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Kirton in 2012
KIRTON IN 2012 – LOCAL HISTORY RECORDER’S REPORT Despite the general air of gloom, the Village seemed to make the best of it, culminating in what seems to have been one of the most enthusiastically supported series of Jubilee celebrations for miles around. INNOCENCE FARMThe prospect of a 200 acre logistics park loomed large. Early…
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July 2012
JULY REPORTDuring the first part of our July meeting Eileen Riches, our delegate to the National AGM this year, gave us her report on the conference. She said that walking into the Royal Albert |Hall, especially when it is filled with 5000 women, was truly awe-inspiring. The NFWI chairperson, Mrs Ruth Bond, welcomed everyone and…
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June 2012
JUNE REPORT Kirton and Falkenham W.I. has two treats coming up in the near future. On August 9th we are going to indulge in a strawberry tea along with a raffle and bring and buy stall in the garden of our President Iris Hitchen’s house, weather permitting. Then on September 11th we are hoping to…
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May 2012
MAY REPORT At our May meeting we discussed the resolution which is to go before the National AGM at the Albert Hall at the end of May. The wording of the resolution runs as follows: There are chronic shortages of midwives. The NFWI calls on the Government to increase investment in the training, employment and…
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March 2012
KIRTON AND FALKENHAM W.I Next meeting – April 12th 2012Recipe AfternoonPrepare and bring along your favourite recipe for a tasting sessionCompetition – handmade box to take nine truffles (not fabric)No Trading Stall MARCH REPORT I received a very nice letter this morning from Nacton W.I. thanking Kirton and Falkenham for their hospitality on the instance…
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Kirton in 2011
KIRTON IN 2011 – LOCAL HISTORY RECORDER’S REPORT The sense of foreboding as the year opened proved only too tangible as “austerity” began to bite. The Vat increase in early January, from 17.5% to 20%, set the scene and had an immediate impact. Cuts in public spending were widely anticipated and duly came to pass…
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November 2011
On November 10th Kirton and Falkenham W.I. held their AGM, to help us with which we had a visit from our W.I. Advisor Linda Leigh. During this session we heard reports of our activities during the year plus a summing up of our financial position which is satisfactory. Mrs Iris Hitchen, Miss Valerie Bines and…
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July 2011
Since our meeting in June, we have lost our two oldest and longest standing members.Beattie Pepper and May Copping died within 10 days of each other, and members of our Branch had attended both funerals.In paying tribute to them, our President Iris Hitchin said that they were both invaluable members, as they knew so much,…
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Tour of Normandy, France 2011
Friday We left the green at 7am on Friday 27 May, passed under the Channel (La Manche) and collected Johan, our Guide, from the terminal at Calais.Then on to Honfleur for a quick tour and refreshment (the th/first of many…) Saturday We visited Le Jardin des Plants in d’Avranches, not much in bloom (camelias, azaleas…
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May 2011
MAY REPORT On Thursday 5th May Kirton and Falkenham W.I. gathered at the Bowls Club in Felixstowe for a fish and chip lunch arranged for us by Mrs Pauline Swift who is a Bowls Club member. The food was excellent and everybody enjoyed themselves. Many thanks to Pauline and to Iris Hitchen, our president, who…