It was our Christmas party last night &what a great time we had. Superb food & company with a fun quiz, great raffle prizes & a game of Stand Up Bingo. Our President & Committee finished the evening off by singing We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Warrington Golf Club #christmas #wi

A toast to all our members, all WI’s and followers to wish you a merry and peaceful Christmas. This was our last social gathering yesterday for this year gary jones.londonbridgeinn See you all next year! #wi #christmas #peaceandjoy #2024 #stocktonheath #warrington #cheshire

What a show! Come From Away. A musical based on the true story when 7000 air passengers landed in a small town in Newfoundland during the events of 9/11. Uplifting, joyous with just a few tears. If you get the chance, go & see it. 6 of us went #comefromaway #lowry #salford #wi

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Today for our monthly social, we decided to do something more befitting our age! So we went tenpin bowling. For many of us, we hadn’t done this in years, but we had such fun and will certainly be doing it again. #tenpin #warrington #wi #fun #friendship

We were back to our usual type of socialising. Eating! A great turnout (18 of us) on a cold blue-sky day but there was a very warm atmosphere inside. What else would you expect for the WI? A return to the Red Lion. #redlioninn #moore #cheshire #wi #friendship

We had an inspiring talk by Karin Snape, President Penketh WI who completed an epic walk from John o’Groats to Lands End dressed as a furry dog, fundraising for Guide Dogs for the Blind. Here with Arran, one of the puppies she raises. #wi #cheshire #guidedogsfortheblind

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Four of our members enjoyed a walk around Stretton yesterday. Weather started dry but soon turned to rain. Snowdrops, waiting for the Stretton Fox to open and a very muddy dog! #walk #WI #cheshire Stretton Fox

Some of our members went to see Bridget Jones -Mad about the Boy last week. Lots of laughter and tissues at the ready for some tears. A very enjoyable afternoon. #bridgetjones #cinema #wi #warrington #cheshire

Today is World Book Day & our Book Club are meeting at Stockton Heath Library to discuss the February book ‘Book of Beginnings by Sally Page. Our March book is ‘Hello Beautiful’ by Ann Napolitano. What are you reading? #worldbookday #bookclub #wi #locallibrary #stocktonheath

14 of us had a visit to Warrington Town Hall yesterday for an afternoon tea with the Mayor, Wendy Johnson. The delicious food was freshly made on site. There was also an interesting talk on a murder that took place in the 1850’s #afternoontea #warrington #cheshire #wi

A great talk last night from Roger Ellison - My Journey into Photography. Stunning photographs of wildlife, landscapes, birds and planes. Yes, planes, but why shouldn’t women be interested in planes! Best of all prints were available to buy #rogerellisonphotography #WI

What a beautiful day for a walk! Nearly 4 miles through woodland, a canal and a village, Grappenhall is a lovely area local to us. A 3 metre high wooden sculpture, Wizard of the Woods was there to greet us as we finished the walk. #grappenhall #walk #wi #cheshire

Fab visit to the Shakespeare North playhouse by our ladies today for a tour around the theatre. At its heart is a traditional 470 seat timber framed Shakespearean theatre that’ll host a mix of vibrant new performances. #shakespearenorthplayhouse #prescot CheshireFederationWI #wi

Our Craft & Chat group had a lovely trip to Abakhan Fabrics. The fabric shop was an Aladdin’s cave of a range of fabrics & we had each other to seek advice on colours & fabrics for our projects. Then we hit the yarn shop! #abakhanfabricmostyn CheshireFederationWI

A return visit to The Partridge , for our monthly Saturday lunch. There were fewer of us than usual due to being out the night before. Looks like there’s no stopping some of us from having a good time. What the WI is all about! Food was delicious btw #wi #friends #cheshire