Federation Events
Monthly WILS meeting
is held on the second
Tuesday of the month.
The Warwickshire & National Federation of Womens Institutes occasionally put on events for WI members. These events will always be optional. Please RSVP using the form to the side of each event description. WILS' Secretary and Vice-President, Gemma Pinfield-Thomas (pictured left), will then be in touch on behalf of the organiser to discuss payment and/or further information. Alternatively, please feel free to find Gemma at any WILS meeting.
WARWICKSHIRE FED ANNUAL MEETING
literary lunch with guest speaker gervase phinn
2011’s Annual Warwickshire Federation meeting will be held at the Warwick Hall and the adjoining Avon Suite, at the Royal Showground, Stoneleigh Park. The new venue will give much more space, all on one level, with the extra bonus of free parking at the showground, close to the halls for all the members.
The main speaker for the day will be Prue Leith, the well-known cookery school entrepreneur and author. All the usual stands and displays will also be included, and it is hoped that the additional space this new venue offers will enable the WFWI to include some new features for the day - more details will be announced nearer the event.
The WFWI's Creative Activities Sub-Committee present a Watercolour Workshop, to be held
On Saturday 16th October 2010
At Hatton Park Village Hall, Barcheston
Drive, Hatton Park, Warwick, CV35 7TR
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Cost £15.00 (includes tea/coffee & biscuits)
Tutor Windsor Morris of Rugby and District
Art Society
Please bring your own art materials. Please bring a packed lunch. If you are unable to attend after your ticket has been allocated, it is your responsibility to re-sell your ticket.
The WFWI's Creative Activities Sub-committee invite you to come and enjoy a three course lunch and listen to guest speaker, Gervase Phinn, best-selling author and broadcaster, who, with his keen ear for the absurd and sharp eye for the ludicrous, has delighted audiences with tales of his experiences as a school inspector in the Yorkshire Dales. His latest book, his autobiography, was published in March and Gervase will be signing and selling his books at the literary lunch.
12.30 arrival, for 1pm lunch. Price includes a three course lunch and tea/coffee but not other drinks. *MEMBERS ONLY*
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Wednesday, 23rd March 2011
Royal Showground, Stoneleigh Park
Warwickshire Federation of WIs
(See Gemma Pinfield-Thomas)
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£25.00
Wednesday, 15th September 2010
Falcon Hotel, Stratford upon Avon
WFWI Creative Activities
(See Anne Marcantonio)
watercolour workshop
beading day
The Creative Activities sub-committee invite you to attend a Beading Day at Federation House, where you will have the opportunity to make an elegant beaded bracelet in peyote stitch, by alternating one large bead with two smaller ones, which fit neatly together in a basket weave pattern. This day is suitable for beginners, but interesting enought to satisfy the more experience beader.
Kits available are: *Black *Gold *Cranberry *Navy Blue *Iridescent Gold and Plain Gold Mix *Iridescent Silver and Plain Silver Mix
Should you wish to attend, please RSVP by mid-July, indicating a first and second choice of kits from the colourways listed above. Thank you!
PLEASE BRING A PACKED LUNCH!
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£20 including bracelet kit
8th September 2010
Federation House, Warwick
WFWI Creative Activities Subcommittee
(See Gemma Pinfield-Thomas)
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£15.00 (incl tea/coffee & biscuits)
Saturday 16th October 2010
Hatton Park Village Hall (see above)
WFWI (See Gemma Pinfield-Thomas)
corunna cup for creative writing
cards for christmas
Do you enjoy writing short stories? Well, this competition is for you.
In no more than a thousand words, the Creative Activities Sub-Committee would like a short story entitled, "The Garden".
In order for WILS to obtain a full schedule and entry for from Federation House, please let us know if you intend to enter by the end of August 2010.
Your actual entry needs to be with Federation House by 7th January 2011, and the cup will be presented at the Annual Federation Meeting in March.
The WFWI Creative Activities Sub-Committee are hosting this Cards for Christmas session. Marie Leslie will be demonstrating her skills in showing you how to make cards for Christmas, using a selection of techniques, including decoupage and glitter on acetate.
Venue: Federation House, Warwick
Date: Wednesday 20th October 2010
Time: 10.00am - 3.30pm
Cost: £12.50, to include tea and coffee
**PLEASE BRING A PACKED LUNCH**
Please RSVP using the form to the right before the end of August 2010. Thank you!
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£5.00
WFWI Creative Activities Sub-Committee
(See Gemma Pinfield-Thomas)
£12.50 per person (incl. tea & coffee)
Wednesday, 20th October 2010
Federation House, Warwick
WFWI Craft Sub-Committee
(See Gemma Pinfield-Thomas)
a visit to bletchley park
craft tidy day
Tired of finding bits of thread all over the floor? Fed up with half your current craft project clogging up your vacuum cleaner? The Creative Activities sub-committee invite you to come and spend a day making a table-top fabric craft tidy at Federation House.
Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm
Cost: £15.00 (includes basic materials)
Please bring 3/4 metre of fabric (preferably heavy cotton) plus lining and any embellishments plus a small sewing kit and scissors. Drinks provided, but please bring a packed lunch.
RSVP by 20th October please.
Bletchley Park, near Milton Keynes, is the historic site of secret British codebreakiing activities during WWII and birthplace of the modern computer. Upon arrival, after tea and coffee, the guide will give a short introductory talk followed by the first half of the tour. This takes place around the outside of the wartime buildings in the grounds of Bletchley Park where visitors are given a detailed history of the site and its codebreaking activities. This part of the tour lasts approx 1.25 hrs and is followed by buffet lunch.
The second half of the tour will include a visit to Block B museum which tells the complete Bletchley Park story, including the Abwehr Enigma machine and the Colossus Rebuild... RSVP for more details!
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£32.00 incl buffet lunch & tea/coffee
Monday, 20th September 2010
Pick up points in Atherstone & Warwick
WFWI (See Gemma Pinfield-Thomas)
£15.00 to include basic materials
Saturday, 13th November 2010
Federation House, Warwick
WFWI Creative Activities Sub Committee
(See Gemma Pinfield-Thomas)
advent calendar course
christmas wheels
As a prelude to Christmas, Warwickshire Federation's Creative Activities Sub-Committee invite you to come and learn how to make beautiful Christmas wheels. made out of ribbon, they make a beautiful addition to any Christmas tree or decoration scheme.
The kit is provided and all you need to bring is a small sewing kit, scissors and a ruler or tape measure.
Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm
Cost: £12.50 to include kit
Closing date end October 2010.
Please complete RSVP form to apply to attend.
Learn to make a delightful advent calendar, using a proprietary kit. The cost of the kit is included in the course price. Instructions will be sent to applicants later.
**Please bring a packed lunch and your sewing machine. Cost includes drinks.**
RSVP by early September if you would like to attend.
Please note: If you are unable to attend after your ticket has been allocated, it is your responsibility to re-sell that ticket.
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£15.00 to include drinks
Wednesday 6th October 2010
Federation House, Warwick
WFWI Crafts Sub-Comittee
(See Gemma Pinfield-Thomas)
£12.50 to include kit
Saturday 4th December 2010
Federation House, Warwick
WFWI Creative Activities Sub-Committee
(See Gemma Pinfield-Thomas)
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WILS MONTHLY MEETINGS: Second Tuesday of the Month
