Yes, two lucky members will each be winning a voucher value £200 for WI’s Denman College. What a marvellous chance to try a course and maybe learn a new skill!
So, instead of the normal raffle, each member will be able to buynjust one raffle ticket this evening. If you can’t make it but want to be included, then email now: marketharboroughwi@gmail.com. We’ll put you a ticket into the draw and you can pay us next time you come.
Yes, just 15 places left, so reserve your seat now. Non members welcome, including a child (price is the same):
Christmas Shopping Trip to Birmingham – Saturday 19 November 2016 – £10 for the bus. On arrival in Birmingham there will be an optional, WI exclusive, morning tour of the Jewellery Quarter museum (£7 to include tea and cake). Maybe book a matinee in the afternoon or start your Christmas shopping? Bus will be at the market entrance on Northampton Road, Market Harborough at 8.30 am ready for a 9 am departure. Coach will leave Birmingham at 6 pm. Bookings taken from the June meeting onwards.
Happy birthday – 5 successful years!
It’s amazing – 5 successful years’ of MHWI completed this month. We’ve achieved so much: wide range of speakers and activities at monthly meetings, continued to regularly recruit new members of all ages, supported local charities and taken part in town events (such as MH in Bloom and winning best float in the Carnival last year).
We need your help and support to do this and continue to grow, so we look forward to seeing you again on Wednesday evening at the annual meeting. We are still seeking new committee members to replace those stepping down, not least our President, Clare. Although several people are stepping up, others are welcome to come forward, not least someone to be new President. Fancy doing this? On your own or maybe jointly? Now’s your chance. You need to commit for a year, but ideally for two. Are you up for it?
After the annual meeting business on Wednesday, illusionist Douglas Maddy, will be astounding us with his tricks, leaving us thinking, ‘Now how did he do that?!’
Members are invited to bring along their favourite tipple (and glasses) and nibbles to share with others at their tables. Tea and coffee will be on sale (no cakes).
Check out out Clare Farquhar, our President, and Isabel Aldrich, secretary, with Ben Jackson on his BBC Radio Leicester programme on Thursday 22nd September. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes
Ben had been swapping jam and offering WI cake all week around Leicestershire. MHWI rose to the challenge offering a wide variety of goodies made by our lovely members.
The ladies had a wonderful time chatting to Ben throughout the afternoon. They shared history of the Institute and how MHWI began. Ben teased Clare about her lack of baking and jam making skills and wanted to know why Isabel had chosen not to share her beloved gooseberry jam!!
There were lots of lovely people from the town to chat to and share cake with. It was a wonderful experience.
‘Lovely birthday pressie from my sis, Marie Kennedy!’, says Evanda Greenwood, one of our committee members. ‘She won the raffle at the Christmas meeting!’
Both had a tiring but fantastic day at WI’s Denman College. Learnt to make macarons and red velvet cupcakes! Super tutor and lovely lunch! Enjoyed it soo much!
Evanda Greenwood at Denman College
Marie Kennedy enjoying her treat from last Christmas’ raffle – Denman College
Evanda Greenwood at Denman College
If you can make some cakes or cookies, or maybe have a pot of homemade jam to hand, then please drop them off to Clare (our President) and Isabel (our Secretary) who will be outside Market Harborough market from 2.30 pm today. They are being interviewed by Radio Leicester at 3 pm. Radio Leicester has been touring the county promoting their 
WI week and today is our turn. Your baking with help with MHWI’s cake and jam give out. So, ladies – let’s bake! This morning!
This survey is for completion by people of all ages and will help Voluntary Action South Leicestershire bid for 5 years’ further funding for an already successful project to which we have donated funds:
VASL ( Voluntary Action South Leicestershire) are carrying out a survey about Loneliness in the Harborough District.
Please could you ask your members if they would like to respond, or put this on your website? We would welcome as many local views as possible.
see http://vasl.org.uk/community- champions-survey
If easier I could send you paper forms
The survey closes on 28 September.
I can be contacted on MH 439262
Thank you
Rohini Corfield
Updates on what’s happening: events, competitions, Denman, training, etc: nfwi-news-october-final
The University of Bristol is currently doing some research about how hospitals in England make changes, or ‘reasonable adjustments’, to their services so that disabled people are not disadvantaged when accessing healthcare. Examples of reasonable adjustments include: providing a ramp entrance, a loop hearing system, or longer appointment times, as well as sending letters in easy-read format or large print.
The University is currently looking for people who would like to be interviewed about their experiences to share how hospital services have provided reasonable adjustments to meet your needs, as well as learning about what has worked well, and what could have been better.
The interview will take about an hour, and a researcher will either come and talk with you in person or talk to you over the telephone. All disabled people who take part in this interview will be offered a £20 gift voucher. To be able to take part, you must self-identify as a disabled person, be aged 18 or over, and have attended, or been admitted to any hospital in England in the last two years.
If you are interested in taking part in the project, or would like more information, please contact either Dr Stuart Read: stuart.read@bristol.ac. uk, 0117 331 0471; or Victoria Mason: victoria.mason@bristol. ac.uk, by Friday 30th September 2016. Stuart or Victoria will get back to you by Friday 7th October 2016 to let you know whether you will be interviewed. The interviews will be conducted between October-December 2016.
Kind Regards
Tracey
Tracey Allan-Jones
Office Manager
Healthwatch Rutland
c/o Voluntary Action Rutland
Lands’ End Way
Oakham
LE15 6RB
01572 720381
http://www.healthwatchrutland. co.uk/
National WI have passed on this information if you fancy having a go at netball:
Market Harborough WI 