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February 2025
Chairman’s chat Hello everyone – and a Happy New Year to all My fellow trustee Barbara Young and I were delighted to be able to join Upton cum Kexby WI at their 60th anniversary celebrations just before Christmas. Invites such as this are one of the pleasures trustees can enjoy.…
Keep readingNovember 24
Chairman’s Chat Hello everyoneWhere does the time go? We are rapidly heading towards Christmas and already well into the planning stages for 2025 events – indeed our events and activity team is already starting on 2026!In last month’s WI News, we revealed our speaker for the Federation Annual Meeting in…
Keep readingOctober 2024
Chairman’s chat Hello everyoneAs you will see from the front page of this month’s newsletter, we are changing things up for the Federation meeting in 2025. We will have sole use on the day of the Robert Hardy Building at Bishop Grosseteste University, which means we will have room to…
Keep readingSeptember Newsletter
Chairman’s Chat Hello everyoneI am handing the Chairman’s Chat slot over to Jean Burgess this month, the chairman of EAT (Events and Activities Team), who has some important information. Take care as always. Dianne~~~~~~~~~~Hello everyone from me tooThe message is: We’re making some changes!Not all WI secretaries forward the digital…
Keep readingAugust 2024
Chairman’s Chat Hello everyone Well, at last we have had a bit of good weather – you have been able to enjoy some of thesunshine. Let’s hope it isn’t the last for this summer.It has been a busy time with show season and I echo our catering officer Janet’s thanks…
Keep readingJuly 2024
Chairman’s Chat Hello everyone Well what a busy time it has been. We have had the Carrington Rally, the National meeting in London and the Lincolnshire Show.As Janet says in her report on page 5, Carrington provided a number of challenges, not least the weather. My trainers took three days…
Keep readingJune 2024
Chairman’s Chat Hello everyoneI hope you have been able to enjoy some of the good weather we have been having. As I write this, there is rain in the air, but hopefully the sun will return soon.The real sunshine in my life over the past few weeks has been the…
Keep readingMay 2024
Chairman’s chat Hello everyone I hope those who attended the Federation Annual meeting in Skegness enjoyed the day.We have had some very positive feedback on both the presentations in the morning for all things federation and, of course, our taste of ‘Strictly’ in the afternoon with Gerald Schwanzer.For three people…
Keep readingApril 2024
Chairman’s Column Hello everyoneWhat a busy month it has been. I have had a great time visiting a number of WIs, both with my WI Adviser hat on and as Federation Chairman. It never ceases to amaze me howdifferent each WI is, but one thing remains the same – a…
Keep readingMarch 2024
Chairman’s column Hello everyoneWell, what do you think?I hope you will agree this edition of the WI News is jam-packed with events and activities to get involved with over the coming year – and even in to 2025.Thanks go to all the members of EAT (Events and Activities Team) for…
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Chairman’s column Hello everyoneI hope you had a restful festive time – and Happy New Year to all.As you will see from this month’s WI News, there is a lot going on to get 2024 off to a cracking start – but there is a lot more to come.There are…
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Chairman’s Column Hello everyoneWell what a time it has been since the last newsletter.As you will know, thanks to Storm Babet and an issue with Horncastle’s flood defence system, WI House, like many businesses and homes in the town, was the victim of unprecedented flooding.Initially we thought the damage was…
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