FEDERATION NEWS North Yorkshire West Federation October 2016 Federation Office: Alma House, Low St Agnesgate, Ripon HG4 1NG Federation Chairman: Pauline Bowman Federation Treasurer: Lesley Manser Federation Secretary: Michelle Gracey Federation Editor: Vicky Carr Editor Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01765 606339 Office Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.thewi.org.uk/northyorkshirewest Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 9.30am –12 noon and 1.00pm – 3pm Office Closed All Day Wednesday and Friday: No phone calls or visitors please NYWFWI Charity Reg. No. 513934 DENMAN TASTER Sun 7th – Mon 8th May 2017 Cost £185 More information inside Chairman’s Report My mother's words are ringing in my ears, "I don't know where this year has gone, I am sure time goes quicker the older you get and Christmas comes around faster every year." I now actually agree with her words. All jokes aside, I cannot believe it is already October. However, what a year this has turned out to be! So many events, so many workshops, the AGM in Brighton and so many trips around the country. The Board of Trustees welcomed three new members onboard. Three WI ladies who have the WI close to their hearts who have signed up to do their best for all of us. New Committee Chairs were voted into office and have already planned their programmes for 2017 and myself as your new Chair enjoying every minute and determined to do my best for you and make a difference. My first visit, out and about, was to one of the most stunning locations in the area. The ladies in Marske in Swaledale gave me the best ever welcome and laid on a spread fit for a queen never mind a Federation Chair. I took Michelle, our Federation Secretary, with me for the evening as I am aware some of our members have never met Michelle, have maybe spoken to her on the telephone, but it is so nice to put a face to a name and she is a very important person in our Federation. It was a lovely evening, I met a lady who has been in our organisation for 75 years (what an achievement!), and Michelle and I enjoyed the music quiz, had a lovely natter and now look forward to more visits out and about. You will see under NFWI (on page 3) that the subscriptions for 2017 will now be £39. In my opinion excellent value for money at £3.25 per month or 75p per week - you can’t even buy a Daily Newspaper or a coffee for that amount! Your annual subscription buys you fun, friendship, education and membership of the most respected women’s organization in the country. Next year the AGM is at Liverpool and you will find all the information on page 6. I hope to meet many of you there. Before that we may meet at the History Wardrobe event or the ever popular Food and Flowers but if not I am always available to contact at either Alma House or on my email address ([email protected]). I would love to hear from you, tell me what you would like to see on our programme of events, what we can do better and what you are doing in your WI. I look forward to hearing from you. Noticeboard Transports of Delight 200 CLUB DRAW WI member Sylvia Foxton’s new book about her Drawn at Trustees Committee Meeting, th travels includes a 6,000 mile cruise across the Pacific 6 July 2016 and a visit to Antarctica. She has set foot on Easter £30 prize – Ann Dixon Island and the Falklands (twice), and has climbed the £20 prize – Ripley Nidd & Brearton arch over Sydney Harbour Bridge. £10 prize - Aspin Park If you would like a copy (£10+ P&P £3) please contact 01423 322719 or [email protected]. Can you help? In order to improve our communications with our members we have decided to refresh our website. We are now looking to find someone who has experience working with websites to help our digital champion, Hazel Smyth, to complete this task. I am sure that someone out there can help us with this. If you feel you would enjoy working with Hazel to produce a website to be proud of please contact me at Alma House or my email address [email protected]. Events and Workshop bookings Please note we have now changed the booking forms to include a closing date. This needs to be adhered to in order to ensure all the correct information can be collated in a timely fashion. Please remember that any provisional bookings made by telephone, letter or email can not be guaranteed until payment has been received. Reservations will be reallocated if payment has not been received within 5 working days of the reservation being placed with the office. PAGE 2 AGM 2017 The NFWI AGM 2017 will be held at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on th Wednesday 7 June. We will travel down on Tuesday 6th June returning after the meeting, and will be staying on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis at the Best Western Richmond, Liverpool (www.bestwestern.co.uk/stay-at/bw-premier-collection-the-richmond- 84201) Delegates' costs are paid for by all WIs, on a sliding scale: Figures are worked out on 2016 MCS numbers WIs with 15 Members or less ................. £10.00 WIs with between 36 – 45 members ..... £38.00 WIs with between 16 – 25 members ..... £16.00 WIs with between 46 – 65 members ......£50.00 WIs with between 26 – 35 members ..... £27.00 WIs with 66 and over members .............. £70.00 Check the linking list below. The WI at the top of each group can send a delegate or if you cannot find a delegate from your own institute you must pass on the responsibility by contacting Michelle at Alma House on 01765 606339 as soon as possible no later than the end of November 2016. A number of single en-suite rooms have been booked (for which delegates pay the supplement of £20) and these will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Non-delegates who wish to attend as visitors can obtain a ticket for £20 with further cost for travel and accommodation if required payable on booking. The total cost will be for accommodation, travel and ticket £115 (twin) or £135 (single). Linking List 2017 (Institutes sending Delegates are highlighted in grey) Ingleborough Knox Settle Hampsthwaite Swale Low Bentham Bilton Austwick Killinghall Ravensworth Burton in Lonsdale Scriven Giggleswick Birstwith Manfield Clapham with Horton Stray Ladies Barnsoldwick Buttercups Bishop Thornton & Shawmills Melsonby Long Preston Dallowgill Spennithorne & Harmby Knaresborough Bainbridge Malham Summerbridge Thornton Watlass Harrogate Roses West Witton Airton Glasshouses East Witton Harrogate Rascals Ure with Leyburn Hellifield Pateley Bridge Coverdale Starbeck Afternoon Thoralby & District Sutton in Craven Fearby & Healey Ripley Nidd & Brearton Newton Le Willows & PB Forest Moor Glusburn w Crosshills Masham Arkendale Hackforth Goldsborough Salterforth Grewelthorpe Ripon Belles Richmond Aspin Park Cowling Kirkby Malzeard Marton cum Grafton Marske in Swaledale Ribston Ben Rhydding Skipton Dalesway Grantley cum Winksley Embsay w Eastby Spa Sweethearts Skipton Ewes Rylstone & District Upper Nidderdale Broughton w Elslack Pannal Happy Bundays Kettlewell Burnestone & Carthorpe Gargrave Spofforth Sharow Threshfield & Linton Ripon Centre Skipton w Stirton & Thorlby Harrogate Library Bradley's Both Darley Debs Bishop Monkton Roecliffe Bedale Belles Addingham Askwith w Weston Aiskew Ald, B'Bridge & Dunsforth Bedale Cookies Cononley Farnley Estate Burton Leonard Kirby Hill Colburn Town Bolton Abbey Follifoot Starbeck Sirens Skelton on Ure Whythit NFWI News Subscription 2017 The NFWI Board of Trustees has set the membership subscription for 2017 at £39.00. The WI share will increase by £1.00, the federation share by 40p and the NFWI share by 10p. The distribution of the 2017 subscription will be: Total subscription 2017 WI share Federation share NFWI share £39.00 £19.00 £8.80 £11.20 PAGE 3 Pro-rata subscription for new members in their first year New members joining the WI in 2017 for the first time, i.e. who have not previously been a member of any WI in the past 10 years, will pay a pro-rata subscription depending on the quarter in which they join. The rate per quarter and the distribution are shown in the following table. Date of joining Total WI share Federation NFWI share 1 Jan-31 March £39.00 £19.00 £8.80h £11.20 1 April-30 June £29.25 £14.25 £6.60 £8.40 1 July-30 Sept £19.50 £9.50 £4.40 £5.60 1 Oct-31 Dec £9.75 £4.75 £2.20 £2.80 There is no pro-rata rate for dual membership, which will be £19.00 at any time during the year. New WIs starting up in 2017 will keep all of the subscription paid by their members for the rest of that year. Pooling of Fares 2017 The NFWI Annual Meeting pooling of fares contribution for 2017 will remain at £16 per WI. New WIs formed in 2017, before the NFWI Annual Meeting, will pay the pooling of fares contribution. Database Protection The NFWI is the data controller of the personal data held on the MCS. In accordance with the Data Protection Act (1998), the NFWI is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). MCS representatives have access to the MCS in order to administer the WI membership and WI activities and should comply with the eight principles of Data Protection. The ICO’s website contains very useful information about Data Protection.