Skittles evening fun on 11 March

Pub skittlesThe Bricklayer’s Arms at Kibworth is the venue for a WI Skittles evening on Wednesday 11 March.   Simple, but tasty, pub suppers are available, too.

A great chance to relax and meet new people.   Hope to see you there.  Book your place at the February monthly meeting this Wednesday.

 

WI November Social – Live Music in support of Mo’ket Harborough

Several members of Market Harborough WI are actively supporting the Movember men’s health money raising event (you recall seeing the men around you growing moustaches for the month and asking you to sponsor them?) and you are warmly invited to this social, taking place this Friday, 7 November

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IMG_1201-w500-h500Our new president, Clare Farquhar, adds, ‘Funky Mo brooches are on sale at Duncan Murray Wines.  Made by your crafty president.  So please support me and the Movember charity and maybe grab a bottle of Mo’vember Ale or Two Birds gin.  Great charity event being supported by fantastic local contributors.’

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Haunted Leicester – social event 27 October

Just a reminder that there is a social on Wednesday 29th October at 7pm meeting, at the Leicester Guild Hall for a 2 hour tour of haunted places in the centre of Leicester.

Cost is £5.00 to £10.00 depending on numbers, so If you know anyone who would like to go who’s not a member they are most welcome to join us.
For those that had put their names down on the list, could you please confirm with Evanda that you will be attending as well?
Latest to confirm is Tuesday 14th October. Once numbers are confirmed we can then organise transport within the group.

Evanda’s email address is  –   evandacg@gmail.com

10303783_10152354873204654_551479941973086446_n-w500-h500Thank you to Evanda Greenwood for her write up of the farm visit last week (you will remember Jane Barnes spoke to us last year, telling us all about the life of a dairy farmer’s wife):
‘Anyway, Farm visit was great. Jane Barnes was a great host and we all ambled across the fields to see all of the cows. The Barnes’ have roughly 300 acres and the art of dairy farming is extremely technical to say the least.  It was a lovely evening and we all thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt so much.’
‘They have about 130 milking cows in the herd, most of them being pedigree Ayrshire and these need feeding twice a day.’
To quote from the Farm’s website, “They produce 725,000 ltrs of milk per year and it  is sold on contract to Clawson Dairies to be made into Stilton Cheese.  The aim is to send 2000 ltrs of milk to the dairy everyday.  It’s collected by a tanker lorry and taken to Clawson to be pasturised before its made into cheese.”‘
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Not sure of the significance of the time picture – maybe Evanda can explain?