When you buy today’s issue of the Harborough Mail, check us out on page 65. There’s full details of this exciting event. Better still, tell your friends and contact us to buy your tickets now. It’s cheaper before the show, which is on Friday 1 March 2013, 7.30 pm at the Congregational Church on Bowden Lane, Market Harborough. It’s a great chance to see outfits modelled and maybe treat yourself to a new spring outfit, plus you will be supporting our major fund raising event this year. Members are modelling the clothes and will be delighted to have your support. See you there!
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Fun evening with Rosie Metaxa demonstrating Egyptian dancing
Rosie Metaxa entertained us on Wednesday with a demonstration of Egyptian dancing. She began with a short, fascinating talk on the history and background of Egyptian dancing, supported with the opportunity to see and handle some beautiful examples of handmade costumes. The bead work was exquisite, as you can see in the pictures below.
Rosie expertly demonstrated an Egyptian dance, then showed us some of the individual movements. At that point, members had great fun having a go themselves.
If you want to have a go, then Rosie runs a number of classes locally.
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Fashion Show posters now available – can you help?
Market Harborough WI Fashion Show posters are now available. If you can display one near to you, then do print a copy off or ask a committee member for a copy (or copies!) at the next monthly meeting. Alternatively, contact us.
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January monthly meeting – a couple of things!
Do join us for a fun and friendly evening of Egyptian Dancing on Wednesday 23 January 2013. Rose Metaxa will demonstrate and there’ll be a chance to have a go. So checkout your wardrobe for that floaty scarf with coins you’ve always wanted to wear and didn’t dare, and bring it along. You could be the star of the evening!
Membership fees – these are now overdue. Do remember to bring along your cheque book or some cash. It’s £33 but where else can you have 11 nights’ out for £3 each? Not only that, you can meet new friends and try out new things.
There’s an exciting social programme too, so remember to check out the noticeboards when you come along and put your name down. Again, have some spare cash with you to put down a deposit when booking.
If you have any unwanted gifts that you can donate to our monthly raffle, then pop them in a bag and bring them along and give to any commitee member.
Finished reading your Christmas books? Then bring them along and donate them to the book box so someone else can enjoy them, too. You can browse through the box and for a small donation to MHWI fund raising you can even take away a book of your choice to while away these dark winter evenings.
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Fashion Show – Friday 1 March 2013
Make a note on your calendar for 2013 to join us on Friday 1 March for an evening of fashion.
‘Wear It’ will be a fun evening, with friends, to check out fashion bargains. It’s just £3.50 in advance or £5.00, including a glass of wine on arrival (non alchoholic drinks also available). Sign up at the next monthly meeting or contact us.
Watch this space – more details to follow nearer the time!
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Best wishes for 2013
The committee would like to wish members and their families all the best for 2013. We hope it’s a great year!
We have an exciting programme lined up for you, plus social activities and interest groups. For some events, members are welcome to bring along non-members too. So, make one of your new year’s resolutions meeting new friends and trying different activities!
If you’re thinking about joining and would like to attend a monthly meeting, then drop us an email and a committee member will be there to greet you and introduce you to other members.
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We want your unwanted Christmas presents
What to do with those unwanted Christmas gifts? Bring them along to the next WI monthly meeting and we will be delighted to recycle them, using them for raffle prizes.
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Happy Christmas to all Market Harborough WI members
The committee would like to wish all members and their families a lovely Christmas and a fantastic 2013.
See you all again at our next meeting on 23 January to burn off all that excess!
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Christmas bunting
Market Harborough WI members proudly displayed their creative skills by entering bunting made for Christmas in a competition at the December meeting. Enormous detail was used and many must have taken hours to complete!
Each piece was numbered and members voted for their favourite. The winning item was made by WI member, Carla, who had done a picture of Father Christmas – spot number 3 on the pictures below.
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Christmas gets off to a get start!
WI members enjoyed a festive end to the year by celebrating in style!
Market Harborough Choral Society set the scene by singing a range of new and traditional carols in the Congreational Church, WI members accompanying them on old favourites.
A Dutch supper followed. The tables were laden with a whole range of seasonal foods – moe pounds to burn off in the new year! Top marks though to Patsy’s husband’s Millionaires’ sortbread – delicious!
Teams then competed in a Christmas quiz. Team Totally Crackers just (only just though) won, completing rounds on 2012 Headlines, Christmas facts and Pictionary.
Finally, the winner of the Christmas bunting competition was announced and the raffle was drawn.
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