September 2024 Newsletter Part Three

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WMS TOOL SALE/FOR DONATIONS Saturday 31st August 2024

WMS Shed (WMS member help from 0900 please) 1000 - 1200

Longer term dates to put in your diaries:-

An evening with Berewood WI 1900 16th October (we still need members to join us with their workmate/benches)

WMS Christmas Lunch ttbc Friday 6th December 2024

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

September diary of events dates:-

WMS AGM 0930 3rd September 2024

St Wilfrid’s Church Upper Hall

WMS Committee Meeting 1030 Friday 6th September 2024

WMS Monthly BBQ 1200 Friday 6th September 2024

Talk by Richard Veitch with fish 1830 for 1900 27th September 2024

and chip supper Cowplain Activity Centre

(Please place your names down on the list in the galley with your supper requirements)

September Newsletter Quiz

1. What company was originally called "Cadabra"?

2.How many faces does a Dodecahedron have?

3. Aureolin is a shade of what colour?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is a baby pigeon are called?

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

August Newsletter Quiz Answers

1. Name my two new friends.

a. Lady Penelope and Parker (from Thunderbirds)

2. Who wrote the book Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car?

a. Ian Fleming

3. What is the common name for the larva of a housefly?

a. Maggot

4. What was the Turkish city of Istanbul called before 1930?

a. Constantinople

5. In which part of your body would you find the cruciate ligament?

a. Knee

6. How many human players are there on each side in a polo match?

a. Four

7. On average how far away is the moon from the earth in miles?

a. 238,000

8. In what year did The Beatles split up?

a. 1970

9. Which actor played the Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who?

a. Christopher Eccleston

10. What number is found in reference to their varieties on Heinz products?

a. 57

And finally:-

Until next time, stay safe and keep the articles coming for our newsletter.

Was this is one of original drills?

The Black and Pecker?

Dave (WMS Secretary)