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Welcome to the Aldwick Revival WI President's Blog. This is where you'll find Aileen's regular posts to the members, including news, events, gossip and the occasional joke!
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Nov 154 min read
Strange Sally Diamond
Liz Nugent Sally Diamond would only have been strange if she hadn’t turned out how she had. It was a story about kidnap and abuse,...
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Oct 235 min read
Hey! What's cookin'?
Hello Ladies, As someone who is not renowned for my prowess in the kitchen, I thoroughly enjoyed the cookery demonstration given by...
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Oct 153 min read
Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?
by Nicci French What’s not to like about this Richard and Judy Book List best seller? It has everything we love about a page turner. It...
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Sep 175 min read
Yellowface
Rebecca F. Kuang Audible 8h 38m NO SPOILERS! This book has lots of really positive reviews and I was looking forward to reading it. It’s...
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Sep 176 min read
Goodbye Summer? So much to look forward to.
Hello Ladies, As our ‘Summer’ comes to an end, I hope that you’ve managed some quality time with friends and family and have soaked up...
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Jul 174 min read
Party time
Hello Ladies, I think it’s fair to say that July has, so far, been a bit of a wash-out. We had a few of days of sunshine at the end of...
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Jun 182 min read
The Trial
by Rob Rinder 2024 The darling of the media, super-cop Grant Clivedon, drops down dead in the witness box at the Old Bailey. The country...
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May 233 min read
The Silver Dark Sea
By Susan Fletcher Published 2012 You’ll know by now that I usually listen to books if at all possible, but this book is not available on...
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May 213 min read
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Hello Ladies, I feel that I have to begin this Update by offering huge thanks to Kate, our speaker at the meeting last Thursday. As a...
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May 84 min read
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”
Hello Ladies, One of the lovely things about having a dog is that CoCo and I get to spend time together on some lovely walks. Last week...
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Apr 222 min read
Like attracts like?
Most days I come home from our beach walk with two sopping wet labradoodles and a handful of litter. I love walking along what I call the...
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Apr 223 min read
Spring is in the air...
Hello Ladies, Isn’t it lovely to arrive at Seasons for our monthly meeting in the daylight? Although the weather has been erratic this...
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Apr 167 min read
An Invisible Thread
By Laura Schroff I actually read this one whilst I was too poorly to do the thousand and one tasks I normally carry out each day whilst I...
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Mar 2510 min read
President's update and Annual Meeting Reports.
Hello Ladies, It was truly heart-warming to see so many of you who turned up to our Annual Meeting last Thursday. I think that all went...
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Mar 164 min read
The Dry
Written by Jane Harper, released January 2017 Aaron Falk series book 1 You can read on with no spoilers! I confess I am a detective story...
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Mar 163 min read
Blooms, Bingo and Bras...
Hello Ladies, Happy Mother’s Day to all you Mums, Grandmothers and Great Grandmothers. I hope you’re having a wonderful day being spoilt...
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Feb 193 min read
Help the Kelp!
Hello Ladies, Can it be two whole weeks since I wrote my last Update from the balcony of our hotel apartment in Lanzarote? It seems like...
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Feb 194 min read
The Midnight House
By Amanda Geard The Midnight House, by Amanda Geard, published 2022 NO SPOILERS! You can read on without fear…. At 14 hours and 5 minutes...
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Feb 55 min read
Sun, Spirits and Special Events
Hello Ladies, Well, Ken and I have escaped the miserable British weather and have come to Lanzarote for a bit of sun. Such is my...
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Jan 233 min read
Beware: Traffic Jam and Jerusalem ahead
Hello Ladies, Well, you certainly amazed me when over 50 of you turned out last Thursday evening in sub-zero temperatures to attend our...
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