Visit Harlow Carr Flower Show - 11th June

I spoke to Liz from the Heatons WI on Sat who was telling me about a visit to Harlow Carr on Saturday 11 June. It's open to all local WI groups in order to make it viable. Anyone interested? 

Oh and did I mention there was a Betty's Tea Room on site!!!!!!

I asked her to send me more info  .....So If you are interested, please let me know at the next meeting.

here is a link to the event itself
thank you
Sue :o)

............ We have chosen this date as it's their flower show with various stalls and the opportunity of buying plants etc. So I thought it may generate more interest.
So far I have had only about 8 people showing an interest. But I'm putting a sign up sheet at our next meeting in March. So we have probably got lots of spaces.
A coach has not yet been organised as I need more of an idea of numbers. A 49 seater coach works out about £10 per person and group rate entry on the day for more than 10 people is £9.
If we had to get a 29 seater it's a lot dearer. £356 for 29 as opposed to £485 for a few 49 seater.
We are happy to open it up to friends if it means filling the coach.

Please announce it at your meeting and guage interest and let me know.
Liz was going to announce it to Levenshulme WI and Angela is going to inform Didsbury WI also. Hopefully we can get a full coach between us.
Any queries please contact me.
Thanks
Karen Catchpole

Charity Event - Sun 13th March

THIS SUNDAY
St Georges Parish Room
Bingo starts 2pm

Doors open 1.30pm

Hello Ladies

We are holding an Easter prize bingo this Sunday to raise money for my Nan's care home in Edgeley.

Would be lovely to see some of you there. There will be plenty of tea, coffee and cake plus lots of prizes to be won.

Hope to see you Sunday

smile emoticon

Lisa Walsh

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Baby Pocket Sewing Day - 17th March

Would you like to join us? 

The sewing day will be Thursday 17th March, 10.30am -2.00pm. Feel free to pop in for just an hour, or stay for the whole day.

Thank you if you have already volunteered. Your time to help bring a little comfort to grieving families is greatly appreciated. These little blankets might not seem much, but they can let a family know that they are cared for.

Cath Gaskell has very generously offered her studio at Hallam Mill as a venue for our sewing day. (Unit 4B, 4th floor, Hallam Mill, Hallam Street. SK2 6PT. Follow signs for Pure Gym and that'll take you to the lift and stairs.)

We have been donated fabrics by Rev Angi Nutt, a friend and supporter of this cause. So no need to bring anything, but yourselves and possibly cake!!

Please let us know if you can make it, and if you intend to pop in for an hour or stay for the day. 

Don’t worry if you can’t make the sewing day, but still want to make blankets, the instructions are here Instructions are here … and you can pick up fabrics from us if you don’t have anything suitable. Just let us know.


There are also knitting-patterns provided by the tigerlily trust

Any questions please ask.

Love from Jeanette and Lisa xxxxxx

Cale Green WI logo Competition

Please bring your logo entries to the 2^nd April meeting or send to Sam Phillis. 

Your logo must work if it’s reduced  [about  2cm or ¾ inch] or blown up to about  A4 paper size. 

The Judges will be Sam and Paula and the winner of the logo competition will be announced and presented with their prize at the end of the 7^th May Meeting.

Once all the merchandise we produce has gone, we will launch another logo competition.

Create away Ladies.

NECG: Spring Meeting 13.04.16 / Competition

First of all a big thank you to Tracey Bennett for volunteering to be our Cale Green representative for the North East Cheshire Group. Tracey will be attending meetings and reporting back to us.

Wed 13th April - 7.30pm
The Spring meeting is a chance to join members of other local groups for a chance to chat and exchange ideas over a welcome drink and then settle back to enjoy a talk from our guest speaker, Graham Walton.

As father of the famous Liverpool sextuplets, 6 girls born over 24 years ago, Graham has amassed a truly wonderful collection of stories and observations which are totally inspiring and very, very funny.

Tickets are £5 each (available from our lovely Tracy Bennett) which includes a welcome drink tea/coffee and cake!


COMPETITION TIME
....for the best ‘New Baby’ card. A £10 prize for the winner!

If you fancy having a go, please bring your card/s to the April meeting so we can take a vote on a winner to represent us at the spring meeting.

Meeting Checklist Sat 5th March

List of things you may wish/need to bring:
1. Knitted 4 inch squares for Liverpool Women's Hospital
2. Sanitary Protection for distribution amongst homeless women in Stockport/Manchester (half taken to Manchester/half to the Wellspring)
3. Items for the raffle
4. Items for the craft stall 
5. 50p for refreshments
6. Raffle ticket money - 20p per ticket
7. Hopefully our speaker is bringing some wares to sell (honey!!!) so maybe bring some money if you fancy buying some!
8. your GLORIOUS selves!

Looking forward to seeing you 

Book Club

Hello my friends-hope you are all well and enjoying the beautiful spring weather ;-) 

Just to wet your appetites until the next meeting in THREE sleeps (I know I sound decrepit everytime I say this but WHERE does the time GO?!)

....we are thinking of starting a monthly reading group and have just contacted Stockport Libraries to see how we go about getting started as they provide a MASSIVE reading List. 

This is an agenda item for our next meeting but just wanted to get you all thinking about it!
See you Saturday
Sam
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