October Information

 Next meeting Tuesday October 13th 2026 7.30pm

“How to Spice up your Life.”

An evening with Glevum WI Member Hanza Patel

Please could you send your apologies if you will not be at a meeting. This can be done by asking someone to add your name to the apology list in the signing in book, by email – glevumwi@outlook.com, 

This month’s GFWI Newsletter has been distributed to members along with booking forms for events advertised. 

PLEASE NOTE 

Booking for GFWI events has now changed. You must book directly with GFWI using the link at the bottom of the booking form. 

Please note the date booking opens for your chosen event and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

 . Booking forms will be sent by email to members each month along with your digital copy of the GFWI newsletter. 

Can you help?

We have been enjoying the cakes and biscuits baked/provided by the committee at our meetings. We are asking members if they could provide a cake or biscuits for a meeting. If you could volunteer, please let Emma know. 

Please make sure any crockery or utensils you use at our meetings are washed up and put away before you go home. 

Glevum Groups for Glevum Members 

Book Club Monday 19^th October 2pm Hosted by Sue Inwood 

Book to Discuss Light a Candle Society

Scrabble Tuesday 20^th October 2pm hosted by Viv Bick, 

Knit &Natter TBA

Future events 

Glevum Annual Lunch

Tuesday October 27^th 12.30pm

Venue Cafe Rene, Southgate Street Gloucester

You will be able to choose your menu at the meeting. Payment will be due at the venue on the day. 

If you order a meal you will have to pay for it if you do not cancel at least 48 hours before. 

Bookings will close after our October meeting, if you are not at the meeting but would like to attend the lunch, please send your food choices by email to Rita.

no later than 13/10/26 use the following web address to see the menu. 

www.caferene.co.uk/uploads/6SIO8gbc/MainMenuMay26.pdf

Next Meeting 10^th November

Annual meeting. 

Followed by auction and nibbles.

We hope you will be able to bring along items for the auction (max 4 per member).

To help raise funds for Glevum WI

Robinswood Group meeting held at Upton St Leonard’s Village Hall hosted by Twyver WI 3rd October 2026

Members from Twyver, Hempstead, Quedgeley  & Glevum enjoyed a fun afternoon. The theme for the afternoon was “Beach Party” and several members dressed up. There was food and entertainment. Hazel won the prize for the best outfit. She came as a Life Guard. 

Below are some photos of the event.

The afternoon was a hit and enjoyed by everyone who attended. 

September Information

 

Next meeting Tuesday September 8th 2026 7.30pm

The Charcroft Therapy Center MS Society

A talk by Rae Evans 

 

Please could you send your apologies if you will not be at a meeting. This can be done by asking someone to add your name to the apology list in the signing in book, by email – glevumwi@outlook.com.

 

This month’s GFWI Newsletter has been distributed to members along with booking forms for events advertised.

All the information about events & booking forms will also be on display at the next meeting.

Please check your digital copy of GFWI news to check the closing date for events. Please make sure you return the form and money to Val for her to book it for you.

 

Can you help?

We have been enjoying the cakes and biscuits baked/provided by the committee at our meetings. We are asking members if they could provide a cake or biscuits for a meeting. If you could volunteer, please let Emma know.

 

Please make sure any crockery or utensils you use at our meetings are washed up and put away before you go home.

 

Glevum Groups for Glevum Members

Book Club Monday 21^st September 2pm Hosted by Joy Mills, 

Book to Discuss “The Names” by Florence Knap

Scrabble Tuesday 22^nd September 2pm hosted by Emma Nash, 

Knit &Natter Tuesday 29^th September 2pm hosted by Julie Huggett, 

Future events

 

Group meeting

“Beach Party”

Live music & Buffet. £16.00

 at Upton St Leonard’s village Hall

Saturday 3^rd October 2.00-4.00pm. 

Bookings for this event have closed.

 

Glevum Annual Lunch

Tuesday October 27^th 12.30pm

Venue Cafe Rene, Southgate Street Gloucester

You will be able to choose your menu at the meeting. Payment will be due at the venue on the day.

If you order a meal you will have to pay for it if you do not cancel at least 48 hours before.

 

Next Meeting 13^th October

How to Spice up your Life.

An evening with Glevum WI Member Hanza Patel

 

August Information

 

Next meeting Tuesday August 11th 2026 7.30pm

National Star Centre

A talk by Monica Farthing

 

Please could you send your apologies if you will not be at a meeting. This can be done by asking someone to add your name to the apology list in the signing in book, by email – glevumwi@outlook.com.

 

 

The GFWI Newsletter has been distributed to members along with booking forms for events advertised. Sent in July as the newsletter covers both July & August.

All the information about events & booking forms will also be on display at the next meeting.

Please check your digital copy of GFWI news to check the closing date for events. Please make sure you return the form and money to Val for her to book it for you.

 

Glevum Groups for Glevum Members

Book Club Monday 17^th August 2pm Hosted by Kath Delaney 

Book to Discuss “The Shoemakers Wife” by Adriana Trigiani

Scrabble Tuesday 18^th August 2pm hosted by Kath Delaney

Knit &Natter Tuesday 25th August 2pm hosted by Sheila Beck, 

Future events

 

Group meeting

“Beach Party”

Live music & Buffet. £16.00

 at Upton St Leonard’s village Hall

Saturday 3^rd October 2.00-4.00pm. 

Bookings for this event have closed/

 

Glevum Annual Lunch

Tuesday October 27^th 12.30pm

Venue Cafe Rene, Southgate Street Gloucester

More information soon.

 

Next meeting 8^th September  

The Charcroft Therapy Centre, MS Society

A talk by Rae Evans 

 

 

July information

 Next meeting Tuesday July 14th 2026 7.30pm

“Craft & Social Evening”

Hosted by Lorraine Lloyd

Paper craft using pages from an old book 

 

Lorraine is providing everything needed for the craft evening. The only thing you will need to bring is a small tray to take your “makes” home.

Suggestions for size of tray supermarket tomato/fruit holder.

 

This month’s GFWI Newsletter has been distributed to members along with booking forms for events advertised. 

All the information about events & booking forms will also be on display at the next meeting. 

Please check your digital copy of GFWI news to check the closing date for events. Please make sure you return the form and money to Val for her to book it for you. 

 

Glevum Groups for Glevum Members 

Book Club Monday 20th July 2pm Hosted By Debbie Chandler 

Book to Discuss “The Perfect Son” by Frieda Mcfadden

Scrabble Tuesday 21st July 2pm hosted by Joy Mills, 

Knit &Natter Tuesday 28th July 2pm hosted by Kath Delaney 

Future events 

 

Group meeting 

“Beach Party”

Live music & Buffet. £16.00

at Upton St Leonard’s village Hall 

Saturday 3rd October 2.00-4.00pm.  

The July meeting is the last chance for you to book this event

 

Glevum Annual Lunch

Tuesday October 27th

Venue Cafe Rene, Southgate Street Gloucester

More information soon.

 

Next meeting 11th August 

National Star Center 

A talk by Monica Farthing

 

June Information

 

Next meeting Tuesday June 9^th 2026 7.30pm

“Teckles Animal Sanctuary”

talk by Lorna Brooks.

 

This month’s GFWI Newsletter has been distributed to members along with booking forms for events advertised.

All the information about events & booking forms will also be on display at the next meeting.

Please check your digital copy of GFWI news to check the closing date for events. Please make sure you return the form and money to Val for her to book it for you.

 

Glevum Groups for Glevum Members

Book Club Mon 15th June 2pm Hosted by Sue Inwood.

Book to discuss “Other people’s houses” by Clare Mackintosh

Scrabble Tuesday 16th June 2pm  hosted by Kath Delaney.

Knit &Natter Tuesday 30th June 2pm hosted by Julie Huggett.

 

Group Meeting

The hosts for this year’s group meeting are Twyver WI. The theme is

“Beach Party”

Live music & Buffet.

The event will take place at Upton St Leonard’s village Hall

Saturday 3^rd October 2.00-4.00pm.

Cost £16.00 to include a buffet. Payment no later than our July meeting.

Payments can be made using the following methods:- Cash or cheque (In an envelope with your name/event on) or BACS please use reference “Group meeting”.

 

Next meeting Tuesday 9^th July 2026 7.30pm

“Social Evening”

 

May Information

 

Next meeting Tuesday May 12^th 2026 7.30pm

“Stop thinking and Start living”

Talk by Keith Ray.

 

If you have not already done so, you need to fill in the new membership form confirming your biological sex at birth.

We can then confirm your membership renewal with NFWI.

Please speak to Emma for a form.

 

This month’s GFWI Newsletter has been distributed to members along with booking forms for events advertised.

All the information about events & booking forms will also be on display at the next meeting.

Please check your digital copy of GFWI news to check the closing date for events. Please make sure you return the form and money to Val for her to book it for you.

 

At the last meeting a suggestion was made that members who wanted a paper copy of the GFWI monthly newsletter as well as the digital copy might like to make a single donation of £2.00 towards the cost of Glevum of buying paper copies for this year.  

There will be a box out at the meeting If you would like to donate.

 

NFWI Online Annual Meeting Thur 4^th June 2026

NFWI Online Annual Meeting Thursday 4th June 2026 (Exact timings to follow) Upton St Leonards Pavillion, GL4 8AD

Twyver Wl are once again planning to host this event so we can all share the experience of watching it on a big screen together.

Tickets cost £5 (Pay Viv Bick at our May meeting)

 Tea/coffee will be available, Raffle tickets and cake for sale.

 Please bring your own lunch

Speakers 

Anne Boden - founder of Starting Bank & Professor Michele Dougherty- Astronomer Royal, Chair of Institute of Physics

Resolutions to be brought to the meeting

1. Action on women's homelessness

2.Accessible public toilet facilities to promote dignity, health, and social Inclusion.

Please speak to Viv Bick if you would like to attend. Viv will be collecting £5 cash for the event at our May Meeting.

 

Glevum Groups for Glevum Members

Book Club Mon 18^th May 2pm Hosted by Sue Wright, 66 Birchwood Fields, GL4 OAP

Book to discuss ‘A Place called winter’ by Patrick Gale.

Scrabble  2pm 19th May Hosted Viv Woodger

Knit &Natter 2pm 26th May Hosted by Jan Joyner

 

Viv Bick has knitting wool which has been donated to her. If anyone knows of a charity who could use some wool please speak to Viv.

 

Dates for your diary

The hosts for this year’s group meeting are Twyver WI. The theme is “Beach Party”

The event will take place at Upton St Leonard’s village Hall Saturday 3/10/26 2.00-4.00pm.

Cost £16.00 to include a buffet.

We will be taking names and payments starting at our May meeting. Cash, cheque (In an envelope with your name/event on) or BACS please use reference “Group meeting”.

 

Next meeting Tuesday 9^th June 2026 7.30pm

“Teckles Animal Sanctuary” talk by Lorna Brooks.