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!
Dinner time!
Arrived at 5pm! The journey may have been arduous, if it had not been for the friendly and fun Jackie!
Been geocaching!! Paddling! And now….mussels!
Hurrah! Coach to Bedford, now on a train direct to Brighton! May the train gods smile on us!!
WI AGM train trip not going to plan!! Jackie Jones(Little Bowden WI) and I have not yet left Market Harborough!! We live in Market Harborough! Loving WI camaraderie but really could do with some transport and get the Pimms flowing!!
Thank you certificate for £100 donation to Wear a Hat Day, March 2016
Thank you to everyone who supported Wear a Hat Day: MHWI members raised £100 (see picture) for Brain Tumour Research.
Check out their website for ideas of other fund raising ideas and put Friday 31 March 2017 on your calendar.
Just a reminder that we will be running lots of events during the National WI Fitness Week 11 to 18 September 2016. They will be in the day and evening. Details will be available over the next few weeks.
The first date to put on your calendar – Sunday 11 September – family treasure hunt (around Market Harborough)
Market Harborough WI 