Welcome to the Loscoe Women's Institute Previous Meetings Page 2011

Updated 22nd February 2012

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

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Meeting held on 19th October 2011
Janet welcomed members to our October meeting. Arrangements for the group meeting were finalised.
Members were asked to bring one item for the tombola to next months meeting.
The tombola will have a Christmas theme and craft items left over from the Summer Fayre will also be on sale.
As the weather can be so unpredictable at this time of year, JJ Walkers are planning a trip to Cromford Mill for some Christmas shopping and lunch.
A date for the Chistmas dinner at the Dome in Buxton has been finalised, we will be going on Tuesday 30th November, for an evening meal.

We then welcomed Maurice Styles back to Loscoe.
This the forth visit for Maurice and hence he had with him his forth Pandora's Box.
Maurice never ceases to amaze us with his collection of strange and unusual objects.
Once again great fun was had by all as we tried to work out the uses for a collection of artifacts.
A cigarette holder, a glass jar with a rounded bottom, no way would that stand up.
There were about thirty items in all and Maurice revealed their uses at the end of the evening.

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Meeting held on 21st September 2011

The September meeting was opened by President Janet Padgham and apologies were received.
Janet reported that flowers had been sent to Mary Hicking who is a founder member of the Loscoe W.I.
Mary celebrated her 90th birthday in September.
Margaret Allen gave the treasurers report and Janet informed the meeting of the items and events from the Derbyshire Link.
These included a Mama Mia evening and a 'So you think you can't sing day, both at Derbyshire House.
Further information was given in relation to our Christmas meal at the Dome in Buxton,
with members being asked if they would prefer a lunch time outing or an evening visit.
J.J. Walkers will be out and about in the Bull Bridge area on the 22nd September.

Our Speaker for the evening was Mr. Paul Newsham who delivered a presentation on Biometrics.
This was an entertaining and fascinating insight into forensic science, particularlly finger printing and facial recognition.


Paul explained how everyone was different in so many ways.
He asked Joan, June and Vivien to stand up and pointed out how each person had quite distinctive differences.
Paul's talk was fun and also very informative.


This was more than enjoyed by all. The vote of thanks was given by Ann Willis and we hope he will join us again in the near future.
This months competition was won by Jackie Halford and the door prize by Joan Smith.
Our Murder Mystery Evening with the Belper Players., is on Tuesday 18th October and tickets are available from Ann Willis.
Our next meeting will be on 19th October, when we will welcome Maurice Styles back with his forth Pandora's Box.
Ladies of Loscoe - come and join us, you are always welcome.


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

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Meeting held on 20th July 2011
President Janet Padgham welcomed members and guests to the July meeting of Loscoe Women's Institute.
Janet informed the meeting of the decision to postpone the Fashion show scheduled for September, until the Spring.
This is because we have had to change the date and venue for our annual Murder Mystery evening.
This will now take place on Tuesday 18th October at The Sea Fish Restaurant, Cromford Road, Ripley,
but will of course feature Belper Players as usual.
Tickets are on sale at £15 each, this includes a three course meal.
Quiz sheets are still available as is the suggestion box for trips for the coming year.
J.J Walkers will be going for a gentle walk around Shipley park on Thursday 28th July, thanks once again to June for organising the walks.

That evening nine of our members will be attending a performance of 'A Midsummer Nights Dream'
by Belper Players., this takes place in the Memorial Gardens in Belper.

The last item of business was the Summer Fayre due to take place on Saturday 23rd July.
Final arrangements were discussed.
The remainder of the evening was handed over to Neil Bradley and his colleagues, Chris and Rosalyn from Ripley Tai Chi Club.
Neil gave us an insight into Tai Chi and a demonstration, then we were able to take part ourselves.
All members were very enthusiastic and keen to 'have a go' and the evening was a huge success.

Neil, Chris and Rosalyn went through a series of moves, then every member stood up and followed these moves, we could watch Neil, Chris or Rosalyn and copy the same movements.
Then just a few members had another go at a different series of moves. More space was needed so some members watched from the side.

Looking graceful as they moved in time with Neil.

A little demonstration of gentle self defence, as we paired up to have a go.


Rachel and Lisa get to grips with the moves, now, now take it easy.

The vote of thanks was given by Vivien Gregg.
The door raffle was won by Margaret Allen and the competition, a limerick, by Marion Granger. Here are the Tai Chi limericks that were entered into the competition.
Marion's is the first one.

We once had a go at Tai Chi It's very relaxing you see You move very gently Like a ride in a Bentley And then have a nice cup of tea.

We once had a go at Tai Chi But Nanna twisted her knee A Chinese Art But she looked such a F--t She gave up and went home for tea.

We once had a go at Tai Chi Does he know I'm an OAP He said "Get off your bum, And join in the fun Then go and make us a brew

We once had a go at Tai Chi T'was a serious challenge to me But I think I did fine Though I've eached eight nine When we had a go at Tai Chi

We once had a go at Tai Chi And now I can straighten my knee Like a tiger I'm pouncing Like a crane I am dancing But Oh! for a nice cup of tea.

We once had a go at Tai Chi And stated it off with much glee Then we stretched and we bent Till our energy spent We're glad to hear "lets stop for tea"

As can be seen from the limericks, Tea is upper most in everyones mind.

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 21st September when our speaker will be Mr Paul Newsham with a talk about Biometrics.
Not sure what it is? come along and be enlightened.

Our Summer Fayre was a great success.
Thankfully the weather was kind to us, and the people of Loscoe, as usual, hugely supportive.
A great deal of work had been put into this event by members, they had been baking cakes,
making jams and chutneys, growing plants and sewing and knitting.
Some of the craft work was done on Saturday mornings, once a month,
in an endeavour to have plenty of goods for the stalls.
The fayre was opened by Mr Tony Cowley from Help for Heroes and also by Mr Terry Whittaker from the British Legion,
these two groups work closely together to support our wounded soldiers and their families.

Our thanks once again to all who supported us with this event, and helped raise over £1000 towards Help for Heroes.
See our events page for a list of raffle prize winners.
All prizes have been claimed.

It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of one of our founder members, Mrs Alice Wathey.
Alice was a very active member for many years and although she had not been able to attend meetings for the past few years
she was still in our thoughts whenever past events were remembered.
A few members from Loscoe WI will attend Alice's funeral at St. Luke's Church.

New members and visitors are always welcome to Loscoe Women's Institute.

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

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Meeting held on 15th June 2011
The June meeting was opened by President Janet Padgham who welcomed everyone.
Jerusalem was sung and the minutes read by secretary Chris Miller.
June Camm gave everyone details on the walk by JJ walkers which will be held on 23rd June.
Our friends - the Belper Players are performing their 75th Anniversary show, A Midsummer Night's Dream,
at the Belper Memorial Gardens on the 28th, 29th and 30th July and encourage support for this event.
Dates for diaries are: the Autumn Federation Meeting at the Assembly Rooms on 4th October and our
Murder Mystery Evening on 11th October at the Moss Cottage Ripley. Please note this has now been changed See events page for more details.
A suggestion box is available for ideas for trip/outings for next year and in particular for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
23rd July is the date for our 'Summer Fair'.
Much hard work has been put in to this event and we hope the weather will be kind to us.
The 'Fair' will be opened by a representative from Help for Heroes to which all our profits will be given this year.
Our visiting speakers this month were Mike and Sara from Simpson Jones Solicitors.


This was a very interesting and informative evening. Sara specializes in wills and probate and was happy to talk to anyone along these lines.
After the presentation Sara provided a prize draw, the winners were Kath Sperry and Carol Wolverson.
The vote of thanks was given by Chris Miller.
The competition was won by Janet Gadsby and the door raffle by Eileen Harris.
Our next meeting is a taster session of Tai Chi and will be at the Evergreen Centre on 20th July.

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

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Meeting held on 18th May 2011
President Janet Padgham welcomed everyone to our May meeting and Jerusalem was sung.
Chris Miller our secretary read the minutes from our last meeting and Margaret Allen gave us the treasurers report.
Janet read items from the newsletter and the Derbyshire Link.
We are very busy at this present time - we are 'going to the dogs', on the 20th May,
J.J. Walkers are going to shipley Park on the 26th May and our next craft meeting will be on the 11th June.
We are fast approaching our Summer Fayre on 23rd July and hope to have a variety of goods for sale with all profits going to Help For Heros.
A taste of what we have to offer can be seen below.



Janet informed the meeting of the many events being held by neighbouring W.I's and a federation trip to Stratford.
The resolutions proposed for this year by the National Federation of the W.I. were unanimously upheld.
These related to animal farming and cuts to the Library services.
The remainder of the evening was given to our cheese and wine social evening which all enjoyed.
The door raffle was won by Jenni Pegley and the competition by Janet Gadsby.



The patchwork quilt which we all participated in making was raffled off,
but before the winner was drawn everyone had a chance to admire the beautiful handiwork.

You could have heard a pin drop as the number was read out and the winner was Mrs Betty Wardle.
Betty was delighted with her prize as the photos on the left show.

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

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Meeting held on 20th April 2011
The April meeting of Loscoe W.I. took place on Wed 20th April. President Janet Padgham welcomed everyone to the meeting especially Liz Stevens and Jo who gave an hour demonstration on cake decorating. This took the form of decorating a cake for Easter and making an Easter Bunny From a creme egg. This was a fascinating hour with many tips and creatitivity.

The cake was raffled for W.I. funds and was won by Ann England, the Easter Bunnies were sold and profits went to Great Ormonde Street Hospital for Sick Children.



Our President reminded members to consult their newsletters for future events and read items from the Derbyshire Link.
Volunteers were asked to enter the competition for 'a beaded necklace' for the September Autumn Council Meeting at the Assembly Rooms in Derby.
There will be a walk around Shipley Park on 28th April and the craft club is on 7th May.
Over the last month we have enjoyed a visit to Howitt School for their Easter Concert and a day in Buxton visiting 'The Dome' for an excellent lunch.
A heartfelt thank you to Audrey Woollands who has organised these and other events over the last few years.
Audrey has decided to retire from the committee and a small gift was presenred to her by Janet Padgham.
We are now looking for another 'outings co-ordinator.
We are looking forward to 'going to the dogs' on Friday 20th May and another walk in Cromford with J.J. Walkers.

The competition to make four cupcakes was won by Lisa Newton.

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 18th May and will be our resolutions meeting followed by a cheese and wine evening.

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

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Meeting held on 16th March 2011

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The March meeting was opened by our President Janet Padgham who welcomed everyone and asked for a one minutes silence for the people of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami.
Our area has links with Japan in the form of Toyota and Aldercar Community Language College who has exchange visits with a school there.
Apologies were received and the minutes from the last meeting were signed.
Since our last meeting various visits had taken place.
Our annual lunch, this year at George's Tradition, June Camm arranged a snowdrop walk in Shipley Park and we attended a performance of Me and My Girl.
Many members attended a craft morning in preparation for our Summer Fair in aid of Help for Heros.
Janet informed everyone of W.I. business relating to our Federation including competition entry forms for Bakewell Show.
We were also informed of future events during next month which will be a daffodil walk again arranged by June Camm and a visit to the Dome at Buxton Catering College.
We are to hold another craft morning on the 2nd April and we will be joining Howitt School on 6th April for their Easter Concert.


Our speaker was Brian Miller from Heage Windmill who gave an interesting talk on the restoration
of the Windmill from 1797 to its current working condition.
It is open to the public from April to October each year.
It will be opened this year by Dame Ellen McCarther.
We hope to arrange a visit to the Windmill later in the year.


Our competition this month was won by Mary Hicking and the door raffle by Betty Wardle.
The vote of thanks was given by our President Janet Padgham.
Our next meeting will be held on 20th April and will focus on cake decorating with an Easter flavour.
Everyone is welcome to visit and join us in our growing W.I.

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

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Meeting held on 16th February 2011

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Loscoe W.I. met on 16th February for their second meeting of the year. Presedent Janet Padgham welcomed everyone and accepted apologies. Minutes of the last meeting were read by secretary Chris Miller and Margaret Allen gave the treasurers report. Ann Willis reported details of the charity fund - the branch is commited to raising money this year for 'Help for Heros'. Newsletters were distributed with many events taking place in the near future. This month we will hold our annual lunch - at Georges Tradition. June Camm is organising a snowdrop walk. Over the last month our members have enjoyed a great 'Taste of India' evening at Derbyshire House and a relaxation day hosted by the 6th form students of Chatterleys Hair and Beauty salon at Aldercar Community Language College. The remainder of the evening took the form of a social evening with Beetle Drive which was enjoyed by all. Vivien Gregg and June Camm were declared the winners. The door raffle was won by Lisa Newton and the winter soup recipe by Chris Miller. Our next meeting will be held at the Egreaves Centre on 16th March. We always welcome new friends so whatever your age come along and join us.

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Meeting held on 19th January 2011

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President Janet Padgham opened the January meeting by wishing everyone a 'Happy New Year' and welcoming five new faces to our meeting.
Janet informed the members of all the forthcoming events, including the Group Meeting at Breadsall,
A Taste of India at Derbyshire House and our annual lunch, this year we are going to George's Tradition.
We are in the process of arranging a theatre trip and 'Going to the Dogs' at Nottingham race track.
This year we will be issuing a monthly newsletter and our chosen charity for this year will be 'Help for Heroes.'

Our guest this month was Georgina Pearson who spoke about skin care.
Georgina is an instructor at Chatterleys, the hair and beauty salon at Aldercar Community Language College.
She was accompanied by four year 10 students who are studying a hair and beauty course at the College.
The students performed arm and hand massages and facials for all the W.I. members.
Rachel and Julie were first off the mark and sat back while two of Georgina's students gave them a relaxing facial treatment.

Don't we look great, so relaxed.
All finished, time to vacate the chair for the next volunteers.

Chris and Janet are next in line, the girls are supervised throughout to ensure that everything goes well.
No need to asked if Margaret and Karen feel relaxed, the look says it all.

Jane and Viv now get the facial treatment, the girls had a very busy evening.

While some of us were having facial treatments two other students were going round the hall giving hand and arm massages.
There were plenty of volunteers, what a lovely way to spend an evening.
Eve enjoys her treatment, but whose hands are these?
Our thanks to Georgina and her students, Catherine, Jade, Holly and Delphine.
Everyone enjoyed the treatments and several members expressed an interest in going to the
Relaxation Day to be held at the college in February.
The raffle was won by Betty Wardle and the competition by Kath Jenkins. The vote of Thanks was given by Viv Gregg. Our next meeting will be a social evening and beetle drive.
We are always looking for new members of all ages, so join us at the Egreaves Centre at 7pm on Ferbruary 16th.

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

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