Talent Trade - For Sale & Wanted

Thanks to Ruth & Dawn for their introduction to our
Talent Trade.

We hope to set up a Talent Trade circle, whereby you can offer a service, earn credits for your talent and trade these in for another.

For Example - I would really like somebody to spend an hour weeding my garden. I'm going to offer up making a big batch of wholesome pureed baby food for freezing.

This will only work if we all try to think of something we can offer - don't be shy - You'll be amazed at what you think of as easy and others dearly need (like time weeding my garden!)

Please do send the following information to Ruth (bomalon@btinternet.com) who will compile for the monthly meeting. You can copy and past from this post into a new email/Word doc if you like. Of course this is also available offline.
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Your name:

Home address/contact details:


Part one

Talents to be traded:

Please provide a brief summary of the Talents to be traded (maximum three per Trader)

1. [e.g. An hour's Introduction to email or the Internet]
2. [e.g. A big batch of wholesome homemade baby food]
3. [e.g. a playdate with a toddler in Didsbury Park for an hour]

Part two

Please provide a brief summary of any prospective Talents you would be interested in:
1. [e.g. An hour of weeding in my garden]
2. [e.g. Some wholesome baby food making for my freezer - Daisy's bored of my recipes!]


Ruth
(bomalon@btinternet.com)

Thanks all - Remember - this WI doesn't run itself - we all need to pitch in!

Cake Baking Rota: April -June

Sheila, our Refreshments Leader, has put together the following rota for baking cakes.

April - Lynne Cockitt

May - Dawn Forrest and Ruth

June - Lesley

If you would like to put your name(s) forward to bake cakes one month, please do contact Sheila Lane: Dsaclane@aol.com

WWF's Earth Hour 28th March 8pm

The WWF's Earth Hour

The national WI are supporting the World Wildlife Fund's Earth Hour. http://www.thewi.org.uk/standard.aspx?id=10951

The world’s skies will darken as millions of people across the planet switch off their lights for one hour, sending a signal to global leaders in Copenhagen that they must take urgent action to tackle climate change.

Lights out!
On Saturday 28th March 2009 at 8.30pm, the WWF wants a billion people across the world to turn off their lights for an hour – World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour. Join us.

Sign up here to show you are supporting it:

http://www.wwf.org.uk/earthhour

Update: Didsbury Festival meeting 11/3/09

Carole's organised a meeting for 7.30pm, Wednesday 11/3/09 at The Didsbury for anyone interested in helping out at the Didsbury Festival.

It's entirely up to you how involved you want to be but if you are interested, or have any ideas, it'd be nice to see you.

ACM in Cheshire - Carole's report back

Carole and Pauline amongst others attended the Annual Council Meeting on 3rd March in Winsford. Here's Carole's report from the front line:-

Taylor's of Yorkshire apparently send each WI a yearly 'goody' box containing tea/coffee and other things and offer grants of £500 (of which they are offering 10 this year) to WI groups who undertake community work.

Their theme for this year is 'making a difference to the planet' and are undertaking a project to support the 'Ashininka tribe' in Peru (not sure of the spelling), to help save the rain forest. They plan to plant 3 million trees. The Ashininka mothers groups have the same values as the WI and have training and support groups. Yorkshire tea have tokens on their packets. 50 tokens will buy one new loom.

Two other things were mentioned (although it was later in the day)

A project sponsored by DIFFI?? to raise awareness of poverty and gender inequality. Oxfam and the Everyone Foundation are involved in this.

Federation will be holding some events at WI House in Chester showing DVD's about 'Sisters on the Planet'

Christine's March Annoucements

Here's a list of Christine's announcements from the March meeting. If you are interested, plese contact Christine Hession regarding any of the following on christine.hession@btinternet.com or 0161 445 6382.

1. Any interest in attending the Cheshire Show (23rd and 24th June) to act as Stewards.
   
2. Jam and Jerusalem roses - delicate, perfumed two-toned floribunda, coloured from palest peach to delicate pink. Sent bare rooted and ready for planting, late October/early November. £7.50 per rose. Members can apply individually or we can do it through the group. The rose is shown on the cover of the Denman College book.
   
3. Is anyone interested in for the WI refreshment tent at the Cheshire Show? Christine Hession has the very strict specification for the cakes if anyone is interested.
   
4. A picture and an announcement of our group meeting at Emmanuel in January was in the Cheshire News.
   
5. There is a Cheshire Federation Open Day at The Bishops House in Chester on Wednesday 13 May from 10.30 to 12.30 and 2.00 pm to 4.00. Admission is £5 by ticket and entry is ticket only. Ticket includes admission to the ground floor of the house and the gardens. Light refreshments are included in the ticket price.
   
6. New members meetings are being held at WI House in Chester pm 7th May, 10.00 am for 10.30 and on 21st May 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm. All members are welcome to attend to see WI House and also to meet other members. Need to notify how many wish to attend.
   
7. Is anyone interested in starting sports groups within our WI? Suggestions were netball, tennis, badminton, squash, walking, ten pin bowling, bowling, darts, golf, bridge. Other suggestions welcome. Please put names forward if interested.