Category Archives: Women’s Institute

Twelve Days of a WI Christmas

Posted on December 15, 2019 by craftycreeky

On the fourth day of Christmas my WI gave to me… Four Visits out… Andrea and the committee have organised four visits this year for us to enjoy, Norton Conyers, snowdrops and afternoon tea at Goldsborough Hall… …an informative and … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of a WI Christmas

Posted on December 13, 2019 by craftycreeky

On the second day of Christmas my WI gave to me… Two Honoured Guests at our 70th birthday lunch… The inimitable Julie Clarke joined us as Federation chairman, entertaining us with tales about when she met the Queen. We were … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days of a WI Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2019 by craftycreeky

On the first day of Christmas my WI gave to me… One Amazing 70th birthday cake Andrea made the cake for our 70th birthday celebration meal, it includes knitting, baking, walking boots, theatre trips, all the things our WI like … Continue reading →

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From Hugs to Harewood

Posted on August 6, 2019 by craftycreeky

Val has been organising some amazing speakers for us this year… In April Vernonica Bird gave us some insight into the prison service, she was the first female Governor at Armley prison, over her career she’s met some infamous inmates … Continue reading →

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Golden Acre Park

Posted on July 2, 2019 by craftycreeky

Eleven of our ladies and one dog met on the 1st July at Golden Acre Park for our monthly walk. It was a blustery day, a mixture of sunshine and showers but the walk was lovely. We walked past Paul’s … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Service

Posted on December 5, 2018 by craftycreeky

On Saturday our celebrations for our 70th anniversary began with a lovely service of thanksgiving. It was of course held at All Saints, Weston. Several of us had decorated the church on Friday so it looked beautiful, from the line … Continue reading →

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Christmas at Castle Howard

Posted on December 5, 2018 by craftycreeky

We had a fabulous day yesterday at Castle Howard for our Christmas day out. It was a lovely crisp, frost and sunny morning so the coach trip over was a pleasure too… We approached Castle Howard through the edges of … Continue reading →

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2019 Resolutions

Posted on October 20, 2018 by craftycreeky

The Shortlist Resolutions list is now out, on mywi website from NFWI. If you haven’t yet seen them, here they are: The 2018-19 Resolution Shortlist. 1. Improving Plant Biosecurity in the UK In recent years, trees and plants in the … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Flowers

Posted on October 12, 2018 by craftycreeky

We had a wonderful meeting last night when Sandra Harder, one of our members (but also nationally a well-respected flower arranger) gave us a seasonal flower arranging demonstration. Like any professional, she made it look so easy! She used foliage … Continue reading →

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Ilkley U3A

Posted on August 24, 2018 by craftycreeky

The speaker at our August meeting was Alison McCloy who’s the Secretary of Ilkley and District U3A. The University of the Third Age began life in France in 1972 and is now a UK wide organisation.  In this country it’s … Continue reading →

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