A polite reminder that annual fees are due by the end of March. This year they are £48. Payment can be made by BACS and we ask that you put the reference as ANNUAL FEES so it is easy to reconcile the account. Many thanks in advance.

We had a lovely evening in March listening to Bill Haley and hearing all about his time working in the Royal Navy on the Royal Yacht Britannia. A really informative and interesting talk.

Our next meeting is Wednesday 24th April and we look forward to welcoming Colin Cohen who will be talking to us about the history of Social Housing.

Colin also volunteers for the Market Harborough Food bank and so we are asking for donations for that on the evening also. An email has been sent with the food stuffs they currently need so please do check your inbox.

We look forward to seeing you all next Wednesday

There are lots of courses that you may be interested in, many of which are free of charge, via the WI learning Hub. the link to access is as follows :- https://learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/courses/

It is also worth checking out the ‘Unofficial Women’s Institute’ (UWI) page on facebook which is very informative.

What a great evening we had at our ‘Cocktail Making Masterclass’ social event at Louisa’s Bar last week.

Ian guided us through the making of a Pornstar Martini and a Long Bramble – both of which were delicious! We enjoyed some nibbles, and an evening with lots of chatting and laughter.

Our next monthly get together is Wednesday 28th February where we are looking forward to welcoming Phil Jesson. Phil is a presenter on HFM but also works passionately as a volunteer presenter and facilitator for UNSEEN – the UK’s leading  charity fighting modern slavery today. Phil will be sharing some information on Modern Slavery with us all.

We look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday and if you have any friends or relatives who would like to join our WI please feel free to bring them along.

A MASSIVE thank you to Laura and Jess from Laura Lane Studios who came to our January meeting. Laura provided a make up demonstration and shared lots of valuable make up advice. Jess then did a hair demonstration showing the different ways ghd’s can be used to curl hair and again gave us lots of really useful tips. 

The luxury Laura Lane studios are based on the High Street and have 3 floors dedicated to natural beauty and helping you look and feel amazing. There is also an amazing cafe on the ground floor which is also well worth a visit. check out their website http://www.lauralanestudios.com for more information.

We all thoroughly enjoyed our evening and now will all be looking very glamorous!!!

Happy New Year to you all. We are looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday. As part of our Wellness evening we are pleased to welcome Laura Lane studios who will be talking to us and providing a demonstration on how to apply makeup to the more mature complexion and also some hairdressing tips. We also welcome our member Diane Claridge who will be talking to us about Reflexology and the many benefits this provides.

We will also be voting on the annual resolutions and ask that if you have any unwanted Christmas presents that you bring them in for our raffle.

We look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday and if you have any friends or relatives who would like to join our WI please feel free to bring them along.

We all enjoyed our December Christmas Meeting. We welcomed Bronwyn Ramsey and Mel Reed from Cambridge WI who expertly guided us through the intricacies of learning various dance steps. We may not be Strictly level but we certainly enjoyed ourselves. We quenched our thirst afterwards with wine from Chris at Viva Vino and enjoyed trying out some of the different wines he had bought for us to taste. It wouldn’t be a true WI Christmas party without a dutch supper and a christmas raffle!!

The Craft Club enjoyed an evening of wreath making last week and we all made an amazing festive wreaths to adorn our doors. We clearly have lots of budding florists! Many thanks to Denise Line and Fiona Dudbridge for organising the evening and bringing the mince pies x

Put on your Christmas glitz and sparkle – we have a fun filled festive evening planned for our December Christmas get together!

We will be having our own “Strictly Come Dancing Evening” where we will be learning some ballroom dancing routines courtesy of Bronwyn and Mel from Cambridge WI. So get those dancing shoes on!

We will also be having a visit from Chris from Viva Vino. You will remember Chris from last December. Chris will be bringing a sample of wines for us to taste and give us the opportunity to buy some wine for a Christmas tipple! There will be a complimentary glass of wine for you all.

There will be a dutch supper so please bring a dish that can be shared with everyone – savoury or sweet.

We have a raffle extravaganza with lots of amazing ‘hamper style’ raffle prizes so please bring those pound coins along to buy some tickets. You gotta be in it to win it!!

And finally there will be a secret santa present swap so please bring along a wrapped present to the value of £5 and swap it for something to open on the 25th.

We look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday in your festive jumpers or sparkly Christmas attire.