". As the meeting is in Advent and our last of 2024 we mark the occasion by decorating our tea table and having a few extra teatime treats..

No lunch in Dec

 

16th January - Coffee morning with sherry! Local Author Karen Farringdon explaining the background to her book The Angels of Englemere Wood, a true story of the evacuation of the London based Waifs and Strays home to Ascot, Surrey, during the Second World War. Sheila, one of the girls featured, was born in Appledore and became a very successful playwriter and another, Queenie, until recently lived in West Buckland.

 

 6th February at 2pm in the church hall when Punch and Judy and their puppeteers will be coming along to entertain and educate us into the history of the performance. 

 

 6th March when Georgia, Manager of Marwood Hill Gardens will give us an illustrated talk about the Gardens and future developments. Visitors are welcome. Teas for the meeting will be provided by Glenys, Beatrice and Jenny S. Raffle prize with by provided by Anne

 

 Wed 9th April in the afternoon (time to be confirmed). We have been invited to the old church, St Petrock's in Parracombe for a private guided tour followed by tea and cake in the Parracombe Community shop and cafe.

 

3rd May - Rob Palmer, speaker from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The talk will be about their archives, architecture and conservation. Gentlemen are welcome to attend as are lady visitors. Please let me know if you hope to come along to our meeting.

 

 Our meeting on 5th June is a talk by Sally Kershaw from In Pursuit of Prizes about winning competitions. This meeting will start at 2.30.

 

Tea for the meeting - Pat S, Carol and A N Other (TBC)

Raffle for the meeting Jenny B. 

 

Advance Notice 

 

Our annual garden party is on 3rd July in Margaret P's garden starting at 3pm.

 

There is an outdoor theatre performance of Twelfth Night in Marwood Hill Gardens on Wed 30th July starting at 7pm. Tickets are on sale now through the Folksy Theatre website.

 

Advance Notices

Margaret has kindly agreed that we can hold our 3rd July Garden Party in her garden at the Old Rectory, Marwood at 3pm. This is weather permitting otherwise we will be in the church hall. 

 

An outing on Please let me know if you would like to go.  If you have no means of getting there do not let that put you off we will try to arrange transport. There should be enough cars between us. Cost - we will make a donation to the church and pay for refreshments.  Name to me by 3rd April.