Yes, our very own Hazel Stacey will be stepping down as President at the AGM this month. If you think you could undertake this role, please call 07547 890 756 and find out more about this important role. You can also speak to any committee member at the AGM this Wednesday, 24 September.
September meeting – AGM and Dutch supper
Yes, another year has almost passed. Market Harborough WI will be 3 years’ old!
The evening will begin with the AGM. We’ll be considering the resolution to go forward to the National Federation of WIs, that of organ donation. This will then be followed by plenty of time to chat with other members and share a Dutch supper (do remember to bring some food to share). If you would like to enjoy a glass of wine, that’s fine – bring a bottle and some glasses.
While eating and drinking, we’ll also be making a decoration: a heart to go with the organ donation theme. Lots to keep you busy and a fun evening. See you there.
(Want some more ideas for making a heart decoration or similar activities? Go to www.Pinterest.com)
Hobby night fun
In August when we would not normally have a monthly meeting, several members kindly offered to share their hobbies with other members. See what they got up to in the pictures below:
Well done to all those who supported the coffee morning!
Thank you to everyone who helped to plan and run this event earlier in July, not to mention a similar big thank you for all the wonderful cakes members made and donated. Your WI made a total profit of £233.57! This will go along way to supporting funds, such as room hire fees, etc each year.
Flower power
June’s meeting visiting speaker was Norma Blakey. Hazel Stacey, President, reports, ‘I was interested in this particular speaker simply as I had never heard of flower reading before. Everyone had picked a flower from their garden and placed it in a paper bag. Norma then chose a bag at random and gently cupped it in her hands and somehow got feelings/ vibes from it.’
‘It was fascinating that Norma could feel things from a flower picked from someone’s garden and could, in certain examples, get people’s personalities down to a tea.’
‘I was amazed how she was able to tell if someone had had a sore throat for months and had just been to the doctors that week about it and another person who is in a lull and has been for sometime and when asked if this is correct the lady said yes!’
‘ Very, very interesting night. So much so that I am hoping to get a small group of ladies together to have individual flower readings with Norma.’
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Get jamming ladies!
Fiona Thompson, MHWI committee member, reports, ‘We had a great evening of Jam Making with Rosie from Rosie makes Jam. She gave an interesting talk on the history of preserving and explained that in essence what we do during the preserving process is replace moisture with sugar, salt or vinegar or a combination of these. She encouraged us not to throw away things like squeezed lemons as, with a bit of planning, these can be made into wonderful things like lemoncello liquer. Rose has a great website with lots of recipes and a great mobile phone app which has recipe finder that can be adjusted according to the amount of product you have (e.g. if you have a glut of courgettes).’ Rose makes jam
‘We made blackcurrant jam using 1kg of fruit, 1 kg of sugar and the juice of one-two lemons. We 
were all amazed by how easy it was. She gave us a few simple pointers and in a short time, we were all proudly pouring our jam into the jars. It was an inspiring evening and showed us that jam-making/preserving does not have to be the huge, time consuming task that some of us may remember our mothers and grandmothers enduring. A small amount of effort and simple equipment can result in some wonderful tasting jam. Get Jamming Ladies!’
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Coffee morning success!
Despite the rain after all the glorious sunshine, people in Market Harborough turned out to support the coffee morning held at the Market Theatre this morning. This is our major fund raising event for 2014. Thank you to members who so kindly donated items for the tombola, cake stall and refreshments. Here we are all are, ready to go!
MHWI members all set to go with refreshments this morning
Claire Salisbury all ready to go with the homemade cake stall
Carmen Wilson has everything organised on the tombola stall
Delightful Market Harborough WI bunting made specially for the event by Fiona Thompson
Flower readings – June monthly meeting
Come along on Wednesday 25 June and join Norma Blakey who does psychic readings based on flowers. Bring along a flower of your choice from your garden in a paper bag, write your name on it and let the medium deduce your flower. Can she get it right?
May bake huge success
Members enjoyed a great evening on 21st May with Market Harborough WI’s May Bake. The theme was vegetables. Many members brought along food to share. It could be sweet or savoury as long as it contained vegetables. You can see the results below (go to the foot of this post to download copies of many of the recipes):
Hazel sampling the chocolate and beetroot cake!
Members enjoying the quiz, written by Helen and Claire Salisbury. The winners were Team Spring Onions – well done!
Vegetables recipes for you to download:
Sweet potato and white chocolate cake
chocolate and beetroot brownie
Happy baking!
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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