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Diary date – coffee time – Saturday 5 July – crafty items needed

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Put this date in your diaries and bring along family and friends.  Our major fund raising even this year will be on Saturday 5 July 2014 in the Market Harborough Theatre Lounge.

In the meantime, if you have a crafty hobby and would like to while away these dark winter days and evenings making items to donate to sell, then get going now.  Whilst we hope members will donate items, small amounts of expenses for materials can be reimbursed.

So whatever your hobby, get knitting, sewing, crocheting, card making or whatever your skill, now!

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Members try out Tai Chi

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Tai Chi, Jan 14 (6)-w500-h500Laraine Tucker, String of Pearls Tai Chi, gave members a detailed insight into the art of Tai Chi last night.  Throughout the evening, Laraine expertly demonstrated several sequences of Tai Chi movements to music, amazing members with her gracefulness.  Members also had the opportunity to practise this ancient art themselves, initially working on their stance, then into thinking about relaxation before practising some basic movements.

Laraine explained that Tai Chi not only keeps the body really supple, often being practised on a daily basis outdoors in China, but also gives it the chance to rebalance and help relieve problems with aches, pains and joints.  She added that many of the movements are based on the way animals move.  Check out her website for more details, plus the courses she offers (see link above).

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Laraine also mentioned a colleague, Paul Maslowski, who offers Tai Chi classes in Market Harborough at the Methodist Church Hall, organised by the Workers’ Educational Association – call 01509 268636 for more details.

 

Unwanted Christmas or birthday gifts?

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Christmas presents-w500-h500Unwanted gifts?  Then put them to good use.  We can use them for monthly raffle prizes.  This is an excellent fund raiser for your WI.

Bring them along to the next Market Harborough WI meeting and give them to any Committee Member.

Make a pork pie night – deposits needed

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pork pie-w500-h500On Thursday 13 February, there will be  another visit to Waterloo Cottage Farm, Great Oxendon, starting at 7 pm.  The first visit was very successful – members made sausages!    This time members will find out how pork pies are made and be able to have a go at helping to make one.  The cost is £20, to include a pork pie to take home,  £5 deposit needed by Wednesday 22 January 2014 (to Evanda – Social Secretary or Val or Sarah, Joint Treasurers).

Dance the night away – Magic of Motown

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Members and non-members are invited to join us to dance the night away on Friday 28 March, 7.30 pm at De Montfort Hall, Leicester with the Magic of Motown. 

Touring show from the USA.  I have seen them before and can’t wait to see them again, intending to dance away all night this time!  36 back-to-back massive Motown hits.  Five-star performances authentically reviving the style and sophistication of all the Detroit legends – the Temptations, Supremes, Four Tops, Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie and more. Dazzling dance moves, glittering costumes galore and – tighter than the Funk Brothers in their prime – the incredible Magic of Motown band. Don’t miss the show of the year… just call its name and you’ll be there.

Cash or cheque for £18.75 per person to Helen Salisbury Committee Member or Valerie Hitchcox, Treasurer by the next monthly meeting, Wednesday 22 January 2014

Christmas raffle success and winners

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images-w500-h500We are delighted to announce that our Christmas Raffle raised £154.56.  Well done to all members and their friends and families that supported us. 

All prizes were from local organisations, some we sourced ourselves and several others which were very kindly donated by businesses.  Congratulations to the winners of the first 3 prizes: alcohol gift hamper – go to Mr Walker (husband of Lynda), meat hamper – Emma Morris and Emerson & West hamper – Kim Stanford.