WI is haven for the idea hungry Winning Slogan from Rosemary Waldron

Month Speaker Competition

14th July Treasure Hunt through Hasling- Entry forms available in the car- ton Village park at the Cosey Club 11th August What are Tesco doing for their A Butter Dish customers—Emma Rutter 8th September Edward Timpson MP represent- An Ode to Your MP ing You in Parliament 13th October Beauty Redefined with Roberta A Ring Tree

10th November Annual Meeting—An evening of An item of Pewter Jewels with Andrew Pass 8th December Christmas Party A gift for a fellow member costing less than £5—wrapped 12th January Mosaics with Leslie Jones

Volume 1, Issue 4 Summer—autumn 2009

Officers: Haslington WI is an evening President Institute meeting on 2nd Stacey Rutter Tuesday of each month. [email protected] Treasurer Membership of the WI is £29 per Jackie Bradley year.

Secretary Visitors are always welcome. Rachel Hughes Visitors fee is £3.00 per meeting.

Vice Presidents Izzy Rutter & If any members wish to join the Louise Timmins committee please contact one of the committee members. Assistant Secretary

Haslington WI Haslington Rosemary Waldron

Outings Co-ordinator Kath Roberts Dates For Your Diary [email protected] County Events: 22nd July County Walk - Frodsham Hill. Moore & Daresbury will lead a 7 mile walk around Frodsham Hill. There will be 2 short climbs, some steps and 1 small rocky outcrop. Apply Meeting on the 2nd Enid Richond Tel : 01925 264075 Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm 12th August Treasure Hunt Walk around . £2.50 per person contact Wendy Youd for further details. Tel : 01829 770476 The Cosey Club, 1 Fields Road, Haslington. 26th August Golf CW1 5ST Golf Taster day from 10.00am Mere Golf Country Club Apply for further details enclosing SAE to WI house Federation CFWI 2nd October Public Affairs Day. A full day event to learn more about the links between 11 White Friars, . world poverty, gender inequality and climate change from invited speakers. Tickets £15 (including CH1 1NZ lunch) Cheques to CFWI enclosing a SAE also name of WI. Closing date 10th September This is Tel: 01244 347462 being held in Byley Village Hall. Please apply for tickets from WI House in Chester. Address and Fax: 01244 320361 Tel: number opposite. Email:

www.cheshirewi.org.uk Haslington WI: 14th July Treasure Hunt Following the Treasure Hunt around the village we will meet back in the Cosey Club for a talk about the History of Haslington WI.

The speaker who is booked for the January meeting will be demonstrating Mosaics. Leslie will give classes to any members who want to learn more about mosaics. If you are interested in taking the National Federation classes please fill in the questionnaire at the next meeting telling the committee which crafts or cook- NFWI ery skills you would like to learn. It would also be helpful to know whether you prefer evening 104 New Kings Road classes—one class per week or whether you would be interested in us organising a weekend work- London shop for you. SW6 4LY Tel: 020 7371 9300 Fax: 020 7736 3652 Email: [email protected] www.thewi.org.uk Denman college

Denman College is the WI's own Residential Adult Education College near Oxford, and was Denman College named after the first NFWI Chairman, Lady Marcham, Abingdon, Ox- Denman. fordshire, OX13 6NW Most of the money needed to buy, develop and Tel: 01865 391991 maintain the College over the years has been

raised by the WI. Denman College is a graceful Georgian house, set in 17 acres of beautiful grounds.

Cathy Baldwin is the Denman rep for Cheshire and she is coming to the next meeting in March to tell us more about the college

Contact details for Haslington WI: Secretary: Rachel Hughes. tel: 01270 595623 Email: [email protected] Address: Clayhanger Hall Farm, Maw Lane, Haslington, Crewe. CW1 5SH Tel: 01270 585623