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Fun, friendship and community
Whitley WI is a large and lively group of women. We have a busy programme of meetings and events which are designed to attract and involve the varying ages and interests of all our members. For a flavour of what we do please see our monthly newsletters.
We are always delighted to greet new members and can assure you of a warm and friendly welcome. Our committee members will introduce you to fellow members and make you feel really at home.
Our meetings are held at 7.30pm in Whitley Village Hall on the first Thursday of every month. Drop in and be sure of a welcome.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This meeting is our biennial joint meeting with Dutton WI, and NOT on our usual Meeting Date.
Its Tuesday 9th June, 7.30pm at Preston Brook Village Hall.
Members requiring a lift, please contact any committee member.
Competition: An unusual kitchen utensil.
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Book Club discussed ‘Red Joan’, a spy novel taking us back to the 1940s and the first nuclear bomb – a very thought provoking read. Walking group members – past, present and future were invited by Ann to a very enjoyable party at the village hall. Two separate groups from our Garden Interest group visited Smith’s nurseries in Lymm and created beautiful Christmas wreaths. Click on the blue/green links to see more information and pictures The Walking Group had a great Christmas Party at the Village Hall.
We had a really enjoyable ‘home-grown’ Christmas party, lots of time to chat and socialise. Forty-five of our members were welcomed with Christmas music and served a drink of wine or fruit punch. The tables were beautifully decorated with an arrangement of ‘Christmas wrapped’ pansies, one for each guest to take home with them, all sorted by Annette.
Delicious food was prepared and served by Pat and her team of helpers – locally baked quiches with ham, eggs and salad, followed by mince pies made by our members and mini fruit kebabs. Our meal was followed by different games – a fun quiz (no knowledge required!), a snowman drive (a change from beetles), and feely bags made up by Ann O’B.
Norah and Joyce judged the competition for ‘A Christmas Star’, won by Anne Toll ,and there was a free raffle with lovely prizes. Melanie was presented with a gift to thank her for all she has done as President over the last 3 years – she’s done an amazing job. We finished with a rendition of ‘Auld Lang Syne’, managing to manoevre our way into one large circle. Many members had brought along gifts for our local Food Bank which were much appreciated.
Our Jigsaw team entered the Cheshire WI Jigsaw competition again. We were one of only 3 who completed our jigsaw within the 1hr 30min time slot. We came in third place with a very pleasant jigsaw of a herd of cows walking down the lane by a thatched cottage. A very enjoyable morning, well done to Annette, Susan, Jean and Ann
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Book Club met to discuss ‘Am I Guilty’ by Jackie Kabler – a very different genre than last month’s Jane Eyre, but an interesting psychological crime thriller. Walking Group visited Marbury Park on a glorious Autumn day, followed by a visit to the Spinner and Bergamot. Craft Group made Christmas Stars, led by Melanie.
Art group produced an array of Chrismas labels, pictures and foliage pictures, Baking Beauties were busy creating Christmas Icing Models
Our November meeting was the AGM, where we received reports from our Treasurer, Secretary, and President. Pat reported a healthy financial position, albeit slightly down on last year’s balance because of increased costs and our commitment to subsidising events for our members. Susan gave us an illustrated talk reminding us of the very varied activities we offer to members, including each of the main meetings, the subgroup activities and our many successes in county events. You can browse through this website to see how busy we have been.
Melanie spoke about how much she had enjoyed being our President for the last 3 years with the support of a strong committee and is now passing the role on to another committee member. Members voted, and our congratulations and thanks go to Susan who will be our new President. Sue R thanked Melanie and the committee for all their hard work.
The evening ended with entertainment from ‘Lostock Ukes’ who distributed the words to the many songs they played, so that we could all joined in with the singing – and the actions! A lovely trip down memory lane for many of us.
There were some unusual entries in the competition ‘A musical object’ and the winner was Susan, with her cross-stitch picture. We also displayed all the pictures that our Art group entered for the Cheshire art exhibition, with Chris’s award for the Cheshire president’s favourite.
