Nearly at the end of January! So good to see the evenings getting lighter.
With lockdown continuing we are only able to meet up as a WI on Zoom, but we are also continuing with our phone rota – which is much appreciated by some of our members, especially those who have no access to the internet.
For those who were free and able to join in we had a NYE Party on-line. Several members (and a couple of husbands) dropped in during the evening and it was good to chat and raise a glass or two to the New Year. Thank you to Caroline for organising it.
On 11 January we held our "Kickstart 2021" meeting. Members were invited to share stories and any New Year's Resolutions. We also discussed a list of 21 Items that might "Make Us Happy" – some more light hearted than others but plenty there to 'be kind to ourselves'.
Our Institute is 72 years young this year and on 25 January we held an on-line party – and being Burns Night we had a Scottish theme. 14 ladies took part. One member had made a Dundee cake and candles were lit (2 – not 72!) whilst the tune to Happy Birthday was played. We raised our glasses in celebration. We had poems, accounts of previous Burns Night evenings held in the village, followed by pictures and interesting information on Scottish themes. Members also recounted their own stories connected to Scotland. A very enjoyable time. I wonder if our original members could have imagined Zoom meetings, when possibly very few of them even had a phone at home!
There are a number of WI Zoom talks plus plenty of on-line courses offered by Denman. Members are encouraged to take a look – plenty of choice to please many people.
Dates to look forward to:
Monday 8 February, 7.30pm – our monthly meeting on Zoom.
Friday 26 February, 10.30am – Zoom Coffee Morning
Monday 8 March, 7.30pm. Monthly meeting with a speaker on the topic of "Brilliant Brunel".
More details on these events will be sent out closer to the time.
Meanwhile take care and please contact any of
the Committee members with your ideas for the coming months.
