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June 2019
Next meeting: Thursday 11th July 2019 at 2.00 pm. The speaker will be Mrs Carole Wheatley will be speaking on the topic ‘Biberach Revisited-Guernsey People sent to Germany in WW2’. There will be a competition: please bring any WW2 memorabilia. June meeting report:Wendy Smith is line judge at the Wimbledon Championships, and she told us about…
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May 2019
Next meeting: Thursday 13th June 2019 at 2.00 pm. Wendy Smith will be talking about her experiences as a Wimbledon line judge. There will be a competition: describe your best sporting moment in no more than 20 words with photos, medals or cups! May meeting report:The W.I. is an important lobby group in the United Kingdom,…
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April 2019
Kirton and Falkenham Women’s InstituteNext meeting: Thursday 9th May 2019 at 2.00 pm. An eventful meeting is promised with a discussion of the resolutions for the W.I. conference led by the committee followed by a light hearted quiz. April meeting report:A change to the programme brought Marianne Brame to Kirton. She makes jewellery and brought…
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February 2019
Kirton and Falkenham Women’s InstituteNext meeting: Thursday 14th January 2019 at 2.00 pm. We will be travelling back in time with Kevin Hegarty and his minstrels who will be performing the music of the 15th and 16th centuries.This is also our birthday meeting so there will be an extra special tea. Glamour is the order…
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January 2019
Kirton and Falkenham Women’s InstituteNext meeting: Thursday 14th January at 2.00 pm. Tina Oldfield will describe ‘A Trek for life’ and expedition to Everest.Competition: a photograph and map of your favourite walk. January Meeting:David Phelan gave an interesting talk about St Audrey’s Hospital in Melton (where he now lives).St Audrey’s began life as a workhouse in…
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December 2018
Kirton and Falkenham Women’s InstituteNext meeting: Thursday 10th January at 2.00 pm. Our speaker, David Phelan will present the history of St Audrey’s in a talk entitled ‘Workhouse to Asylum’. December meeting report:With a festive glass of mulled wine (or spiced apple cup), members settled down to find out more about fused glass from our…
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Kirton in 2018
KIRTON IN 2018 – LOCAL HISTORY RECORDER’S REPORT Another year against a backcloth of Austerity and Brexit, despite which Village life continued to flourish. The Kirton & Falkenham Review addressed a wide range of activities and happenings and constitutes a fine record of village life over the year – copies have been retained as usual.…
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July 2018
Kirton and Falkenham Women’s InstituteNext meeting: Thursday 9th August at 2.00 pm hosted by Pauline Topple (please contact Chris Welling – see below- if you need the address). This month we will be sharing a strawberry tea. There will be a charge of £2.50. There will also be books, produce, plants and a bring and…
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June 2018
Kirton and Falkenham Women’s InstituteNext meeting: Thursday July 12th at 2.00 pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village HallSubject: World War One with Ted PayneTrading stall: miscellaneous June meeting Report 2018This month, Mike Powell-Evans from the RSPB gave a talk about garden birds. There was a lot to hear about the many and varied birds that…
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March 2018
KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WINext meeting: Thursday April 12th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Demonstrator: Magdalaine Snowdon.Subject: Hats and flower making (Hands on).Trading Stall: Miscellaneous. MARCH MEETING REPORT 2018This year we are celebrating the 97th birthday of Kirton and Falkenham WI. While the actual anniversary is not until the autumn we have taken to…