Monthly

Update

June 2015
Upcoming events in this months North Yorkshire East
newsletter
Can you let a committee member know if you are planing on attending any of the
events so that we can update local branch should they enquire. Please read the
associated article for further details in the Newsletters.
Wednesday
1st July 2015

Sunday
5th July 2015

St Crux Fundraising
Event
York
10.00- 4.00pm

Help by manning a stall or donating

goods

Picnic in the Park

Castle Howard Arboretum
3.00 - 6.00pm
8.00

Tuesday
18th August
2015

First Centenary Ramble - Castle Howard

Terrington, Coneysthorpe crossroads
9.30 am for 10.00am start

Thursday 3rd to
Sunday 6th
September

The WI centennial Fair

Harrogate International Centre 11.50 in advance 13.50 on the
door.

Tuesday 17th
November

Celebratory Lunch
Voltigeur Suite York Racecourse
12.00 for 12.30pm start
27.50

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6 8
December

Rutters Christmas Concert

Albert Hall
49 tickets in a ballot .205 concert Monday evening & 2 nights
B&B

We need volunteers for ..

1. recording tonights event someone to draft a short paragraph or two
about tonights talk and someone to take a couple of photos. These can be
sent to yorkcentralwi@gmail.com for inclusion next months update
2. Monthly tasks, meeting and greeting, produce table, organising theatre trips
etc. Anyone interested in volunteering just needs to speak to a committee
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Last months event - May

Holdgate Windmill
Despite the filthy weather, we had a really good turnout for our May meeting,
including a lot of new faces.
It was worth the effort: our engaging speakers were Helen Hoult and Richard Green,
two of the original 15 volunteers who formed the Holgate Windmill Preservation
Society in 2001. Theyd come to tell us about the history of this York landmark and
the story of how the renovation work was accomplished.
After the windmill closed in the 1930s it fell into a state of disrepair: by 2001 it had
no sails, the doors and windows were rotten, the brickwork was cracking and the
cap was disintegrating (it had to have a hair net to stop bits falling off!) quite a
challenge. Richard a former engineer brought the story of the restoration to life,
explaining the technical aspects really well and expressing his appreciation of all
the experts, such as wheelwrights, who were involved.
The job was completed in 2012 at a cost of 550,000, but thats not the end of the
story. It costs12,000 a year to keep the windmill running, money which comes
from visitors, society membership and sales of flour. This is produced regularly by
the volunteers using top quality wheat from Norfolk Theyd brought some to sell
which we snapped up in double quick time: Im looking forward to next month,
when we can compare notes on how our baking turned out!
Helen Balawajder

Future information
Both the Web Page and Facebook presence is nearly completed, sorry its taking so
long. I will demo the site as soon as possible and send details to all interested
members. If you would like to be part of the Facebook closed group; for keeping up
to date with items via this medium, just let me know so I can include your details.
(Tick the relevant box on the enclosed sheet)
I would also like to update all the details we have for members, to help keep us
cater for everyone Id also like to ask if you could fill in and return the attached
form letting us know little more about what you want to do in your WI.
Sandie

New members the more the merrier!

We are delighted to see so many new faces at the meetings, but please spread the
word. Anyone coming along as a visitor will pay the bargain price of 3.00 per
evening (not Pub and Natters) and they are able to do that on 3 occasions in any
one year.

Have a chat at a Pub and Natter Evening

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We have now agreed evenings for our regular social so that you can add them to
your calendars:
Date

Location

Time

May 6th Wednesday

June 3rd Wednesday
July 1st Wednesday

"Brigantes"
"The Judges Lodgings"
"Brigantes"
"The Judges Lodgings"
"Brigantes"
"The Judges Lodgings"
"Brigantes"

7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm

August 6th Thursday

September 30th
Wednesday
November 2nd
Monday
December 2nd
Wednesday

Creative ideas for 2016

Do you know the difference between a Slippery Hitch and a Fishermans Bend, do
you now lots about the history of bow-ties? No! But perhaps you do know
something the rest of us would love to learn about (and if not you then a friend or
family member?)
If you do, come and have a chat with Hester or Sandie.
(P.S. A group in Bristol recently learnt about the history of belly-dancing with
demos!)

Denman Bursaries
There are a number of bursaries available for all members of the WI to apply for.
These are mainly used to fund a residential courses at Denham for further details
email
yorkcentralwi@gmail.com .

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