Gary Johannas and Caroline Prout engaged members last night with a fascinating insight into how our brains work: front brain and primitive brain (dealing with phobias, anxiety, depression and anger). It seems we have a bucket where these things go so we can use our sleep to process them. However, when it gets too full, it all goes wrong! We discovered that what we need to do is to think positive, active positive and interact socially positively. We can start by identifying at least one good thing each day.
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Bring plants and garden paraphernalia for our raffle tonight
Remember to bring along your unwanted seedlings, plants or cuttings for our garden raffle tonight . The theme is plants that attract bees. Bring any unwanted garden paraphernalia, too.
WI Centenary Craft Fair at the Harrogate International Centre
Saturday or Sunday 5 and 6 September 2014 – proposed coach trip to the first ever WI Centenary Craft Fair at the Harrogate International Centre. The fair offers four fantastic days of craft, creativity, shopping, education and fun for everyone – members and non-members alike. Sign up sheet available at March meeting onwards. Prompt response needed, please, so we can book tickets and the coach.
Last chance to get your tickets for the Mikron Theatre – ‘Raising Agents’
Friday 22nd May at 7.30pm. Congregational Hall, Bowden Lane, Market Harborough, LE16 7JD – buy your ticket now!
We are delighted to announce that the Mikron Touring Theatre will be in Market Harborough in May with their specially written play to celebrate 100 years’ of WI.
Bunnington WI is a bit down-at-heel. Dwindling membership means they can barely afford the hall, let alone a decent speaker. So when a PR guru becomes a member, the women are glad of new blood. Initially.
The milk of WI kindness begins to sour when she re-brands them the Bunnington Bunnies. They’re hopping. With stakes higher than a five tiered cake stand, a battle ensues for the very soul of Bunnington, perhaps the WI itself!
On the threshold of one century into the next, this tale of hobbyists and lobbyists asks how much we should know our past or how much we should let go of it.
Above all else, like the WI itself, Raising Agents is a story of friendship.
Friday 22nd May at 7.30pm. Congregational Hall, Bowden Lane, Market Harborough, LE16 7JD . Full £12, £10 conc. For tickets please email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com. Tea & Coffee/BYOB
Book for Welland Valley Vineyard visit
Did you know wine is made locally? Marston Trussell in fact. To find out more and see how wine is made, join Market Harborough WI members on a trip to Welland Valley Vineyard on Wednesday 15 July 2015. Cost just £6. Put your name down for this trip at the next monthly meeting.
Items urgently needed for the Carnival float
- Bath sponges
- Car sponges
- Foam sheets
- Polystyrene large bits for carving into shapes
- Cardboard
- Poster paint
Needed urgently for making model cakes for the carnival float. Bring them along to the next meeting on 22 April. If you can’t make the meeting and are able to donate any of the above items, then email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com or call 07547 890 756.
We also need more volunteers, to help make items for the float, decorate it on the day and support as walkers during the procession. You can help with lots of things or just come along for a fun making craft night. We need commitment to join in….we don’t want to cancel!!
Purchasing your copy of The WI: A Centenary History
Gin tour – great fun
What an amazing evening at Warner Edwards Gin Distillery. 17 of us went along to learn about how gin is made and how the distillery came to be set up in Harrington.
Warner Edwards Gin exists as the result of 2 friends at university with the ambition and vision of creating a “distinctive, artisan spirit.”
The evening started with a short walk to see where the natural springs are on their farmland. Their gins made from this natural spring water, grain spirit, homegrown elderflower an 10 secret botanicals – all of which are a closely guarded secret.
We then went to the distillery, which is in a converted barn on the farm and heard in detail about the start of the business and distillation process. The first batch was produced in November 2012 and since then, they have gone from strength to strength, winning several awards, the most recent being a “Double Gold” at San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Besides the original Dry Gin, they have since introduced Elderflower Gin, Sloe Gin and most recently Rhubarb Gin.
It was a really interesting and enjoyable evening, with us being able to sample all the different gins – definitely worth going for!
Many thanks to Warner Edwards for letting us visit. (Valerie Hitchcox)
Pot up your plants and seedlings for our garden raffle
A reminder to pot up spare seedlings, plants or cuttings for our April garden raffle (the 22nd). The theme is plants that attract bees. Sort out any unwanted garden paraphernalia, too.
Social events – update on payments policy
A reminder that when booking your place on all events, payments must be at the same time. Should you be unable to attend, we will do our best to reallocate your place but a refund cannot be guaranteed.
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