New opportunities!
Closing Date* Blackwork – Needlecase, Trent Bridge House. Saturday 9th July at 10.am. Cost £10 + £2 for materials. 8th June An Evening at ‘The Dogs’ Monday 1st August at Nottingham Greyhound Stadium. Place your bets, & enjoy a meal: cost £22 per person 21st June Calling all bowlers! Nottinghamshire has been challenged to four matches over 2016/17 and wants to form a Federation team; first match October 2016. If you’d like to know more ask Liz Burr there is still time to book these….. Garden Day – Capability Barn, Gonalston. Thursday 16th June. Arrive between 1.30pm & 4.30pm. £8 includes a cream tea. 18th May Jazz Evening with the Ben Martin Quartet at Southwell Minster (State Chamber – fully accessible) Friday 17th June at 7.30pm. Tickets: £15, open to non-members 23rd May Literary Lunch – Thursday 21st July, 12 noon - Rainworth Village Hall. Speaker - Margaret Dickinson (Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller) Cost: £16 20th June AEGON Nottingham Open Tennis Tournament – Thursday 23rd June. Gates open at 11.0am. Nottingham Tennis Centre, University Boulevard Was £30 per person NOW only £20 per person! 31st May ‘Write a letter to your younger self’ in 500 words or less. National competition for the Lady Denman Cup. Book Token prizes; £75 - £30 22nd June Croquet – Monday 20th June 6.0.pm and Monday 4th July 6.0.pm – Southwell Croquet Club, Morton. £8.50. per person 31st May An Edwardian House Party – Thursday 7th July – Oxton Village Hall Arrive 10.30. for 11am start. Cost £15 including lunch 8th June T20 Cricket – Trent Bridge – Saturday 9th July – open to non-members Arrive 1.15.pm. Cost £15, Under 16s £9. Bring a picnic 13th June Cookery Beginnings & Endings – Tuesday 12th July – Caunton, Newark 10am -12noon. Cost £12 14th June Art Workshop, Scattered Flowers – drawing & painting, Saturday 16th July County House, Newark. 9.30am – 3.30pm. Cost £18. Take own equipment 15th June Royal Tea Party – Thursday 8th September - 2pm-4.30pm Rainworth Village Hall. Cost £12.50. 20th July Welcome Walk – Bramcote – Thursday 28th July 10.15 am 4 mile walk £2, Lunch £6.00. per person. Non- members welcome. 29th June Craft & Chat drop in, on the third Monday of each month - 10am-1pm. What & Where New opportunities 2016 Closing date appears in bold below each item. Long Alley Skittles (Outdoor) on Thursday 9th June, 7.15.pm at the Castle & Falcon pub, Newark. £9 per person, includes a buffet supper 11th May Garden Day – Capability Barn, Gonalston. Thursday 16th June. Arrive between 1.30pm & 4.30pm. £8 includes a cream tea. 18th May Jazz Evening with the Ben Martin Quartet at Southwell Minster (State Chamber – fully accessible) Friday 17th June at 7.30pm. Tickets: £15, open to non-members 23rd May Literary Lunch – Thursday 21st July, 12 noon - Rainworth Village Hall. Speaker - Margaret Dickinson (Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller) Cost: £16 20th June AEGON Nottingham Open Tennis Tournament – Thursday 23rd June. Gates open at 11.0am. Nottingham Tennis Centre, University Boulevard Was £30 per person NOW only £20 per person! 31st May ‘Write a letter to your younger self’ in 500 words or less. National competition for the Lady Denman Cup. Book Token prizes; £75 - £30 22nd June Croquet – Monday 20th June 6.0.pm and Monday 4th July 6.0.pm – Southwell Croquet Club, Morton. £8.50. per person 31st May An Edwardian House Party – Thursday 7th July – Oxton Village Hall Arrive 10.30. for 11am start. Cost £15 including lunch 8th June T20 Cricket – Trent Bridge – Saturday 9th July – open to non-members Arrive 1.15.pm. Cost £15, Under 16s £9. Bring a picnic 13th June Cookery Beginnings & Endings – Tuesday 12th July – Caunton, Newark 10am -12noon. Cost £12 14th June Art Workshop, Scattered Flowers – drawing & painting, Saturday 16th July County House, Newark. 9.30am – 3.30pm. Cost £18. Take own equipment 15th June Royal Tea Party – Thursday 8th September - 2pm-4.30pm Rainworth Village Hall. Cost £12.50. 20th July Welcome Walk – Bramcote – Thursday 28th July 10.15 am 4 mile walk £2, Lunch £6.00. per person. Non- members welcome. 29th June There is still time to book these….. Clay Workshop on Saturday 7th May, making a handmade pot and using a potter’s wheel. 9.30 am start, until 3.30pm at County House, Beastmarket Hill. Cost £20 11th April Have a go at golf! A two hour golf lesson and short game, all equipment provided, to take place on Tuesday 10th May, 10.30am at Newark Golf Centre, The Showground. Cost £10 12th April Denman Luncheon Club at County House: presentation about Denman including crafts made by members on courses, followed by a 2-course lunch. Places may need to be decided in a ballot. 3 dates: Fridays 6th May, 3rd June, 1st July. Tickets £15 11th April Clay Pigeon Shooting near Oxton, Thursday 19th May. Evening starts at 6.45pm, £35. A range of equipment is provided to suit all sizes. 13th April County Quiz on Monday 6th June at 7.30pm! Teams of 4 invited - £6.50. a team. Winning team receive a £20 voucher for each member. Various venues: Cotgrave, Orston or Oxton seem nearest. 25th April Return of the Kurling Competition on Weds 25th May, 7.45pm in Lowdham Village Hall. £10 a team of four 27th April Get to know your sewing machine (better!) on Thurs 26th May at Chestnut Farm, Swinderby. Starts at 9.30.Cost £20 3rd may Welcome Walk – Sutton on Trent. Tuesday 24th May. 10.00.am £2 a person, plus £5 each for lunch. Non-members welcome 3rd May Creative Sewing – make a piped cushion. Saturday 4th June. 9.30.-3.30. at Hoveringham Village Hall. Cost £42 in total. Take own sewing machine. 4th May Craft & Chat drop in, on the third Monday of each month - 10am-1pm. at Trent Bridge House, Beastmarket Hill, Newark. No need to apply for tickets, all welcome. *The closing date is the final date for applications to arrive by post at the organisers’ office in Newark not here at Shelford WI. There is a lot more information in the folder about each of the activities so try something new or learn a new skill for 2016! WI ACTIVITIES NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
2015 Please note that we have to send a cheque for the full cost of all tickets along with the application and this is not refundable. We will need to ask you to pay the full cost of the activity at least a week before the closing date* to allow for posting, or we will not be able to send off for the tickets. So please make sure you can attend before putting your name down. Thanks ladies. What & Where Closing Date*. Christmas Appeal on behalf of Samaritan’s Purse – are asking WI members to send in their handmade knitted hats, mittens, gloves & scarves to County House from NOW until Tuesday 27th October. This is to support the charity in their appeal for children in less fortunate parts of the world to be given a gift in time for Christmas. Lorries will leave Britain shortly after the deadline And we need to get them to the distributer, so please note the closing date. (Much more detail in the folder). New Venture – Craft & Chat commencing Monday 19th October from 10am-1pm thereafter the third Monday of each month at Trent Bridge House, Beastmarket Hill, Newark. No need to apply for tickets just drop in all welcome. Musical Matinee featuring WI Choir and Guests at St Peter’s Postponed to Church, Nottingham at 2.30pm on Sat 10th October, £8. later date Autumn Windfall Cookery Demonstration, 2-4pm on Tues 15th September 13th October at School of Artisan Food, Welbeck, £15. Heirs and disGraces a Murder Mystery, Thurs 15th October 16th September at Oxton Village Hall 7pm, dress code 1940s, £12. Machine Applique, South Muskham Village Hall, 9.30 on 23rd September Thurs 22nd October, £20 (list of requirements in folder). Note: As the next meeting is on the 1st October, please let Linda know before that date by email or phone if you would like to attend any of the above activities, to allow for posting the cheques to Trent Bridge House Art Workshop still life painting for a Christmas card on Thursday 30th September 29th October at County House, Beastmarket Hill, Newark, 10am start cost £18 Christmas Crafts on Thursday 5th November at South Muskham 12th October Village Hall, South Muskham, Notts, 10.30am cost £12 Beading with Patty McCourt on Saturday 7th November at Trent 13th October Bridge House, Beastmarket Hill, Newark, 10am start cost £18 this is for experienced beaders only (see folder) Scrabble on Friday 13th November at the Village Centre, New 19th October Hill, Farnsfield, 1.30pm for 2pm start cost £6.50 including tea and scones. 2017 Calendar Competition, submit your photos on the theme of 19th October “Nottinghamshire Treasures”, more details in folder. Associated Country Women of the World needs your help 28th October the 2016 Triennial Conference will be hosted by West Midlands Federation and they need crafts (again more detail in folder). Christmas at the House on Thurs 26th & Fri 27th November 26th October at County House from 12 noon to 2.30pm approx, a seasonal 2 course lunch with Festive Entertainment cost £15. 50/50 Club prize draw (details in folder) 2nd November Federation Holiday to Gloucestershire & Bath £405 (£410 non 2nd November Members) from Sunday 17th April to Friday 22nd April (more details in folder) Braided “Bucket” Style Bag workshop on Thurs 26th November 2nd November at 9.30am, South Muskham Village Hall, cost £20 Christmas Celebration on Saturday 5th December, venue 2nd November St Peter’s Church Nottingham, £5.50 adults advance tickets, £6 on the day, £1.50 children 15 and under (check folder for details) WI Choir taking part. Sheila Norris Rose Bowl Competition – Your WI in Colour 10th February (details in folder) Please note that if you wish to attend an activity or want to find out more details but aren’t going to be at the next meeting please contact Linda Moxon. There is a lot more information in the folder about each of the activities so try something new or learn a new skill for 2015. *The closing date is the final date for applications to arrive by post at the organisers’ office in Newark not here at Shelford WI. WI ACTIVITIES NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
What & Where Closing Date*. Christmas Appeal on behalf of Samaritan’s Purse – are asking WI members to send in their handmade knitted hats, mittens, gloves & scarves to County House from NOW until Tuesday 27th October. This is to support the charity in their appeal for children in less fortunate parts of the world to be given a gift in time for Christmas. Lorries will leave Britain shortly after the deadline And we need to get them to the distributer, so please note the closing date. (Much more detail in the folder). New Venture – Craft & Chat commencing Monday 19th October from 10am-1pm thereafter the third Monday of each month at Trent Bridge House, Beastmarket Hill, Newark. No need to apply for tickets just drop in all welcome. Musical Matinee featuring WI Choir and Guests at St Peter’s Postponed to Church, Nottingham at 2.30pm on Sat 10th October, £8. later date Autumn Windfall Cookery Demonstration, 2-4pm on Tues 15th September 13th October at School of Artisan Food, Welbeck, £15. Heirs and disGraces a Murder Mystery, Thurs 15th October 16th September at Oxton Village Hall 7pm, dress code 1940s, £12. Machine Applique, South Muskham Village Hall, 9.30 on 23rd September Thurs 22nd October, £20 (list of requirements in folder). Note: As the next meeting is on the 1st October, please let Linda know before that date by email or phone if you would like to attend any of the above activities, to allow for posting the cheques to Trent Bridge House Art Workshop still life painting for a Christmas card on Thursday 30th September 29th October at County House, Beastmarket Hill, Newark, 10am start cost £18 Christmas Crafts on Thursday 5th November at South Muskham 12th October Village Hall, South Muskham, Notts, 10.30am cost £12 Beading with Patty McCourt on Saturday 7th November at Trent 13th October Bridge House, Beastmarket Hill, Newark, 10am start cost £18 this is for experienced beaders only (see folder) Scrabble on Friday 13th November at the Village Centre, New 19th October Hill, Farnsfield, 1.30pm for 2pm start cost £6.50 including tea and scones. 2017 Calendar Competition, submit your photos on the theme of 19th October “Nottinghamshire Treasures”, more details in folder. Associated Country Women of the World needs your help 28th October the 2016 Triennial Conference will be hosted by West Midlands Federation and they need crafts (again more detail in folder). Christmas at the House on Thurs 26th & Fri 27th November 26th October at County House from 12 noon to 2.30pm approx, a seasonal 2 course lunch with Festive Entertainment cost £15. 50/50 Club prize draw (details in folder) 2nd November Federation Holiday to Gloucestershire & Bath £405 (£410 non 2nd November members) from Sunday 17th April to Friday 22nd April (more details in folder) Braided “Bucket” Style Bag workshop on Thurs 26th November 2nd November at 9.30am, South Muskham Village Hall, cost £20 Christmas Celebration on Saturday 5th December, venue 2nd November St Peter’s Church Nottingham, £5.50 adults advance tickets, £6 on the day, £1.50 children 15 and under (check folder for details) WI Choir taking part. Sheila Norris Rose Bowl Competition – Your WI in Colour 10th February (details in folder) Please note that if you wish to attend an activity or want to find out more details but aren’t going to be at the next meeting please contact Linda Moxon. There is a lot more information in the folder about each of the activities so try something new or learn a new skill for 2015. *The closing date is the final date for applications to arrive by post at the organisers’ office in Newark not here at Shelford WI. |
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NFWI NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ACTIVITIES
What & Where Closing Date
Christmas Appeal on behalf of Samaritan’s Purse –
Asking WI members to send in their handmade knitted
Hats, mittens, gloves & scarves to County House, up to 28th October
New WI Choir – We Need YOU! – If you enjoy singing come and
be part of the Christmas Celebration Saturday 6th December,
you will need to attend rehearsals as listed in folder.
Crafty Christmas, South Muskham Village Hall – 6th November, 13th October
£10
Antiques Evening with expert Colin Young, 14th November, £5 14th October
Incl tea/coffee, Hucknall Methodist Hall
Beading, Trent Bridge House, Newark – 22nd November, £17 27th October
Christmas at the House, 28th November & 5th December, £15 29th October
incl seasonal 2 course lunch with Festive Entertainment at
County House, 12 noon – 2.30pm approx.
Christmas Celebration, 6th December, £5 advance tickets 3rd November
£6 on door £1.50 children under 15, St Mary’s Church, High
Pavement, Nottm. Featuring the new WI Choir (see above)
Federation Holiday to Norfolk/Suffolk border, De Vere Dunston 3rd November
Hall Hotel, Norwich, 5 nights £399 (£405 non members),
excursions included in price.
Patchwork – Christmas Cafetiere Cover or Tea Cosy, 27th 3rd November
November, £18, South Muskham Village Hall.
Burns Lunch at County House, 3 course traditional Scottish meal 5th January
22nd & 23rd January, £17, 12 noon to 3pm approx.
Please note that if you wish to attend an activity or want to find out more details but aren’t going to be at the next meeting please contact Linda Moxon.
*The closing date is the final date for applications to arrive at the organisers’ office not here at Shelford WI.
What & Where Closing Date
Christmas Appeal on behalf of Samaritan’s Purse –
Asking WI members to send in their handmade knitted
Hats, mittens, gloves & scarves to County House, up to 28th October
New WI Choir – We Need YOU! – If you enjoy singing come and
be part of the Christmas Celebration Saturday 6th December,
you will need to attend rehearsals as listed in folder.
Crafty Christmas, South Muskham Village Hall – 6th November, 13th October
£10
Antiques Evening with expert Colin Young, 14th November, £5 14th October
Incl tea/coffee, Hucknall Methodist Hall
Beading, Trent Bridge House, Newark – 22nd November, £17 27th October
Christmas at the House, 28th November & 5th December, £15 29th October
incl seasonal 2 course lunch with Festive Entertainment at
County House, 12 noon – 2.30pm approx.
Christmas Celebration, 6th December, £5 advance tickets 3rd November
£6 on door £1.50 children under 15, St Mary’s Church, High
Pavement, Nottm. Featuring the new WI Choir (see above)
Federation Holiday to Norfolk/Suffolk border, De Vere Dunston 3rd November
Hall Hotel, Norwich, 5 nights £399 (£405 non members),
excursions included in price.
Patchwork – Christmas Cafetiere Cover or Tea Cosy, 27th 3rd November
November, £18, South Muskham Village Hall.
Burns Lunch at County House, 3 course traditional Scottish meal 5th January
22nd & 23rd January, £17, 12 noon to 3pm approx.
Please note that if you wish to attend an activity or want to find out more details but aren’t going to be at the next meeting please contact Linda Moxon.
*The closing date is the final date for applications to arrive at the organisers’ office not here at Shelford WI.