W.I.

Women’s Institute (WI) Sefydliad y Merched (SyM)

At the February meeting our speaker was Pete from the RNLI. He shared with us the fascinating history of Rhyl RNLI Lifeboat. He told us all about the lifeboats that have been in service for many years ensuring that swimmers and sailors are kept safe on the coast around Rhyl. He explained the difference types of launches including both the lifeboat proper and the inshore vessel. It was no hardship to purchase many of the promotional items once we understood how much was needed to subsidise this vital service. We also now know that the Lifeboat and the Coastguard Services are NOT the same!

Our next meeting, 10th March, was planned to combine St David’s Day and Easter celebrations. We were also going to be celebrating International Women’s Day which took place the day before [9th March]. Sadly, we fell foul of the snowy weather and had to cancel! We will try to include some of the planned elements into future meetings.

Members are excited by the opportunity to join forces with Dyserth Environmental Group in March planting 420 saplings. We also have a special event of our own taking place on 22nd April. We are holding a Crafting Jamboree at Seabank Drive Community Centre. We will have for sale: hand crafted items, fabrics/wool, crafting books, dress/knitting patterns, preloved items and, of course, cakes.

Members were also reminded of the benefits of regularly looking at The WI website for all the information from the national organisation as well as gardening tips, crafting ideas and recipes.

On The WI page members will also find information about current national campaigns e.g.:

• Thinking Differently; Autistic and ADHD Women and Girls [the campaign to raise awareness and to take action to improve the diagnosis process]

• Food Matters [Reducing food waste and tackling food poverty] and

• SOS for Honeybees [Raising awareness of the plight of honeybees]

Dyserth W.I. continues to offer fun and friendship to any woman living in and around Dyserth including Trelawnyd, Rhyl, Rhuddlan and Prestatyn.

We meet at 7.00 p.m. on the second Friday of every month [except August]

If you want to keep up with our activities, then find us on Facebook. Just type in Dyserth WI to see pictures and articles about past events and outings.

If you are interested in joining Dyserth WI or want to find out more please contact our President, Linda on reesowen.lro@gmail.com or our new secretary on hughesann059@gmail.com