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 2011 is £30 which is divided between our own
Institute, SEFWI and NFWI.
Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (except
January), 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. Hilary Jeffery
‘Fieldview’, The Street
Gt. Bricett
01473 658536
VICE PRESIDENT:
Mrs. Sue Bailey
Rose Cottage
Barking Tye
01473 658525
SECRETARY:
Mrs. Maurien
Elwell
‘Hyterra’, Lower Farm Road
Ringshall
01473 658443
ASSISTANT
SECRETARY:
Mrs. Juliet Beadle
01449 721986
TREASURER:
Mrs. Kate Griffin
COMMITTEE
MEMBERS:
Mrs. Marjorie Merrifield
01449 721147
Mrs. Sandra Reynolds
01449 722422
Mrs. Jacqui Somerville
01473 720728
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
Please click onto the following link for the programme for
2012
2012
Programme
If you are interested in joining our Institute, please
contact our
Secretary, Maurien Elwell on 01473
658443
Newsletter : December
2011
BIRTHDAYS
There are no WI birthdays in December.
In January, Hilary Jeffery’s is on the 6th and Sue
Bailey’s on the 12th
COMPETITIONS
This month : Make a Christmas
cracker
February : Decorate a napkin ring
with flowers (any medium)
OFFICERS FOR 2012
President : Hilary Jeffery
Vice Persident : Sue Bailey
Secretary : Maurien Elwell
Assistant Secretary : Juliet
Beadle
Treasurer : Kate Griffin
WALKING GROUP
There is nothing planned at
the moment. Walks will resume when the better weather arrives.
OUTINGS
As with the walking group, nothing is planned as yet but there
are plenty of ideas for next year.
CARD DAYS
Dates for next year’s card days are Saturdays 7th
April (not 2nd April as stated in the October
newsletter), 28th July and 3rd November.
IPSWICH AFTERNOON WI
Would like to invite you to the newest WI in SEFWI for a cup of
tea, slice of cake and table top sale. This will take place on
Thursday 19th January 2012 from 1.30 – 3.30pm at 22
Orford Street, Ipswich.
CHOIR
We are in the middle of a very busy Christmas schedule. There
are two more Carol Services next Sunday (18th December)
at Barking Church at 3pm and Ringshall at 6pm. Do come and support
us if you can.
CONCERT: ‘TRIANON ON THE SOFA’
Saturday 7th January 2012, 7.30pm at Ipswich Corn
Exchange. There will be pre-concert entertainment by The Trianon
Buskers from 6.40 – 7.10pm.
Tickets available from Trianon Ticket Line 01473 780178, Ipswich
Entertainments Box Office 01473 433100, on-line from
www.ipswichcornexchange.com
or in person from Ipswich Tourist Information Office.
NOTICE BOARD
Cinema Organ Concerts at Castle Hill URC Church, Dryden Road,
Ipswich
Charity Christmas cards – Tourist Information Centre,
Ipswich
Craft Clubs
Coping with Breast Cancer
The Breeze network (Group bike rides)
Ken’s Kottages (dolls’ houses)
St Elizabeth Hospice – Events 2011
Inter Federation Sport and Leisure Event
WI Real Jam Festival
Do it for Denman! : Sell one million cups of tea
From February, the noticeboard will be replaced by a large
ringbinder, in which all leaflets and information will be available
for you too look at.
NEWSLETTER
If your neighbour or 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.
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
December
2011
Previous newsletters:
July 2011
June 2011
May
2011
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011
August 2011
September 2011
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
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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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