Strawberry Line WI
The Strawberry Line WI
Expand your horizons -
belong to something special,
be part of a team,
take up new interests,
make friends and have fun!
Next Meeting
Strawberry Line WI hosts a Right Royal Spectacular Craftacular!
On Tuesday, 12th June Strawberry Line Ladies have the opportunity to get seriously crafty.
Two of our members are talented cross stitch experts and they will be guiding us
as we all attempt to get started with our own Jubilee Masterpiece to take home -
everyone will have the chance to learn a new skill and take their work of art home
to show off to family and friends!
In true WI style we're also inviting everyone to enter one or both of our fabulous competitions!
You could be the lucky winner of (drum roll) …
A shiny silver trophy ! (cookery)
A shiny silver platter! (craft)
The Philip Ledbury Perpetual Trophy for “Best in Show”!
There are special SLWI rosettes for the runners up - so start brainstorming! The two competition categories are: "Best Jubilee Recipe" and "Most interesting Jubilee-themed craft item" as well as an overall “Best in Show” trophy. All entries will be critiqued by Master Chocolatiers David and Dee from the world famous "Chocolate Society". Please bring your recipe along for tasting and/or your craft item and these will be displayed prior to the glittering award ceremony.
So come along at 7.30pm to Cranmore Village Hall for a glass of vino and a fun evening out!
Visitors: £3.50
Membership: £31.50 per year
Expand your horizons - belong to something special, be part of a team, take up new interests, make friends and have fun!
Strawberry Line WI - May Meeting
Feeling Fabulous!
On Tuesday, 8th May at 7.30pm at Cranmore Village Hall, Strawberry Line WI will be welcoming Anni Hood, founder of K.I.S lifestyle and the new local wellness DJ at FromeFM!
Anni showcased our detox must dos, superfood must-haves, economy busters, why supplements, so vital to our health showing us how to get on track.
She also shared details of some easy and quick foodie wins that are fantastically high in anti oxidants and superhealth goodies and emailed members with further information!
"Optimal health is the new black. The journey to get there is different for everyone. Reaching it is a true revelation.
Advance Notice - July 10th - Summer BBQ Party - with a talk from Soldiers, Sailors,
Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) Forces Help.
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Strawberry Line W.I PROGRAMME 2012
(March, May and October are open meetings whereby men are allowed!)
January 10th ‘Blissology’- The Art & Science of Happiness
February 7th Diamond Jubilee Bunting & Pizza Night!
(NB. This is the 1st Tues in Feb, to avoid clash with Valentine’s Day!)
March 13th No Dig Gardening
April 10th Kiln-fused Jewellery Making
May 8th Bingo Night Fundraiser
June 12th Craftacular Spectacular!
July 10th Summer BBQ Party - with a talk from Soldiers, Sailors,
Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) Forces Help
September 11th How to make soap and bath bombs
October 9th Criminology: how crimes were solved before fingerprinting
November 13th AGM & Christmas Crafts
December 11th SLWI Christmas Party!
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Outing: 8th February 7.30pm - Calendar Girls Theatre Trip, Bath.
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Dates to be confirmed: Pottery Evening & Visit to Highgrove Gardens.
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Strawberry Line W.I
We’re delighted to have revived the WI in Cranmore and surrounding villages. We wanted to get a group up and running for the ladies in our community and revive the Cranmore & Doulting WI that sadly closed in 2006 after 60 years in operation. We held our inaugural meeting and “champagne & cupcake launch” in January 2010.
Our desire is to create a dynamic, lively and innovative club for local women to meet up and have fun, share common interests and learn new things. We believe it’s really important to revive traditional skills from our elders that may be lost, campaign on issues that matter to us and our community - as a WI group we can be really effective in highlighting an issue or addressing change because the WI has a lot of clout as a well known and respected organisation.
We call ourselves Strawberry Line WI because historically this was the affectionate name given to the railway track that ran through Cranmore, transporting fresh strawberries from Somerset to Wiltshire. We love the name “Strawberry Line” as it means something to the local area. It’s fresh and feminine and of course reminiscent of strawberry jam!
The WI is a national treasure and is experiencing a revival – the recent economic downturn has prompted renewed interest in a sense of community and in home-making skills such as sewing, knitting and baking. We combine these great traditional values of the “old skool” WI whilst embracing a new image for our WI - inviting speakers from Somerset Lavender, Brown Cow Organics, hosting cookery demonstrations, a jewellery making masterclass, a glamorous Cocktail Night (when we learnt to make fresh cuban Mojitos), and a “Cider & Survival” Night. We’ve arranged talks on subjects such as support work in a Romanian Orphanage, Wildlife Gardening, Two Fat Ladies & Chocolate and Wine-Tasting, 2011 meetings likely to include a Zumba fitness masterclass, Bee Keeping, Cornish Pasty-making and even Rock Climbing! We also host social evenings: in Spring we held a skittles night in the local pub and this Summer we hosted a garden party on a member’s local dairy farm, as well as a “Craftacular Spectacular” where we invited members to bring along a home-made strawberry recipe to be entered into a competition for a fabulous silver trophy!
We have about 40 members – of all ages – students, professional women, mums and retired ladies – everyone is welcome. Please contact Cobi Snelson, secretary (01749 880934) for more information.
Expand your horizons – belong to something special, be part of a team, take up new interests, make friends and have fun!
£30.00 for a year’s membership. If you choose not to subscribe, we will ask for £3.00 per meeting (maximum of 3 visits a year).