W 3

What does W3 stands for.  It is “Women Warmly Welcome”; not “Wild Women on Wednesdays” or even “Wine, Wine, Wine”, although we are known to have fun and indulge in the occasional glass of wine!

The group was formed three years ago, and its aim is to provide a focus point to allow women to meet and engage in thought provoking educational and challenging opportunities, sharing experiences and providing support and friendship to each other and the wider community.  Each year we nominate a chosen charity and raise funds, sharing them between the charity and Holy Saviours Church.  Our current charity is De Paul Nightstop UK, which supports a network of Nightstop services throughout the United Kingdom, each providing safe emergency accommodation for homeless young people aged 16-25 in the homes of approved volunteers.  Our local branch is in Whitley Bay.

We arrange speakers for our meetings, ranging from “A Day in the Life of an Environmental Health Officer”, through “Sixty Years in Tynemouth”, “My day at a Tudor Wedding” to “Walking With – support for refugees and asylum seekers”.  Each year we hold a Beetle Drive, which is a lot of fun and our Christmas event is a Faith Supper with games and quizzes.  In December, instead of organising a bran-tub amongst ourselves, we wrapped presents for the men attending Walking With, as they are often forgotten at Christmas.

We meet on the first Wednesday of the month in the Parish Centre at 7.15pm, and as our name implies, any woman is warmly welcome.  Why not come along and join us one evening?