Category: Womens Institute

KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WINext meeting: Thursday April 12th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Demonstrator: Magdalaine Snowdon.Subject: Hats and flower making (Hands on).Trading Stall: Miscellaneous. MARCH MEETING REPORT 2018This year we are celebrating the 97th birthday of Kirton and Falkenham WI. While the actual anniversary is not until the autumn we have taken to…

KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WI Next meeting: Thursday March 8th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Speaker: Helen Fraser.Subject: Memories from Stage and Screen.Competition: A theatre programme. FEBRUARY MEETING REPORT 2018 The WI membership fee has now risen to over £40 and, at our committee meeting, it was announced that there had been some ‘unrest’…

KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WI Next meeting: Thursday February 8th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Speaker: Jane Bradburn.Subject: Kirton of Old.Competition: A postcard or photo of Kirton in the past. JANUARY MEETING REPORT 2018One of the activities that has recently been added to Kirton and Falkenham WI’s programme is a ‘Knit and Natter’ get…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…