East Suffolk Federation of Womens
Institute
http://www.sefwi.org.uk
National Federation Of Womens Institute
http://www.womens-institute.co.uk
Ringshall &
Barking WI , formed in 1933, is part of the National
Federation of WIs (NFWI) and part of the Suffolk
East Federation (SEFWI).
Currently, it has 32 members who enjoy good
friendship and fun.
Subscription for 2010 is £29.50 which is divided between our own
Institute, SEFWI and NFWI.
Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (except
August), 7.30pm in Barking Village Hall. Meetings comprise half
hour business followed by a guest speaker/demonstrator.
The group also enjoys many out-of meeting activities. Fortnightly
walks exploring the local footpaths (often ending with a pub lunch)
are very popular, as are the occasional theatre trips or visits to
gardens or places of interest. The Suffolk East Federation organise
Celebrity and themed lunches, exhibitions, competitions and many
other activities to which Ringshall & Barking members regularly
attend and enjoy
themselves.
Two of the WI
Members
COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT: Mrs. Jacqui
Somerville
16 North Acres
Willisham
01473
658281
SECRETARY: Mrs. Maurien Elwell
‘Hyterra’
Lower Farm Road
Ringshall
01473 658443
TREASURER: Mrs. Kate
Griffin
VICE
Mrs. Margaret Page
PRESIDENT(S): ‘Blackbirds’
Barking Tye
01473 658397
Mrs Pat Ward
01449 720422
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Mrs.
Sue Bailey 
01473 658525
Mrs.
Hilary Jeffery 
01473 658536
Mrs. Marjorie Merrifield
01449 721147
Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month
(except August) at
7.30pm in Barking Village Hall
Visitors are always welcome. If you would like further
details,
please telephone our Secretary on 
01473 658443
Pleack click onto the following link for the programme for
2010
2010 Programme
If you are interested in joining our Institute, please
contact our
Secretary, Maurien Elwell on 01473
658443
Soups
& Puds
The "Soup &
Puds" day on March 29th, arranged by the members
of Barking and Ringshall WI made a profit of £269.15 for
the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The raffle run by the
RNLI also
made over £100. Our thanks to all those who made soups and/or
puds
and worked hard on day and especially to everyone who
came along
and generously supported the event.
Soup and Puds event in full
swing
Mabs,
Libby and Jacqui serving up the
soups
Hilary and
Joan offer a tempting range of cold
desserts
The RNLI
stall
26th February
2008
Lavenham and back from Preston St.Mary 4 ½ miles
Newsletters
March
2010
This month we wish Happy Birthday to
Heather Cornforth on the 1st March and Margaret Page on
the 20th March. Next month’s birthdays are Jacqui
Somerville on the 3rd April, Bridget Turner on the
6th April, Rita Baxter on the 10th April and
Juliet Beadle on the 12th April.
Speakers
Next month’s speaker will be
Mrs.Isobel Clark on “For the love of books” a talk on bookbinding.
The competition is to make a bookmark (any medium).
Walking Group
The walks planned for this month will all start at 9.30 a.m. at
the Village Hall.
16th March – 3 m. walk at Brettenham
30th March – 3m walk at Snape with lunch
13th April – as this clashes with the W.I. Meeting we
are going to walk down the Causeway to Needham, have coffee and
then return the same way. For this walk we will meet at the Church
carpark at 9.30 a.m.
Outings
There is a proposed outing to Belstead House with a meal at a
cost of £20 a head. More at the meeting.
Card Day
Will be held on the 24th April as usual from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Coffee available, bring your own lunch.
Notice Board
SEFWI Annual Report.
Leaflets on recycling in Suffolk
St.Elizabeth’s Hospice – details of events and the Midnight walk
on the 22nd May.
The Soldiers Homecoming Tour
Appeal for host for foreign students learning English.
Rotary ClubWalk around Alton Water
Poppy Calls repair service
Heart UK Chest Appeal
E mail re Concert in Christchurch Park in the Summer.
Newsletter
If your neighbour/friend is unable to come to the W.I. Meeting
would you ask for a copy to take to her so that everyone gets their
copy. If you have read this on the Barking webpage could you take a
copy for any neighbour who does not have internet access.
Sales Table
The original idea of the Sales Table was for member to sell
unwanted items and split the profit between themselves and the W.I.
so would member please keep this in mind for the future when
pricing items.
Further Information
If you want to see more about the W.I. and Barking and have
access to a computer go to
www.onesuffolk.co.uk
and enter Barking in the search box. This now contains this
newsletter and it can be downloaded if you lose your copy.
Further Information
If you want to see more about
the W.I. and Barking and have access to a computer go to
www.onesuffolk.co.uk
and enter Barking in the search box. This
now contains this newsletter and it can be downloaded if you lose
your copy.
To print this as a document in case you have lost your paper copy -
click onto the following
link
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Ringshall & Barking WI Get to
Work
In June the ladies from the WI prepared and
served the wedding tea following the marriage of Bridget
Turner's daughter. On a glorious afternoon they made a
fetching sight in their Victorian maid's
outfit.
The WI held their Christmas Dinner in the Village Hall
on 17 January.
26 members attended.
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