What Happens at a Monthly Meeting
THE WI BUSINESS
For most meetings the Secretary will have the recordof the previous meeting ready for inspection and sign off and the President will go through any WI notices. These can include courses or events being organised by the Nottinghamshire Federation of WIs or may be about up and coming local events that the WI will be involved with or just general housekeeping issues, like who's turn it is to do the washing up!
THE ENTERTAINMENT
The speaker for the evening will take centre stage and these are usually hugely enjoyable talks or activities. We have enjoyed talks on stained glass making, encouraging wildlife into our gardens and the history of the pantomime (oh yes we have!) Sometimes the main event is a have-a-go session. We've tried watercolour painting, making fabric flower brooches, weaving raffia place mats, turning old books into hedgehogs, card making and Christmas crafts.
Between these two parts of the evening, whatever order they occur in, we have an interval. The members catch up on the gossip, have tea (or coffee)and biscuits(or even cake!) and sign up for events that they want to attend.
Check what we have planned for the coming months on our Programme page
For most meetings the Secretary will have the recordof the previous meeting ready for inspection and sign off and the President will go through any WI notices. These can include courses or events being organised by the Nottinghamshire Federation of WIs or may be about up and coming local events that the WI will be involved with or just general housekeeping issues, like who's turn it is to do the washing up!
THE ENTERTAINMENT
The speaker for the evening will take centre stage and these are usually hugely enjoyable talks or activities. We have enjoyed talks on stained glass making, encouraging wildlife into our gardens and the history of the pantomime (oh yes we have!) Sometimes the main event is a have-a-go session. We've tried watercolour painting, making fabric flower brooches, weaving raffia place mats, turning old books into hedgehogs, card making and Christmas crafts.
Between these two parts of the evening, whatever order they occur in, we have an interval. The members catch up on the gossip, have tea (or coffee)and biscuits(or even cake!) and sign up for events that they want to attend.
Check what we have planned for the coming months on our Programme page