by Karen Janas | Jul 8, 2018 | Blog
A very amusing and educational talk on First Aid On 21 June 2018 members of the Wellington WI welcomed to their meeting Debbie Glennie, a Staff Nurse at Musgrove Park Hospital, who gave a very amusing and educational talk on First Aid. Debbie told the meeting of her...
by Karen Janas | Jun 4, 2018 | Blog
Open Door At this month’s meeting we met Mark, a representative of Open Door, our chosen charity for the year. Mark was delighted we had chosen to support this local and very worthwhile cause and gave us a moving and informative talk on the good work that goes on...
by Karen Janas | May 7, 2018 | Blog
April in the Gardens A warm welcome was extended to members of Wellington Townswomen’s Guild and the British Legion, who joined us for the evening. We had a very successful partnership last year making poppies to decorate the town centre and park for Remembrance Day...
by Karen Janas | Mar 31, 2018 | Blog
The Magic of Somatics This month we welcomed our speaker Sarah Guest who kindly stepped in at very short notice. Sarah provided members with an interesting and enlightening topic entitled ‘The Magic of Somatics’. If the title left some of us wondering whether this was...
by Karen Janas | Feb 21, 2018 | Blog
Fight for what you believe in and never sit on the side-lines In the month which saw the centenary of women being allowed to vote, Wellington WI were delighted to welcome Heather Stallard MBE to talk to them about her life. Heather was born into a family which...
by Karen Janas | Dec 2, 2017 | Blog
Dr Ellie Zaremba working as an anaesthetist This month one of our own members, Dr Ellie Zaremba, kept us all wide awake as she delivered a most interesting and stimulating talk about her work as an anaesthetist at Musgrove Hospital in Taunton. She started off with a...
by Karen Janas | Oct 30, 2017 | Blog
Triumph over Success This month, Wellington swimmer, Beth French, paid us a return visit. Last year, she told us of her intention to be the first person to complete the Oceans 7 Challenge in one year. Beth explained that, after suffering from glandular fever as a...
by Karen Janas | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog
An Illuminating and at times sobering talk on Mental Health This month our president Karen Janas, who works as a mental health counsellor and psychotherapist, gave us an illuminating and at times sobering talk on mental health. It was shocking to learn how common...
by Karen Janas | Aug 18, 2017 | Blog
St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice cheque presentation This month’s meeting began with a cheque presentation to Jan and Debbie from St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice, our charity of the year for 2016/17. We raised over £500 from cake and jam sales, and hope to do equally...
by Karen Janas | Jun 20, 2017 | Blog
AGM and the Minack Theatre This month’s meeting was our AGM, and we looked back on another lively and successful year. Our finances are in good shape, meetings have been well attended and the interest groups are flourishing. Karen, our president, reminded us that the...
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