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“Am I a member of the village
Neighbourhood Watch?” a question I often get asked, usually because the
cost of house insurance may be reduced. The answer lies in yourself: do you
care about your welfare and safety and that of your neighbours? If the answer
is yes, you are a member, simple as that! You may feel that you could do a
little more to help, make sure all your neighbours have NW roundels on the door
to act as a deterrent, maybe deliver notices a few times a year
to them, if so we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact your
local co-ordinator (to be found in the excellent Amenities book) or myself, for
more details. It makes sense to let your immediate neighbour
know if you are going to be away for any length of time and make sure
you have your lights on timers set irregularly to resemble an
occupied house. You then will not come home to the shock that intruders have
taken many of your prized possessions, as happened recently when a neighbour
spotted a couple in and out of the house next door. They showed no signs to
conceal their activities so he assumed (always a mistake!) that they were
friends! As mentioned last month, your committee will organise a meeting with
alarm companies, however so far very few people have shown an interest in
attending, so do ring me if you are interested.
Frankie Stuart, Chairman Neighbourhood Watch 841819
frankiestuart @virginmedia.com
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On December 14th
Wellesbourne WI held their last meeting of 2011, spending a most enjoyable
evening with everyone in festive mood.
Mrs Ann Renfrew gave a most
entertaining talk on straw work, which has its ancient roots in the tradition
of corn dollies. These dollies were originally made by women farmers when the
corn was harvested, in the belief that the spirits would then ensure that the
next crop would be fruitful. The craft of straw work is worldwide and Mrs
Renfrew gave accounts of visits which she has made to various countries and
explained the similarities which span many different cultures. She then
demonstrated how these beautiful items are made and some members also had a
turn at being creative!
After tea, coffee and mince pies the President, Mrs
Anne Hepworth, wished all members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This
completed a busy and successful year for Wellesbourne WI.
The first meeting of 2012 was held on January 11th when Mrs Marguerite
Bell gave a demonstration of seasonal winter soup cookery. The wonderful aromas
which filled the hall were a hint of pleasures to come at the tasting session,
which all members thoroughly enjoyed.
Guiding in Wellesbourne
We have Rainbows, Brownies and Guides in Wellesbourne and there are separate
waiting lists for each group. The lists are quite long so if you would like
your daughter to join, then please make sure you get her name added to the
lists as early as possible to get the best chance of her having a place when
she becomes the right age. For guides (age 10-14) contact Lyn Hancox on 01789
840452, for Wednesday Brownies (age 7-10) contact Fiona McGuinness on 01789
841828, for Thursday Brownies contact Allyson Wise on 01789 840844 and for
Rainbows (age 5-7) contact Kate Skinner on 01789 842148.
A huge thank you goes to all the adults who contribute towards the weekly
meetings. It isn't just the leaders who give their time each week (they are all
unpaid volunteers) but there are parents who help on rotas, families and
friends who help with transporting girls to events, testing for badges, sharing
their skills with the girls or maybe helping with admin tasks. We are grateful
to you all as without you there wouldn't be any Guiding for the girls.
We always need more adults to help so if you think you have a bit of time to spare
to visit a meeting to teach the girls a new skill or you could offer to do some
admin work or commit to a regular weekly "slot" then we'd love to
hear from you. Please contact the District Commissioner, Kate Skinner, on 01789
842148 to find out more about Guiding and how you could get involved.
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