SMISBY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
2025 Programme
Additional events to Monthly meetings
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2025 |
Meeting Details, competitions, refreshments |
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January 16th |
90th Birthday Party, at the Beeches Greenery Room, Burton Road, Ashby 12 for 12.30pm Guest speakers “The Potty Plotters” |
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February 20th |
Archive team from DFWI “How our records are looked after by the archive team and at Matlock”. Competition: Any interesting diaries, logbooks, journals. Refreshments: Felicity Archer, Mo Clark, Barbara Ball. |
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March 20th |
David Skillen “The Gretna Girls and Devils Porridge”. Competition: Any military memorabilia. Refreshments: Sonia Bowker, Marie South, Sheila Heap. |
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April 17th |
Steve West “The Stammering Toast Master”. Competition: A glass suitable for raising a toast. Refreshments: Pat Kitchen, Sue Park, Di Crane. |
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May 15th |
AGM and Resolution meeting. Refreshments: Pooled refreshments |
| May 29th | Tissington Well Dressing and tea at Notty HornBlower's vintage clothing collection |
| June 12th | Afternoon with Lesley Smith as Florence Nightingale and afternoon tea £5, Smisby Vilage Hall |
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June 19th |
Marylou Willison and her “Lou Lou Bears”. Competition: Your favourite teddy bear. Refreshments: Anne Woolgrove, Christina Maitland, Philippa |
| Sat 12th July | 42nd Street . Matinee at Kilworth Hoouse Open Air Theatre £54 Self Drive (payment by 31st March) |
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July 17th |
Vanessa Morgan “Local murders of the 19th century”. Competition: A book on true murder(s). Refreshments: Vicky Mulka, Chris Newman, Margaret Baxendale |
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August 21st |
Kathy Powis “The Mary Rose - a moment in time”. Competition: An item to do with shipwrecks. Refreshments: Kirsty Pryke, Sue Brow, Vivienne Mcstravick |
| September 2nd | Liverpool Trip £26 members, £36 Non-members |
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September 18th |
Martin Cooper and Marty “Air Ambulance”. Competition: Any item relating to medicine. Refreshments: Josie, Bev Archer, Jackie Taylor |
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October 16th |
Ellen Beaty “My Life on the Streets”. Competition: A farming related item. Refreshments: Sue Tyson, Sue English, Angela Reagan |
| November 6th |
Afternoon tea with Gareth Williams, who is giving a talk on the "Infamous Witch Finder General" £5 |
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November 20th |
Rosie James, “Trekking in Nepal”. Competition: A special holiday photograph. Refreshments: Trish Hewitt, Jean Raynor, Dorothy Ikin |
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December 11th |
Christmas Party - Steve & Julie Wigley “Original Songs and Stories”. Refreshments: Pooled |