In February Norman Greenwood gave a very interesting, informative and sometimes eye-opening view ..of his time with the NSPCC as an inspector. In March Marie Brown from Inheritance Legal Services Limited in Cambridge gave us a very interesting and thoughtful provoking talk about Legal Advice in Later Years. This covered Wills, Power of Attorney and briefly touched on Inheritance Tax. Suffragettes were the subject of our talk by Kathy Atherton…
The AGM was held in November and the Committee for 2016 was elected. After the usual notices and reports were read we had a refreshing ‘cuppa’ and slice of cake, courtesy of our hostesses of the evening. After this our ‘crafty’ ladies set about making decorations for our Christmas tree that was put in the churchyard again last year. On the 5th December several ladies decorated our tree and very…
There was a Passion Fruit Birthday cake and the 2 youngest and the 2 most senior of Capel’s WI together blew out the candles. An ode was especially written and read out, there was a huge raffle and then everyone enjoyed a fabulous birthday spread – just like WI era know how to do! Linda Sinclair – Secretary to Capel WI.
Our speaker tonight was Jim Cook from Canine Partners, who gave his wonderful talk and an insight into what is achieved by the people who train these fantastic dogs. Recently, through excellent publicity by the media, their reputation is growing and so it should. We say pictures of the dogs with their happy partners and it really made us think how lucky we are. It was very emotional. We learned…
On a very cold and wet night many of our members ventured out to hear Janet Mannings give us a talk and a demonstration on a subject very close to our hearts – CHOCOLATE!! We all listened avidly to Janet tell us about the various types of chocolate available for cooking and how they made up and their ingredients. Good milk chocolate is favoured by the British but on the…
The Last Horse Drawn Boat in the South East! On a perfect summer’s afternoon in early August Capel WI embarked on the ‘Adventure of a Lifetime.’ About 40 of us met at Godalming Wharf and were privileged to be able to board the Iona, a vintage packet boat. We were given a short introduction to the boat’s history together with the necessary safety precautions. Perhaps the most startling piece of…
The WI Jumble Sale will be held on Saturday, 12th October in the Memorial Hall, Capel at 2pm Admission is 50p and refreshments will be available. Please bring any donations of jumble to the hall between 10am and 12 noon on the day. Sorry we are unable to accept large furniture or electrical goods. Phone 01306 712575 for further information.
At our recent July meeting Capel WI enjoyed a talk entitled A Butcher’s Tale of Woe given by Keith Weston, who has a butchers shop in Bookham. Keith started by telling us how, as a boy of 14, with hair, he took up part time work for a £5 wage in a butcher’s shop. He loved his job from day one and under the tutelage of an ugly, huge boss…
The Village Hall was packed for this evening’s meeting with ladies who had all come to hear this Inspirational young man tell us all about the foundation he has established. Chris left school at IS after struggling with dyslexia and after a lot of persuading from his Mum, he trained to be a hairdresser. He now owns 3 salons, a training school and has 47 employees. Plus he has this…
Jumble Sale this Saturday 2nd March at 2.00 pm at The Memorial Hall, Capel. Admission is 50p. There will be refreshments if anyone wants a cup of tea and a slice of cake. Jumble to the hall between 10 am and 12 noon on the day.