SMISBY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

 

2025 Programme

Additional events to Monthly meetings

2025

Meeting Details, competitions, refreshments

January 16th

90th Birthday Party, at the Beeches Greenery Room, Burton Road, Ashby 12 for 12.30pm Guest speakers “The Potty Plotters”

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.

March 20th

David Skillen “The Gretna Girls and Devils Porridge”. Competition: Any military memorabilia. Refreshments: Sonia Bowker, Marie South, Sheila Heap.

April 17th

Steve West “The Stammering Toast Master”.  Competition: A glass suitable for raising a toast. Refreshments: Pat Kitchen, Sue Park, Di Crane.

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

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)

July 17th

Vanessa Morgan “Local murders of the 19th century”. Competition: A book on true murder(s). Refreshments: Vicky Mulka, Chris Newman, Margaret Baxendale

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 18th

Martin Cooper and Marty “Air Ambulance”.  Competition: Any item relating to medicine. Refreshments: Josie, Bev Archer, Jackie Taylor

October 16th

Ellen Beaty “My Life on the Streets”.  Competition: A farming related item. Refreshments: Sue Tyson, Sue English, Angela Reagan

November 20th

Rosie James, “Trekking in Nepal”.  Competition: A special holiday photograph. Refreshments: Trish Hewitt, Jean Raynor, Dorothy Ikin

December 11th

Christmas Party - Steve & Julie Wigley “Original Songs and Stories”. Refreshments: Pooled