Programme
AYLSHAM WI PROGRAMME 2023
Month | Speaker | Topic | Hostess | Table flowers | Birthday posies | Competition | Kitchen help |
January 5th | Happy New Year! | Bingo and Biscuits Resolution | Gill Ellis | Claire Alban | Jan Kerrison | Funniest Christmas Card | |
February 2nd | Annual Meeting | Green hearts -climate change campaign activity | Becky Townsend | Joan Gorrie | 3 top tips for being ‘green’ | Angela Q Susan McM | |
March 2nd | Woolly | Weavers | Jean Rodwell | Linda Mears | Hazel Burgess | Members craft exhibition | Jenny S Linda G |
April 6th Easter raffle | Easter themed | Craft/Cookery demo | Becky Townsend | Hazel Burgess | Linda Mears | Kitchen utensil Easter Bonnet | Mo Jilly R |
May 4th at Friendship Hall | The Committee | Resolutions | Carol Cross | Loretta Chaplin | Carol Cross | Bring and Buy Accessories | Deb Raslan |
June 1st | Jean Clarke | Head and Shoulders Yoga | Becky Townsend | Loretta Chaplin | Ann Mitchell | Craziest hairstyle | |
July 6th Raffle | Birthday Georgette Vale | Live history: an evening with a famous lady | Jan Kerrison | Shirley Zaninneti | An old book | Lynn G Mo | |
August 3rd | Maria Pennington | Pearls | Susan Grant | Hazel Collins | An item of pearl jewellery | June Carol C | |
September 7th | Sam Steggles | The Goat Shed business and cheese tasting | Becky Townsend | Jenny Spencer | Ann Mitchell | A goat: any medium! | Jenny S Linda G |
October 5th | Jane Wells | Anyone can sing | Linda Mears | Sue Skews | Your favourite song | Sue Skews | |
November 2nd | Nature/ | Wildlife evening | Jean Rodwell | Linda Graham | Claire Alban | Words out of the word Hibernation | Lynn G Mo |
December 7th Raffle | Christmas | Murder Mystery | Jan Kerrison | Vivien T | Vivien T | A Christmas Poem | The Committee |
Aylsham Women’s Institute Programme 2022 Visitors welcome, first time for free. Meetings start at 7.30pm on 1st Thursday of the month in Aylsham Town Hall (May at Friendship Hall, Cawston Road).
Celebrating 100 years 1922-2022
Month | Speaker | Topic | Competition |
January 6th | Happy New Year Jools Bond | Chi Gong | A New Year Resolution |
February 3rd | Green hearts -climate change campaign activity | Resolutions Discuss shortlist and vote | Something green |
March 3rd | Peter Purdy | Bulb Planting | A pot plant |
April 7th Easter raffle | Urban Clay | Painting pottery | An ornament |
May 5th at Friendship Hall | Resolution | Debate | Plant bring and buy |
June 2nd | No Meeting Centenary lunch on Saturday June 11th at Blakeney Manor hotel. | Bank Holiday Queen’s platinum jubilee! | |
July 7th Raffle | 100th Birthday party | Line Dancing | Bring or wear a hat |
August 4th | Jayne Andrew | Heritage centre visit/talk ‘A little history of Aylsham’ | A WI memory |
September 1st | Blythswood | Shoebox appeal | Your favourite shoes |
October 6th | Tim Morton | North Norfolk Food Bank | An item for the foodbank |
November 3rd | Stuart Banks | In the land of the giants: Blickling’s ancient trees | Picture of a tree |
December 1st Raffle | Christmas | Party | Christmas tree decoration |
Aylsham Women’s Institute Programme 2020
Due to the present pandemic we are following Government guidelines and all meetings from April 2020 have been cancelled.
We do hope to meet again in 2021. All visitors most welcome to attend any meeting free. Here is our new programme for 2021.
Month | Speaker | Topic | Hostess | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
7th January 2021 | New Year Get together activity evening | Resolution short list vote | ||
4th February | Tax care and Toy Boys | Green Hearts activity for climate change | Something green | |
4th March | The return of Jools Bond | Chi Gong | A craft item | |
1st April | Jayne Andrew | Heritage Centre visit and talk | An old photo | |
6th May at Friendship Hall | Resolution meeting | debate | Accessories ‘bring and buy sale’ | |
3rd June | TBA | Outing | An interesting piece of wood | |
1st July raffle | 99th Birthday party | Line Dancing | A decorated bun | |
5th August | Food Quiz | Aylsham WI Produce Show | Exhibition of craft and produce | |
2nd September | NARS | Norfolk Accident Rescue Service | A remedy | |
7th October | The Boutique | 'Style show' | A piece of jewellery | |
4th November | Annual | Meeting | Exhibition of archives | |
2nd December raffle | Christmas | Carols/music and entertainment | A Christmas card |