October Newsletter 2025 Part Three

6. Our good friend of WMS, Jacqui Benham from ASDA, at the moment has another initiative running. A project to improve our youngsters reading ability. So if you have any children’s books that maybe your grandchildren have grown out of perhaps you could consider popping them into the box at the entrance to ASDA so another youngster can experience the of joy reading. It would certainly help to raise the reading standard of many local children. As a former volunteer of Pompey Pirates, a children’s reading hub, I can vouch that there are many children out there who don’t have access to any reading material for various reasons.

October 2025 diary of events dates: -

WMS Committee Meeting 1030 3rd October

WMS Monthly BBQ 1200 3rd October

October 2025 Newsletter quiz. Phobia’s. Unlikely you will get them all but good to look up……..

1. What is the fear of with ‘Acrophobia’ ?

2. What is the fear of with ‘Aerophobia’ ?

3. What is the fear of with ‘Glossophobia’ ?

4. What is the fear of with ‘Phasmophobia’ ?

5. What is the fear of with ‘Coulrophobia’ ?

6. What is the fear of with ‘Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia’ ?

7. What is the fear of with ‘Kaghourophobia’ ?

8. What is the fear of with ‘Ergophobia’ ?

9. What is the fear of with ‘Plutophobia’ ?

10. What is the fear of with ‘Podophobia’ ?

September 2025 Newsletter Quiz Answers

1. What animal has the longest tongue?

a. Giraffe

2. What year was the first iPhone released?

a. 2007

3. Queen guitarist Brian May is also an expert in what scientific field?

a. Astrophysics

4. What cheese is traditionally made from the milk of a donkey?

a. Pule

5. What was the name of the peace treaty that ended World War I?

a. Treaty of Versailles

6. What Renaissance artist painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

a. Michelangelo

7. Who discovered that the Earth revolves around the sun?

a. Nicolaus Copernicus

8. What is the name of the world's first artificial satellite?

a. Sputnik 1

9. In what capital would you find The Little Mermaid statue?

a. Copenhagen

10. Which is the only sea without any coastlines?

a. The Sargasso Sea

And finally:- Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

Keep the articles coming…

Dave (WMS Secretary)