Decibelles participated in a Spring Sing concert, along with Soundbytes and 3’s A Chord, last Friday and again it proved to be a superb evening; they raised over £1500 for the Mary Frances Trust which was a fantastic amount – thank you to those who participated and who came to support!
On Friday 22nd March we said a very sad farewell to one of our founder members of the Great Bookham Belles WI – Carol Garrett.
The Belles February meeting was one our most entertaining and
informative yet. Professional Bread maker and celebrity YouTube vlogger Jack Sturgess aka Bake with Jack.co.uk, demonstrated the art of baking delicious homemade bread.
Using just flour, yeast, salt and water Jack showed how these simple ingredients could be transformed with relative ease and surprisingly little
effort into mouthwatering homemade bread. Who knew that you could prove bread at room temperature and that dough had a top and a bottom?? Even those with breadmaking experience learnt some fantastic new top tips from Jack’s humorous presentation and he was bombarded with questions from a very enthusiastic and appreciative audience.
Jack obviously knows his stuff – the samples he provided at the end of his
demonstration were absolutely delectable with many members saying it was some of the best bread they had ever tasted.
The Co-op had probably better stock up on Strong White Flour. The Bookham Belles are now hooked on dough thanks to our inspiring breadmaking lesson from Jack Sturgess – our Fabulous Baker Boy.
On a cold Friday in February 24 Belles made their way to HMP Highdown in Sutton for another visit to The Clink restaurant.
13 members took part in a Wine and Food Tasting Tour at Denbies Vineyard on Friday, 11th January. We watched a short film about the history of the place, were shown around the production line by our very entertaining guide and finally got the opportunity to taste 3 delightful wines which were paired with tasty morsels of salmon, chicken, Norbury Blue cheese and a gorgeous champagne truffle to finish.
We held a raffle afterwards to win a bottle of Denbies’ sparkling wine which was deservedly won by our president Amanda Edge. We’re all looking forward to the next event!
