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NORTH YORKSHIRE EAST JUNE 2018 Federation Office: WI House, Front Street, Norby, Thirsk, YO7 1BG
Tuesday to Thursday: 10.00am – 12.30pm and 14.00pm – 15.00pm Closed Mondays and Fridays
Newsletter Editor: Gill Cressey Editor email: [email protected] Federation Secretary: Laurence Anderson Federation Sec. email: [email protected] Telephone: 01845 522415 Finance Sec. email: [email protected] NYEFed website: www.northyorkshirewi.co.uk Twitter: @NYorkEastFedWI
Chairman’s chat
I begin a second year as Chair of the Federation with a little anxiety.
The first year has flown by and I feel that I have achieved very little –
not sure what I was supposed to achieve but losing a Board Member was
not one!! Barbara has left on health grounds (I do not believe that I
caused that!!). Can I thank her for the time she spent on the Board. We
start the year even shorter than we were, eight instead of 10 or 12!! At
the Council Meeting I asked for members to step forward and help run
the Federation, so I am hoping that some of you will step up.
The WI does seem to involve a lot of eating - I hope that many of you will be attending the
Yorkshire Day lunch, so that we can celebrate our wonderful County – “God's own Country”. The
Annual Meeting at Cardiff is another situation that involves food. We usually find places to eat
where the food and wine is good and within the allowance!!! (The wine is not paid for by the
WIs.) It is a good opportunity to meet members from other Federations and, of course, listen
to the debates and interesting speakers.
My thanks to those WIs who invited me to their celebrations last year - I have had to join
Weight Watchers - but still hope to get invitations this year!! Jennie
BOARD OF TRUSTEES – Officers for the coming year
Jennie Potter Federation Chairman Snainton Gill Cressey Federation Vice Chairman Sowerby Frances Langley Federation Vice Chairman Ebbertson & Allerston Sarah McFarlane Treasurer Terrington, and Osbadlwick & Murton Board Members - Caroline Barron, Kirkby Fleetham; Linda Cariss, Rufforth; Marigold Wilkinson, Carlton Miniott; Jean
Williams, Rufforth.
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OFFICE NOTICE BOARD
Spring Council Meeting 2018 - Anniversary Certificates were presented by Federation Chair Jennie to the following
WIs:
60th Anniversary – Newton on Ouse 70th Anniversary – Carlton (Goole); Cliffe Cum Lund; Terrington 80th Anniversary – Scalby & Newby 85th Anniversary – Huby 90th Anniversary – Fylingdales, Glaisdale, Kirby Sigston, Romanby 95th Anniversary – Brandsby And finally, to Snainton WI who celebrate their 100th Anniversary this year – the first one in our Federation to reach this wonderful milestone! Congratulations to them all.
Autumn Council Meeting, Saturday 13 October, Manor School Academy, Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, York YO26 6PA – would your WI be interested in a stall to sell arts, crafts, jewellery or food produce. Tables to display and sell would cost £10 per table and the Board would like to make sure there is a selection of products on offer to members. So, if your WI is interested or you would like to find out more, please contact the Office. *Offer of Help Form detailing offers of help for your WI with your Secretary. Members of the Membership & Training Committee are available free of charge to offer help in various areas.
*Links with your Federation Form is enclosed - ACWW Representative, Denman Ambassador, Crafts & Home Economics Co-ordinator , Science Co-ordinator are available to come to your WI meetings and give a talk on their specific subject.
200 Club Monthly Draw: 70 Mrs J Hebditch, Brayton WI / 48 Mrs J Pattison, Danby Wiske WI
Treasurers’ Helpline: Angela Fawcett on 01751 430210 / [email protected] and Val Illingsworth on 01347 888203 / [email protected]
SUB-COMMITTEE NEWS
Events - Chairman: Frances Langley
Yorkshire Day Lunch, Wednesday 1 August at Burn Hall, Huby, 12.00pm for 12.30pm. Guest Speaker – Award Winning Author Milly Johnson. YORKSHIRE - GOD'S OWN COUNTRY . What better way to celebrate this than Yorkshire Day! Enjoy lunch to celebrate our great county. Cost £25.00 for a two-course lunch plus tea/coffee. Booking now, closing date: Wednesday 20 June. Special booking form with your Secretary.
Beadwork Jewellery Workshop, Friday 31 August at WI House 10.00am to 3.30pm with coffee from 9.30am. Cost £15.00. A day school with Tutor Helen Birmingham of Untangled Threads in Scarborough. There will be a choice between two projects on the day. Kits will be provided and paid for direct to the tutor. Maximum cost per kit £12.00. Members only. Book now, closing date: Friday 20 July.
Winter Hanging Baskets - You are invited to a demonstration showing you “How to Craft Beautiful Winter Hanging Baskets” at Brown’s Nurseries, Corban Lane, Wigginton, York YO32 2RG on Tuesday, 25 September at 7.00pm. Enjoy a glass of wine or juice whilst you are there. This promises to be a blooming good evening! Cost: £5.00 - members only. Book now, closing date: Tuesday 14 August.
Fabric Covered Box Workshop, Saturday 29 September and Saturday 6 October, 10.00am to 3.00pm, WI House, Thirsk. Caroline Barron’s beautiful boxes were on display at the Spring Council Meeting. Caroline will take you through making a small rectangular box, and a cardboard kit will be provided at a cost of £6.00 to be paid to Caroline on the day. You will be sent a list of equipment you need to bring. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available but please bring a packed lunch. NB: This is a two-day course - cost £25.00 for both days. Students should attend both days. Book now, closing date: Saturday 18 August.
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Fashion Show to be held in St Peter’s Church Hall, Norton, Malton, YO17 9AW, Thursday 4 October at 7.30pm - an evening of fun and fashion with the Complete Clothing Company. There will be a chance to see and purchase a range of fashions from High Street labels including Marks & Spencer, Topshop, Monsoon, Wallis, and Dorothy Perkins together with a variety of accessories. Bring your purses and treat yourselves or your loved ones. Cost £7.50 to include welcome drink. Booking from 1 July. Closing date: Thursday 23 August.
Fondant Icing Workshop at WI House, Thirsk on Friday 19 October 10.00am to 3.30pm with tutor, Sarah Williams, who will teach you how to make a variety of figures/cake toppings to put on your Christmas cake. You will start with a Christmas tree and a snowman and then move onto a Father Christmas complete with beard etc. No experience is necessary. Materials are provided and all you need to bring is a small sieve and a container to carry home three figures. You will also need a packed lunch. Tea / coffee will be available. Coffee will be served from 9.30am. Cost £15.00. Booking from 1 July. Closing date: Friday 7 September.
Rambles – Frances Langley
[email protected] Tel. 01723 859086 / 07713933739
Please remember to send two separate cheques, £3.00pp payable to NYEFWI for the ramble and £5.50 pp made payable to the WI organising the lunch. Both cheques to be sent to WI House with the booking form. Stillington And Farlington WI Ramble, Thursday 9 August. Full details last month. Closing date: Thursday 28 June.
Made in Scorton WI Ramble, Saturday 15 September. This walk starts at Scorton War Memorial Institute, where coffee will be served from 9.30am. There is plenty of parking throughout the village. The walk is between five and six miles long. It is easy walking, mainly flat with a couple of very gentle rises. It goes through meadows which can be muddy after rain. There are good views. Included is a lakeside walk, an array of water fowl and a wartime airfield site which all provide interest. Lunch will be back at Scorton by Made in Scorton WI. Family and friends are welcome. Dogs on leads are welcome. Book now. Closing date: Friday 3 August.
Weekend Rambles - We are hoping to encourage family and friends to take part in weekend rambles. It is up to individual WIs to decide on whether or not to allow children. Please inform the Office if you wish to bring children on a walk. There will be no charge for children under eight and older children will be charged only £5.50 for the lunch provided by the organising WI. They will not need to pay the £3.00 that goes to the Federation. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM AT ALL TIMES.
Public Affairs & International - Chairman: Sarah McFarlane
The Air We Breathe, Wednesday 15 August, Hutton Buscel Village Hall, 7.30pm OR Wednesday 22 August, Heslington Meeting Room, Heslington, York, 7.30pm. Members only. Cost: £10.00 to include a pie and pea supper. More than we eat, more than we drink, more than we do anything else in our lives, we breathe. We don’t even think about breathing, we do it, but do we think about the air around us. Knowing what’s in the air we breathe is almost as important as knowing what is in the food we eat or the water we drink. Explore just how clean our air is and how it compares with other parts of the world. Our speaker, Stefan Swift from the University of York, will give you some essential but fun facts about air quality and will punctuate his talk with some easy experiments. Please indicate date and choice of venue on the booking form. Book now, closing date: Wednesday 4 July.
Science Co-ordinator - Glenis Wedzicha
Tides What are tides and how are they caused? We speak of the “ebb and flow” of the tide meaning a movement of a mass of water from one place to another. They are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon (major factor) as well as that of the Sun, plus the force created by the rotation of the Earth itself. In most places there are two HIGH and two LOW tides every twenty-four hours. SPRING tides occur when the Sun, Moon and Earth all line up together but, since the mass of water comprising the oceans and seas of the Earth is so vast, it takes a finite time (about two days after the appearance of the new Moon) for the Spring tide to occur. NEAP (the word originates from the Middle Ages) tides occur when the Moon is at its first or third quarter, the Sun and Moon are exerting forces from two different directions, the forces acting on the water are less and all tides are consequently less. The highest tides of all occur at the Equinox (because of
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the tilt of the Earth on its axis) and various forces contrive to produce the largest tides. Local conditions (shoreline, contour of the ocean floor) also have an effect. The highest tides of all (seventeen metres) occur in two Bays on the Northern Coast of Quebec, Canada. The tides in the Mediterranean are very small. The smallest tides (actually zero) are found in the Adriatic and south of Sicily.
ACWW Representative – Barbara Capaldi
Thank you for your continued support of ACWW.
I now have news from ACWW that the system is changing. Instead of ACWW funding projects upfront and their funds gradually being replenished by pledges and donations they are aiming to improve the system so they can fund more projects. They have created the Women Empowered Fund. They will have six priority focus pots, namely:-
1. Education and Capacity Building. 2. Nutrition, Good Health and Wellbeing. 3. Sustainable Agriculture, Training and Development. 4. Income Generation and Livelihood. 5. Sustainable Water, Sanitation, and Energy. 6. Maternal and Reproductive Health.
Their goal is to build up each pot to £20,000 and then distribute this in grants. When ACWW use our donations we will receive updates about those projects and have the opportunity to write to those people involved in the projects we have contributed to, so we will be able to have a closer relationship with the women who are benefitting from our funding. I would be grateful if you could let me have your views on which of the priority focus pots you would like us to donate to. If you have any questions please email [email protected] or contact me via the Federation Office.
Climate Ambassador – Aynsley Halligan
The Speak up Week of Action on climate change is taking place from 30 June - 8 July, and I hope some WIs will take part in some way. If you do nothing else, this is a good time to write to your MP and ask for more action against climate change. Maybe it’s a good opportunity to think more about how we, as individuals, can do more as well. People sometimes say to me that they don’t know what they can do to help the situation, although they are concerned about climate change. So here is my selection of a dozen key things we can all do and/or encourage others to do. And most will save us money, as well! (The biggest impact you can have is to have fewer children/grandchildren. However……) Apologies that there isn’t room here to give explanations for how these actions work, but I am sure you can research the subject if you’re interested in learning more. There will be many more details at the WI meeting being planned for Saturday 16 February 2019.
1. Fly less often (take public transport or at least carbon-offset any necessary flights). 2. East less meat (especially beef or lamb). 3. Use your car less and more frugally, or when your car needs replacing, consider switching to electric or a hybrid. 4. Wash clothes in cold water, and dry them naturally (weather-permitting!), not in a dryer. 5. Make sure your house is well insulated and draught-proofed. Think about solar panels, etc. 6. Upgrade lightbulbs to LEDs and turn off all electronics when not needed (don’t leave on standby). 7. Plant more trees. 8. Replace any worn-out appliances, including boilers, for energy-efficient ones. 9. Change to a green energy supplier for your electricity (and/or gas). 10. Check investments - make sure you’re avoiding fossil-fuel companies (including fracking, coal or oil). 11. Buy less! Use less, waste less, buy 2nd-hand, up-cycle, and recycle. 12. Buy from companies that are committed to reducing their climate impact.
If you’re not a frequent flyer, probably the biggest impact you can make by any one single change is to eat less meat. The worldwide livestock industry has been said to produce more greenhouse gas than all the planes, cars, lorries, trains and ships in the world put together. It may be good for your health, as well. Food for thought?
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Membership & Training - Chairman: Janice Whiteford
Treasure Hunt, Monday 16 July - full details in previous newsletters. Meet at 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start. Cost per person - £16.50 to include supper and coffee. Park and Meet in the Long Stay Car Park, Helmsley. Book now, closing date: Monday 4 June. “Ready, Steady, Computer” Workshop at WI House. Have you bought a tablet, Ipad, laptop and don’t know your file from your folder? Then you need our basic computer workshop. Monday 10 September - Session 1 - 2.00pm 4.00pm Session 2 -7.00pm – 9.00pm Please indicate on the application which session you would like. Book now, closing date: Friday 3 August.
Also coming ……….. “Promotion, Promotion, Promotion” Workshop Monday 8 October – Watch this space for more details.
Resolutions Adviser - Glenis Wedzicha
This month WI delegates will carry the votes of the members on the current Resolution (Mental Health Matters) to the NFWI AM held, this year, at Cardiff. If passed by a majority of delegates, the National Federation will be granted, by members, a Mandate to act upon their behalf. It is the membership which decides whether to proceed or not. The NFWI can only move forward on any issue with their permission.
Digital Team – Janice Whiteford, Pat Shotton & Jane Holloway
Passwords - Any password, login details etc that WIs have for external Websites, Facebook and Twitter accounts should be written in the front of your minute books and kept so that they can be accessed by members other than the administrator just in case of illness.
Email Accounts for WIs - Why not create a free Gmail or Outlook account for your WI It’s safe, free, and easy to set up, and then you don’t have to use your personal email account?
Moodle - The Moodle which we have had lots of workshops on in the past has served its purpose and has finished. The good news is that all the information that you were familiar with on the Moodle is now transferred to the new
member only website. www.mywi.thewi.org.uk You will need to get a new password for this. If you need any help, please contact us.
Remember - WI Advisers are here to give help and advice: Pat Shotton 01904 795953; Janice Whiteford 01904 269361; Val Illingsworth 01347 888203; Glenis Wedzicha 01904 708704; Jane Holloway 01439 788870. RECENTLY IN OUR FEDERATION…
Hutton Rudby - At our April meeting we were entertained by the singing group Mes
Amis. They performed a wonderful medley of songs from the shows, including My Fair Lady and Camelot. Our monthly competition was for an Easter bonnet and there were a record number of entries. These were judged by Mes Amis and the winners shown in the picture were 1) Heather Addison 2) Jill Toogood 3) Phyllis Preston. We finished with tea and delicious Easter cakes made by the tea hostesses. Maureen
Webster
Paper weaving workshop - Janet Roy, our tutor, showed us how to roll newspaper round a knitting needle to form tubes before weaving them together in the same way as willow weaving. It was a super workshop and we all managed to produce a container to show for our efforts!! Janet had some amazing examples of what can be achieved – lots of ideas for Christmas. Watch this space – maybe we will be able to book her again in the future. Ed.
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Romanby have received an award for 'Community Event of the Year' at the 5th Annual Hambleton Community Awards. The awards are arranged by Hambleton District Council and the red carpet event was held at The Forum in Northallerton. We won the award in relation to our October 2017 Romanby WI Scarecrow Festival. We were nominated by a number of members of the public. The event was recognised as inclusive and inspiring, creating a sense of community spirit and pride. The award itself, a handmade candle holder made by Little Wren
Pottery in Northallerton is to be displayed at Romanby WI Hall. The next Romanby WI Scarecrow Festival will take place in October Half Term 2019. This year we will be hosting a Pumpkin Festival in October, with the Scarecrow Festival taking place every other year. Samantha Jennings
Spring Council Meeting, 18 April - On behalf of the ten members of Ingleby GreenhowI, I would like to thank the Board of Trustees for arranging such a good meeting in Scarborough on Wednesday, we all thoroughly enjoyed it. A special thank you to Jennie for holding it all together. Graham Walton (our guest speaker) was excellent; we are still laughing about his life after the sextuplets were born and we were in awe of Janet his wife. We said coming home fancy having six babies in your tummy all kicking at the same time. Wow! Celia Thompson
Snainton were thrilled, delighted and honoured to be presented with their
100 Anniversary Certificate at the Spring Council Meeting at Scarborough Spa. President Angela Howgate received the certificate, amidst much cheering from members and friends, from Federation Chairman Jennie Potter. Snainton is the oldest WI in the North Yorkshire East Federation , having been formed just as the First World War was coming to an end. Two other WIs were formed in the area that year but sadly are no longer active. Snainton members are having a super year so far with not only fun packed meetings but extra outings and activities with lots more events to come. Quite a few new members have joined this year and all members, including two just joined that night, are pictured with the certificate and two commemorative paintings by talented artist member Anne Pilgrim Green at the May meeting. Here's to the next 100. Angela Howgate
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Visit to Hartlepool - On a cold and extremely blustery May morning, 55 of us set off very early for a trip to Hartlepool. At Hartlepool we divided into two groups – one visiting the Power Station and the other going on to the National Museum of the Royal Navy, as the power station can only accommodate a maximum of 30 people on a trip. As security was tight at the power station, it was a great relief to find that everyone had remembered to bring their passports and had dressed in accordance with
instructions. Once in the visitor centre at the power station, there was a bit of
form filling to do before being given a short Powerpoint Presentation explaining the workings of the plant and giving us the opportunity to ask questions – there were some frighteningly knowledgeable people in my group! We then had a short safety briefing before getting togged up in high-vis waistcoats, hard hats, safety glasses, gloves and ear defenders so that we all closely resembled Minnie Mouse! It was a fascinating tour and my only disappointment was the fact that we couldn’t get into the turbine hall in spite of it being almost a month after the end of the six month shut down – typical, it was going to be available at the start of the following week. When we arrived at the Museum we had the chance to have a stroll around the quayside and see the recreated shops, all with their own running commentaries. Then our tour guide, dressed in 1800s naval costume, summoned us to a rope making demonstration. Her assistant was tasked with joining yarns together as appropriate but his knot making skills were sadly lacking and so one of our members stepped forward to show him how it should be done – a great advert for the skills of the WI! After sitting on a cold and very exposed quayside for 15 minutes it was something of a relief to then board HMS Trincomalee, the oldest floating warship in Europe, built in 1817 and restored in the 1990s in Hartlepool as a museum ship. I hadn’t needed my hard hat at the power station but I needed it here – the beams and stairwells provided a great challenge to the taller members of the party The tour showed us just what life on board would have been like some 200 years ago. Although there was a lot more to see, many of us had got so cold earlier on, that we headed straight off to the Café, which was on a 1930’s paddle steamer. If feedback is to be believed, everyone seemed to have enjoyed their day and one of the guides at the power station had decided to join the WI! Sarah McFarlane Did you all see the article in last month's WI Life about Carlton Towers and one of its tour guides? Rose Arnold from Carlton
WI has been a guide for many years – well done Rose. It was good to see North Yorkshire East featuring in our National
Magazine. Ed.
NEWS FROM NATIONAL...…........…........….
NFWI Friendship Flowers - The Food and Garden Committee is excited to announce that to tie in with the Alleviating Loneliness campaign and World Kindness Day (3 November 2018), a step-by-step photo and video guide for NFWI Friendship Flowers will be produced. NFWI Friendship Flowers will be designed to give as a gift and start a conversation. More information will be available in upcoming months, but to register your interest in receiving the photo guide when it’s ready, please email [email protected]
ENCLOSURES: Offer of Help Application Form, Links with Your Federation Form
For information on the events in the diary page 8, please contact your WI Secretary or the Federation Office. Please book your place on any of the above events via your WI Secretary, who will send an application form with all the details and a WI cheque to WI House.
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EVENT DATE AND TIME VENUE CLOSING DATE
Claxton & Sand Hutton Ramble
Tuesday 12 June 9.30am for coffee
Sand Hutton Village Hall, YO14 1LL 3 May
Fused Glass Wshop Thursday 14 June 10.30am – 4.00pm
Stained Glass Centre, Cayton, YO11 3TP
3 May
Lunch with Dame Jill Black
Friday 15 June 12.00 noon
Sandburn Hall, Scotchman Ln, Flaxton, York
YO60 7RG
3 May
Scalby & Newby Ramble Thursday 21 June 9.30am for coffee
Wreyfield Church, Wreyfield Drive,
Scarborough YO12 6NP
10 May
Gliding Taster Friday 22 June 6.30pm start
Wolds Gliding Club, Pocklington Ind Est,
Pocklington, York YO42 1NP
11 May
Science Visit 26 June – 28 June Guilford, Wisley & Harwell 10 May
Wirework workshop Wednesday 4 July 10.00am – 3.00pm
WI House, Thirsk 23 May
Sailing Taster
Wednesday 4 July 12.30pm to 2.30pm OR 3.00pm to 5.00pm
Allerthorpe Lakeland Park, Melbourne Road,
Allerthorpe, Pocklington YO42 4RL
23 May
The Science of Cream Tea
Wednesday 11 July Scampston Walled Garden Conservatory,
Malton , YO17 8NG
30 May
Byland with Wass Ramble
Saturday 14 July 9.30am for coffee
Wass Village Hall, YO61 4BE 1 June
Treasure Hunt Monday 16 July Meet in the Long Stay Car Park, Helmsley
6.00pm for 6.30pm
4 June
Yorkshire Day Lunch
Wednesday 1 August 12pm for 12.30pm
Burn Hall Hotel, Tollerton Road, Huby, York
YO61 1JB
20 June
Stillington & Farlington Ramble
Thursday 9 August 9.30am for coffee
Village Green, Old Byland, York, YO62 5LG 28 June
The Air We Breathe Wednesday 15 August Wednesday 22 August
Hutton Buscel Village Hall
Heslington Meeting Room
4 July 4 July
Jewellery Beadwork Friday 31 August 10.00am-3.30pm
WI House, Thirsk 20 July
Computer Workshop Monday 10 Sept. 2.00 – 4.00 OR 7.00 – 9.00
WI House, Thirsk 3 August
Made in Scorton Ramble
Saturday 15 Sept. 9.30 for coffee
Scorton War Memorial Institute, Scorton, Richmond, DL10 6AB
3 August
Winter Hanging Baskets Tuesday 25 Sept. 7.00pm
Brown's Nurseries, Corban Lane, Wigginton, York YO32 2RG
14 August
Fabric Boxes Workshop Saturday 29 Sept. and Saturday 6 October 10.00am – 3.00pm
WI House, Thirsk 18 August
Fashion Show Thursday 4 October 7.30pm
St Peter’s Church Hall, Norton, Malton, YO17 9AW
23 August
Autumn Council Meeting
Saturday 13 October 10.30am – 3.30pm
Manor School Academy, Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, York YO26 6PA
TBA
Fondant Icing Workshop
Friday 19 October 10.00am – 3.00pm
WI House, Thirsk 7 September
