After many months of planning and organisation by Glenys and Sandra, this fantastic evening took place on Wednesday 6th November, in the lovely performance space at St Julie's High School in Woolton. The well known floral demonstrator, Diane Fair, came to show her expert skills. Look at the photos to see the high standard of work she produced for the audience. Some lucky ladies won raffle prizes - not a bottle of wine or a box of chocolates, but a fantastic floral display to take home. Ladies could have a drink and a yummy cake in true WI style, in the interval. Everyone who attended enjoyed themselves enormously and thanked Glenys, Sandra and members of the committee for a fabulous evening. here are some of the comments made on our WhatsApp group within minutes of the end of the evening!
"What a fabulous floral extravaganza!"
"Wonderful evening!"
"Lovely night. Well done to everyone, who worked so hard, and Glenys and Sandra for organising such a brilliant evening."
"Great night!".
"A WOW of an evening!" 
"Thoroughly enjoyable and inspiring"
"Wonderful flowers, cakes. atmosphere"
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On Tuesday 5th, while rockets and Roman candles were whizzing outside, we were entertained by Zara and Gill from Avon beauty products. They told us about the development of the company, having many products on display with some free samples which many ladies enjoyed. We could all go home with a catalogue and some ideas for our own beauty regimes. 4 lucky ladies won raffle prizes of Avon goody bags! A good night was had by all.

Back in June, we had some work done on our garden near Brown's newsagents in Woolton Village. There has been a short delay in following up this work - but early in October a working party started to clear weeds and improve the look of the garden before the winter sets in. There has been another session by members and the garden is beginning to take shape. We were amazed to find an inscribed stone on the wall of the raised bed, explaining the presence of the tree in the middle of the bed. The Woolton Society, in their inaugural year, planted an oak tree there in 1973. Since then the Society has planted a new tree in the central reservation of High Street, to enable the tree to flourish with more space. The tree in our WOW garden has suffered storm damage over the years.

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At our October meeting, we were entertained by Peter the Magician. He spoke about the 'science' behind magicians' tricks and demonstrated some of his own with some 'helpers' from the audience! He has produced some books of illusions, which were popular with members, as he was selling them on the night.

Some members enjoyed calligraphy taster sessions recently. This was a new venture for WOW and was very well received by our members. Thanks to Glenys and Sandra for organising and arranging. Many of those who enjoyed the tasters are able to join in a longer course soon held by the excellent tutor.

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Some months ago, there were some taster sessions for walking Netball, open to all members of local WIs. Some of our members took part and Viv from WOW is now a fully fledged member of a walking netball team from WOW, Woolton Wanderers and Childwall WIs. They recently gave a demonstration in the Netball World Cup Fan Zone, joining with 2 WIs from the Wirral - Ness and Little Neston, and Willaston.

They have been meeting on Thursday 11-12 am at Hope University. As part of the partnership between WI and England Roses we have had an excellent coach, Karen, who has been very patient as they refreshed their memories of rules and regulations.
They have had and continue to have a great time: lots of laughter and improving our fitness.
They have also recently taken part in a tournament at Wavertree Sports Centre, competing as ‘Chasing Hope’
The sessions are now open to new members. Contact Viv or any other member of the squad for more details. 

On a very damp Friday afternoon in July, The Boysie was set up for our annual summer treat - Afternoon Tea for our members. In 2018 we had a scorching hot day and were initially disappointed not to be able to set up outside this year. But we needn't have worried! The room looked fabulous after the committee members had decorated it with bunting and set up the round tables with lovely china and fresh flowers. The sandwiches and cakes on tiered plates completed the scene. Ladies arrived with their umbrellas and wet coats - but not to worry! Once we were all in, the fun began. Everyone was delighted with how the room looked and once Angela had opened the proceedings, tucked into the delicious food while committee members served tea, coffee or juice. Janet and Val had devised 2 brilliant quizzes - both based on the Lancashire theme of gardens and with our local area of Woolton in mind too. It was light hearted and great fun. Some comments afterwards from members:-

WOW what a wonderful afternoon. Thank you Angela and our great committee
Thank you very much for the fabulous afternoon and all the hard work .........the quizzes were excellent
......the food was absolutely delicious.
...a lovely friendly atmosphere....
....thanks for the lovely company...
...scrumptious food.... pleasant company....

Another example of the great things that happen when you are a member of WOW WI !!! If you missed it , make sure you come next time!
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Marie Curie Hospice (previously known as Sunnybank) have been supporting the people of South Liverpool for 60 years this year! The Woolton WI sewing group got involved by making cushions reflecting the special design icons for their 60 year celebration. These were put on sale at Marie Curie's Summer Market on Saturday 20th July. Any that were not sold have been donated to the Hospice for them to use as they wish.
A very special quilt with the icons on has been made for the hospice and they are going to have it framed for display. Take a look at these pictures.

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Under Judy's enthusiastic guidance, many members are beavering away at home, in groups and at workshops preparing for entries to the Lancashire Federation Show at Garstang in September. Momentum is gathering and we should have a sizeable number of entries when the time comes. Workshops that are contributing to our skills include card making, needle-felting and decorative flowers for hats. WOW WI will be making a presence this year!


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