October 2024 Newsletter Part Two

7. HBC Lottery up date. We are still looking for more tickets to be bought, which will increase our chances for an application for a grant so if you haven’t yet bought that ‘golden’ ticket, please have a go. We now have had two members winning prizes. We also received our first dividend from the lottery for £25:25. So to join the growing WMS winners list and sign up for as little as £1:00 per ticket per week to qualify us for an application for a HBC grant and it may change your life.

Longer term dates to put in your diaries:-

16th Sep – 7 Oct Prep work on Shed by members

7th Oct – 25th Oct Contractor removes old roof and replaces with new

28th Oct – 11th Nov Refit working areas, new ceilings, electrical work and deep clean by members

WMS Christmas Lunch 1200 for 1230 Friday 6th December 2024

(Details to follow. Please note the Shed will not be open on this date)

October diary of events dates:-

WMS Committee Meeting 1030 Friday 4th October 2024 (Subject to Shed availability. There will be an email confirming on or off)

WMS Monthly BBQ 1200 Friday 4th October 2

(Subject to Shed availability. There will be an email confirming on or off)

An evening with Berewood WI 1900 Wednesday 16th October 2024

(We still need members to join us with their workmate/benches please)

October Newsletter Quiz

1. Larry’s father has four sons. Their names are Nick, Rick and Mick. What is the name of his fourth son?

2. What disease commonly spread on pirate ships?

3. In the UK what comes next in this sequence 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, ?

4. True or False: Halloween originated as an ancient Irish festival.

5. What well-known phrase to you get from cracking this code BOTMESSAGETLE?

6. What is a group of pandas known as?

7. What is the national sport of Japan?

8. How many words in this sentence contain five or more letters?

9. Who was the first Disney princess?

10. Which country features a shipwreck on its national flag?

September Newsletter quiz answers

1. What company was originally called "Cadabra"?

a. Amazon.

2.How many faces does a Dodecahedron have?

a. Twelve flat faces.

3. Aureolin is a shade of what colour?

a. Yellow.

4. Who was the Ancient Greek God of the Sun?

a. Helios.

5. Where would you be if you were standing on the Spanish Steps?

a. Rome.

6. Which is the only body part that is fully grown from birth?

a. Eyeball.

7. True or False: Holland is a region in The Netherlands?

a. True.

8. Which country features a shipwreck on its national flag?

a. Bermuda.

9. What is a baby pigeon are called?

a. Squab.

10. What connects a troop of comic policemen and a brick bridge?

a. Keystone.

Well that’s it for another month. Stay safe and I leave you with this thought “You know you’ve reached middle age when you’re cautioned to slow down by your doctor, instead of by the police.”

Keep the articles coming…………..

Dave (WMS Secretary)