Women of Woldingham

Chairman: Nicki Fraser
Treasurer: Ruth Plater
Secretary: Jane Cohen
Programme Secretary: Wendy Horton
New Members' Secretary: Sheila Castle

> Go to the 2010 Spring Programme

As the name suggests, WOW is a group of women who live in and around the village who share a common interest in our neighbourhood and who like to meet regularly to listen to and discuss many and varied topics.

We meet informally in each other's houses about twice a month, taking into account school and bank holidays. We always start with coffee and of course a good chat and then usually, but not always, have a speaker on an interesting or topical subject ranging from homeopathy to our local rape crisis centre.

Our meetings are always well attended so we hope we are successfully fulfilling a need for our members.

Although we are a female group we do not forget our male partners entirely! Twice a year we have a social event with partners; involving eg a wine tasting, barbeque or a talk on diamonds - very useful!

We are a very friendly and lively group with a diverse range of interests and backgrounds. However, the most important overriding aspect of our group is our fellowship with each other. There is always someone to help out in a crisis or join in a dog walk. We like to cover all eventualities.

We are under the national umbrella of The Wives Fellowship and any fundraising we do from time to time is in aid of St Christopher's hospice.

We always welcome new members so why not contact us and try us out.

Contact: Nicki Fraser 01883 652597 nicki_fraser@yahoo.com; or Jane Cohen 01883 650208 njcohen@btinternet.com.

SPRING PROGRAMME 2010

AGM

13 January 2010, 10:30am (Note later start)
Hostess: Sheila Castle, Lunghurst Place, Lunghurst Road
Helpers: Penny Ebden, Diane May
Please come and join us for the Annual General Meeting. There will be a light lunch served after.

The Mayor of Croydon

27 January 2010, 10am
Hostess: Janet Tyler, Grasslands, The Ridge
Helpers: Alex Maule, Caroline Pedley
Former Councillor Derek Millard will talk to us about his year as Mayor of Croydon, he also did a lot of fundraising and he will tell us about this - an interesting local person.

A Day in the Life of a Consultant Paediatrician

10 February 2010, 10.00am
Hostess: Anu Raykundalia, Quorn House, Lunghurst Rd
Helpers: Debbie Kyprie, Claire McHugh
Anu will tell us about her training and how she ended up as a Consultant at East Surrey Hospital.

People Who Need People

24 February 2010, 10.00am
Hostess: Jane Mowat, Birchwood House, Woldingham Rd
Helpers: Liz McGhee, Rosie Collingridge
Lieutenant- Colonel Colin Fairclough will talk to us about his work with The Salvation Army's Family Tracing Service. During his service some 91,000 new enquiries were started, of which 75,000 were concluded successfully. He was elected membership to Association of British Investigators. He has also written the book 'My Father-Our Father' A very interesting person with much to share with us.

Get Real: The Growing Menace of Counterfeiting

10 March 2010, 10.00am
Hostess: Eileen Castle, Melville, Park View Road
Helpers: Sandra Fouracre, Julie Stanford
Bob Boad will tell us about his unusual experiences of counterfeiting; he worked for Wellcome for many years and was head of BP trademarks until recently. He has always written articles and stories as a hobby. This aspect of his character helps him to always give an excellent delivery.

A Visit to 'Indulgence Confectionery'

24 March 2010, 7.30pm (Evening meeting)
Tim Fisher the founder has won many prestigious awards including Best in Class awards at the British Open Cookery Championship. All the chocolate products available at Indulgence Confectionery are Tim's personal creations. We will visit the factory, have a lesson and come home with a goodie bag. The cost is £15 per person. Please let Wendy Horton know if you would like to come 652392. The address is 26A Westway Caterham CR3 5TP.

Guests are welcome, do introduce them to our Chairman or a Committee Member. If you are a hostess please provide milk, and if you are a coffee helper bring a packet of biscuits. If you are unable to be a coffee helper please find someone else to take you place.