Chairman’sReport

Mymother'swordsareringinginmyears,"Idon'tknowwherethisyearhasgone,IamsuretimegoesquickertheolderyougetandChristmascomesaroundfastereveryyear."Inowactuallyagreewithherwords.Alljokesaside,IcannotbelieveitisalreadyOctober.

However,whatayearthishasturnedouttobe!Somanyevents,somanyworkshops,theAGMinBrightonandsomanytripsaroundthecountry.TheBoardofTrusteeswelcomedthreenewmembersonboard.ThreeWIladieswhohavetheWIclosetotheirheartswhohavesigneduptodotheirbestforallofus.NewCommitteeChairswerevotedintoofficeandhavealreadyplannedtheirprogrammesfor2017andmyselfasyournewChairenjoyingeveryminuteanddeterminedtodomybestforyouandmakeadifference.

Myfirstvisit,outandabout,wastooneofthemoststunninglocationsinthearea.TheladiesinMarskeinSwaledalegavemethebesteverwelcomeandlaidonaspreadfitforaqueennevermindaFederationChair.ItookMichelle,ourFederationSecretary,withmefortheeveningasIamawaresomeofourmembershavenevermetMichelle,havemaybespokentoheronthetelephone,butitissonicetoputafacetoanameandsheisaveryimportantpersoninourFederation.Itwasalovelyevening,Imetaladywhohasbeeninourorganisationfor75years(whatanachievement!),andMichelleandIenjoyedthemusicquiz,hadalovelynatterandnowlookforwardtomorevisitsoutandabout.

YouwillseeunderNFWI(onpage3)thatthesubscriptionsfor2017willnowbe£39. Inmyopinionexcellentvalueformoneyat£3.25permonthor75pperweek-youcan’tevenbuyaDailyNewspaperoracoffeeforthatamount!Yourannualsubscriptionbuysyoufun,friendship,educationandmembershipofthemostrespectedwomen’sorganizationinthecountry.

NextyeartheAGMisatLiverpoolandyouwillfindalltheinformationonpage6.Ihopetomeetmanyofyouthere.BeforethatwemaymeetattheHistoryWardrobeeventortheeverpopularFoodandFlowersbutifnotIamalwaysavailabletocontactateitherAlmaHouseoronmyemailaddress().Iwouldlovetohearfromyou,tellmewhatyouwouldliketoseeonourprogrammeofevents,whatwecandobetterandwhatyouaredoinginyourWI.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Noticeboard

AGM2017

TheNFWIAGM2017willbeheldattheEchoArenainLiverpoolonWednesday7thJune.

WewilltraveldownonTuesday6thJunereturningafterthemeeting,andwillbestayingonadinner,bedandbreakfastbasisattheBestWesternRichmond,Liverpool(

Delegates'costsarepaidforbyallWIs,onaslidingscale:

WIswith15Membersorless £10.00

WIswithbetween16–25members £16.00

WIswithbetween26–35members £27.00

WIswithbetween36–45members £38.00

WIswithbetween46–65members £50.00

WIswith66andovermembers £70.00

Checkthelinkinglistbelow.TheWIatthetopofeachgroupcansendadelegateorifyoucannotfindadelegatefromyourowninstituteyoumustpassontheresponsibilitybycontactingMichelleatAlmaHouseon01765606339assoonaspossiblenolaterthantheendofNovember2016.Anumberofsingleen-suiteroomshavebeenbooked(forwhichdelegatespaythesupplementof£20)andthesewillbeallocatedonafirstcome,firstservedbasis.

Non-delegateswhowishtoattendasvisitorscanobtainaticketfor£20withfurthercostfortravelandaccommodationifrequiredpayableonbooking.Thetotalcostwillbeforaccommodation,travelandticket £115(twin)or£135(single).

LinkingList2017

(InstitutessendingDelegatesarehighlightedingrey)

Ingleborough / Knox / Settle / Hampsthwaite / Swale
LowBentham / Bilton / Austwick / Killinghall / Ravensworth
BurtoninLonsdale / Scriven / Giggleswick / Birstwith / Manfield
ClaphamwithHorton / StrayLadies / BarnsoldwickButtercups / BishopThorntonShawmills / Melsonby
LongPreston / Dallowgill / SpennithorneHarmby / Knaresborough / Bainbridge
Malham / Summerbridge / ThorntonWatlass / HarrogateRoses / WestWitton
Airton / Glasshouses / EastWitton / HarrogateRascals / UrewithLeyburn
Hellifield / PateleyBridge / Coverdale / StarbeckAfternoon / ThoralbyDistrict
SuttoninCraven / FearbyHealey / RipleyNiddBrearton / NewtonLeWillowsPB / ForestMoor
GlusburnwCrosshills / Masham / Arkendale / Hackforth / Goldsborough
Salterforth / Grewelthorpe / RiponBelles / Richmond / AspinPark
Cowling / KirkbyMalzeard / MartoncumGrafton / MarskeinSwaledale / Ribston
BenRhydding / SkiptonDalesway / GrantleycumWinksley / EmbsaywEastby / SpaSweethearts
SkiptonEwes / RylstoneDistrict / UpperNidderdale / BroughtonwElslack / Pannal
HappyBundays / Kettlewell / BurnestoneCarthorpe / Gargrave / Spofforth
Sharow / ThreshfieldLinton / RiponCentre / SkiptonwStirtonThorlby / HarrogateLibrary
Bradley'sBoth / DarleyDebs / BishopMonkton / Roecliffe / BedaleBelles
Addingham / AskwithwWeston / Aiskew / Ald,B'BridgeDunsforth / BedaleCookies
Cononley / FarnleyEstate / BurtonLeonard / KirbyHill / ColburnTown
BoltonAbbey / Follifoot / StarbeckSirens / SkeltononUre / Whythit

NFWINews

Subscription2017

TheNFWIBoardofTrusteeshassetthemembershipsubscriptionfor2017at£39.00.TheWIsharewillincreaseby£1.00,thefederationshareby40pandtheNFWIshareby10p.

Thedistributionofthe2017subscriptionwillbe:

Totalsubscription2017 / WIshare / Federationshare / NFWIshare
£39.00 / £19.00 / £8.80 / £11.20

Dualmemberswillpay£19.00totheirsecondWI. PaymentisduefrommembersinJanuary2017.

Pro-ratasubscriptionfornewmembersintheirfirstyear

NewmembersjoiningtheWIin2017forthefirsttime,i.e.whohavenotpreviouslybeenamemberofanyWIinthepast10years,willpayapro-ratasubscriptiondependingonthequarterinwhichtheyjoin.Therateperquarterandthedistributionareshowninthefollowingtable.

Dateofjoining2017 / Totalsubscription / WIshare / Federationshare / NFWIshare
1Jan-31March / £39.00 / £19.00 / £8.80 / £11.20
1April-30June / £29.25 / £14.25 / £6.60 / £8.40
1July-30Sept / £19.50 / £9.50 / £4.40 / £5.60
1Oct-31Dec / £9.75 / £4.75 / £2.20 / £2.80

Thereisnopro-rataratefordualmembership,whichwillbe£19.00atanytimeduringtheyear. NewWIsstartingupin2017willkeepallofthesubscriptionpaidbytheirmembersfortherestofthatyear.

PoolingofFares2017

TheNFWIAnnualMeetingpoolingoffarescontributionfor2017willremainat£16perWI.NewWIsformedin2017,beforetheNFWIAnnualMeeting,willpaythepoolingoffarescontribution.

DatabaseProtection

TheNFWIisthedatacontrollerofthepersonaldataheldontheMCS.InaccordancewiththeDataProtectionAct(1998),theNFWIisregisteredwiththeInformationCommissioner’sOffice(ICO).MCSrepresentativeshaveaccesstotheMCSinordertoadministertheWImembershipandWIactivitiesandshouldcomplywiththeeightprinciplesofDataProtection.TheICO’swebsitecontainsveryusefulinformationaboutDataProtection.

WIsinreceiptofadditionalpersonaldataotherthanthedataavailableontheMCSarenotrequiredtoregisterwiththeICO.ThisisprovidedthatWIsonlyusethepersonaldataforadministeringmembershipandactivitiesforWImembers. However,WIsmuststillfollowtheeightprinciplesofDataProtection.WIsneedtoconsiderthefollowing:

Whenpersonaldata,suchasnames,birthdaysandemailaddressesiscollected:

  • consentmustbegivenfromthememberwhosedatayouhavecollected
  • thepersonaldatamustonlybeusedforaspecificpurposethatisclearlycommunicatedtothemember.
  • theWImembermustbeinformedifthepurposechangesandtheymustbegiventheopportunitygivetheirconsentagain
  • WImembersshouldalsobeinformedthattheyhavetherighttoviewtheirdataheldbytheWI.

Whenpersonaldataisheldit:

  • mustbekeptuptodate,accurateandnotexcessive
  • mustbekeptsecurely(e.g.inapasswordprotectedcomputer,inadrawer)
  • cannotbesharedwiththosewhodonotneedtoviewthedata.Ifyoudodecidetoshareit,forexampleamongstyourmembersinyourWI,thismustbecommunicatedtotheminadvanceandtheymustgivetheirconsenttothesharing.
  • shouldnotbekeptlongerthannecessary

TheNFWIwillprovidefurtherguidanceonDataProtectioninduecourse

ReportsfromCommittees

ArtsandLeisurebyHeatherStoney()

Ithasbeenanotherbusymonthforallourmembers. FirstlyImustpassonmycongratulationstoourthreesuccessfulentrantstoTheLadyDenmanCup,itwasaverydifficulttasktoselectthreefromallourentriesbecausethestandardwasveryhighbutthedecisionwasmadeandthesuccessfulentrantswhoseworkwasforwardedtonationalare:JacquelineGreen(HampsthwaiteWI),ChristineLittler(GlusburnCrosshillsWI)andCarolynScarr(CononleyWI).Mycommiserationsgototheunsuccessfulentrantsandpleasedonotbedeterredfromenteringanotheryear.

AbigthankyoutoallwhotookpartinSportsWeekandIdohopethatyouenjoyedyourchosenevent.Imustexpressmythankstoallthosewhohelpedorganisetheweekitwascertainlyachallenge.IwasverydisappointedthatwehadtocancelanumberofeventsduetolackofsupportandIwouldwelcomefeedbackastowherewewentwrong!Wasitlocationofvenues,timingsorthewrongtypeofevent?Anyinformationwouldhelpandthenwecantryhardernexttimetopleaseyou.

AtpresentthewinnersoftheheatsofthequizwillbeincreasingtheirknowledgeinreadinessfortheFederationQuizFinalatCracoeonFriday14thOctober.Goodlucktoyouall.EveryoneenjoyedtheheatsonFriday16thSeptemberandthanksmustbegiventothehostgroups.

Finally,theyearrollsonandIlookforwardtomeetingwithyouattheAutumnExtravaganzaandtheHistoryWardrobeevents.

CraftandHomeEconomicsbyGloriaCooke()

Workshopsin2017:Ourcommitteeisworkinghardontheworkshopsprogrammefor2017andyouwillsoonseethefruitsofourlabour.Fornow,acoupleofworkshopsearlyintheyearhavebeenannounced.We'redelightedtobewelcomingAnneStarkeybackonceagainforanotherpatchworkday–thistimeit'sUFOs!Andbeforethat,KathrynGuyisgivingajewellery-makingworkshopafterwewerepleasedtomeetherattheGreatYorkshireShow.Bothpromisetobeverypopular,sobookearlytoavoiddisappointment!Bookingformsarewithyoursecretary.

PublicAffairsbyCarolAmbler()

YoursavingsandInformationfromtheFinancialConductAuthority(FCA):TheFCA urgescautionasitrevealsanincreasingriskofretireesbeingscammedviainvestmentfraud.Over-65swithsavingsinexcessof£10,000arethreeandahalftimesmorelikelytofallvictimtoinvestmentfraud.Investmentfraudisoftensophisticatedandverydifficulttospot,withexperiencedinvestorsoftentargeted.Scammersmaydooneormoreofthefollowing:

  1. Makecontactunexpectedlyaboutaninvestmentopportunity.Thiscanbeacoldcall,email,orfollow-upcallafteryoureceiveapromotionalbrochureoutoftheblue
  2. Applypressureonyoutoinvestinatime-limitedoffer.
  3. Downplaytheriskstoyourmoney.
  4. Promisetemptingreturns.
  5. Callyourepeatedlyandstayonthephonealongtime.
  6. Saythattheyareonlymakingtheofferavailabletoyou.

Doyourownchecksbeforeinvesting;checktheFCAWarningListandtheFCARegistertoseeifthosewhoareaskingforyourmoneyaregenuine.BeaScamSmartinvestor,visitscamsmart.fca.org.uk

DenmanbyLesleyManser()

DenmanTaster-Sun7th–Mon8thMay2017 Cost£185*

Itinerary:

  • TraveltoDenmanwithBibbysCoaches (UsualPickUpPoints)
  • LunchandstopatCharlecoteParkNationalTrustProperty(additionalchargeifnotNationalTrustMemberpayableontheday)
  • ArrivalatDenmanapprox.4pmforTea
  • EveningEntertainment:“TheMagicoftheMusicals”withJamesMartin
  • Mondayafterbreakfast:CookeryDemonstration
  • Afterlunch2hrtasterworkshop. Choose1ofthefollowing:

IntroductiontoFamilyTreeBollywoodDance

WildlifeinyourGardenMagicSilkScarves (additionalchargeformaterials)

  • Returnhomeafterafternoonteaat4pm

*Depositrequiredwithbookingform£85(£30NonRefundable)

InterimPayment£50by30thJanuary2017£50by31stMarch2017

DenmanFundraising

AsmallbutselectnumberofWImembersvisitedWendyJakeman'sgarden,whichwasopentoraisemoneyforDenman.Theyhelpedtoraisejustover£160whichwassentfromSkeltononUreandHelperbyWIstotheDenmanappeal.Itwasaparticularsuccessthankstovolunteerswhohelpedwiththecatering.Wendy'sgardensareopenaspartoftheNationalGardenSchemeandsheisalwayswillingtoshowgroupsofladiesround,eveningordaytime,.

JanBellofUrewithLeyburn -Openedhergardensandraisedover£180forDenman.

HackforthWIenjoyedanopengardencompletewithmodelrailwaythankstooneoftheirmembersandherhusband.Combinedwithteaandcake,theeventraised£140forDenman.

SpaSweetheartsWItookovertheWesleyChapelincentralHarrogateforacoffeemorning,servingdrinksandcakestohungrySaturdayshoppers.Theyhadalsohadtheforesighttoofferhotpulledporkrollswithhome-madecoleslawand,theweatheroutsidebeingcoldandwet,theysoonsoldout!Combinedwithatombola,fundsraisedonthedaywereintheregionof£500.

Thankyoutoallforyoursupport.IfyouoryourWIhaveraisedorareraisinganymoneyforDenmanpleaselettheofficeknowhowmuchsowecankeeparunningtotal.

LookingAhead

What’sonofferinthenextthreemonths

WorkshopsareheldatAlmaHouse(HG41NG)unlessstatedotherwise.Pleasebringapackedlunchforfull-dayactivities.Non-memberswillbeabletosignupforworkshopsaftermembershavehadthechance.Bookingformswithyoursecretaryunlessstatedotherwise.Doorsopen30minsbeforeevent/workshop

IdeasforaDinnerParty–Monday10thOctober,2pmBoltonAbbeyVillageHall.Members£10.JoinJulieClarkeandAnneHarrisonforacookerydemonstration.

ACWW'TimeforTea’-Thursday13thOctober,2pm-4pm.Cost£9toincludeTeaandcakes.SupportACWWandfindoutaboutournewProject(DisabledWomenSkillsandEmpowermentProject)

MosaicWorkshop–Saturday15thOctober,10amto4pm.Members£30plusapprox£5formaterials.LearnanewskillwithtutorJulieHand.

Patchwork–Tuesday25thOctober,10amto4pmMembers£20,non-members£25.ThelastofourclasseswithAnneStarkeyin2016,thistimecreatingaLogCabin.

HistoryWardrobe–Wednesday26thOctober,12noonfor12.30mKettlesingVillageHall.Members£25.

DabbleDay;CountdowntoChristmas–Thursday10thNovember,10.30amto3.30pmMembers£25includinglunch.PrepareforChristmaswiththisfulldayofactivities–choosetwoofthefoursessionsonoffer.

FoodandFlowers–Thursday24thNovember,10amfor10.30am,SkiptonTownHall.Members£28.

ResolutionSelectionMeeting-Wednesday30thNovember,7pmTickets£2.50includingteaandbiscuits.

Callingonallmemberstocomeanddiscussthe2017Resolutions,whichwillbegoingtotheAGMinLiverpool.

ChristmasFloralWorkshop–Friday16thDecember,10amto4pm.Members£20plusapprox£10formaterials.ValGuesthelpsyoutocreateoneofthreedesignsforChristmas.

Knitting:MovingonfromtheBasics–Wednesday25thJanuary,10amto3.30pmMembers£20.LesleyFidlerteachesthisworkshoponwaystoup-skillyourknitting.

JewelleryMaking–Tuesday21stFebruary,10amto4pm,Members£30pluscostofmaterials.FollowinghersuccessastheGreatYorkshireShow,KathrynGuyiscomingtosharethesecretsofgreatjewellerymaking.

PatchworkUFO–Tuesday28thFebruary,10amto4pm.Members£20.AnneStarkeyreturnsforanotherinherseriesofverypopularworkshops.

OutandAbout

PétanquebyKateJeeps,BurtonLeonardWI

Wellwhatfun24ofushadplayingthisgameonthemostbeautifulsummerevening!ThislargegroupofveryexcitedandperhapsratherjitteryladieswasgatheredtogetherbyHeather,our‘responsibleadult’. Ourinstructor,Nigel,beganbygivingusabriefbutveryinterestingbackgroundtothegameofpétanque(Frenchboules),explainingthatitisverysimilartoourownbowls.Hethenwentontodemonstratethecorrectthrowingaction,usingthearmlikeapendulumtobowlunderarm,tossatanyheightorevenroll.Theusualmethod,hetoldus,wastoholdthequiteheavymetalboulewiththepalmfacingdown,releasingitwithbackspinfromthefingersforgreatercontrol.Thefirstplayerinateamdrawsa50cmcircleneartheendofthepiste,beingsuretostandinsideittothrow.Infacttheword‘pétanque’itselfmeans‘feetfirmlyplanted’,eithertogetherorastride.Nigelnextshowedus,alongwithhisfriendCharles,howacompletegamewasplayedoutandhowpointswerescored.

Ourmomenthadthenarrived–itwasourturntogiveitago!Inteamsofthree,mixingupthedifferentWIsasmuchaswewereable,weplayedagainstanotherteambythrowingtwobouleseach.Thefirstplayerstoodinthecircleandthrewthecoche(jack)6to10metresdownthepisteandabout50cmfromtheedge.Thesameplayerthenthrewtheirfirstbouleascloseaspossibletothecoche.Thefirstplayerfromtheotherteamthentriedtothrowtheirfirstboulenearertothecoche.Fromthispoint,theteamthatwasfurtherawayfromthecochecontinuedtoplayuntiltheywerenearerthecocheorhadusedalltheirboules.Whenbothteamshadthrownalltheirboules,theteamclosesttothecochescoredpointsforthenumberoftheirboulesclosertothecochethanthenearestoftheiropponents'.Thegamescontinueduntiloneoftheteamshadgained13points.FortunatelywewereveryablyassistedinthescoringbyNigel’steamofthreechapswhoalsokeptthepeaceonoccasionbyjudgingwhichboulewasclosesttothecoche,usingatapemeasureasrequired!

Asourthrowingaccuracyimproved,someextremelycompetitivespiritscertainlycametothefore!Iwasluckyenoughtobeamemberof‘TeamTina’(aStrayLady)withmyfriendPatand,havingallgotthehangofitquitewell,weproudlybecamechampionsofourgroupoffourteams!IwilldefinitelyplayPetanqueinthefuturewithfamilyandfriends–indeed,thefacilityisopentothepublicandsuitableforallagesandabilities.MyadviceistohireyourselfsomeboulesfromOxfamwhichisjustacrossthewayfromthepistesandhaveareallyfuntime!

GapingGill–WeDidIt!!byMargaretCreek,AskwithwithWestonWI

WehadanearlystartonThursdayandby8.30wewerestartingthewalkfromtheprettyvillageofClaphamuptoGapingGill.Theweatherforecastlookedsomewhatwetallday,butasusualtheygotitwrong,itwasabitdamptostartwithbutitdidn’trainfortherestoftheday!Withfamilyandfriendsthereweresevenofusinourparty.

It’sapleasantwalkupthoughtheIngleboroughestateandpastthetarnandcaves.Wekeptupasteadypaceasweknewtheticketscouldselloutfastforthedescent.TrowGillwasabitofachallengebutwemanaged. WereachedGapingGhyllafterabout50minutesandregisteredimmediatelyforthedescent.Wehadabout1.5hourstowaitsoitwascoffeeandsandwichestime!

Wedonnedourwaterproofsandhardhatsreadyforthedescent,ittakesabout2minuteseachway.Weweresecuredinthebosunschairandthenloweredintothemainchamber.Thewinchisdrivenbydieselandlowersyousteadilydown.ThestreamthatusuallygoesdownGapingGillisdivertedforthewinchsothereislotsofspraybutyou’renotgoingdownawaterfall!!Forthefirst50′orsowewerefairlyclosetothewallasitdescendsthroughtheopening,it’sprobablyabout20′across…thenitsuddenlyopensupintoaHUGEcavern!

Itishugedownthere,IcanwellbelieveitisthesizeofYorkMinster.Therewasacavertheretowelcomeusandtogiveusaguidedtour,showingusvarioustunnels,faultlines(athickwhitebandgoingallroundthecave)stalactites,hetoldusthestoriesoftheearlyexplorers.Theyhadspotlightsaroundthecave,thewaterfalllookedamazing,afterthetourwewerefreetowanderroundasmuchaswewantedbutweprettymuchallcamebackuponcethetourhadfinished.

Itwasanamazingexperience,wewereluckywiththeweatherasIthinktheforecastputalotofpeopleoffsothereweren’tbigqueues,butitwasn’tbadenoughtocloseit–therewas30′ofwaterdownthereonMonday!!Ifyouhavetheopportunitytogodown,goforit!

DatesForYourDiary

Date / Event/Competition / Time / Venue / Bookingfrom
Oct
1st / AutumnExtravaganza / 10amfor10.30am / BedaleHall / SOLDOUT
13th / ACWWTeaParty / 2pm–4pm / AlmaHouse / NOW
14th / QuizFinal / 6.30pmfor7pm / CracoeVillageHall
15th / Mosaicsworkshop / 10.00am-4.00pm / AlmaHouse / SOLDOUT
25th / Patchwork / 10am-4pm / AlmaHouse / NOW
26th / HistoryWardrobe / 12noonfor12.30pm / Kettlesing / SOLDOUT
Nov
10th / DabbleDay / 10am–4pm / AlmaHouse
24th / FoodFlowers / 10amfor10.30am / SkiptonTownHall / SOLDOUT
30th / ResolutionSelectionMeeting / 7pm / AlmaHouse / NOW
Dec
16th / ChristmasFloralworkshop / 10am–4pm / AlmaHouse
Jan2017
25th / Knitting:MovingOn / 10am–3.30pm / AlmaHouse
Feb2017
21st / JewelleryMaking / 10am-4pm / AlmaHouse
28th / PatchworkUFO / 10am–4pm / AlmaHouse

OutandAbout