Trefonen WI
2020 Meeting Programme
January 9th - K Kimber
WI resolutions, catch up chat and New Year Fizz!!
WI resolutions, catch up chat and New Year Fizz!!
Febuary 6th - Cheese Quiz with wine
A fun evening identifying cheeses, cheese recipes and all things cheese really!
Tasting and a glass of wine will be on offer.
A fun evening identifying cheeses, cheese recipes and all things cheese really!
Tasting and a glass of wine will be on offer.
March 5th - Irene Evison- Nearly wild tapestry weaving
Using natural materials on a small card frame Irene will show us how to weave “what we see” in the landscape or out of the window.
Using natural materials on a small card frame Irene will show us how to weave “what we see” in the landscape or out of the window.
April 2nd - Lindsey Bucknor - My African travels and the wildlife of Botswana - Open meeting
Lindsay spends part of the year in Africa taking amazing photographs and being part of the landscape. Prints of his work will be on sale after the talk.
Lindsay spends part of the year in Africa taking amazing photographs and being part of the landscape. Prints of his work will be on sale after the talk.
May 7th - Jeanne Bradley - Mental Health provision in Shropshire *NB meeting in church upper room
Jeanne Bradley will share with us her extensive experience of the mental health services in Shropshire
Jeanne Bradley will share with us her extensive experience of the mental health services in Shropshire
June 4th - Alison Utting - Eglantyne Jebb, founder of Save the Children
Alison Utting has been researching the life of Eglantyne Jebb and her family – originally from Ellesmere. Enhanced by Alison’s excellent photography of the homes and area known by Eglantyne.
Alison Utting has been researching the life of Eglantyne Jebb and her family – originally from Ellesmere. Enhanced by Alison’s excellent photography of the homes and area known by Eglantyne.
July 2nd - Lt Cdr (rtd) Victoria Graham - The Biscuit Club - My time in Camp Bastion - Open meeting
Vic Graham joined Wrexham Glyndwr in Feb 2016 on retirement as a Lieutenant Commander in the Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service. In her 23 years’ service she completed her adult nurse training and worked on various wards, specialising in breast cancer care and oncology.
Eventually she moved into education and became a nurse lecturer, working at both Portsmouth and Birmingham City Universities. In 2007 she commissioned as an officer and trained as a burns and plastic surgery nurse, working in Birmingham with the military trauma team helping to nurse and re-build the service personnel returning with profound injuries from Afghanistan. She completed a 6 month tour to establish the full-time burns and plastics nurse role (as well as pain nurse) at Camp Bastion for which she received a Queens Commendation for Valuable Service.
Recently, she has moved to the Welsh borders and back to working in education and is delighted to join the nurse education team at Wrexham Glyndwr, with a keen eye to use her experiences to develop innovative teaching programmes.
Vic Graham joined Wrexham Glyndwr in Feb 2016 on retirement as a Lieutenant Commander in the Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service. In her 23 years’ service she completed her adult nurse training and worked on various wards, specialising in breast cancer care and oncology.
Eventually she moved into education and became a nurse lecturer, working at both Portsmouth and Birmingham City Universities. In 2007 she commissioned as an officer and trained as a burns and plastic surgery nurse, working in Birmingham with the military trauma team helping to nurse and re-build the service personnel returning with profound injuries from Afghanistan. She completed a 6 month tour to establish the full-time burns and plastics nurse role (as well as pain nurse) at Camp Bastion for which she received a Queens Commendation for Valuable Service.
Recently, she has moved to the Welsh borders and back to working in education and is delighted to join the nurse education team at Wrexham Glyndwr, with a keen eye to use her experiences to develop innovative teaching programmes.
August 6th - Summer outing - Vineyard tour planned.
An evening tour is planned with some wine tasting and supper to follow
An evening tour is planned with some wine tasting and supper to follow
September 3rd - Fiona and Liza Ashby - The history and costumes of belly dancing.
Fiona and her daughter Liza are experienced teachers of belly dancing and also have a great expertise in costume of every sort.
Fiona and her daughter Liza are experienced teachers of belly dancing and also have a great expertise in costume of every sort.
October 1st - Group Social - Women from LADS with song, narrative and poetry - stories of Shropshire women.
Women from Llanymynech Theatre group with song, narrative and poetry. Out of the Land was written by Shropshire song writer Polly Bolton and poet Gill McEvoy. Out of the Land tells the amazing stories of four women from South Shropshire who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries using song, poetry and narrative.
Women from Llanymynech Theatre group with song, narrative and poetry. Out of the Land was written by Shropshire song writer Polly Bolton and poet Gill McEvoy. Out of the Land tells the amazing stories of four women from South Shropshire who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries using song, poetry and narrative.
November 5th AGM - followed by a Beetle Drive
December 3rd - Pam Parnell
Christmas Social and make a Cathedral Window patchwork decoration.
Christmas Social and make a Cathedral Window patchwork decoration.