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27 February – Challenge Cheshire, Whitefriars, Chester 6.30 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. – playful challenges inspired by the programme Taskmaster
4 March – Ted Mellor, Cheshire Blood Bikes. Competition: An item related to or a picture of a March hare
5 March – VRG Darts Competition, Owley Wood
10 March – Green Dot Day – Gardening In A Changing Climate
18 March – Music & Dance 1940’s themed evening. Winsford Conservative Club, 7.30 p.m. – 10.00 p.m. Entertainment courtesy of In Cahoots.
23 March – CFWI Spring Annual Council Meeting, Nunsmere Hall, Tarporley
1 April – Helen Gill, Northwich Hedgehog Rescue Competition: Anything hedgehog related
2 April – Cheshire Show class entry deadline
15 April – Afternoon tea, Vale Royal Abbey
16 April – Federation Quiz, Frodsham heats
29 April – Learn to Bowl, Wharton Recreational Centre
29 April – Active Ageing in Body & Mind, Whitefriars – a workshop on protective ageing & looking good
6 May – Resolutions & talk on the Magistracy. Competition: A favourite detective novel
6 May – Group Bowls Competition, Wharton Rec
3 June – Hartford Summer Show (refer to sub-committee for group categories)
16 – 17 June – Royal Cheshire Show, Tabley (refer to sub-committee for group entries)
27 – 28 June – Hartford WI showcase at Arley Show
26 – 29 June – Wild in Fylde, Camp Cheshire, Fylde, Lytham St Annes
1 July – A presentation by a representative from Al Anon. Competition: Recipe for a mocktail
8 July – Strawberry Tea – venue TBC
5 August – Simon Hodgkinson, Artificial Intelligence. Competition: Try AI & bring the result
2 September – Sam Lambert, North West Air Ambulance. Competition: make a paper aeroplane
7 October – Lawrence Nasralla, Life on a Knife Edge. Competition: Your scariest moment in 50 words
21 October – VRG Autumn Meeting, Paula Bell as Mrs Victor Bruce, Whitton Football Club
4 November – Annual General Meeting & hot pot supper
2 December – Christmas meal. Competition: homemade Xmas hat
2027
6 January – Marc Byram, Getting the best from your phone camera. Competition: Photo of a landscape taken with a phone
3 February – Beetle Drive/Quiz. Competition: A fun fact
3 March – Susan Ord, The Secrets of Handwriting. Competition: A handwritten thank you letter
7 April – Gill Adlington, Painting For Everyone. Competition: The artwork I would like on my wall
Members are also able to access activities and courses co-ordinated by the Cheshire Federation of Women’s Institutes (CFWI) & the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI), and the WI Learning Hub (see Additional Info)
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