Camberley WI
Meetings in 2019
Meetings in 2020
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8th January 2020 - Police Officer
Former Hampshire police officer Jackie Dimmock entertained us with amusing stories from her time on the force, accompanied by a beautiful quilt!
Pamela Hart from P D Originals entertained us with the deceptively complicated art of book folding. As it was near Valentine's Day we made a heart, and the finished results look great!
11th March 2020 - King John, Runnymede & Magna Carta
Tony Howe, a Blue Badge guide from Windsor, described the fascinating details behind King John and the history of the Magna Carta.
15th April 2020 - Marion Dante - former nun
During the lockdown, we were able to hold our meeting via video conferencing. Marion Dante described her life in a convent.
13th May 2020 - London Walk - A Village in Piccadilly
Adam Scott-Goulding, a London Tour Guide, led us on a virtual walk around Piccadilly, showing us wonderful pictures of the buildings and telling us amusing anecdotes of the characters who shaped the area.
10th June 2020 - Air Ambulance
Kelvin from Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance described the work of the charity and how they have adapted their services to improve the outcome for patients.
8th July 2020 - Volunteering with Elephants in Thailand
We heard from Jenny Nockolds about her trip to Northern Thailand where she spent a month living with a family and helping a village look after several herds of elephants.
12th August 2020 - Life as a Magazine Editor
Tamsin Westhorpe, a freelance writer and curator and gardener of Stockton Bury Gardens, Herefordshire, gave us a fascinating talk about her time as editor of English Garden magazine. She described what made a good front cover, and amazed us with the sheer amount of preparation work that goes into each edition.
9th September 2020 - How to make a paper globe
Karen Crooks, founder of local business Sunflowerstitches, which is based in Ash, took us step-by-step through the process of making a paper globe. A lovely tutor leading us in a fun activity!
1st October 2020 - Tom Way, Wildlife Photographer
Tom entertained us with some of his superb photographs on the theme of Wildlife on Your Doorstep. He described the lengths he goes to when capturing stunning images of British wildlife - standing for days in freezing water waiting for a water vole to immerge from its hole, or crawling through long grass in pursuit of young foxes. My personal favourite was placing peanuts under piles of autumn leaves to entice a woodpecker!
11th November 2020 - Floral arrangement
Local florist Julie Hare, from Daisy Chain Florist in Sandhurst, took us step by step through creating this stunning arrangement for a Christmas table centrepiece.
Following the demonstration we covered the business of the Annual Meeting - all the reports had been sent out by email and members voted online.
9th December 2020 - Light-hearted Quiz
Just for a change, we held a light-hearted quiz for our December meeting. Due to the restrictions, it was held over Zoom, with members taking part in their households. We realised how hard it was not to be part of a large team when answering questions!
