North Bovey Belles WI would like to welcome the new members elected to the committee at their Annual Meeting on Thursday 12th November.  The committee is looking forward to the fresh impetus and new ideas they bring.  Thanks also go to all outgoing committee members who have worked so hard during the last 2 years to get things going so successfully.   We are also pleased to announce that our new President is Jean Grist. Following the Annual Meeting there was a scavenger hunt which proved to be a fun way to end the evening.  Members were asked to find and be the first to show the requested item on their…

This is a reminder to all North Bovey Belles W.I. members that we are holding our Annual Meeting by Zoom on Thursday night at 7.30pm. We would urge all members to join us as due to the Covid restrictions, we value your views and suggestions for future events.  There is much that we could do despite the limitations of the pandemic but we need to gauge how much interest there is before arranging such activities. The secretary will be sending you and invitation to join the meeting by email.  Do let us know if you do not receive this email in time. If you are unable to join us via Zoom in…

Galloping horses, ship wrecks, wild coastlines, tin mines, period costumes  – visions of Cornwall presented in slides by Chrissie Le Marchant at the last monthly meeting of the North Bovey Belles WI for their first Virtual Meeting on Zoom.  The members who did log in were treated to a delight of stories starting with the author of Poldark, Winston Graham, his life, what inspired him, the people whose lives he chose to portray and the stories for his heroes and heroines.  Following on were maps of where the series was filmed – then photos of the beautiful countryside that takes the breath away.  History of the houses that were used…

Don’t forget that the North Bovey Belles WI are holding their first Virtual Meeting on Zoom this evening (Thursday) where our speaker,  Chrissie Le Marchant, who lives in the Tamar Valley, is going to share with us Poldark’s Cornwall. If you are not a member yet, we would like to invite you to join us at 7.15pm in order to be ready for the speaker at 7.30pm. If you don’t have Zoom, if you haven’t received details of the Zoom meeting or if you are having issues trying to log in, please do contact us for help:  Sue on 07919623559 or suejanet@live.co.uk.  

It has been somewhat of a stormy ride for North Bovey Belles W.I. this year.   One minute hoping to get meetings up and running again, next minute having to cancel them again. But we are not going to let things defeat us this time.  So our next meeting will be on October 15th at 7.30pm.   The speaker is Chrissie Le Marchant who lives in the Tamar Valley.  She is going to share with us Poldark’s Cornwall via Zoom. Members will receive an email earlier in the week containing details how to view and participate in our first Virtual Meeting.  If you don’t have Zoom we have members who are willing…

VIRTUAL W.I. MEETINGS It’s the end of May already and what extraordinary times we are living through.  Everyone at the North Bovey Belles W.I. is hoping that our members are all keeping well.  We might not be able to meet in the Parish Hall for our monthly meetings.  However we are thinking of ways that we can keep in contact with interesting items, photos, tips on what to do when you are bored or lonely. Our secretary will be sending out emails with links to various speakers, YouTube events, WI wanderers events, NFWI online courses and shows.  The first link is to “Victory Fashion, To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe”.   Look out for it…

We are sorry to announce that it has been decided to cancel all W.I. meetings from now until August due to the coronavirus outbreak. Our Annual Meeting will be held as soon possible and we will advise you of a date as soon as the coast is clear. For further information contact our President on 07506 461191.

There are not many of us around who remember what it was like to be a child during the Second World War, so the North Bovey Belles WI were thrilled to hear the experiences of Hugh Dyer-Westacott at their monthly meeting last Thursday. When he was seven he was evacuated from London with his five year old sister to Camelford in Cornwall during the phoney war and then again to Colyton, East Devon after the outbreak of the war.  Hugh told us of the primitive facilities that existed in farm houses at that time: no running water, no indoor toilets, long walks to school which was 2 ½ miles away etc…

Tina McGahey was the guest speaker at this week’s North Bovey Belles W.I. meeting. She came to talk to us about an unmentionable problem –  it is surprising the percentage of ladies from the age of 20 who have some sort of incontinence. Tina came to help us sort it out and offer advice if it persists.  She brought along with her a model of our pelvis and our various muscles so that we could see for ourselves what it looks like inside our bodies. She very cross with recent adverts on tv saying that stress incontinence and the occasional leak is ok.  As a physiotherapist specialising in this field, she knows that…

Join us on Thursday at 7.30pm for this month’s W.I. meeting in the Parish Hall. This month’s speaker is Tina McGahey, a physiotherapist who is going to give us an amusing take on “Women in Control – mop it or stop it” – the common problem of incontinence. We are invited to put any questions in a box for her to answer. After the meeting we will have our usual refreshments. New members always welcome. Ring Nicki for any further information 07506 461191.