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Gloucester Road WI

The WI for Bristol's most interesting and independent high street. Meeting the 3rd Tues monthly.

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December 2017: No Meeting

We don’t have a meeting in December, although there is the Christmas Party on the 12th for members who have booked their place in advance.

We’ll meet in the January to welcome in the new year and let you know what is planned for 2018 as well as doing membership renewals and giving  new members the chance to sign-up to join.

21 November: Local Author Kerry Postle

A talk from former member and local author about her first novel: The Artist’s Muse.

Following a visit to the Tracey Emin-Egon Schiele exhibition in 2015, Kerry was left wanting to know more about one lady: Wally Neuzil. The work of fiction she has created explores the challenges and struggles in the life of the woman who modelled for Gustav Klimt and had a relationship with Egon Schiele.

17 October: AGM & Jewellery Making

It’s that time of year again when we review the year, check out our annual report, and say goodbye to some of the current committee.

We’ll kick the evening off with our usual WI business, followed by the report, maybe a traditional WI sing-song and then we’ll get onto our activity of the evening – button jewellery craft.

Review September: Gin Tasting

19 September: Gin Tasting

Gin Glorious Gin!

Pass the tonic, it’s gin tasting

As well as the tasting, there’ll be a little talk from our experts from Psychopomp Microdistillery, a craft distillery based in Bristol. They will do a classic G&T, and we’ll get to try three of their craft gins.

Sorry members only at this meeting.

Review August: Bake-off and grow-off

15 August: Bake-off and grow-off

Comedy vegetables at the ready! Time for our annual competition so get picking that harvest, baking and foraging

Bake-off

Please bring cakes ready to display, with a label and please mark clearly if cakes contain nuts and/or are free-from (dairy, wheat, gluten, etc). Categories this year are:

  • Sandwich/ sponge cake
  • Biscuits
  • Traybake
  • Bread
  • Cupcakes
  • ..plus the winners of each category go up for Best in Show

By paying £1 (proceeds to The Hive) you’ll get 5 votes for your favourites plus you’ll get a chance to try!

Grow-off

Made with home grown or foraged ingredients:

  • Jams
  • Chutneys
  • Home brew
  • Floral arrangement (hand-picked)
  • Largest fruit or vegetable of its kind
  • Small but perfectly formed
  • Most humorously shaped fruit or vegetable
  • Best example of any 3 fruit or vegetable
  • …and of course Best in Show.

Entries will be judged by St Andrew’s Bowling club and Liz from The Hive. All winners receive one of our lovely rosettes.

Liz will also be talking about all the great work they do at The Hive – and how our money we have raised is going to help.

Review July: Summer Festival

Review June: Nordic Walking

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