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(posted on behalf of Sue Iremonger)   “Say it With Flowers” by Pam Fuller How lucky we are to have Pam in our village! She made six beautiful flower arrangements with their different messages for a range of special occasions. Birthdays, christenings, get well, new home and weddings were all celebrated in Pam’s displays. Imagine [...]

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Dallington W.I. Meeting Thursday 16th February   The speaker for the afternoon was Mr Harris who gave members an interesting talk on the National Parks of England and Wales. The campaign for national parks started as early as 1880’s by James Bryce M.P. and though his 1884 parliamentary bill failed it, the growing public demand [...]

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W.I. Beetle Drive 8th October   What a jolly evening we had! Great skills at dice throwing are required as well as artistic talents to master the game. Judy Jeremy achieved both and deservedly won first prize and John Steel adroitly picked up the last prize, hotly pursued by quite a few of us. A [...]

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Thursday 15th December 2011 It is always a pleasure to end the W.I. year with our Christmas celebration when we can invite our friends and partners to join us on this happy occasion. Once again, food was of the highest standard with all members working tremendously hard to ensure that the food was absolutely delicious [...]

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(posted on behalf of Sue Iremonger) W.I. Report Thursday 21st July Our speaker for the evening, Mr Alton, had a last minute hospital appointment so our talk entitled “The History of the British Landscape” had to be postponed. Mrs Joan Fawson, our president filled the niche very well, taking for her subject “The Past All [...]

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(posted on behalf of Sue Iremonger) W.I. Report Thursday 19th May Resolution Meeting The resolutions were:- Proposed Mega Farms Speaker, Ann Pritchard Closure of Local Libraries Speaker, Sue Iremonger The first resolution to be discussed was the Closure of Local Libraries and the reasons for keeping them open. Despite both sides of the argument being [...]

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(Posted on behalf of Sue Iremonger) The speaker for this meeting was John Vine a stage and television actor who also cares passionately about the importance of voice training, not just in acting but in other walks of life. He was shocked to discover that his wife, a qualified teacher, had not received any form [...]

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W.I. Meeting Report March 17th (posted on behalf of Sue Iremonger) While we all sat comfortably Pam Fuller arranged five different designs of flowers to inspire us to go home and try ourselves. The first design had a religious theme using contorted hazel for a cross with a crown of thorns, white lilies and pussy [...]

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Posted on behalf of Sue Iremonger: Members and guests all agreed that this was an excellent way to start the Christmas festivities. The Old School had been beautifully transformed with decorations and crackers. The celebrations commenced with a welcoming glass of sherry to prepare us for the sumptuous meal that followed. Starting with soup and [...]

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Treasurer, Secretary and President gave their annual reports and the accounts were approved. The committee for the coming year is:- President Mrs Joan Fawson Vice President Mrs Angela Keeley Secretary Miss Ros Perry Treasurer Mrs Lily Young Mrs Jean Ault Mrs Sue Iremonger (Pres Sec.) Mrs Teresa Kay Miss Sue Norton Mrs Kim Venner was [...]

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