Welcome to the Loscoe Women's Institute Previous Meetings Page 2009

Updated 2nd March 2010

Report written by Mrs Vivien Gregg. Copy sent to Ripley & Heanor News.

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Meeting held on 18th November 2009

Mrs Janet Gadsby, welcomed members to Loscoe WI's AGM.
Janet thanked everyone who had worked so hard to make our 30th Anniversary celebrations such a success.
The new WI logo has been unveiled in the WI life magazine and members were asked to read the article to find out the reasons for the change.
Items from the Derbyshire Link were discussed including the Spring Council meeting next March,
the National AGM in Cardiff next June and a sponsored swim at Chatsworth Pool in Edensor in March.
Chris Miller gave the secretary's report for the past year.
Chris mentioned all the marvellous outings we had been on, including The Ridgeway Craft Centre,
Southall Workhouse and Minster, Nottingham Theatre Royal to see Calendar Girls and a day trip to York.
Margaret Allen gave the treasurer's report and encouraged everyone to rejoin next year.
Janet Gadsby gave the President's report and said how much she had enjoyed being President for our 30th Anniversary Year.
She thanked all the committee for their hard work and support over the past 5 years and looked forward to sitting down at the meetings next year
while someone else took over the role of president. Ann Willis presented Janet with a Glass paperweight.
The committee then stepped down and a new committee was voted in.
Janet Padgham is the new President while Chris Miller and Margaret Allen agreed to stay on as Secretary and Treasurer respectively for another year.
Tea and cake were then served.
The speaker for the evening was Janet Padgham who had to do a quick change from President to Sealed Knot water carrier.
Janet spoke about her role on the battlefield as a member of the English Civil War re-enactment Society, The Sealed Knot.



She explained about the costumes that were worn and how authentically they were made.
Janet had her own battlefield kit plus some day wear and a banqueting dress.
She also showed how the men dress for battle with shirt, breeches, hose, boots, soldiers coat, buff coat, armour, helmet and gauntlets.
She then showed members some men's banqueting outfits including a felt hat complete with feather.
Ann Willis gave the vote of thanks, and said it had been quite an insight into what actually goes on to put on a re-enactment.


Members were invited to try on some of the clothing, noting how heavy the helmet and armour were.
Janet Gadsby won the Raffle and Carol Foss won the competition.
The next meeting will be the Christmas Party on 16th December and the competition is a Christmas Stocking.
New members and visitors are always welcome – for more details call 01773 746042 or email info@loscoe-wi.org.uk or use the contact us button on this website.

Report written by Mrs Janet Padgham. Copy sent to Ripley & Heanor News.

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Meeting held on 21st October 2009
Loscoe WI celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a seventies theme party at the Evergreen Centre in Loscoe.
President Mrs Janet Gadsby welcomed 63 members and guests to the evenings party.
Themed dress was optional and sparkly hats and large collars were in evidence.
After singing Jerusalem Janet gave out a few notices.
The Murder Mystery evening had been a huge success and Janet said everyone was looking forward to the next one.
Members were reminded about the tombola on Heanor Market, all money raised would be going to the Air Ambulance charity.
Coaches have been booked for the Carols in the Caverns at Castleton and for the Youlgreave pantomime.
The West Leys Group Meeting will be held at the Wilmot Street Centre on Monday 26th October.
Everyone then enjoyed the wonderful buffet that had been prepared by our newly formed catering committee.
There was plenty for all.
A beautifully decorated cake was the star attraction and Mary and Joan, two of our founder members, made the first cut.
Members had been asked to bring a baby photo of themselves and Norma Turner got the most correct in the competition “Baby, who are they now?”.
Ena won the “Guess the name of the pig” competition. The pig was called Doris.
Thanks to everyone who took part.
The seventies theme to the evening carried on with some seventies music and a bit of dancing round the handbags, with lots of fun and laughter.


The next meeting at The Evergreen Centre on Egreaves Avenue, Loscoe will be on Wednesday November 18th at 7pm.
This will be our AGM and our speaker will be Janet Padgham with a talk on English Civil War Costumes.
The competition is a wedding hat.
New members and visitors are always assured of a warm, friendly welcome – for more details call 01773 746042

Report written by Mrs Janet Padgham. Copy sent to Ripley & Heanor News.

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Meeting held on 16th September 2009
Our president, Mrs Janet Gadsby welcomed members and guests to our September meeting.
A few items from the Derbyshire Link were discussed.
The Autumn Council Meeting, at the Assembly Rooms in Derby is on 6th October.
Janet Padgham will attend as delegate with Norma Turner and Audrey Woollands as visitors.
The main speaker will be Mrs Hey-Hoe Flint.
Janet told members of her visit to Cedar Avenue care home in Ripley. She went with Maureen Messam
to take the toiletries that had been donated. Janet said how wonderful the home was and such a welcoming place,
and the staff are always so grateful for our donations.
Members were asked to vote for a charity for us to support this year and the Air Ambulance came out tops.
We have a few events between now and Christmas.
The first is our Murder Mystery Evening at Codnor Castle Inn, Ormonde Fields Golf Club
on Tuesday 13th October. At the time of writing we only have a few tickets left
and are looking forward to a fun filled evening in the company of Belper Players.
Our October meeting sees us celebrating our 30th Anniversary with a 70s theme party.
Members are invited to bring a guest.
We will be attending the West Leys Group meeting on 26th October where Morley WI are the hosts.
Items are steadily coming in for our Tombola Stall on Heanor Market on Friday 30th October,
where the theme is 'red and white' with all proceeds going to the Air Ambulance.
We are also hoping to arrange a trip to Castleton for the Carols by Candlelight event at Treak Cliff Cavern.

Janet then welcomed Mrs Ann Bailey our speaker for the evening.
Ann's talk entitled Grandma's Old Tin Trunk held us captivated
as Ann unlocked the secrets of her Grandma's life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Ann's Grandma was born in 1880, married in 1911, and Ann lived with her grandparents in a large house in Ilkeston.
Grandma loved pretty things and was always ready to let Ann handle her possessions.


Ann has kept some lovely items, from beautifully embroidered lace to picture books and hair brushes.
When Ann went through her Gandma's things most of the precious items had been wrapped in blue tissue paper
to keep them safe.
She showed us some knitting patterns and paper patterns, bloomers and a lovely baby gown.
It was a wonderful talk and gave quite an insight into how much work went into the simplest of items,
from a milk jug cover to a lace doily for the dressing table.
Ann invited us to come and touch and handle the articles just as she had always been allowed to do.
Janet Padgham thanked Ann for an amusing and enlightening talk.

There was plenty of time to have a look at the things from the trunk while members had tea and biscuits.
Ann stayed until the end of the meeting so we could ask questions and enjoy handling the articles.

Betty Wardle won the competition and Julie Lindau won the door raffle.
The next meeting at The Evergreen Centre on Egreaves Avenue,
Loscoe will be on Wednesday 21st October at 7pm.
This will be our 30th Anniversary party.
Please bring a photo of yourself as a baby or young child
and we will try and work out who's who.

New members and visitors are always assured of a warm, friendly welcome – for more details call 01773 769884

Report written by Mrs Janet Padgham. Copy sent to Ripley & Heanor News.

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Meeting held on 15th July 2009

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Loscoe WI held their July meeting at the Eclipse Public House in Loscoe.
Mrs Janet Gadsby welcomed members and guests to our skittles night.
Business was kept to a minimum to allow plenty of time for playing skittles.
Members were reminded about the Mystery Tour. We will leave Loscoe Post Office on Wednesday 22nd July at 1:30pm.
We have once again organised a Murder Mystery Evening.
The date for your diary is Tuesday 13th October, the venue, Codnor Castle Inn at Ormonde Fields Golf club,
tickets cost £15 and include a three course meal.
If you wish to purchase tickets please contact us via the contact us page on this website
or phone Ann on 01773 760765 but hurry as they are selling fast.
We will be having a Tombola stall on Heanor Market on Friday 30th October with the theme being red, white and blue.
Any donations of prizes would be gratefully received.
Items from the Derbyshire Link were discussed including the Autumn Council Meeting, Janet Padgham will attend as delegate.
Janet Gadsby then asked Gerry from the Eclipse to draw the winner for our quiz.
First prize went to Pete Smith, Second to Norma Turner and Third to Ann Willis.
We must now apologise to all the regulars at the Eclipse who had gone for a quiet drink.
Once we got started with the skittle game the laughter, shouts and general exuberance of the members came to the fore, and we certainly made a lot of noise.



Laughter was definitely the order of the night as wooden balls were hurled down the alley and skittles went flying in all directions.
Most members had a go from our oldest at nearly ninety, well done, to our youngest.

For more photos visit our photo gallery.
We had a break for refreshments, kindly provided by our hosts Gerry and Mick
and then into another couple of games,
more laughter with Audrey commenting that her sides hurt from laughing so much.
What a fantastic evening, everyone joining in and having a good time.
The winning team was Team 3, they did really well.

If you have been thinking about joining the WI then please come along to our next meeting. You can be assured of a warm friendly welcome.
We are all your friends, you just haven't met us yet.
We will be at the Evergreen centre, Egreaves Avenue, Loscoe, on Wednesday 16th September at 7pm,
our speaker will be Mrs Ann Bailey with a talk entitled Grandma's Old Tin Trunk.
The competition is a wartime photo or item of memorabilia.
New members and visitors are always assured of a warm, friendly welcome – for more details call 01773 769884

Report written by Mrs Janet Padgham. Copy sent to Ripley & Heanor News.

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Meeting held on 17th June 2009

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Mrs Janet Gadsby welcomed members and guests to the June meeting.
Janet reminded members that we have a trip to the Workhouse at Southwell on Monday 22nd June.
We will meet at Loscoe Post Office at 9:30am. After visiting the Workhouse we will have time to visit the Minster.
On the 22nd July we will be going on a Mystery Tour with afternoon tea.
The West Leys group is holding a Songs of Praise service at All Saints Church,
Marlpool on 27th June at 3pm, followed by tea and scones.
This is a family occasion and everyone is welcome.
Items from the Derbyshire Link were discussed including an invitation to be a contestant or member of the audience on Countdown.
There is also a chance to “Go to the Dogs” with trips to Nottingham or Sheffield Stadia for Greyhound Racing.
The Derbyshire Federation Autumn Council Meeting will be on October 6th at the Assembly Rooms
and the guest speaker will be Rachel Heyhoe-Flint OBE.
After the success of last year's Murder Mystery evening, we have got together with Belper Players to arrange another.
The venue will be Codnor Castle Inn Ormonde Fields Golf Club. The date for your diary is Tuesday 13th October at 7pm.
Tickets cost £15 and include a three course meal. Tickets are available through this website, use the “contact us” form.
Last year we sold out of tickets very quickly so please book early.
This year we are celebrating our 30th Anniversary, and are have a swinging 70s party in October.
Flairs and wedge heels optional.
Janet Gadsby gave her report on the AGM in London and thanked members for giving her the opportunity to be delegate,
and to attend such a marvellous event.
She had a wonderful time in London. The Resolution about Honey Bees was passed with a majority of 99.4%.

Janet then welcomed Mr Roger Hoskin from Highfields Happy Hens in Etwall.
Roger told of his early life and his disruptive childhood
and how he came to be involved in rearing hens and helping young offenders.
The farm has 24,000 free range hens which produce over 20,000 eggs a day.
The young people who help on the farm get involved in all aspects of the work,
from collecting and counting eggs, to serving in the tea rooms.
They often arrive feeling aggressive and unhappy but after a few sessions angry hands become gentle hands
as the young people learn to count, read, write, handle money and customers.

The project has a reputation for keeping young people out of trouble and getting them back into school.
Over the last 24 years Roger and his wife Beryl have turned the lives of hundreds of children around
with their devotion and Christian beliefs.
Visit Highfields website at Highfield Happy Hens or better still pay a visit
and support the work by buying your free range eggs from the farm.
Norma Turner gave the vote of thanks and echoed everyone's views that Roger had given a very interesting talk
and left us with plenty to think about.

Tea was served and members were able to buy home-made goods from the sales table.
There were jars of home-made jam and preserves, greetings cards, knitted hats and booties,
cakes and bakewell tarts, and lots of plants.
As usual Norma put her selling tequinques to good use
and the sale raised over £40. This money
will be forwarded to Roger to help with the Happy Hens project.

Pauline Hawkes won the raffle and Jenni Pegley won the competition for a decorated egg.
The next meeting of Loscoe WI will be on Wednesday 17th July at the Eclipse Inn, High Street, Loscoe,
where we will have a skittles night and refreshments.
Visit our photo gallery to see how much fun we had last time we played skittles.
New members and visitors are always welcome, for more details call 01773 769884

Report written by Mrs Janet Padgham. Copy sent to Ripley & Heanor News.

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Meeting held on 20th May 2009

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Mrs Janet Gadsby welcomed members to the May meeting. Janet read out a letter from the Unit manager of Cedar Avenue,
thanking us for our continued donations of toiletries to the unit, they are always very gratefully received.
We have a number of outings planned and our next one will be a trip to The Workhouse at Southwell on 22nd June.
Please note that this date has changed and there are still a couple of seats available.
We also have a Mystery Trip on 22nd July and a trip to York on 19th September,
with places still available. Non members are always welcome on our outings. If you are interested please get in touch.
Items from the Derbyshire Link were discussed including the Bakewell Show on 5th/6th August
and photos for the 2011 Derbyshire calendar on a theme of “Derbyshire Days”.
The West Leys group has a Treasure Hunt on 8th June and a Songs of Praise service at Marlpool Church on 27th June.
Janet then read out the resolution to be discussed at the AGM in London on 3rd June.
It concerns the plight of the Honey Bee.
The resolution is urging HM Government to “Increase funding for research into bee health”.

Mr George Drury, a bee keeper from Ripley,
was then invited to give a talk about the life of the honey bee and how important it is that we work to protect them.
He had bought along a section of bee hive and other items to do with bee keeping.
Mr Drury gave us an amazing insight into the workings of a bee hive and the way the bees all have their set jobs to do.



He explained that the bee population was declining rapidly, mainly due to the Varroa Parasite.
This parasite lives on the bees and kills their immune system.
We can all play our part in protecting the honey bee
by reducing the levels of pesticides we use in our gardens
and keeping a lookout for swarms that may be searching for a new home.
If you see a swarm (they are often found hanging from a branch or shed)
contact Mr George Drury on 07940 235097 and he will come and collect the bees and give them a safe home.
Please do not disturb them as this could put you at risk of being stung.
Mr Drury explained how he would collect a swarm of bees once they have settled.
He had a basket with him that he places under the swarm, then he knocks the swarm into the basket,
hopefully the queen in among them and he can then relocate them to one of his hives.
He used to have 14 hives, then slowly the number dropped, last year he had seven,
this year he only has four.
Four years ago his bees produced about 600lbs of honey,
there were large fields of oil seed rape nearby and this was the main source of nectar
for the bees. Last year saw production down to 52lb, this year there will be far less.




Ann Willis gave the vote of thanks for an extremely enlightening talk.
We will all be taking a much closer interest in the bees in and around our gardens.
All members were in agreement with the resolution and Janet Gadsby will vote in favour
when she attends the AGM at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 3rd June.
Tea and biscuits were then served.
Janet Gadsby won the competition for a pretty glass and Jackie Hallford won the door raffle.
The next meeting at The Evergreen Centre on Egreaves Avenue, Loscoe will be on Wednesday 17th June at 7pm.
The speaker for the evening will be from Highfield Happy Hens, and the competition is a Decorated Egg.
We will also have a sales table with all items being home-made.
This is an open meeting so please bring your friends.
New members and visitors are always welcome – for more details call 01773 769884


Report written by Mrs Janet Padgham. Copy sent to Ripley & Heanor News.

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Meeting held on 15th April 2009

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Mrs Janet Gadsby welcomed members to the April meeting.
Items from the Derbyshire Link were discussed and Janet read out a message
from the new Derbyshire Federation Chairman, Nancy Hawksworth.
Another item was entitled 'Have you 'Moodled' yet'. Details are on the National WI website.
Intrigued? Take a look.
Our trip to the Ridgeway Craft Centre and Renishaw Hall on 21st May has been finalised.
We will meet at Loscoe Post Office at 10:30. Many thanks to Audrey for organising this outing.
Plans are also being sorted for the Mystery Tour in July and the outing to York in September,
places are still available.

Once the business had been completed, Janet welcomed Maurice Styles back to Loscoe.
He had come with his 3rd Pandora's Box, a collection of items,
gadgets and artefacts, mostly from a bygone era.
Members were invited to guess the uses that the objects were put to.


We had a sheet with cryptic clues to help with identification.
A few items were immediately recognisable but others left us baffled.
We had a lot of fun and laughs trying to find a use for a large wooden mushroom,
which turned out to be a kitchen item for pressing the water out of cabbage.
Among the other items was a hat stretcher,
a protective plate for use when cleaning uniform buttons
and a gadget for putting corks in to wine bottles.


Janet Padgham thanked Maurice for a most entertaining evening
and asked about a fourth box.
Maurice said he was about halfway there with it and that
he enjoys looking out for unusual items to go into his boxes.
We very much look forward to welcoming Maurice back some time in the future.

Refreshments were served and thanks were expressed to Betty Castledine
for bringing in a lovely tin of biscuits to share on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
We all sang Happy Birthday to Betty.
After tea and biscuits the winner of the competition was announced.
Betty Wardle had won the prize for your “oldest coin” with a King George III penny,
although it was worn quite smooth in places so the date was not readable
it was still possible to read the name of Georgius III and see the King's head.
Mary Hicking won the door raffle.
The next meeting at The Evergreen Centre on Egreaves Avenue, Loscoe
will be on Wednesday 20th May at 7pm.
This will be the resolution meeting.
There is only one resolution going forward to the AGM in London in June,
and this concerns the demise of the honey bee.
The resolution is as follows:

'SOS for Honey Bees -
Honey Bees play a vital role in the pollination of food crops and in our environment.
In view of concerns about the accelerating decline in the UK honey bee population,
this meeting urges HM Government to increase funding for research into Bee Health.'

We hope to have a bee keeper at this meeting to tell us more about the problems the honey bees face.
There will also be a trading stall and a chance to socialise at the meeting.
The competition is a pretty glass.
New members and visitors are always welcome – for more details call 01773 769884


Report written by Mrs Janet Padgham. Copy sent to Ripley & Heanor News.

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Meeting held on 18th march 2009

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Mrs Janet Gadsby welcomed everyone to the March meeting. It was lovely to see so many members new and old.
Items from the Derbyshire Link were discussed, including a message from our out-going Chairman Judy Stanhope.
Also mentioned was a course on offer entitled “Computers for terrified beginners”.
There will be three separate courses in July, all take place at Derbyshire House.
Loscoe WI have lots of outings and events planned for the forthcoming months.
On May 21st we have a trip to the Ridgeway craft centre in North Derbyshire, where we are especially keen to visit
David Stone of “Personally Yours Chocolates”, as he was a very popular speaker last year.
The day will also include a visit to the gardens at nearby Renishaw Hall.
June 15th will see us heading for the Workhouse at Southwell and on July 22nd we are off on another Mystery Tour
around the villages of Derbyshire. Sorry no more information on this trip, we don't want to spoil the fun.
On September 19th we have a day trip to the lovely historic City of York. We certainly will be getting around.
Most trips are open to non members. For details please use our contact us button on the home page.

Janet then thanked June for arranging the March walk,
the next J.J walking group walk will be on 21st April.



West Leys Group meeting takes place on Monday 30th March at The Senior Citizens Centre on Wilmot street.
There are also several events planned for the West Leys Group of WIs.
These include a guided walk around Shipley Park on 29th April (meet at the Visitors Centre at 10.30am),
a treasure hunt on 8th June and a Songs of Praise service at Marlpool Church on 27th June.
The WIs in the West Leys Group are Shipley, Ilkeston, Smalley, West Hallam, Breadsall, Loscoe, Morley
and the newly formed Heanor WI.
Plans are under way for our celebrations in October when Loscoe WI will have a 30th Birthday party.
Some of our newest members agreed to form a catering committee to arrange the party.
Well done and thank you.
Our annual quiz has been launched with quiz sheets available for £1.
Once all the business was completed Betty Castledine read out a poem entitled 'The Highway Man' by Alfred Noyes.
This was the winning poem in last month's competition.
We then had our fish and chip supper. Thanks must go to The Nook fish and chip shop for once again dealing with our order.
This month there were 30 meals of either fish and chips or jacket potato with fillings to be put together.
Kath Binns won the door raffle and Rachel Roe won the competition for a funny or unusual cruet set.
The next meeting at The Evergreen Centre on Egreaves Avenue, Loscoe will be on Wednesday April 15th.
The speaker will be Maurice Styles with his third “Pandora's Box”.
For those who haven't been at a meeting when Maurice has bought his box, you are in for a treat.
We always have a great laugh trying to guess the uses for the items and artefacts that Maurice has collected over the years.
The competition is Your Oldest Coin.
New members and visitors are always welcome – for more details call 01773 769884


Report written by Mrs Janet Padgham. Copy sent to Ripley & Heanor News.

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Meeting held on 18th February 2009

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Our President, Mrs Janet Gadsby, welcomed members and visitors to our February meeting.
She said how nice it was to see all the visitors from last month return again to this meeting.
Janet then thanked Janet Padgham for organising the tickets for Calendar Girls
and June Camm for arranging the trip to Youlgreave Pantomime.
We have received a letter of thanks from Conor Bostock, our January speaker.
He collected £95 to help go towards his trip to Morocco.
The next events to be noted were the lunch at The Mallard on the 27th February.
We will meet up inside at 12 noon for lunch at 12.30pm, also June has arranged a walk for Tuesday 17th March. Meet on Heanor Market at 10.20.
West Leys Group meeting takes place on Monday 30th March and the entertainment is an Antiques Rogue Show.
The West Leys Group has also arranged a Guided Spring Walk around Shipley Park on 29th April.
Meet at the visitors centre at 10.30. This will be followed by lunch at the Country Park Tavern.
Loscoe's next committee meeting will be on March 9th at 1.30pm, it will be followed at 2.30pm by a meeting of the drama group, all welcome.

Janet then asked Ann Willis to present a cheque for £190 to Andrew Grainger
from The Kenya Project.
Andrew thanked everyone for the donation, and explained that the money
could go towards paying local people to unload the trailer of goods that have been donated.
He said wages were very low in Kenya and this money would go a long way,
but it would all be used to help the villagers.


Janet then welcomed Margaret and Peter Hargreaves, who had returned with songs, stories and monologues.
Margaret started by reciting a poem about smiling and it being infectious:
we should all smile more and infect the world.
Peter played tunes on his keyboard and we all joined in with Daisy, Daisy,
If you were the only girl in the world,
and I'm Henery the Eighth I am. Margaret recited a poem about marriage which had us all laughing.
Although Margaret and Peter took the floor for a full hour the time passed so quickly with everyone enjoying themselves.


It is always nice to welcome old friends back to Loscoe and once again
Margaret and Peter gave us a very entertaining evening.
We finished with Right Said Fred and then Norma Turner gave the vote of thanks,
expressing all our thoughts on what a lovely evening it had been.




Betty Castledine won the competition for a favourite poem and Audrey Woollands won the raffle.
The next meeting at The Evergreen Centre on Egreaves Avenue, Loscoe will be on Wednesday 18th March at 7pm.
This will be a Fish and Chip Supper and social evening. The competition is an unusual or funny cruet set.
New members and visitors are always welcome – for more details call 01773 769884


Report written by Mrs Janet Padgham. Copy sent to Ripley & Heanor News.

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Meeting held on 21st January 2009

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The January meeting was opened by our president, Mrs Janet Gadsby, who welcomed everyone and wished all a happy new year.
A special welcome was extended to all the visitors who had come along for the first time.
Janet informed members of the death of Mrs Dorothy Walker, who passed away on boxing day. Five members had represented Loscoe WI at her funeral.
Janet then welcomed Conor Bostock to our meeting. Conor, who is fourteen, gave a talk about his forthcoming school trip to Morocco in July.
He is going with a group of eighteen students from Heanor Gate Science College.
They will be part of the World Challenge Organisation. The trip involves a flight to Marrakesh where the students spend their first night.
They then have to trek through the Atlas Mountains and could spend a night sleeping under the stars in the Sahara Desert.
In preparation for the trip students have to plan their route for when they arrive in Morocco.
They also have to budget for their meals and buy and cook the food while away.
Conor explained that one of the aims of the expedition is to encourage team work and decision making.
To gain a place on this expedition Conor had to apply in writing explaining why he wanted to go.
He also had to agree to raise a minimum of £1,500 through fund-raising.
To date, Conor, with the help and support of his family, has raised £1000.
He has achieved this through sponsorship from local businesses and by doing car boot sales,
a tombola, fashion show and other money raising events.
Conor finished his talk with a question and answer session and agreed to return after his trip to tell us how it went.
Chris Miller gave the vote of thanks and everyone agreed his talk had been very interesting.
Well done Conor.
Janet then went through the business.
Loscoe WI celebrates its 30th birthday this year so we hope to make it a very special year,
with lots of outings and activities.
Items from the Derbyshire Link were mentioned including a St. Patrick's Day event on 17th March at Darley Dale
and the county show on 28th June when the theme will be Nursery Rhymes.
National Family Week takes place between 25th and 31st May and Janet asked members
to think about activities we could plan which would be family orientated.
Charity money raised at Christmas was added to previously raised money and Andrew Goodall
from the Kenya Project will be presented with a cheque at our February meeting.
Tickets for Calendar Girls were given out and those going will make their own way to the Theatre Royal
and meet up once inside.
The next meeting of the drama group will be on Monday 9th February at 2.30 at the Evergreen Centre.
Lunch at the Mallard in Ilkeston has been booked for 27th February.
June Camm is arranging a walk for February which will be a local one around Smalley.
As the spring and summer approach, June will once again be planning walks for further afield.
After the business, tea and biscuits were served and there was plenty of time to chat and catch up with friends.
Our visitors had a chance to get to know members and we hope to see them all next month.
Maureen Messam won the competition for a good luck token and Mrs Jackie Hallford won the door raffle.
The next meeting at The Evergreen Centre on Egreaves Avenue, Loscoe will be on Wednesday 18th February at 7pm.
We will be welcoming back Margaret Hargreaves, this time with songs and stories from the Music Hall days.
The competition is a favourite poem.
New members and visitors are always welcome – for more details call 01773 769884


Report written by Mrs Janet Padgham. Copy sent to Ripley & Heanor News.

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