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July 2014
Main Meeting – Talk: The Real CSI
Join the Angels for our July Meeting as we're joined by the real CSI for a talk on what it is like to work in crime scene investigation. Arrive at 6.30pm for a 7.00pm start.
Find out more »Food and Flowers
Book yourself on this lovely day event where you will be treated to a morning demonstration on the theme of Jo Pratt's 'Madhouse Cookbook' featuring home cooked food that's tasty and stress free. All of the dishes have been devised to make life easy, with shortened preparation and cooking times and brilliant plan ahead tips. This will be followed by a lovely lunch and a flower demonstration in the afternoon. Jo is a TV cook, food stylist, journalist and bestselling…
Find out more »Photography Club
Come along and learn how to take great pictures and have fun with photography.
Find out more »Choir Practice
Join us for our regular practice as we prepare for the WI ‘Sing For Joy’ competition in 2015. The regional heats are in November 2014. New members are welcome. We cover all sorts of music, from modern pop to traditional folk.
Find out more »Greys Court & Lady Brunner Event
Lady Elizabeth Brunner came from a famous theatrical family, she was granddaughter of Henry Irving and acted as a young woman. She married Sir Felix Brunner in 1937 and moved to live at Greys Court (now owned by the National Trust) near Henley-on-Thames, where she lived for the rest of her life, creating a beautiful garden. Lady Brunner was a member of Greys WI and rose quickly, via the Oxfordshire Federation Chairmanship, to become the third National Chairman of the…
Find out more »August 2014
Book Club
All ladies are welcome to join the book club for a good read and discussion of the months’ chosen book. We are also planning some special events, such as trips and attending book signings. Longbourn by Jo Baker Synopsis: The below stairs version of Pride and Prejudice. When all the events are happening in the Bennett family at Longbourn, the servants are having their own domestic upheavals.
Find out more »September 2014
LFWI ~ Quiz Afternoon
May 2014 LFWI COUNTRYSIDE AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE QUIZ AFTERNOON Date: Wednesday 3rd September 2014 Time: 1.30pm – 4.00pm Venue: Global Renewables, Lancashire Business Park, Leyland (See directions below) Cost: £5.00 per person to include light refreshments Come and join us for a light-hearted afternoon quiz and in doing so find out how much you know about our beautiful countryside, the weather, wildlife and the environment. You may surprise yourself! Our Quiz Master will be, as last year,…
Find out more »Book Club
All ladies are welcome to join the book club for a good read and discussion of the months’ chosen book. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Synopsis: Set in a dystopic near future when most women can no longer bear children, the handmaids of the story are the 'fortunate' few who are still able to conceive. Kept as virtual slaves in wealthy families, this is the story of one of those women.
Find out more »Choir Practice
Join us for our regular practice as we prepare for the WI ‘Sing For Joy’ competition in 2015. The regional heats are in November 2014. New members are welcome. We cover all sorts of music, from modern pop to traditional folk.
Find out more »Behind the Mic!
May 2014 LFWI – Editorial Sub-Committee Behind the Mic! Date: Wednesday 17th September 2014 Time: 12 noon for 12.30pm Venue: Jubilee Suite, Farington Lodge Hotel, Stanifield Lane, Farington, Leyland, PR25 4QR Cost: £23 includes a 2-course lunch with tea or coffee The title may intrigue a little, but many will recognise the voice of the person ‘behind the mic’. or microphone as being that of John Clayton, Editor of BBC Radio Lancashire, and a…
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