Happy Birthday Peggy Betty Wilkie
Congratulations to Peggy Henderson who has just celebrated her 98th birthday ! At Haltwhistle WI’s monthly meeting our president, Margaret Findley, presented her with a bouquet of flowers from the members to mark the occasion. Peggy attends meetings regularly
and joins in most events. She is a wonderful lady and has always enjoyed being part of the WI.
Celebrating a Century – Delsya Turpin
Here are some photos from Acklington WI’s 100th Birthday on 8 March. They are Marj cutting the cake with Sue Francis our President, members and guests and the Claptones who entertained us.
The Ovarian Cancer Craftivism Competition – Linda Ames
Denton Dollies WI decided to enter the Ovarian Cancer Craftivism Competition and 13 of the 20 group members attended an afternoon session to pull together the campaign. In total, the members had produced an astonishing 485 leaves in approx. 15 days – some knitted, some crocheted, some cut them from felt and
sewn, some using papercrafts and even some laminated pressed real leaves. A couple of the members had sourced some branches which had been brought down by Storm Arwen. Representing key elements of the design included:
• Leaves with pink pompom buds, representing the ovary and egg.
• Sign explaining that each of the 420 leaves represents 10 of the women who die in the UK each year from ovarian cancer. (420 leaves = 4,200 women)
• Light blue ribbon used for the sign to match the colour of Ovarian Cancer Action (Ovarian.org.uk)
• Use of a branch brought down by Storm Arwen to represent the fact that women are being ‘brought down’ before their time.
Cramlington Clean up – Janine Heslop
Members from Cramlington WI did a litter pick in Cramlington as part of the council’s “great spring clean“ event. It was great fun, and
everyone felt they had made a valuable contribution to the upkeep of the town.
The Queen’s Proggy Mat – Alison Kingston
The Nth Sunderland & Seahouses WI have been busy with plans to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. If you are in the area,
please join us on Thursday the 2 June from 10.00 to 12.00 at the Seahouses Methodist Church Hall where we will be holding a Coffee
Morning with homemade Platinum Jubilee cakes. Also, our Secretary, Sandra Macfarlane, has been very busy creating an amazing Proggy Mat to commemorate the occasion. It has pride of place in the window of Cubbys’s Newsagent, Main Street, Seahouses. It is
certainly very eye-catching, a splash of colour for passers-by.
In memory of Pam Hall – Mary Stephenson
It was with much sadness to announce the recent passing of Pam Hall, an active member of Longhorsley WI since January 1997.
Over the years Pam had been a long-term committee member, serving as President for a number of years. She enjoyed entering, and
sometimes winning, flower arranging, poetry and speaking aloud competitions organised by Northumberland Federation. She was a prime mover behind Longhorsley WIs successful Quiz Team, who won in three successive years 2015-17. She will be sadly missed by all her WI friends here in Longhorsley.
Audrey Lynn – Gill Thompson
We regret to announce the death of Mrs Audrey Lynn, a past President of Darras Hall WI. Audrey was a long-term member of
the WI and a great supporter of the many fundraising events we held. Audrey had been ill for some time when she died on Tuesday 8th March. She will be sadly missed by all our members. Our thoughts are with her daughter Kate, and all her family.
Speakers Corner
Ben Haddon – An established speaker, delivering talks to clubs and societies for a number of years. All talks last one hour and cost £35 which is donated to charity. His topics include: Mars the Last Frontier, Bobby Thompson the Little Waster, Around the Solar System, Geordie Doon the Pit, Tommy in the Trenches, The Big Yin. Contact: Tel: 0191 252 8363, M: 07731 650646 or E: benhaddon@yahoo.co.uk
Heather McFall – a regional historian in the NE, a qualified horticulturalist and a freelance tour manager is offering interesting collection of talks including: Italian Gardens and the influences, Dutch Gardens, The Language of Plants, The Plant Hunters, Garden lore and wisdom. Cost £125 plus travel. Contact: M: 07748 378 140, E: hikingviking4@gmail.com
Recommendation: Ian Williams – Blythe Spirit WI recently had the Amble poet. He was fabulous, we had no idea what to expect, but he’s very humorous with a great insight into human behaviour, well worth spending an evening with. Contact is theamblepoet@gmail.com
Lady Denman Cup Competition 2022 – The Power of Community
Celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee, supported by The Big Jubilee Lunch Using no more than 500 words, WI members are invited to submit a piece of writing, either comical, serious, fact or fiction, which reflects the powerful impact when a community comes together.
NEW FOR 2022!
Members can submit as many entries as they wish.
Entry fee is £5 per entry. Critiques are optional and must be selected and paid for as an additional fee. Cost
for this option is £10 (total – entry fee and critique) per entry.
Deadline for entries is Friday 29 July 2022. All forms relating to the competition can be downloaded from My WI | Lady Denman Cup competition (thewi.org.uk). There is no longer an initial judging stage so you can email or post your entry directly to National. Please send your entry and Individual Entry Form by email to e.harker@nfwi.org.uk.
The address to submit postal entries will be confirmed by the end of May 2022. Check MyWI for full details. Entrants will be informed of results by mid-October 2022.
Prizes: 1st prize, £75 book tokens; 2nd prize, £50 book tokens; 3rd prize, £30 book token. The winner will be presented
with the Lady Denman Cup at the Annual Meeting 2023.
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