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March 2023
Kirton and Falkenham Womens’ InstituteWe had a wonderful meeting in March to celebrate our 102nd birthday. We invited other local WI’s, as is the custom, and also representatives from village groups. With more people than usual we took advantage of the larger Church Hall. Our speaker was David Webb – one of the twins from…
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March 2023
Our speaker in March was Claire Muckleston from Bourne Garden Centre. Claire talked about how over her many years in the business sales and approaches at Garden Centres have changed greatly. Spurred on by garden makeover programmes people now want it all. Instant gardens containing evergreen plants that flower all year and smell good into…
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February 2023
Well Christmas is but a memory and spring still seems a way off yet. The dull damp weather can be depressing enough without the current economic climate, the strikes, world politics, and environmental crisis looming. It’s no surprise then to discover that in the last 3 years mental health issues have increased. Whilst gardening isn’t…
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January 2023
Next meeting: 2pm on Thursday 9th February at the Village HallSpeaker: Norma HowellTopic: Medical Detection and Alert Assistance DogsCompetition: A favourite dog photoOur last outing of the year was a Riverboat trip from Waldringfield to Felixstowe on a beautiful sunny day in early October. Fifteen members enjoyed cruising along the calm Deben listening to the commentary about the…
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December 2022
The December Garden Club meeting is back in the Church Hall at 7.30pm. Our speaker is Paul Davis the Garden Warrior. Described as the Jamie Oliver of gardening. Known for his approachable, fun and ‘can do’ manner, Paul has led teams across many celebrity gardens and over last 30 years Paul has worked on some of the…
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June 2022
On 9th June members had a guided tour behind the scenes of Katies Garden Plant Centre in Newbourne. In their greenhouses and on the nursery, they grow on a wide range of plants for sale at not only at the plant centre but at farm shops and other outlets across Suffolk. To the left-hand side…
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May 2022
Next Meeting: 2pm on the 9th June at the Kirton Village HallSpeaker: Colin Hopper who is doing a paper sculpture demonstration.Competition: Making a decorated headdress incorporating paper. The newly refurbished Village Hall was our venue this month after a lapse of several months and looked very spick and span! May is always our Resolutions Meeting…
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March 2022
Next Meeting: 2pm on Thursday, 14th April at Kirton Village HallSpeaker: David Webb known for his role in the TV series Hi de Hi.Competition: A holiday photograph from the 1980’s. Our Christmas/Winter lunch very nearly became a Spring lunch this year due to Covid restrictions but we did manage to meet up on Thursday 3rd March…
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December 2019 + January 2020
Next meeting: Thursday 13th February at 2.00 pm. Mr Alan Weeks will be giving a talk: ‘The History of Houses’ December and January meeting report:Kirton and Falkenham W.I celebrated Christmas with a fish and chip lunch. A legacy from June Shepherd provided the funds for this treat and she was toasted in mulled wine. Fun…
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November 2019
Next meeting: Thursday 12th November 2019 at 1.15 pm. Please note the earlier time. There will be a fish and chip lunch followed by party games!January meeting: The title of Sharon Lockhart’s talk is ‘Renew, Reuse, Recycle’ and the competition is to upcycle a plastic bottle. November meeting report:Janet Danu spoke to us about women…