Ben Frazer demonstrating some of the intricate skills needed to produce characters from modelling paste this evening. It’s much harder than it looks, at least for some of us! Link to utube video and full notes to follow in the next few days.
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Reminder for this evening
- Last chance to bring in unwanted bras and new pants for our Smalls for Africa appeal.
- Buy your tickets for Canary Girls by the Mikron Theatre on 10 June.
- £3 for materials to take part in sugarcraft workshop with Ben Frazer tonight
- Book your place on the Cocktails Evening in May
Latest events at Denman College
Bake and Make, Literary Lunch and Henley Heritage – Download for full details of 3 new events and details on how to book: Forthcoming Events at Denmann – late spring 2016
Latest NFWI newsletter and survey for new mums
All the latest news on what’s happening or being planned nationally: NFWI news – May (pdf)
Plus, new mums may be able to help with this request:
Help with NFWI’s ‘More Midwives’ campaign – NFWI have partnered with the
National Childbirth Trust (NCT) to survey the maternity experiences of women
who have recently given birth in England and Wales. The survey is open to women
who have given birth in 2014 or later.
I would appreciate if you would share the following link to the survey with your
Responses to the survey will inform how NHS maternity reforms are implemented
in the future. The survey closes on 6 May
Tickets for Canary Girls selling out fast
Tickets are selling out fast so get yours now to see a performance of “Canary Girls”, a play written by Mikron Theatre. Mikron Theatre wrote, produced and performed the specially written “Raising Agents” show last year in honour of our centenary celebrations. Family and friends very welcome.
Full details are on the attached flyer. Canary Girls Poster If you are interested, please let us know how many tickets you would like by 15th May 2016: ticket requests to mhwimikrontickets@gmail.com (not the usual MHWI email!)
Friday 10th June at 7.30pm. Harborough Evangelical Church, 121 Bath Street, Market Harborough, LE16 9JL
Tickets are £12 full price, £10 concessions (student/retired/unemployed). Hot Drinks and Cakes will be on sale.
Just to tempt you even further, here is a little more on the storyline:
CANARY GIRLS:
Summer 1914.
Sisters Rose and Lizzie work as maids, a world of deference, bed-making and poor pay. When war breaks, adventure-seeking Rose becomes a shell worker, persuading her procedure loving sister Lizzie, to follow her to a world offering more money, exciting work and union activity. It seems like a new start.
But as the sisters discover the dangers of shell work, they realise their dreams are pulling in opposite directions.
As old and new worlds collide on the factory floor, each sister must ultimately decide, which takes more courage – following your dreams, or giving them up for the ones you love?
Funny, heartfelt and tender. Mikron presents a tale of two sisters well and truly at war.
Update on MHWI social programme
Some exciting stuff planned – put the dates in your diaries now!
Unwanted bras and new pants needed for a good cause
Women and families in Africa would love to have your unwanted bras and new pants, so if you have bras that didn’t fit or you just don’t like put them to one side and bring them along to the next monthly meeting. They can be teen bras or nursing bras, too.
Pants are much needed, too. Next time you buy some pants, pick up a spare pack, too (donations of these must be new!). These can be for children aged 3 to 15 years or womens’, sizes 8 to 16.
Bring them along to the monthly meeting on 27 April. We’re collecting for Smalls for Africa. We’ll be sending off our collection after the April meeting. You can also speak to Vicky Watts at the next monthly meeting or email: marketharboroughwi@gmail.com
Invitation to Joules seconds sale
Old Dalby WI have sent this invitation for Tuesday 31 May: Invitation from Old Dalby WI re Joules sale
Fashion Show invitation – Friday 22 April, Langham
Langham and Barleythorpe WI has tickets available to their SOS Fashion Show on Friday, 22 April at 7pm at Village Hall in Langham.
Tickets are £5 to include wine and canapés.
There will now be some tickets on the door.
Please contact Rosemary
Another amazing success – our first craft fair!
Carmen’s crochet stall
Market Harborough WI held their first ever craft fair today! Another great first and held in our town’s landmark Old Grammar School. Thanks to all concerned for their hard work, especially Patsy, Evanda, Virgina, Fiona, Ann and Sarah who braved the cold and made fantastic sales on the cake and “shop-in-a-box” stalls.
Talking of cakes! A huge thank you for all the donations! The quantity and the quality was amazing.
We would also like to thank all the ladies from other WI’s that supported the event. Melton Afternoons, Charnwood WIgs and Cam City helped make the event and we hope they were pleased with their sales. It was a great event to share ideas and support each other and we hope to do more of this in the future.
Melton Afternoons stall
Arty Farty Tea Party from Cam City selling craft kits.
Mel (mmade) and Jo from Cam City.
Evanda checking out Charnwood WIgs.
Virginia and Patsy on stalls outside the Old Grammar School (well wrapped up on this cold day!)
Visitors trying on hats at Crafty Pink Giraffe, crocheted by Clare Farquhar
The Old Grammar School
Hobby craft group displaying items made by MHWI members
Gemma’s art stall, with mum Tina and her cupcakes and jam (both MHWI members)
