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  • November 2017

    KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WI Christmas Party: Thursday December 14th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Entertainment provided by a hand-bell ringers group.January 2018 Meeting: Thursday 11th at 2.00pm in the Village Hall.Speaker Linda Sexton on The WI and the 1953 floods. NOVEMBER MEETING REPORT 2017As usual the WI has several future events planned. On…

  • October 2017

    Next Meeting: 9th November 2017 at 2pm at Kirton Village Hall. Our speaker next month will be: Brian Cornell who is giving a talk on Thames Lightermen. Our speakers this month were Chris and Marion Stevens and they gave us a fascinating insight into Bees – the Journey from Flower to Jar. Chris and Marion…

  • July 2017

    August – Tea party at WaldringfieldNext meeting: Thursday September 14th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Speaker: Colin WestrenSubject: Tools with a missionCompetition: An old tool JULY MEETING REPORT 2017The first item at our July get-together was a report by Edna Stuckey concerning her trip to Liverpool as our delegate at National WI’s AGM.…

  • April 2017

    Next meeting: Thursday May 11th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Discussion and voting on resolutions.Followed by members reminiscences of their school-days (please come prepared).Trading Stall: miscellaneous. APRIL MEETING REPORT 2017Did you know that there’s no need to go to Cheddar, Cheshire or Wensleydale to sample British cheeses? In fact you can find an…

  • March 2017

    KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WI Next meeting: Thursday April 13th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Demonstration: Suffolk Farmhouse Cheeses plus Tasting overseen by: Jason Salisbury.Competition: A Cheese Recipe (if possible bring printed copies for members to take away.)Trading Stall: miscellaneous. MARCH MEETING REPORT 2017In the committee – a group that meets a few days…

  • February 2017

    Birthday meeting: Thursday March 9th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Entertainment: Don’s Melody Makers. Wear a hat to support the Brain Tumour Association.No CompetitionTrading Stall: miscellaneous FEBRUARY MEETING REPORT 2017Last Thursday we waited for our speaker to arrive. As the minutes ticked by and he did not turn up we wondered how we were…

  • January 2017

    Next meeting: Thursday Feb 9th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Speaker: David Empson on Brave Men of Ipswich.Competition: A medal or certificate you have won. (Also bring along any wartime medals you may have). Trading Stall: miscellaneous JANUARY MEETING REPORT 2017Now that we’ve got Christmas and January 1st over with Kirton and Falkenham WI is…

  • Kirton in 2016

    KIRTON IN 2016 – LOCAL HISTORY RECORDER’S REPORT VIOLET GARDENS – PADDOCK CLOSEIn August, Taylor Wimpey announced the opening of the show house for the new development of 43 houses. Prices ranged from £220,000 to £375,000 but thankfully the developers honoured their commitment by including 14 “affordable housing rental tenure” properties now under the stewardship…

  • November 2016

    KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WI Next meeting: Thursday Dec 8th at 1.15pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.The meeting will consist of a fish’n’chip lunch followed by Christmas Celebrations.Please bring a baby photo of yourself to be used in a guessing game.Trading Stall: miscellaneous NOVEMBER MEETING REPORT 2016The Arts and Crafts Fair at the church hall…

  • October 2016

    KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WI Next meeting: Thursday Nov 10th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.AGM followed by speaker: Felicity KaplanSubject: Transcendental Meditation.Competition: Short sentence on ‘How I like to relax’.Trading Stall: miscellaneous If you’re new to the village, are of the feminine gender, and are wondering how you can become part of this…