In May, The East Leake WI welcomed back Linda Davey from Nottinghamshire Federation to lead the Annual Meeting and Resolution Debate. This is the chance for the members to have their say and contribute to the business and campaigning side of the WI. The group have enjoyed a full programme of … [Read more...]
East Leake WI listen to stories from a Wimbledon umpire
At the East Leake WI March monthly meeting, we were delighted to welcome Alan Gray MBE as our guest speaker who gave us a very interesting talk about his 25 years as a line judge and umpire at Wimbledon. Alan told us of his early interest in tennis and his roles at tennis tournaments in various … [Read more...]
East Leake WI prepare for Christmas in style!
At the East Leake WI meeting in November, 43 of members attended and were getting prepared for the festive season, with a very enjoyable session making glass fusion Christmas decorations under the instruction of Dawn Turner. The village hall was filled with a buzz of concentration and creatitivity … [Read more...]
East Leake WI enjoy talk from the Air Ambulance service
The October meeting was very well attended despite the rainy weather and a last minute change of venue to the Methodist Hall due to a problem with the heating in the Village Hall. We warmly welcomed our speaker, Alistair Parker, from the Derby, Leicestershire and Rutland (DLR) Air Ambulance … [Read more...]
East Leake WI enjoy insight into reading body language
At our July meeting we were treated to an insight on “Reading Body Language” by John Smith. His interesting and entertaining talk took us from the origins of behaviour stemming from our ancient survival instincts to how to recognise subtle signs that give away our true feelings. It was … [Read more...]
East Leake WI enjoy a ‘flying visit’ from Coleen Hempson
In June, a large number of members and three visitors welcomed Coleen Hempson who gave a very interesting and informative talk about East Midlands Airport. It was fascinating to hear about how the airport had grown over the years from a humble airstrip to the international passenger and cargo … [Read more...]
Events aplenty for the East Leake WI!
This May we were pleased to welcome back Linda Davey from Nottinghamshire Federation to lead our Annual Meeting and Resolution Debate. This is the chance for members to have their say and contribute to the business and campaigning side of the WI. We have enjoyed a full programme of monthly … [Read more...]
East Leake WI enjoy an action packed summer!
East Leake WI have had a busy summer and come rain or shine our events and activities during June, July and August have been well attended and a good time has been had by all. At our June monthly meeting we warmly welcomed back Geoff Harris who thoroughly entertained us with his talk on “Folklore, … [Read more...]
East Leake WI members have their say
In May we were delighted to welcome back Linda Davey from Nottinghamshire Federation to lead our Annual meeting and Resolution Debate. This is the chance for members to have their say and contribute to the business and campaigning side of the WI. We have enjoyed a full programme of monthly … [Read more...]
East Leake WI enjoy another interesting talk
We were delighted to welcome 31 of our members and one visitor to our April monthly meeting. The new WI year is starting so membership subscriptions were paid and our new programme distributed detailing the exciting range of speakers in prospect, with some old favourites returning with new … [Read more...]