Marwood Ladies


 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.   

Visitors are very welcome. For more information please contact  Angela    01271 376744

 


Information for our AGM September 2024

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)

 

 

Lunches are at 12.30 and Meetings in Marwood Church Hall are at 2pm.

 

Visitors are welcome at our meetings and lunches. Please ring me on 01271 376744 for more information. 

 

Programme for Marwood Ladies March - December 2024

Thurs 7th March Tiffany Berreclorh -  Making Soap

Wed 20th March Lunch Squires, Braunton

 

Thurs 4th April Prof Catherine Loveday- Music and the Brain

Thurs 18th April Lunch Marwood Hill Gardens

 

Thurs 2nd May Judy Throup - Devon Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers

Wed 15th May Lunch Williams Arms. Wrafton

 

Thurs 6th June Mark Mumford - A Journey in Music 

Wed 19th June Lunch Storm in a Tea Cup, Watermouth Cove

 

Thurs 4th July Garden Party at The Old Rectory, Marwood with West Down WI at 2.30pm

No July Lunch

 

Thurs 1st Aug Tea at Marwood Hill Gardens at 3.00pm

No Aug lunch

 

Thurs 5th Sep AGM

Wed 18th Sep Crown West Down TBC

 

Thurs 3rd Oct Sarah Spurr - Farming Flowers

Wed 16th Oct Lunch Heanton Court

 

Thurs 7th November  There were 19 members, one gentleman and two visitors and nine apologies at the November meeting. A special welcome to Aimee, who came along for the first time today. We hope to see you again soon.

      Alison Mills from the Barnstaple Museum gave us a talk about some of the artefacts from the museum attic and brought many items along to show us. We saw tin soldiers, a teddy bear, local posters from 1890 to 1910, a pre-historic flint axe head, a fur ball from a cow's stomach, Shapland and Petter catalogues, Barum pottery as well as local fossils. There are over 3000 references to Marwood on the museum database of which over 2990 are fossils. We found out that the name Tri-ang ( toys)  was named after three brothers called Lines; three lines making a triangle and heard about the philanthropist, Mr Rock of Barnstaple and his generosity. As well as all the usual displays in the museum there are currently exhibitions of a patchwork representing our time during Covid and sugar flowers making. 

 Our delicious tea was provided by Jenny B, Serena and Beatrice. The raffle prize was given by Debbie and won by Pauline. 

 

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


 

DECEMBER 2023 - Margaret welcomed 25 members and visitors to our Advent tea party. We are very grateful to Erika for driving so far to provide us with our festive Advent tea table and little goodies on each place setting. Food, as always in Marwood, was very plentiful and delicious. Thanks to everyone who helped in any way to make the afternoon a success.

       Thanks to everyone who participated in the famous faces and baby photo competition. I am sure there was an outright winner but it’s all about taking part, helpful nudges and swapping answers. Some faces were more obvious than others and some names just on the tip of our tongues. I know Sarah and Debbie had very high scores which I think they achieved by themselves. I hope you all took a chocolate coin as a reward.

        Our extra treat this year was David Pepper reading a selection of winter themed verse and prose. To please me and I think several other ladies he read Twas the Night Before Christmas and The Twelve Days of Christmas by John Julius Norwich. Such a very special interlude in our Advent meeting.


 

 

 This was a North Devon Hospice cheque presentation to the ladies (all members of Marwood Ladies) who helped raise £665 by holding a Nearly New Sale in Marwood Church Hall in September 2023 Stephen Roberts (Chief Exec of ND Hospice) popped into the November Community Coffee morning to say thank you and to briefly explain the current needs of the hospice.


      THURS 7TH SEPTEMBER 2023  AGM AT 2.30 IN CHURCH

REPORT

 

Leader's report - at Margaret's request Angela read out a list of Marwood Ladies speakers, outings and events between Sep 2022 and August 2023.

 

Treasure's report - in Carol's absence Angela informed the members that annual income had exceeded expenditure. W had paid out £505 in hall, speaker and admin expenses but had paid in £716 in fees and subs. Therefore we do not have to increase our annual subs or meeting fees for 2023/2024. With the money carried over from last year we have a total of £661 in the bank excluding any subs paid for 2023/24. However, costs will increase next year and we already know that speaker fees are increasing to cover petrol and other expenses etc. Annual subs £15, members meeting fees £2 and visitors £4.

 

Sue proposed a vote of thanks be recorded to Carol for her efficient account keeping for the group.

 

Secretary's report - Angela gave a list of Speakers and topics already booked for the next year including Willow Weaving and the Basket Makers Association, Paper Conservation, David Pepper reading Christmas themed poetry , Lace Making, A Ranger from Torrington Common, Soap Making, Music & Wellbeing and Chair of the Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers.

 

A vote of thanks was proposed by Topsy for the work carried out by Margaret and Angela for their work on behalf of the group.


Margaret P - Leader, Angela - Secretary, Carol - Treasurer - Sue proposed and Hilary seconded that all continue for a further year. Voted unanimously.

 

Consultation paper
Meeting changes- meetings will now start at 2pm throughout the year.

 

Refreshment - three ladies will provide sandwiches, cake, tea or coffee at each meeting as previously. The ladies will be offered £3 each towards the cost and no meeting fee will be charged. Angela will draw up a list of the ladies able to make and help with teas and try to combine current capabilities.

 

AGM closed at 2.55

 

New Members Welcome 

 Contact Angela 01271 376744