2020
January 8th - Social timeCompetition: 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
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 - Annual meetingCompetition: March hare
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April 1st - Martin Reed, honey beesCompetition: Honey bee
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May 6th - Carla Nobbs, RDACompetition: Oat biscuits
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June 5 th - Alison Giles, Burwell museumCompetition: Kate Kirk, Aunt Cecily
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Group Meeting June
July 1st - Cpt. McCourt, Trinity lighthouse |
August 5th Garden Party |
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Competition: A lighthouse
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Competition: Fridge magnet won by fran Saltmarsh
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September 2nd - Sophie Ellis, prisonersCompetition: Jewellry
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October 7th - EmmausCompetition: Old work tool
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November 4th - Geoff Evans, IcelandCompetition: A poem about Iceland
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December 2nd - Christmas partyCompetition: wrapped present value £5.00
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