Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver Book Club Review:   We had an interesting discussion about the main character in the book, Dellarobia, and her relationships with her husband and his family, who own the land and, it seems, their son!  At … Read more

January 1st 2014 saw the start of a year long road trip for the WI Centenary Baton, starting in Angelsey, the birthplace of The WI in Britain in 1915, and visiting every county in England and Wales. On Wednesday the … Read more

It was monthly meeting time for Salford Angels WI and it was a packed house as usual at The Angel Centre.  After the run through of news, clubs, outings and events it was time for this month’s guest speakers, Jack … Read more

There has been a flurry of babies recently at the Salford Angels WI. Congratulations to our members Julia Spencer, who gave birth to baby Anna on 29 July 2013 at  11.21. She weighed 7lb 13 . Next Emma Smith gave … Read more

The book club reads for the first 6 months of 2014 are as follows: January – The Elephant Keeper by Christopher Nicholson February – The Bee Keepers Apprentice by Laurie R King March – Flight Behavior by Barbara King Solver … Read more

For the month of September, the Salford Angels WI book club read The Darling Buds of May by H.E. Bates. Set in the 1950’s, this short story forms the first chapter of the adventures of the Larkin family, who live … Read more

It’s the time to reflect on the year we’ve had and look towards another as we have our annual general meeting. President Suzanne welcomed the meeting and introduced our new WI Advisor – luckily for us it was our friend … Read more

This month’s Angels Book Club pick was Untold Story by Monica Ali. An intriguing concept, the story explores the possibility that Diana, Princess of Wales faked her own death and escaped to America to begin a new life, with a … Read more

As Great British Bake off is well under way we thought we’d share another of our favourite recipes. Member Jo is a keen baker and has wowed us with her Buzzy Bee Cakes – this week you can recreate them … Read more

Last year’s Taste of Salford saw the Angels bring fresh fruit and veg to visitors at the annual Council celebration of all things Salford. Our ladies did us proud and showed they can beat Ian Beale when it comes to … Read more