2020

January  8th  - Social time

Competition: An elephant won by Fran Saltmarsh
Our January 2020 meeting was a cheerful evening as we got back into WI matters after a long break.
We carried out the serious part of the business straight away.  As a group we are mostly in favour of the Resolution calling to increase potential stem cell donor registration.  The other most popular resolution  was encouraging people to talk about death and dying: such as making wills, and your funeral wishes known to your family. 
We then relaxed with the essential refreshments while the competition for an elephant was judged.
2020 gives us the opportunity to go on a coach trip to Derbyshire and the Peak District in April, a Spring Lunch at Landbeach in March, or in April take part in the Jigsaw Challenge (also at Landbeach).  We can go to the Museum of Technology in Cambridge, and hands on includes learning the technique of English Paper Piecing (also known as mosaic patchwork.   Ann Flewitt masterminded the raffle.  To round off the evening we played bingo, a light hearted end to the evening which we all enjoyed.
We were reminded that our Wednesday February 5th meeting is unusually at 12.00 for 12.30 p.m. as we have a lunch to mark the 81st anniversary of the formation of our group.  The competition: To make your own place name (a use for old Christmas cards?)

February  5th  - 81st Birthday party lunch

Competition: place name won by Sue Carty

Our February meeting saw us celebrating our eighty-first birthday.  The hall was cheerfully  decorated to mark this milestone and we held we held a lunch.  We  were very pleased to be joined by friends from our neighbouring WIs of Stetchworth and Cheveley, our Cambridge Federation Chairman and other long standing supporters of our group.  A very jolly event, the hard working committee made sure we enjoyed roast beef with all the trimmings, a vegetarian option and a great selection of homemade puddings, biscuits and cheese.  This was rounded off with teas and coffees, to accompany our birthday cake.  So hopefully no one went home hungry!  The sun shone and many of our guests went home with raffle prizes.
Very little formal business was done, but we can go to Cambridge to visit the new Mosque.   Further afield to Knole Park House, Kent.  Hands on we can attend a session in Cambridge on decorating clay pots, or a spring lunch at Landbeach.

​March 4th - cancelled

Competition: March hare

April  1st - cancelled

Competition: Honey bee

May 6th - Newsletter

June ​5th - Newsletter

July 1st -  Newsletter

August  5th Picnic Party 2.30 - 4.30

Own food and drink to be taken.
Masks must be worn.
Safety and hygiene rules are pinned up.

Wonderful to catch up with friends, everyone was a little nervous but the chatter and laughter soon went around the room.

  

September 2nd - cancelled

This is going out with the October newsletter
 

​October 7th - back to newsletters

November 4th - Geoff Evans, Iceland

December 2nd - Christmas party

Competition: wrapped present value £5.00