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  • February 2017

    Birthday meeting: Thursday March 9th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Entertainment: Don’s Melody Makers. Wear a hat to support the Brain Tumour Association.No CompetitionTrading Stall: miscellaneous FEBRUARY MEETING REPORT 2017Last Thursday we waited for our speaker to arrive. As the minutes ticked by and he did not turn up we wondered how we were…

  • January 2017

    Next meeting: Thursday Feb 9th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Speaker: David Empson on Brave Men of Ipswich.Competition: A medal or certificate you have won. (Also bring along any wartime medals you may have). Trading Stall: miscellaneous JANUARY MEETING REPORT 2017Now that we’ve got Christmas and January 1st over with Kirton and Falkenham WI is…

  • Kirton in 2016

    KIRTON IN 2016 – LOCAL HISTORY RECORDER’S REPORT VIOLET GARDENS – PADDOCK CLOSEIn August, Taylor Wimpey announced the opening of the show house for the new development of 43 houses. Prices ranged from £220,000 to £375,000 but thankfully the developers honoured their commitment by including 14 “affordable housing rental tenure” properties now under the stewardship…

  • November 2016

    KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WI Next meeting: Thursday Dec 8th at 1.15pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.The meeting will consist of a fish’n’chip lunch followed by Christmas Celebrations.Please bring a baby photo of yourself to be used in a guessing game.Trading Stall: miscellaneous NOVEMBER MEETING REPORT 2016The Arts and Crafts Fair at the church hall…

  • October 2016

    KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WI Next meeting: Thursday Nov 10th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.AGM followed by speaker: Felicity KaplanSubject: Transcendental Meditation.Competition: Short sentence on ‘How I like to relax’.Trading Stall: miscellaneous If you’re new to the village, are of the feminine gender, and are wondering how you can become part of this…

  • August 2016

    KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WI Next meeting: Thursday Sept 8th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Speaker: Pauline BakerSubject: Frock Horror – Confessions of a costume designer.Competition: Photo of your own frock horror.Trading Stall: miscellaneous

  • June 2016

    KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WI Next meeting: Thursday July 14th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Speaker: Dr Stephen Ashworth, University of East AngliaSubject: Kitchen Chemistry – talk and demonstration.Competition: An Old Kitchen UtensilTrading Stall: miscellaneous JUNE REPORT 2016On June 9th a lady should have been coming to speak to us about the charity Debra…

  • April 2016

    KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WI Next meeting: Thursday May 12th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.There will be a discussion and vote on the resolutions to go before the National AGM followed by gamesNo competitionTrading Stall: miscellaneous APRIL REPORT 2016I hope everyone will take a look at the advert for our trip to Newmarket’s…

  • March 2016

    KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WI Next meeting: Thursday April 14th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall – visitors welcome.Speaker: Mark MowerSubject: Suffolk MurdersCompetition: An appreciation of a favourite ‘Who-done-it’ novel or thrillerTrading Stall: miscellaneous MARCH REPORT 2016On March 5th Kirton and Falkenham WI did its bit for the ‘Clean For The Queen’ campaign, an…

  • January 2016

    KIRTON AND FALKENHAM WI Next meeting: Thursday February 11th at 2.00pm in Kirton and Falkenham Village Hall.Speaker: Gilly BursnollSubject: Painting on flower potsCompetition: Best three attempts at painted potsTrading Stall: miscellaneous JANUARY MEETING REPORT 2016This is the time of year when we start planning our activities for the coming twelve months. Two outings are already…