Our November meeting
Tissington Hall Visit
2018 calendar: Staffordshire WIs in action. Maximum 3 landscape photographs per member, the judges like clear, uncluttered photographs that will stand out well in a calendar. Closing date 26th January
FWI Climate Change ambassadors Linda Mottram & Beki Brown. How can you help – use energy saving lights, insulate your loft, draught proof your home, install cavity wall insulation and double glazing if possible, use public transport, reduce as much waste as possible – recycle/reuse, reduce the amount of food waste in the home, review your energy supplier.
The Resolutions voting papers have arrived in the November WI Life, so please bring your completed paper to the December or January meeting for Gill to post.
SFWI Supporters club £5 for 12 months, monthly prizes of £25, £10 and £5. Collecting February
ANSLOW WI – December 2016 Newsletter
Happy December birthdays to: Evelyn Alger, Kath English, Jean Harvey, Cynthia Rutland, Penny Walton
URGENT ACTION PLEASE Members Meeting 14th March. It is up to you, the members to make sure we have a meeting in March, 3-6 people need to organise it. Please see Elaine who has an idea for a speaker and can give advice on previous members meetings.
OUR NEXT WI MEETING TUESDAY 10th January 2017
Competition Old school item
Cakes Audrey Smith, Pat Mayne
Teas Barbara Goodwin, Judy Harris
Collecting WI subs, Cornerstone, Spring Council , County quiz,
calendar & Rose Deag competitions, Beggars' Oak
Saturday 21st January 2017 Rolleston WI coffee morning to raise funds for Denman. 10-12noon, Rolleston club, Burnside. £1
Saturday 11th February 12noon – 4pm. Clog dancing workshop. Armitage Village Hall, 51 Shropshire Brook Rd, Armitage WS15 4UZ. £5 including refreshments. Closing date Thursday 19th January
Tuesday 21st – Saturday 25th February Burton Musical Theatre company 'Little Shop of Horrors' Tickets £10-£14
Thursday 23rd February 2017 County Quiz,7.15pm £18 per team of 4.
Friday 24th February Skittles night and buffet, Burton Bridge Brewery £13
Wednesday 15th March Spring Council meeting Stafford. 10.30am-3pm. £12.50. Speakers Jane Sawyer, Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police and Geoff Tristram, artist, illustrator, cartoonist. Closing date Thursday 26th January
Friday 7th and 21st April, Writing your life story workshops, County Office, 10am – 4pm. £45 for the 2 days. Collecting February
Monday 10th April Stretton & Claymills WI – Group Meeting - Flower Arranging Demonstration. Competition 'flower/leaf collage no larger than A3 size (11.7 x 16.5cm). Closing date March meeting; £3.50
Saturday 22nd April Earth Day, Stoke on Trent 6th form college 10am – 1pm. Meet and lobby your MPs, speak up about climate change. £5. collecting February.
Tuesday 25th April Homes and Gardens Day, £13. speakers Jack Willgoss of Wildergose Nurseries, a make up demonstration by students of Stafford College's Beauty Academy and Nicki Chapman, television presenter. Competition for the Helen Clayton Trophy , 7” beetroot & chocolate cake (see Gill for recipe) and Floral Art using Gerberars (first prize £10, entry £2.50) Collecting February
Friday 7th April, Anslow village hall Anslow WI cheese & wine fund raiser for 'Friends of Fountains' evening, with a theme of South America
Tuesday 30th May 6-8pm. County Show preview reception. Tickets £6.
County show classes: Produce: swiss roll, jam, Viennese whirls.
Handicraft: hat & scarf, hand held mask, piece of jewellery.
Floral: 24" sq, 24" sq, exhibit in tea cup & saucer.
Photography: 'Let the music play'
Art: The hills are alive with the sound of music
Children's Class: a decorated children's seaside bucket. See Gill for a schedule. Closing date for entries Thursday 20th April
Wednesday 31st May, Thursday 1st June County Show, Stafford
Wednesday 7th June NFWI Annual meeting, Echo Arena, Liverpool. Anslow is providing the link delegate and will be representing and reporting back to Hanbury & Draycott, Rangemore & Tatenhill and Rough Hayes. Travel by coach on the morning of Tuesday 6th June, arriving in time for shopping/visiting attractions; overnight stay at the Pullman Liverpool Hotel, Kings Dock, Liverpool on a B&B basis, twin room, single room available at a supplement. The WI pays for accommodation & travel and reasonable food & drink expenses. Return home after the meeting on the Wednesday afternoon. Closing date: February meeting
16th - 18th June SFWI Denman Federation weekend, £330, £50 deposit by 26th January, limited spaces
Tuesday 10th October Annual Council meeting
Charity of the year (Friends of Fountains) running total: £229 (fashion show)
The Rose Deag Rose Bowl, a watercolour painting competition for Novices, not previously shown at any WI competition. 'Looking Out to Sea' Entry fee £3.50. The entry may be mounted but not framed, portrait or landscape, the longest side no more than 18” or 45cm (including the mount). All entries to be displayed at the Spring Council meeting. Closing date Thursday 26th January
Membership award evening in 2017 – don't forget to let Gill know if you have been a WI member for 50, 60 or 70 years in 2017?
Seventeen Anslow WI Christmas
Samaritan's Purse shoeboxes were made this
year for the little children and sent
with much love.
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