A Cambridge branch of the WI set out to use social media to dispel some myths and stereotypes about the WI. “We know we aren’t pearl clutching over opinionated interfering old battle-axes, but it’s time we told the rest of the world that!”
Members were asked to post a picture of themselves on Facebook on 1st October holding a sign saying “I am WI” and use the hash tag #iamwi.
The results are wonderful and inspiring and show that WI members come from all walks of life and have a wide range of interests.
Have a look here for the real face of the WI:
https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/iamwi?fref=ts
We are an amazing bunch of ladies!”
Category Archives: Market Harborough WI
Sloe and apple jelly – tasty, original WI recipe for you to try
Gemma Underwood says, ‘Earlier this year i collected some sloes but instead of making the obvious Sloe Gin i had a look through a preserves book that i had to see if i could make anything else and i found a recipe for Sloe and Apple Jelly and i was surprised how easy it was to make, i did double the mixture and i ended up with 6 jars of jelly.Looking at the book again yesterday
i realised it was actually an old women’s institute book, what were the chances of that!’
i realised it was actually an old women’s institute book, what were the chances of that!’‘I have taken a photo of the recipe if anyone would like to give it a try.’
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Coffee morning – Saturday 5 July 2014
If you haven’t done so already, make sure you put this date in your diary and tell your family and friends, too. Our major, annual fund raising event this year is to be a Coffee Morning to be held at the Market Harborough Theatre in Adam and Eve Street (near the council offices/new library and museum and just behind the Old Grammar School on High Street). Entry is free. The event will run from 9 am until lunchtime.
We need members’ help in a number of ways, please.
- Home made cakes to sell at the event and to be sold with refreshments**
- Prizes for the tombola stall – anything, as long as it is within its sold by date. Please bring these by the June meeting on 25th
- Volunteers to help on a rota basis (2 hour slots) to make and serve refreshments, manage the cake and tombola stalls and maybe outside to encourage passers by to pop in for a coffee
** Cakes can be dropped off at the Leicestershire and Rutland Federation quiz night at the Congregational Church Hall on the Friday evening, the 4th (a couple of members will be doing the refreshments). Or, you can drop them off at 11 Ashley Way, Market Harborough Le16 7XD on the 4th You can also leave them in the porch, unless it is a really hot day! Alternatively, call 07906 857 133 if you would like your cake to be collected. Lastly, you can drop them off at the Theatre on the morning of the 5th July between 8.15 am and 9 am.
Cellophane, boxes and paper plates for presenting your cake for sale will be available at the June meeting.
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Dairy Farm Visit – last chance to book tonight
The next social event is for the Dairy Farm Visit which is on 7th May 2014. It begins at 7pm and finishes around 9pm with refreshments. There is a walk up the fields to see the cows grazing etc, and then around the farm buildings to see the baby calves and the milking parlour. Jane would recommend wellingtons, as there’s always plenty of cow poo about! It is £5 per person payable at tonight’s monthly meeting.
The postcode for SatNav’s is LE14 2PS. Plenty of car parking in the farmyard which is right at the end of Church Lane.
Leicester Hedgehog Rescue – what’s it all about?
Join Colleen Powell from Leicester Hedgehog Rescue, on Wednesday 26 March, to find out how they are caring for these creatures in their gardens, some in their own hedgehog hospitals. There’ll be a chance to see a young hedgehog close up. You’ll also pick up tips on how to make your own garden a safer place for hedgehogs.
It’s official – it’s 10s all round with the Jerusalem Jammers
Yes, it’s true! Market Harborough WI members scored 10s all round when they joined in the dancing with the Jerusalem Jammers.
tf the February monthly meeting last night, the Jerusalem Jammers, the only WI group in the country, entertained members with displays of their Morris dancing. They were accompanied by their own small troupe of musicians.
This unique group has been running for 31 years and is based in Leicestershire. The longest serving members have also been members for that length of time, joining at its inception in 1982. They meet monthly to practise, as well as performing at many events around the county and country. The group includes mother and daughter.
Many of the dances are now over 60 years’ old and originate from local villages, which is reflected in their names. All dances performed were for female dancers, with the exception of the last one which was originally for men. New dances are bought from the Morris Federation, of which the Jammers are members.
Join us this week on Wednesday 26th February at 7.30 to find out all about the Leicestershire WI garland dancers, a female group formed in 1982. They will demonstrate their Morris dancing and give us an introduction into the history of this English tradition. Bring your soft shoes with you and have a go, too. Check them out on: Jerusalem Jammers
See you on Wednesday.
Help with WI committee
Are you interested in joining the Market Harborough WI committee in September? It is the invaluable contributions and time volunteered by current and former committee members that have helped make this new WI so successful.
If you would like to ‘try us out’ by attending a committee meeting to see what it is all about, maybe with a view to stepping up to the new committee in September, then do speak to any one of the current committee members at the next and forthcoming coming monthly meetings. You can spot us – we wear the sashes! Better still, monthly committee meetings are in a local pub with parking right outside.
A couple of the original committee members will be standing down this summer so we urgently need your help now. You can also Contact us or call 0754 789 0756.
Can you sew? Help urgently needed for a charity
Christine Lucas has over 1000 knitted squares that she needs sewn into blankets for the poor in Belarus. Every year someone she knows takes a truck over with desks for schools and all sorts of other things that really help them out. The truck is going in March and she is overwhelmed with so many squares to sew. So it anyone is prepared to help her they can contact her on phone no: 0116 279874. From what she was telling a committee member, it sounds like a good cause
Help us to remove the old Facebook group
Are you still a member of the original MHWI Facebook group? If so, we would like you to remove yourself, and follow us on the new group. Then we can close the old group. About 30 people still need to do this.
14 Jan
Dear All,By the way, if you have not yet removed yourself from the old Market Harborough WI facebook group (for those who weren’t there at the last committee meeting, we need to do this in order to close the old group), please do the following:
1. Go to your newsfeed page in Facebook
2. You will see the groups you belong to listed on the left hand side of the page
3. Move your cursor to the right hand side of the “Market Harborough WI” listing and go to the righthand side of the screen, to the cogged wheel icon.
4. Click on the cogand several options should appear. The bottom one will be “Leave Group”.
5. Select that option and follow the prompts to confirm.
6. If that doesn’t work, consult a teenager.
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