Shabby Chic upcycling with Eclectic Avenue
BHWI News from July
The guest speaker at
the July meeting was the fabulous Lou from Eclectic Avenue. Lou showed us how to restore an old picture frame,
using specialist paints and wax to create a distressed effect. The finished
article was impressive. Have you noticed any of our WI ladies who were inspired
by Lou, rummaging in the local charity shops for articles to “upcycle”?
Cake sale
BHWI
members baked a mouth-watering array of delicious goodies for their cake stall
at Bromley Heath Junior School’s summer fayre. They raised an admirable £150
which was split equally between the school and South Gloucestershire Youth
Housing, BHWI’s chosen charity.
Good Neighbours
The “Good Neighbours” sub-group have decided to join forces
with the Bromley Heath Friendship Club, a recently formed group of local
volunteers, who aim to befriend housebound or isolated residents in the area,
in order to improve their quality of life.
Bra bank
Debbie Ellis had the idea of BHWI having a bra bank where we
could deposit unwanted bras to raise funds for breast cancer research. We
filled the box after one meeting and are on the way to filling it again –
that’s a lot of bras!
Tea and Tents
At
the end of June, several of our members joined women from WI's all over the
country for a fun camping event called “Tea and Tents”. They returned enthused with new ideas for
events and activities. Karen Algate said: “It was amazing!! Next year we
want everyone to come and join the fun. We met so many inspirational women,
exchanged fantastic ideas with other WIs and made some great links with some
local WIs!” So watch this space as we make some of those ideas reality over the
next few months!
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