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Six brave soles

There was an ice-storm advisory for our Tuesday walk so one member of the walking group opted to walk indoors at the Gretzky Centre. Three brave souls with their six trusty ice-gripping soles ventured out onto the trails and had a wonderful walk in the rain. The trail was nearly empty but the conversation was great!

Dining at the Old School House

Our January Dining Out adventure drew the largest number of participants yet. Thirteen enjoyed lunch in the Library at The Olde School Restaurant in Brantford. We had the room to ourselves, and the conversation was as delightful as the meal. Their signature dessert – chocolate mous(s)e – inspired stories about dining at the restaurant over the years. Here is one of our long-time members enjoying her mouse!

Nova Vita’s Hope for the Holidays

CFUW Brantford members donated $1,850 to Nova Vita on December 7th, 2022.  The funds were allocated to the Hope for the Holidays initiative that supports women and children  in the shelter at Nova Vita as they navigated their way through the holiday season.
Anne Ruddell, Community Development Manager, advised us that tax receipts for 2022 donations will be sent out in the first eight weeks of 2023.
The Hope for the Holidays Committee, Bev Golden, Janet Kempster, Lin Fines and Maria Timmons would like to thank our members for their generosity.

The photo of CFUW Brantford presenting the donation to Nova Vita: from left to right:  Janet Kempster, Anne Ruddell, Nova Vita Community Development Manager, Maria Timmons and Bev Golden.

Trivia Night! Feb 8th, 2023

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    Walking group and Murdoch Mysteries!

    Today was the first walk of the fall and we were nearly foiled in our exercise plans because our scheduled trail was being used to film a scene for Murdoch Mysteries. The road was blocked with a flashing police car, but they did let us park further down and sneak onto the trail. It was interesting to sneak a peek of the cricket game in progress and the old cars!

    The walk was fabulous. Perfect weather.

    Dining out interest group

    The Dining Out Group celebrated in style after 30 months of “Pandemic-caused Interest Group lock down”.

    We dined at The Twisted Lemon in Cayuga. All eight of us swooned over the delicious dishes that were artistically presented complete with colorful and edible nasturtiums. We are very grateful that Chef/Owner Dan and his team weathered the last few years of Covid and maintained their standard of excellence in food, service, and ambiance.

    It is important to note that Twisted Lemon is only open for dinner these days. They have an outdoor dining area, but it is good to go early if you dine inside as it gets noisy when there are large parties of people (present company excluded of course!)

    We strongly recommend this restaurant as one of the very best in the area.

    Here are some restaurants we’ll be exploring in the coming months:

    Good Earth Food & Winery, Beamsville
    Langdon Hall,  Cambridge
    Gran Sasso, Brantford
    Olde School, Brantford
    Devlin’s, Mount Pleasant
    La Cantinella, St. George
    Cambridge Mill, Cambridge