Whitley WI is a large and lively group of women. We have a busy programme of meetings and events which are designed to attract and involve the varying ages and interests of all our members. For a flavour of what we do please see our monthly newsletters.
We are always delighted to greet new members and can assure you of a warm and friendly welcome. Our committee members will introduce you to fellow members and make you feel really at home.
Our meetings are held at 7.30pm in Whitley Village Hall on the first Thursday of every month. Drop in and be sure of a welcome.
Book Club and Walking Group didn’t plan January meetings, just as well given the weather at the beginning of the month!.
Craft Group did meet to plan activities for the coming year – thanks to Annette for all the thought that she had put into this. She also displayed lots of craft items that had been given by members, some of whom, including Irene Peers, are sadly no longer with us but we will enjoy their generous donations. To see more pictures click here
Our meeting in the Village Hall had to be cancelled because of the extreme weather conditions but we did hold a Zoom meeting, arranged at short notice, to give members the opportunity for a catch up. Many had not been able to safely venture out for the last week.
Susan welcomed us to her first meeting as President and members were reminded of various events planned for the coming month or so, including a Whitley discussion of the 2025 resolutions on 16th Jan and Afternoon Tea on 18th Feb to celebrate our 87th birthday as a WI.
Jean give us a brief tour of the website, showing how to find the events planned for the next month or so, pictures of all our recent activities, and details of what the subgroups have been up to. She then shared pictures of the many Christmas activities that members had enjoyed during December.
We look forward to meeting up in person at our February 6th Main meeting to be reminded about Vintage Adverts
Book Club discussed ‘Red Joan’, a spy novel taking us back to the 1940s and the first nuclear bomb – a very thought provoking read. Walking group members – past, present and future were invited by Ann to a very enjoyable party at the village hall. Two separate groups from our Garden Interest group visited Smith’s nurseries in Lymm and created beautiful Christmas wreaths. Click on the blue/green links to see more information and pictures The Walking Group had a great Christmas Party at the Village Hall.
We had a really enjoyable ‘home-grown’ Christmas party, lots of time to chat and socialise. Forty-five of our members were welcomed with Christmas music and served a drink of wine or fruit punch. The tables were beautifully decorated with an arrangement of ‘Christmas wrapped’ pansies, one for each guest to take home with them, all sorted by Annette.
Delicious food was prepared and served by Pat and her team of helpers – locally baked quiches with ham, eggs and salad, followed by mince pies made by our members and mini fruit kebabs. Our meal was followed by different games – a fun quiz (no knowledge required!), a snowman drive (a change from beetles), and feely bags made up by Ann O’B.
Norah and Joyce judged the competition for ‘A Christmas Star’, won by Anne Toll ,and there was a free raffle with lovely prizes. Melanie was presented with a gift to thank her for all she has done as President over the last 3 years – she’s done an amazing job. We finished with a rendition of ‘Auld Lang Syne’, managing to manoevre our way into one large circle. Many members had brought along gifts for our local Food Bank which were much appreciated.
A very Happy Christmas to all our members
Our Jigsaw team entered the Cheshire WI Jigsaw competition again. We were one of only 3 who completed our jigsaw within the 1hr 30min time slot. We came in third place with a very pleasant jigsaw of a herd of cows walking down the lane by a thatched cottage. A very enjoyable morning, well done to Annette, Susan, Jean and Ann
