The Newington Women’s Group is a dynamic group of women that welcomes mothers, aunts and grandmothers of current and former Newington College students. We aim to provide the opportunity for women to engage with the Newington community through fellowship with women of past and present students of Newington College and other women who wish to further the welfare of the students and the College. This is achieved primarily by organising and holding social events, such as the Year 7 Mother & Son Dinner, the Annual Women’s Dinner and a Trivia Night. We also have a number of community initiatives that are designed to be fun as well such as ‘Wrap with Love’, a Baking Bee for the Black and White Café and cake stall at Back to Newington Day. Both events are designed to be an opportunity for the mothers to socialise with other mothers, in an informal setting.

This year’s Women’s Dinner is scheduled for Friday 24 August. Come and join us for an evening of food and entertainment in the ‘Prescott Nightclub’. We would love to have as many as possible celebrate the women of Newington.

After a hiatus of a few years, we are hosting a trivia night on Friday 7 September for the whole community. There will be all types of quizzes, games, and great prizes. An antipasto platter will be provided to start and tea and coffee will be available, however please bring drinks and anything else you and your team members would like to share. Seating is tables of ten, so please come and join us for an evening of brain teasers, laughs and prizes.

The ‘Wrap with Love’ project is a community initiative that the Newington Women’s  Group has recently become involved with. This project is part of the Wrap With Love Charity. Wrap With Love was formed in 1992 to distribute wraps to people suffering extreme weather conditions. A small group of knitters meets regularly to knit squares that are turned into lovely wraps. Even if you cannot join us, knitting is something that can be done when watching our sons from the sidelines or at home. There are a large number of knitters who cannot join us at school and so choose to work on their own. We are looking for knitters and sewers to help out.

The Newington Women’s Group is also currently working on forming a pool of scribes and readers to help the College’s Literacy Support Department. We are seeking volunteers from the community who would like to participate in this very important task. We will be holding an information night in August where a Literacy Support member will speak.

For more information, please contact Rollanda Rosenstrauss.