Despite all the storms that have lashed the UK in recent weeks (and are continuing as I write this in January 2014) we managed a walk this month; the first one since September. Thanks to Helen Stuart, who invariability comes up with ideas, we rambled around the picturesque Whitchurch. For those who merely pass through, …
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WI Newsletter – November 2013
You were warned that our November meeting would involve eating and drinking and it did, as we were transported around the UK with delicious cheeses by Laura the cheese & delicatessen specialist from Waitrose. Her colleague Pip, their wine expert, took us further afield with a selection of wine, champagne, beer, cider and port. There …
WI Newsletter – October 2013
One of the advantages of working hard at the village fete is that we also reap the reward, as we benefit from the funds distributed annually amongst the various organisations in the village. With the amount received last year we have been able to purchase a sound system for use at our meetings, and the …
WI Newsletter – September 2013
We could sit back and relax to some extent this month as the hard work of the village fete was behind us this year and we could get on with more social events. The White Horse at Thruxton was buzzing when the Supper Club descended, but there was a mixed reaction to the food. Some …
WI Newsletter – August 2013
Considering August is supposed to be the quiet month on the W.I. Calendar, we seem to have been just as busy, with plenty of opportunities to meet up. Although our crowded diaries meant we weren’t able to walk this month, the Book Club carried on reading, the coffee morning was hosted by Sue George and …
WI Newsletter – July 2013
Having turned the clock back more than six decades our members were just a little reticent in sharing their memories of the sixties! I wonder why? Nevertheless some of our members brought along photographs taken during the decade, there were two young bridesmaids, a few teenagers, some newly married and some with their young families …
WI Newsletter – June 2013
Just two days after our Institute’s Annual Meeting, three of our members travelled to Cardiff to attend the National Federation of Women’s Institutes’ AGM where they had a lovely, but very long day. Fortunately the sun shone and they had a quick foray into the city centre for a relaxing lunch. Changes to the NFWI’s …
WI Newsletter – May 2013
It was time to review the last 12 months at our Annual Meeting in May. Secretary Cecilia Cotton spoke of all the activities we had undertaken during the year and our varied speakers at our monthly meetings and the success of our two themed meetings in 2012, celebrating the London Olympics and Her Majesty’s Diamond …
WI Newsletter – April 2013
There were so many dates being bandied about at this month’s meeting we were all in a whirl by the end of the evening, trying to remember whether we had put our names on the right list and made a correct note in our diaries. Talking of diaries, would you believe it, if our members …
WI Newsletter – February 2013
At our meetings each month, there is usually a competition and if possible these are linked to the topic of the guest speaker. This month the competition was quite simply My Grandmother (image). Obviously we were only too pleased to have an excuse to display our pictures of these much loved ladies. The competition table …
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