November

CHAIRMAN’S COLUMN:

It has been lovely to get out and about to more events and meet up with so many of you.
Author Joy Wood is proving to be a popular speaker at meetings and I can see why, having been welcomed to Faldingworth & District WI’s open meeting in their new, spacious venue at Toft Newton Village Hall.

I was fortunate to be invited along to Sturton by Stow’s open evening too. A lot of work had gone into displays to show potential new members what the WI was all about – and it paid off. They had 10 visitors and most confirmed they would be joining. Since then, there has been more contact with those who couldn’t attend, so it looks like their next meeting will be welcoming new members too.

The neighbouring village of Stow was the venue for the second Ladies of Lincolnshire Lunch, where the Cross Keys staff were very welcoming – and the food was good too. Speaker Sue Fortune told of the work of the Lincolnshire Community Foundation – a charity that administers a number of funds. A WI in the Lincolnshire Humber Federation has been a recent recipient of a grant – for their community allotment.

My most recent ‘outing’ was to an afternoon tea with Manby & Grimoldby WI to celebrate their centenary. Fellow trustees Jean Burgess and Paula Burrett, and our federation secretary Sue, along with representa-tives from neighbouring WIs were treated to a fantastic spread – along with some traditional county poems and songs from members of the Far Welter’d! East Lincolnshire Dialect Society. Congratulations to all at Manby & Grimoldby on reaching 100 and hosting such a well organised event.

Dianne
Chairman of Lincolnshire North Federation of WIs

Inside the November Newsletter

Page 2: Chairman’s column Membership Matters
Page 3: Resolutions and campaigns. 50/50
Page 4: Climate news
Page 5: Big Green Week Around the Federation
Page 6: More Federation news
Page 7: Don’t miss……
Page 8: Upcoming events

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