October W.I. meeting
Leigh & District W.I. News
Following their fashion show at the annual Summer lunch, Lyrifer the manager of Edinburgh Woollen Mill shop welcomed several members at Trentham Gardens on 19th August with free tickets to the beautiful Italian Gardens and discounted shopping.
The speaker for September was Geoff Legan, tour guide for the Regent Theatre who gave a talk on it’s history from pictorial cinemtograph In 1920 to present day. Several members are having a night out at the Regent on Sunday 14th October to see “Grumpy Old Women”
Ten members joined Nicky Grey and two young mums in the Church meeting room to cover and pack 82 boxes for Romania, a service of blessing will be held at Baddeley Edge Church at 6.00pm on 28th October 2007 when the boxes will be collected.
Kath and Tom Stanier, Cath and Cyril Danks; Eileen and Phil Thorley have all celebrated their Golden weddings recently and received cards and gifts from president Wendy and fellow members.
On 11th October members enjoyed the evening of “Medicine & Music” when Dr J.M. Woodhead entertained us with amusing anecdotes of his interesting life as he played light heartedly on his keyboard.
The next meeting on 13th November will be a card making workshop, the tutors-own members Sue Robinson and Mary Smith.
Eileen Thorley
If you want something done…….. accept the offer of help from the W.I. !
What a busy month October has been first we went to the THORNTON’S Chocolate evening at Weston Coyney where we got to taste free chocolates and at the end of the evening we were able to buy Thornton’s products at a reduced price and 10% off the total as well.
Next came the evening at the Regent Theatre to see Grumpy Old Women, Brit Ekland, Denise Black and Diane Keen were in this and they kept us entertained for 90 minutes with an interval in the middle. What a fun evening that was.
Then the Autumn Council Meeting at County Showground where about 400 WI members from Staffordshire meet and enjoy the day.They have a speaker in the morning and one in the afternoon. This event is always popular.
Our own Fiveways Group Meeting held this year at Leigh was an excellent evening. This had an Halloween Theme. Leigh WI being the Hostess Institute and one member and friends gave an excellent entertainment at the end.
Leigh WI was granted an Awards for all from the Lottery Fund earlier this year so that members can go to the WI Collage at Denman in Oxford to learn a new skill or extend their knowledge on something they already know. I was the first to go at the end of October where I had a refresher course on Bobbin Lace. We had an excellent tutor and all too soon it was time to come home.