Well Done Kath
One of our very talented ladies did extremely well in the
Lichfield City Gardening Guild.
Menafest Saturday 26th July @ the back of The Chadwick Arms.
Did you visit the ladies in black & wearing sunflowers, at our famous JARBOLA stall?
We had a day of fun activities, music and community spirit. As you can see, our members filled hundreds of jars with various items.
What did you get in your jar?
Let us know on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/161798100026730
Rudyard Flowers
Our members were highly engaged by Karen from Rudyard Flowers during her demonstration. The impressive selection of flowers showcased was both visually appealing and pleasantly fragrant. In addition, Karen delivered an informative presentation on the development and growth of her successful business..
Some of us were very fortunate to win the beautiful flowers from the demonstrations, which Karen donated to the raffle. Many thanks to Karen for the flowers and an interesting and enjoyable evening.
For further information about Rudyard Flowers, please consider visiting her website.
https://www.flowersfromthefarm.co.uk/members/rudyard-flowers/
Hill Ridware Village Fate
Another very successful day at the Fete.
The Ridwares WI's bottle bag tmbola was very popular, as was the Pimms stall which was in the safe hands of the WIST gang - WI Support Team!
A wonderful community event.
Skittles Evening
We had another evening of fun, friendship and a few laughs at the Shoulder of Mutton last night.
We have some very talented members.
Seven winning certificates for our entries at the County Show.
Congratulations, ladies, and a very well done to all who entered the competitions.
We celebrated St George Day Tea with a delightful afternoon tea and a good old sing-along.
All our members appreciated the visit from the Home Run Hounds Greyhound Charity.
This was the first occasion where one of our speakers attempted
a prompt exit via the front door.
For more information, please visit their website
https://homerunhounds.co.uk/
We had a fantastic night at the Lichfield Garrick watching Anything Goes.
Some of our members danced all night.
Rose Deag Trophy
We are pleased to announce that one of our ladies did well in this competition.
Congratulations to Chris for achieving third prize.
One of our members performed admirably at the
Gardening Guild’s Spring Show.
Congratulations to Kath for her excellent work.
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We had a visit from Suzan Holder.
It was an excellent meeting Suzan Holder’s talk was interesting and very entertaining. She had us enthralled and sold out of the books she had with her. I can’t wait to start mine!
Chinese New Year
We had the pleasure of celebrating the Chinese New Year on Friday, 31st January at the Ruby Restaurant in Lichfield. The event was a success and enjoyed by all.
January’s 2025 Resolution meeting was really interesting. We had speakers from St John’s Ambulance who demonstrated that bystanders can be lifesavers and two lovely ladies who talked about the myths of incontinence.
The shortlisted resolutions are:
- Let’s talk about incontinence
- Bystanders can be lifesavers
- Join the repair revolution
- Eliminate landfill of medication packaging
2024 Events
Christmas Party
We had a lovely meal with lots of fun and laughter with friends.
We sang and danced to the wonderful Piano Man.
An enjoyable evening was had by all.
Happy Christmas
We all enjoyed out trip to Cardiff Christmas Market .
We shopped untill we dropped!!!!
Christmas has started …….
We had a fabulous time at our Tinsel and Trimmings.
Christmas carols with Lea Hall Brass Band ….. mulled wine, mince pies & other refreshments….. cakes, crafts & tombola/ jarbola stalls… & our famous Christmas Raffle!
SFWI CHRISTMAS EVENT
Our lovely ladies grabbed lots of Christmas gifts at the SFWI Christmas Event @ the Staffordshire County Showground.
The speakers Debbie from Perry’s Fields to Fork & Will Kirk from The Repair Shop were inspirational.
We all enjoyed the Christmas Wreath event with Karen.
We celebrated ‘World Kindness Day’ Saturday 16 November 2024.
Thank you to the ladies who helped make the gifts and delivered them to every doorstep in Hill Ridware.
The weather was on our side for RIDWARE REMEMBERS last Sunday. Thank you everyone who contributed to the event the tea/coffee and cakes were enjoyed by all.
WI Birthday Party
What a night plenty of singing and dancing and The Rat Pack wow …………
We all had an enjoyable evening at October’s monthly meeting. We had a variety of crafts that we could try, some were more successful than others !! A big thank you to the ladies who showed us how to use these crafts.
“SAY CHEEZ”
We had an enjoyable evening with Alex from the ‘Cheese Locker’, Abbots Bromley.
https://thecheeselocker.com
Sister Act @ Lichfield Garrick
A group of us went to the Lichfield Garrick to watch Sister Act, performed by the Wallsall Operatic Society. What a fantastic show, the singing and acting was out of this world . We all got up and out of our seats to join in at the end.
A most enjoyable and uplifting evening.
AUGUST
ARCHERY EVENING
We had a fantastic evening at Lichfield Archery Club. It was clear that some of our ladies had hidden talents!
Hill Ridware Village Fete @ 6 July 2024
Calendar Girls the Musical
We went to see the Calendar Girls the Musical at the Lichfield Operatic Society. It was an inspiring true story of the ordinary women from a small village in Yorkshire who did something extraordinary.
The Craft, Art Design Shield Competition winners are …
St George Afternoon Tea
We all enjoyed St George’s Day afternoon tea singalong
Pottery Day out
Welsh Afternoon Tea
The Mulberry Fine Dining Restaurant @ Burton & South Derbyshire College welcomed us for lunch.
Flower Club with Karen
Some of our gorgeous floral displays by our lovely WI ladies
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January’s Resolution Week meeting was really interesting. We had speakers from the St John’s Ambulance who demonstrated that bystanders can be lifesavers and two lovely ladies who talked about the myths of incontinence.
The shortlisted resolutions are:
- Let’s talk about incontinence
- Bystanders can be lifesavers
- Join the repair revolution
- Eliminate landfill of medication packaging
We have some very talented members.
Seven winning certificates for our entries at the County Show. Congratulations, ladies, and a very well done to all who entered the competitions.
Well done