Looking forward to a fascinating evening with our guest speaker from Gildings, local auctioneers. Several members will be bringing in items for valuations, too, so some surprises may be on the agenda?!
Bookings will also be taken for the Bridge 67 Cookery School social event on 22 September and the Christmas shopping trip/Jewellery Quarter Museum Trip to Birmingham on Saturday 19 November. So have some cash with you or your cheque book.
How about making a cuppa and settling down for a few minutes to browse through all the events that are being planned by the WI across the county and nationally? Maybe something will catch your interest and you can sign up now or seek our more details.
Have you or your WI tried adult colouring? Perhaps you’ve taken it up as a regular hobby?
Please could any members or WIs who have tried, or currently do, adult colouring get in touch with Hattie Parish from WI Life ath.parish@nfwi.org.uk. She’d like to hear about your experiences – whether or not you enjoy it, what you get out of it, why you do it, etc., for a feature on the new craze.
Thanks!
Feel free to share this any way you like – on social media for example, or in your newsletters – as we’d love the spread the message as widely as possible.
Many thanks,
Hattie
Hattie Parish
Editorial Assistant, WI Life
National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI)
104 New Kings Road, London SW6 4LY
T: 020 7731 5777 ext 217
@WILifemagazine
The exciting new, 64 page colour brochure is now available, so why not treat yourself to a course at Denman? Maybe go with a friend, too? denman_brochure July 16 to June 17
There are a generous number of bursaries for residential courses at Denman College, including first timers, help for carers or specific courses such as art. Applications to be in by Friday 22 July 2016 with the outcome to be made available shortly afterwards. These will be for residential courses taking place between 1 October 2016 and 30 September 2017.
Details of bursaries: Bursaries 16-17 July 2016 Final (1)
Take the family and pop along to the Braybrooke Village Fete at 2 pm on Saturday 18 June to see the owl man again. (Turn right by the church onto the Griffin Lane)
Sorry for the delay in updating you on the happenings in the afternoon. It was as emotional as the morning, particularly for me, as I managed to find the courage to stand up and challenge the resolution process! I will update you at our next meeting.
What I will tell you now is that I have been supported whole-heartedly by members of all ages. I will continue to urge for change of this process.
The food waste resolution was passed. Then we had a sing song for the Queen’s birthday.
The WI is what you make of it, whether this is at local, federation or national level.
Enjoy a cookery demonstration and 2 course dinner and wine at the local Bridge 67 Cookery School – or Bridge 67 Facebook at Smeeton Westerby on Thursday 22 September 2016, 7 pm/7.30 pm start (tbc). Bookings being taken from the June monthly meeting. 25 places – reserve your place now!
Jewellery Quarter Museum, Birmingham
So it’s not yet mid summer, however, we shall be taking bookings from the June meeting onwards for our Christmas Shopping Trip to Birmingham – Saturday 19 November 2016 – £10 for the bus. On arrival in Birmingham there will be an optional, WI exclusive, morning tour of the Jewellery Quarter museum (£7 to include tea and cake). Maybe book a matinee in the afternoon or start your Christmas shopping? Bus will be at the market entrance on Northampton Road, Market Harborough at 8.30 am ready for a 9 am departure. Coach will leave Birmingham at 6 pm.
5,000 ladies. Rousing Jerusalem. Emotional arguments for and against the resolution about Alzheimer Care. Resolution voted in.
Sitting with the lovely Susan Miller, who’s keeping me in check!
Lunch by the beach!
The Mikron Theatre team: Claire Burns, Stephanie Hackett, Matt Jopling and James McLean
Yes, Canary Girls was another hit by this year’s Mikron Theatre team: Claire Burns, Stephanie Hackett, Matt Jopling, James McLean. They sang, played a variety of musical instruments and nimbly managed costume changes to perform the story of sisters, Rose and Liz, who instantly gave up their jobs as maids at the outbreak of World War One to take on board new challenges. These took them to a local bomb making factory, where conditions were harsh, leading to one sister stepping out of her comfort zone to take up the challenge of seeking a safer work place and the other (whose skin turned yellow from the chemicals) to earn more money, intending to save and move to France to be part of the war on the front line. Interwoven with this were the characters of midlady Millicent, her son Francis and the factory owner.
Many thanks to Fiona Thompson for organising this successful event, and to the rest of the team from Market Harborough WI who supported her. Visitors from 20 other WIs attended the evening.
The performance was held in the pleasant surroundings of the Evangelical Church in Bath Street, Market Harborough. Market Harborough WI members baked a wide variety of delicious cakes for visitors to sample.
Taking their final bow!
Market Harborough WI 