Events

EVENTS FOR 2024/25

2 May 2024 - Visit to Bury St Edmunds
14 of our members went on a day trip to Bury St Edmunds and had a very interesting tour of The St Edmundsbury Cathedral. On the way home they stopped off at The Bunbury Arms to recharge their batteries and fill up with an excellent carvery. A great day was had by all.
All ready for the tour outside St Edmundsbury Cathedral	Here they are - looking quite angelic!

SOME OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO IN SPRING/SUMMER 2024
18 APRIL 2024	HISTORY OF SURNAMES - CHARLIE HALOCK Group Meeting held in St Andrew's Church, Scole A very entertaining evening with Charlie Haylock who talked about The History of Surnames. He also researched several surnames of Scole W.I. Members, revealing some interesting facts. Refreshments were provided at half time and a selection of signed copies of Charlie's books were on sale on the night.
22 MAY 2024	LIFE AND WORK AS AN AUCTIONEER - ELIZABETH TALBOT A ticketed fund raising event held in St Andrew's Church, Scole An interesting talk by Elizabeth Talbot giving us insight into her career, how she became a Director at T W Gaze Auction Rooms in Diss and antiques expert on BBC's Flog It. Cakes and savouries, Pimms, teas and Coffees were all included in the ticket price.
23 JUNE 2024	SCOLE VILLAGE FETE Held on the sports field at Scole Community Centre Keeping everyone at the village fete supplied with teas, coffees and cakes proved 'no mean feat' for Scole W.I. Wonderful sunshine helped to make the afternoon a great success with lots of activities arranged for the children along with a variety of stalls.
4 JULY 2024	SCOLE W.I. GARDEN PARTY Many thanks to Dola for hosting our Garden Party this year. Although the weather proved to be 'a little blowy' we were able to make the most of the sunshine in Dola's sheltered courtyard. Everyone enjoyed a firm favourite of strawberries and cream, followed by an abundance of yummy cakes!

24 OCT 2024	KITCHEN CHEMISTRY - STEPHEN ASHWORTH Our second Group Meeting of the year was also held in St Andrew's Church, Scole Members from various W.I. Groups locally joined us for an amusing and enlightening evening with Stephen Ashworth, who demonstrated numerous experiments using only items generally found in the kitchen - Stephen's day job being Professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of East Anglia. A fun evening was had by all and , of course, involved eating lots of cakes and other delicious snacks, all washed down with an abundance of tea and coffee.

EVENTS HELD IN 2023/24

A number of our W.I. members took part in the South Norfolk Council's litter pick again this year (April 2023).

Chris Brooks - Scole's litter warden, organises the areas to be cleared from litter and, along with some of his team of volunteers, they managed to fill 15 sacks with rubbish.

Afterwards, they all visited the Scole Inn for a well deserved cup of coffee. Thank you everyone.

Lunch and Boat Trip - Thursday 29 June 2023
16 of our ladies went 'cruising down the river' on a sunny Thursday afternoon in June. After wining and dining at The Maybush, everyone climbed aboard The Jahan for a 2 hour trip on the river Deben. The Jahan left the quay at Waldringfield and headed down river as far as Old Felixstowe Ferry with the captain pointing out lots of places of interest along the way. These included: Ramsholt church which is quite often used to shoot scenes for period dramas - the BBC's Great Expectations being one. A glimpse of Bawdsey Manor (heavily camouflaged by trees), research station and home to the development of the radar. The Maid Marion, one of the original small boats used to assist in the the Dunkirk evacuation but was diverted to Le Havre and is still used in film work today. A very pleasant and relaxing day was had by all.

Lunch and Boat Trip - Thursday 29 June 2023

16 of our ladies went 'cruising down the river' on a sunny Thursday afternoon in June. After wining and dining at The Maybush, everyone climbed aboard The Jahan for a 2 hour trip on the river Deben. The Jahan left the quay at Waldringfield and headed down river as far as Old Felixstowe Ferry with the captain pointing out lots of places of interest along the way. These included: Ramsholt church which is quite often used to shoot scenes for period dramas - the BBC's Great Expectations being one. A glimpse of Bawdsey Manor (heavily camouflaged by trees), research station and home to the development of the radar. The Maid Marion, one of the original small boats used to assist in the the Dunkirk evacuation but was diverted to Le Havre and is still used in film work today. A very pleasant and relaxing day was had by all.

Garden Party - 6 July 2023
14 of our Scole W.I. members were rewarded with a beautiful sunny afternoon for their garden party on Thursday 6 July. Kicking off with Strawberries and cream, they were then spoilt for choice by Liz's fabulous Lemon Drizzle, Judy's signature Coffee & Walnut and Ann's amazing Madeira Raspberry cake! Judy and the committee were excellent hosts for the afternoon, providing all those extra touches to ensure everyone had a wonderful time.

Garden Party - 6 July 2023

14 of our Scole W.I. members were rewarded with a beautiful sunny afternoon for their garden party on Thursday 6 July. Kicking off with Strawberries and cream, they were then spoilt for choice by Liz's fabulous Lemon Drizzle, Judy's signature
Coffee & Walnut and Ann's amazing Madeira Raspberry cake!

Judy and the committee were excellent hosts for the afternoon, providing all those extra touches to ensure everyone had a wonderful time.

Outing to Southwold Summer Theatre - Thursday 24 August 2023

Wining and dining again! This time at The Sail Loft, ahead of a visit to Southwold Summer Theatre. Eleven members dodged the showers to enjoy a day out in Southwold on 24 August.

After a very satisfying lunch one group were energetic enough to take a walk along the beach to the little theatre in the town. The rest took advantage of the Border Hopper into town and managed to sneak in a crafty gelato before all meeting up in the theatre foyer. Everyone took their seats in the theatre for an afternoon of entertainment - Marriage is Murder - a comedy thriller. A great time was had by all.

Wreath Making - Saturday 25 November 2023

Scole W.I. spent a very pleasant and productive morning making festive wreaths under the watchful eye of our instructor Jenny.	Amid lots of mess and chatter our creative talents began to emerge!
*A few hours later everyone was very pleased with their efforts.* Thank you Jenny for your guidance and for providing all the essentials to help us to achieve such great results.

Christmas Lunch - Thursday 7 December 2023

Here we are having our final get together of the year at The Bell, Rickinghall. A group of us enjoyed a festive lunch along with a good old natter and look forward to seeing everyone again at our first meeting on 4 January 2024.