Keep up to date on Committee for 2014 www.guilsfieldwi.org.uk President Mrs Rita Lloyd or Twitter - @guilsfieldwi GUILSFIELD Tel: 01938 553892 WOMEN’S Vice PresidentsAddress Mrs followed Maud Griffiths (Bring & Tel: 01938 556329 The National Federation of Women's INSTITUTE Mrs Joan WoodcockBuy) Institutes (NFWI) is the largest voluntary organisation for women in the UK with over Tel: 01938 553665 210,000 members in England, Wales and the Secretary Mrs Celia Macdonald Islands. The first W.I. was founded in PROGRAMME 2014 Tel: 01938 553887 Llanfair PG, Anglesey, in 1915. Treasurer Mrs Jen Owen Ass Treasurer/MCS Mrs Joyce Lewis The W.I. plays a unique role in providing Programme Mrs Maud Griffiths women with educational opportunities and Outings Mrs Dot Neville the chance to build new skills, to take part in 01938 553455 a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and to their Show Mrs Beryl Jacques communities. It has its own college, Denman Secretaries & Mrs Jan Stanley College, in Oxfordshire. Meetings start at 7.30 pm in the Publicity Mrs Amanda Willday Speaker’s Hostess Mrs Joan Bladen Guilsfield W.I. belongs to the NFWI and to Old School, Guilsfield, SY21 9NQ, & Competition Mrs Margaret Marshall the Powys Montgomery Federation. unless otherwise stated. Scrapbook Mrs Jan Stanley Members take part in PMFWI cookery, craft The competition each month: & drama competitions; play all kinds of Visitors’ Mrs Jean Hurrell “A bloom from my garden” sports, raise money for local causes, go on Hostesses & Mrs Amanda Willday EXTRA ACTIVITIES outings & theatre trips and experience a lot Join in with Welfare Mrs Diana Gerrett of fun and friendship. Walking group The Walking Group Tel: 01938 555249 The Squares (knitters) Please let Diana know if a member has a & knitting & sewing for charity forthcoming celebration or needs cheering NFWI up. Please keep her informed! 104 New Kings' Road, VISITORS WELCOME OUTINGS TBA London, SW6 4LY Spaceguard Centre Sales Table Mrs Doreen Jones & PMFWI National Arboretum Tel:01938 553634 Mrs Margaret Watkin 020 7371 9300 (Powys Montgomery Federation of WIs) Old School Reps Mrs Diana Gerrett & www.thewi.org.uk The Cockpit Mrs Beryl Watkin www.denmancollege.org.uk New Street Photographer Mrs Gwyneth Davies Welshpool, SY21 7SF Spotlight Mrs Margaret Watkin The WI – it’s everything 01938 552071 Website & Press Mrs Jean Hurrell you want it to be! Open Tues & Fri, 11.00 – 2.00 Email: [email protected]
HOSTESSES April 8th Julie Prince August Social Meeting TBA
Each month hostesses are responsible Old Welshpool Sept 9th Linus Project for setting out the room & providing tea, from the 1950s milk, sugar, biscuits, flowers for the Quilts for children in distress President’s table & one raffle prize each. Hostesses & Raffle: Hostesses & Raffle: Also for giving the vote of thanks and Maud Griffiths, Beryl Jacques, Diana Gerrett, Ann Neale, for serving tea, washing up & clearing Joyce Lewis Janet Roberts up after the meeting. If you are Oct 14th Dr Hutchinson unable to attend, April tbc Severn Group Meeting please arrange for another member Herbal Medicine at Llanfair Caereinion st to take your place. In the 21 Century
April 30th See Evita at Llandudno Hostesses & Raffle: th January 14 Gary Ball Gwyneth Davies, Liz Kneale, Middle Classes in the May 3rd PMFWI Spring Show Rozel Kneale
Middle Ages at Llansantffraid rd October 23 PMFWI Hostesses & Raffle: th May 13 Resolution Voting Drama & Entertainment Ann Jones, Kath Sargent, Followed by Lea Williams Evening at Abermule Lorraine Williams Gentle Belly & Chakra Dance Vote for the resolution you want Oct tbc Severn Group Meeting Wear loose clothing & bring water to be debated at the NFWI AGM at Berriew Hostesses & Raffle: th February 11 Leah Jones, Beryl Watkin, November 6th PMFWI Kurling Joan Woodcock Annual Council Meeting
Hostesses & Raffle: Town Hall, Welshpool Joan Bladen, Margaret Marshall, June 7th Leeds NFWI AGM th Nov 11 Annual Meeting Val Hughes th June 10 Phillipa Hughes followed by Games th February 15 PMFWI Glass Art Jewellery Hostesses & Raffle: Officers’ Workshops at Abermule Hostesses & Raffle: Dot Neville, Ursula Steiner, Meet other officers, yr questions answered Anne Holland, Carol Jones, Amanda Willday th Dorothy Williams March 11 Christine Walton Dec 10th Live Music GUILSFIELD Easter Chicks July 8th Members Eve Penybontfawr WI Choir Hostesses & Raffle: TasteWOMEN’S and Try Puddings Hostesses & Raffle: Sally Jones, Jan Stanley, Hostesses & Raffle: Rita Lloyd, Celia Macdonald, Dot Wallis GUILSFIELDINSTITUTE Lynne Breeze, Pauline Evans, Jen Owen April 2nd NFWI Wales Jean Hurrell Conference at Wrexham