We extend a warm welcome to any ladies who would like to join us. We are a small, friendly group who meet at 7.30 pm on the second Tuesday of each month (unless indicated otherwise) in either Shimpling or Alpheton Village Hall. Our current membership is 24. Programme
We are part of a large organisation. The Women's institute is the largest women's organisation in the U.K. with 205,000 members. There are 6,500 WI's within county Federations.
The usual format for our monthly meetings is a very good speaker or demonstrator followed by tea or coffee and refreshments and time to chat. Our programme is varied and aims to be interesting and enjoyable for all our members. We usually have an outing in the summertime when we visit somewhere interesting nearby and finish with a meal out. These occasions are usually open meetings when husbands, partners, friends are invited.
We are interested in everything from theatre to the environment, from crafts to holidays, from gardening to history, and we are definitely interested in a cup of tea and a piece of cake! Members take part in as much or as little as they choose.
Why not join us? It's a good place to meet other ladies you might not otherwise get to know.
For further information contact:-
Stephanie Eady, President Tel: 01284 828848
email: steph.lodgecottage@tiscali.co.uk
Mary Tuffen, Secretary Tel: 01284 827125
email: madmod67@talk21.com
Programme of Meetings
We meet at 7.30pm every second Tuesday of the month at Shimpling Village Hall or Alpheton Village Hall unless otherwise stated.
2012 Programme
JANUARY 10th (Alpheton)
THE HISTORY OF WINCH AND BLATCH - Judith Blatch
FEBRUARY 14th (Shimpling)
ALPHETON HALL Jim Mott or Ken Watkins
MARCH 13th (Alpheton)
WOMEN’S HEALTH & PHYSIOTHERAPY - Sheila Piper
APRIL 10th (Shimpling)
WU STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN – Michael Brown
APRIL 19th Federation Annual Meeting,The Apex, BSE
MAY 8th (Alpheton)
RESOLUTIONS
JUNE 12th (Shimpling)
GARDEN MEETING at Gill Milsom’s, Homeleigh,The Street
JULY 10th (Shimpling)
GAMES EVENING Malcolm Crowe
AUGUST
OUTING - MEMBERS CHOICE
SEPTEMBER 11th (Alpheton)
SOUNDBEAM Susie Morrow
OCTOBER 9th (Shimpling)
WAYS WITH BEADS Celia Simms
NOVEMBER 13th (Alpheton)
63rd BIRTHDAY and AGM
PARTY NIGHT
DECEMBER 13th (Shimpling)
THE HISTORY OF JAZZ 1900 – 1945 Grant Elliott