ULLESTHORPE WI
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We normally meet in the Village Hall monthly on the 2nd Thursday at 2pm. However we will not now meet until the coronavirus pandemic is over.
Click here for our programme for 2020 which will be resumed at some stage.
For more information about Ullesthorpe WI please contact:
President: Jean Eastell 01455 209254
Vice President: Teresa Burgess 01455 209358 and Secretary: Clare Robertson Smith 01455 202499
The Ullesthorpe Scarecrow Competition
The WI President
Meeting Reports
Honey bees
The ladies of the Ullesthorpe W.I. met in April on Zoom to hear an interesting talk by Julia Wallis about Honey Bees and Beekeeping. The United Kingdom consumption of honey is 43 tons per annum, of which 95% has to be imported. Bees are very...
Great British Flower Revival
The ladies of the Ullesthorpe W.I. had another Zoom meeting with a speaker in March, which was attended by 22 ladies. Our speaker was Polly Morgans who gave an interesting talk about The Great British Flower Revival. All our flowers...
WI 2021 plans
The ladies of Ullesthorpe WI would like to wish everyone a Very Happy New Year. It has been a difficult year for all of us. We have had to find different ways of keeping in touch, newsletters, zoom calls and meeting in open areas when possible. We have succeeded and...
Lockdown time
The last meeting of our W I was in March just before Lockdown and as with all other groups we have tried to keep in touch with each other.We haven't been able to use the Hall but have managed to meet in small groups of 6 in members gardens during the summer. We even...
Blood Bikes
Our March speaker was Elaine Bivins who gave us a very interesting insight into Blood Bikes. This is an amazing Charity who deliver not only blood but vital supplies including breast milk to hospitals all over the country. Elaine and Paul work voluntary in the...
Yuko Dixon
We began 2020 with our Annual Dinner at the Ullesthorpe Court Hotel. We also invited our families and friends, a good opportunity to catch up with everyone.In February our speaker was Yuko Dixon, a Japanese lady who not only demonstrated how to make Japanese food but...