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Women's Institute

President: Mrs C Cullingford

Secretary: Mrs J Dyne

Meetings are held in the village hall in Dennington on the second Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm.

Although WI meets on the second Wednesday of the month, there are a number of arranged visits and events during the year. In addition to these, there are a number of events that are organised by Suffolk East WI and members can attend for a reduced charge. The events range from countryside walks to cookery or gardening demonstrations.

The schedule for the remaining meetings for 2022/2023 is given in the table below. 

DATE THEME FOR EVENING HOSTESS GROUP
APRIL 10 The Story of the Suffolk Bevin Boys: Barbara McElroy  Elm
MAY  8 Resolutions  Beech
JUNE 12 Ghosts of Ipswich and Suffolk:Ed Nicholls  Oak
JULY 10 A Passion for Speed: Paul Smiddy  Ash
AUG 14 The Life of a Suffolk Sculptor:Sean Hedges Quinn  Larch
SEPT 11 Her Infinite Variety: Simon Bridge  Elm
OCT 9 Wasps, Malicious or Misunderstood?: Hawk Honey  Beech
NOV 13 Annual Meeting  Oak 
DEC 11 Christmas Party  
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JAN 8 Local Wildlife: Paul Taylor  Larch
FEB 12 A Colourful Journey all tied up in Knots:Helen Garth  Elm
MAR 12  My Creative Journey: Amanda Sutherland Beech

Report given to Annual Parish Meeting 2023:

Our new year has started well and have maintained a strong membership and now meet in the main hall which gives us more space.
We have a good programme, thanks to Chris Thomas with a variety of speakers. Our resolution meeting was led by our advisor and was well attended, one of our members will go to the AGM in Cardiff to represent our group.

We supported the Parish Council’s litter pick when 6 ladies walked the village armed with black bags, and also continue to plant and maintain the planters at the Village Hall. A collection of toiletries was made for the Lighthouse Project and plan to have a second collection later in the year.

A garden visit is being planned for July which will make a change to our usual programme.