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governments to take action the bottom,where the prince was starting to climb; at the back was the witch
waiting to pounce. The multi size biscuits making the building were stuck together
 No More Violence against with buttercream which looked just like mortar.
Women which encourages WI
members to take action to “Wow” they both said and took photos on their phones.
end the scourge of violence It was hard to believe that it was all made of biscuits, so many different textures,
against women so many different shapes, such clever modelling of the figures. “You must tell us
 End Plastic Soup which how you made each piece.”
explores the scale of “I'll explain as I cut into it and you taste the elements.”
microplastic fibre pollution and
calls on the government and “It seems a shame to destroy it.” said Gina. Kate lifted her knife to slice into it but
industry to develop solutions to her elbow caught the top of the tower and it plummeted to the floor and fell into
the problem myriad pieces. “I knew the buttercream wasn't strong enough,” she wailed and
crying uncontrollably, ran to her room and locked the door.
 Make Time for Mental Health
which focuses on improving “She's still got the knife, she wouldn't do anything silly would she?” They
the way we view mental hammered on the door and shouted.
health
“It's okay Kate you can make another one, the design's amazing a real winner.”
Until lockdown is lifted and our monthly meetings resume along with their reports
in this magazine , we’ll be bringing you more information on these campaigns. In “I can't possibly win,” came the reply. “Of course you can, it was only an
the meantime, stay safe and if you’d like to find out more, visit the national WI accident that broke it.”
website at www.thewi.org.uk/campaigns/current-campaigns-and-initiatives. “There's no point in me making it again, I can't win.” Kate was shouting now.
“You're talking rubbish, you can win, just come out and we'll try the biscuits.”
For details of future meetings, or further information about the WI, please contact
Di Pitts on 01929 471322 or Moira Mathers on 07900 906278. You can see more The door slowly opened and Kate's tear stained face met them. “I can't possibly
about our past meetings and activities on our Facebook page @BereRegisWI. win because I was knocked out of the Bake off three weeks ago.” They stared at
her and said nothing.
“I loved it so much I couldn't stop baking it was my soggy bottomed pastry let me
down. I've been staying with my mum at weekends.”

Gina and Joel enveloped her in a group hug and nobody spoke for a few
minutes until Joel said.
“Come on Kate, take your apron off and grab your coat, we're going down the
pub.”

“But I'm so ashamed, lying to you like that.”
“Nonsense,” said Joel. “You can make up for it by buying the drinks.”
As the left the flat Gina couldn't resist picking up an unbroken biscuit. God it
tasted so good.
Kate might not have won the competition but she was a damned good baker
and had made a lot of homeless people very happy.
Jenny Piercy

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