Clubs and WI reports
Motor Neurone Disease
MEMBERS of the North and West Cumbria branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association met at the Howgate Hotel, Whitehaven, on August 17.
Last updated 8 September 2010
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Whitehaven Probus Club
AT our meeting in the Civic Hall on July 29, Alan Cleaver, deputy editor of The Whitehaven News, gave a fascinating and thought-provoking talk on the subject the “death” of the newspaper.
Last updated 8 September 2010
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Whitehaven Rambling Club
ORGANISED by Fred and Effie Graham, 31 members of the club recently travelled from Stranraer to Belfast on the Seacat ferry, to spend a week in the Mountains of Mourne area of Northern Ireland.
Last updated 8 September 2010
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Whitehaven Flower Arrangers
THE final total raised from the walk around Buttermere was announced at the beginning of this month’s meeting – £1,425 has been raised and is going to the Hospice at Home.
Last updated 8 September 2010
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ESKDALE AND BOOT WI
THE year to date has been yet another successful period for our WI!
Last updated 8 September 2010
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CWAAS
MEMBERS of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society: South West Group recently enjoyed the final outing of our summer season – a visit to Haig Colliery Mining Museum.
Last updated 8 September 2010
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Gosforth WI
THE Fabulous Fifties was the theme of the talk that a group from Gosforth WI enjoyed at the Beacon on August 3. It was indeed fabulous!
Last updated 11 August 2010
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Woodend & District WI
AS THE date of the July meeting clashed with the Federation 90th Celebration Event at Greenhill, it was cancelled; any urgent business was discussed at our coffee evening the following Thursday.
Last updated 11 August 2010
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Bootle WI
PRESIDENT Gillian George welcomed members to the July meeting.
Last updated 11 August 2010
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Cleator WI
THE Cleator WI meeting took place on July 13. Mary Gregg, President, welcomed everyone to the meeting and also thanked everyone for their cards in respect of her 90th Birthday.
Last updated 11 August 2010
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Antiquarian & Archaeological Society
MEMBERS of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society: South West Group recently enjoyed a fascinating tour of Egremont Castle given by Rachel Newman of Oxford Archaeology North, Lancaster.
Last updated 4 August 2010
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Calder Sew and Sews
THE meeting on June 16 was our annual strawberry tea. To add to the treat a member, Betty, had made up kits to make a small fabric strawberry just the right size for a key ring or a small pair of embroidery scissors.
Last updated 4 August 2010
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Santon Bridge WI
THE July meeting was well attended. P Eldred read out a letter received from our link in New Zealand, with two lovely post cards enclosed.
Last updated 4 August 2010
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Seascale WI
OUR July meeting was held in the Windscale Club and was chaired by Judy Hall.
Last updated 4 August 2010
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Moresby WI
NORMA Lockhart chaired the June meeting and asked for a minute’s silence to be observed for those who were affected by the shootings of June 2.
Last updated 4 August 2010
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Whitehaven Probus Club
THE first sod was turned in 1693! – declared Phil Hazelhurst, general manager of the Rum Story, as his opening salvo in his account of the Jefferson family.
Last updated 4 August 2010
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Moor Row Jubilee Club
OUR club was opened by chairman John Allonby. We had a thank you card from Lily Hurst’s family – Lily, who died at the end of April, was one of the stalwart early members of our club.
Last updated 4 August 2010
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Cumbria Wine Society
DID you know that Georgia was probably the source of the world’s first cultivated grapes?
Last updated 4 August 2010
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Lamplugh WI
WE went very traditional and started our meeting with Jerusalem, which was sung with great vigour, before Brenda Shaw read out her lovely poem from the Granada Collection.
Last updated 4 August 2010
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Waberthwaite WI
A SELECT group gathered at our July meeting. Several members were on holiday and apologies were received from them and others.
Last updated 4 August 2010
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