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Welcome
to the diary page. This page provides
information on events and important dates for Crossgar members diaries
including monthly meetings other competitions
etc. A short report on the event will be added to the Diary page
when a press notice is issued.
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2010
(Page down to see
2009 Dairy)
(scroll down to see MEETING
REPORTS added to diary line) |
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Date |
Event
& Competition |
Monday
13 December |
Members' night
Competition:
Christmas tree decoration
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Monday
8 November |
Artist workshop
Competition:
Poppy drawing
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Monday
11October |
Federation House visit
Competition:
Nice bracelet
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Monday
13 September |
Annual General Meeting
Competition:
Item suitable for W.I. Magazine
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Saturday
13
June |
Annual Outing
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Monday
10 May |
Hanging baskets
Competition:
Green arrangement in a jam jar lid
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Monday
12 April |
Visitors night
Understanding
underground – why geology matters today
Competition:
A stone/pebble
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Monday
8 March |
Through the eye of a needle
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Members’ table
Competition:
An unusual button
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Monday
15 February |
Annual Dinner (Postponed from 11th January due to
snowy, icy weather)
Competition:
A pretty Christmas card
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Monday
8 February |
A doctor in Afghanistan
Competition:
A first aid remedy
MEETING REPORT
A warm greeting of “Happy New Year” from President Jenny Young
opened our February meeting. She was delighted to see the return
of Francis Price after the loss of her husband, Brian, over
Christmas. Hilary Brooks was welcomed as a new member and Gail
Cuffey and Elizabeth Lennon were welcome visitors. Cards from Jean
Robinson and Francis Price were read out, thanking members for
their kind thoughts.
Our postponed Christmas Dinner, at Temple Golf Club, was re-booked
for Mon.15th Feb. A reminder that Beauty and the Beast was on 24th
March at the Opera House, at a cost of £22.50 was announced, along
with notification of the AGM on 1st April at King’s Hall and
Hillsborough Garden Festival on 21st-23rd May 2010, also four
other Institutes offered invites to members to attend events
throughout March and April.
A Doctor in Afghanistan - Dr. Iain Moles of Lisbane Surgery gave
us an insight into life in Afghanistan whilst on tour as a member
of the TA. He vividly brought the realities and horrors of war to
us during both his talk and his slides. Mary McMurray gave a very
moving vote of thanks, which portrayed everyone’s feelings.
Competition - A First Aid Remedy. The winners were - 1st President
Jenny Young, 2nd Enid Corscadden and 3rd Eileen Smyth.
The ballot winner was Sheila McKee and the Birthday Girl for
January was Deirdre Kennedy.
The evening ended with the singing of ‘A Countrywomen’s Song’.
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Monday
25 January |
Annual Dinner (Dinner postponed from 11th January to 15th
February due to
freezing weather)
Competition:
A pretty Christmas card
MEETING REPORT
Unfortunately, our January meeting and Christmas Dinner at the
Temple Golf Club were postponed due to the bad spell of snowy, icy
weather.
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2009
(Page down to see
2008 Dairy)
(scroll down to see MEETING
REPORTS added to diary line) |
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Date |
Event
& Competition |
Monday
14 December |
Mourne Heritage
Competition:
A Mourne View
MEETING REPORT
At our December meeting we welcomed new member Enid Corscadden.
Condolences were given to Jean Robinson on the death of her
brother, Hugh. Mary McMurray was thanked for making a card for
Downpatrick WI’s 60th Anniversary. Arrangements for our
Christmas Dinner in Temple Golf Club were finalised for 11th Jan.
2010. The WI area quiz team was chosen (Lorna Stevenson, Enid
Corscadden and Florrie Maude). Doris Lennon agreed to be bowls
representative.
The speaker Dave Farnan, from Mourne Heritage Trust, spoke on work
done to maintain and preserve the environment. He also spoke of
the efforts to keep these areas of natural beauty tidy and of the
relentless clearance of dumped waste. Rhona Niblock gave the
vote of thanks for his interesting talk. Winners of the monthly
competition - A Mourne View, 1st Sheila McMurray, 2nd Deirdre
Kennedy and 3rd Georgie Simpson.
We all enjoyed a hearty Christmas Supper followed by the
entertainment from Georgie Simpson and Ann Patterson, who had us
writing very amusing Christmas rhymes. The ballot winner was
Maureen Ward and the Birthday Girl was Edith Ringland. Our
President wished everyone a happy and peaceful Christmas and New
Year.
The evening ended with the singing of ‘A Countrywomen’s Song’.
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Monday
9 November |
Christmas
Wrapped Up (Workshop)
Competition:
A Christmas Tag
MEETING REPORT
Crossgar WI gave a
warm welcome to all, including guest Enid Corscadden. We
congratulated Eileen and Bobby Emerson on their 50th Wedding
Anniversary on 19th October. Joan Magee was invited to demonstrate
“Christmas All Wrapped Up”. Members were offered ribbon to
complete a decorative bow. For the best attempt, Adele Rea was
presented with a gift. The Birthday Girl was Irene Debois and
President Jenny Young won the ballot.
The evening ended with the singing of ‘A Countrywomen’s Song’.
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Monday
12 October |
Healthy Living
Competition:
My Favourite Exercise
MEETING REPORT
At the Crossgar WI
meeting on Monday 12th October ‘09, new members Elizabeth
Hutchinson and Margaret Eynon were welcomed by new President Jenny
Young.
The minutes of the last meeting, in May 2009, were given by Lorna
Stevenson. A list of Committee Members was read out and an
explanation of split Secretary Position was given.
Correspondence from
Geoffrey and Florrie Maude and Sheila McKee
were read out.
Sheila McMurray spoke on Downpatrick Garden evening held in
September. It was an enjoyable evening which was well represented
by Quoile Area institutes.
The Institute was congratulated for being placed 3rd overall at
The City of Belfast Autumn Flower Show on 19th-20th September
2009. Rhona Niblock took 2nd place for her flower arrangement
while Mary McMurray won 2nd place her tea-cosy. Doris Lennon and
Lily Gabbie were thanked for their entries of an apple tart and a
soda bread.
The Festival of Food and Flowers was held in Moira on 26th
September 2009. Congratulations went to Lily Gabbie for taking 1st
place for her Madeira cake, Rhona Niblock with 2nd place for her
flower arrangement and Frances Price on ‘Highly Commended’ for her
flower arranging.
The Home and Garden Committee announced ‘Jingle Bell Time’ on Sat
28th November 2009 at the Radisson Roe Hotel, Limavady. The
Competition will be ‘A Decorated Christmas Napkin Ring‘. A
Fireside Quiz was announced, available for £1. Also available to
purchase were WI Publications of diaries, cookbooks, ‘Wit and
Wisdom‘, pens, notelets, pedometers etc. The date of Friday 16th
July 2010 was confirmed for the Fundraising Dance at the Crossgar
War Memorial Hall, arranged by Edith Ringland.
It was decided to move the website to another server as Geocities
had decided to close its free hosting service. The new website is
at www.crossgarwi.org.uk . We conveyed our grateful thanks
to John McMurray for his tireless efforts with his work on the
website.
The Quoile Area Weekend will be in An Grianan on 19th-20th March
2010.
WI Representatives attended a stall at an Ulster Cancer Foundation
fundraising event held in The War Memorial Hall, Crossgar on
Saturday 10th October 2009 which raised £105 for the charity.
The speaker invited to talk at our meeting on the 12th October was
Marietta Lammey, an Inter Provincial hockey player for North Downe
Vets (veterans). Always interested in exercise; being a PE Teacher
at Rupert Stanley College, Belfast and involved in Community
Education during the troubles in Belfast, she ventured into
Keep-Fit. She noticed there was nothing on the market for older
people, so she developed a Keep-Fit Programme for the elderly or
disabled coming up with the idea of chair exercises which could be
repeated at home. There was less chance of anyone falling over if
exercises were done sitting down!
We were all encouraged to space out on our chairs and went through
a few routines. Every part of the body was touched through
exercise on or with a chair. Head, shoulders, arms, wrists, waist,
hips, legs, toes. All had an energetic fun time to some lively Pop
music. A few aches were felt and clicks were heard! The Vote of
Thanks was given by Edith Ringland.
The entertainment of a Quiz was made up by Georgie Simpson but, in
her absence, was run by Ann Patterson.
The Competition of ‘My Favourite Exercise’ was won by Lorna
Stevenson, 2nd Gillian Foster and 3rd Jenny Young. The Birthday
Girl was Eileen Smyth and the Ballot was won by Berta Polly.
The evening ended with the singing of ‘A Countrywomen’s Song’.
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Monday
14 September |
Annual
General Meeting
Competition:
An Unusual Jug
MEETING REPORT
President Sheila
McMurray welcomed Lynn Conroy - past chairman of the Home and
Garden committee, to chair the A.G.M. along with Patricia McBurney
and Heather Whitehead acting as tellers. After reports were read
and business completed, the entertainment took the form of a quiz
relating to the last 50 years of Crossgar W.I programmes.
Presentation of Awards: Joan Shanks Salver - Rhona Niblock, Purdy
Cup - Jenny Young, Competition Cup - Lorna Stevenson. The
competition winner for the most unusual jug was Mabel Baird. The
birthday girls for June, July, August and September were Eunice
Murdock, Susan Jackson, Ann Bell and Olga Cairns.
The newly elected President, Jenny Young, was congratulated and
offered best wishes for her term in office.
The evening ended with the singing of ‘A Countrywoman’s Song’.
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Saturday
13
June |
Annual Outing
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Monday
11 May |
Crossgar WI
Visits The World
Competition:
A Recipe from Abroad
MEETING REPORT
The Vice President
Mary McMurray chaired the May meeting and welcomed everyone.
Congratulations were extended to Nora Lennon on being elected as
the Executive Committee member for the Quoile Area.
Arrangements were finalised for Balmoral Show, the summer
outing, and forthcoming dance. Three of our own members took us
round the world on their travel experiences. Eileen Smyth spoke
about her cruise visiting the Baltic Capitals, Edith Ringland
gave a PowerPoint presentation of her visit to Romania and
France and Nora Lennon took us further to New Zealand, Australia
and Hawaii. Each related their own memorable memories of each
country visited.
The competition winners for 'A recipe from abroad' were Eithne
Douglas, Doris Lennon and Georgie Simpson. The birthday girl was
Florrie Maude and the ballot winner was Jean Robinson.
The evening ended with the usual singing of 'A Countrywoman's
Song’.
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Monday
6 April |
Reduce/Reuse/Recycle (Members Table)
Competition:
A Recycling Idea
MEETING REPORT
Reduce ,Reuse and
Recycle was the theme for the April meeting. The President
Sheila McMurray welcomed members and introduced the speaker
Janet McIveen from Down District Council Waste and Recycling
Services. Janet gave a very informative talk with the aid of
slides explaining the different methods of waste recycling and
disposal serving the 29,000 households in Down District. We were
reminded and made aware of what we should, and should not put
into the black, blue and brown bins. We must reduce our waste by
40% by next year, at present we have achieved between 34% - 37%.
The entertainment took the form of a members table. This always
proves to be good fun , and the end result beneficial to funds.
Competition winners for 'A recycling idea' were 1st Georgie
Simpson, 2nd. Olga Cairns, and 3rd. Lorna Stevenson. The
birthday girl was Ann Patterson and the ballot winner was Ann
Mateer.
The evening concluded with the singing of 'A
Countrywoman's Song'.
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Monday
9 March |
Entertaining
Travel
Competition:
A Holiday Souvenir
MEETING REPORT
At the March meeting
President Sheila McMurray welcomed members and introduced and
welcomed Noel Beattie the guest speaker for the evening. Noel gave
a very interesting slide show and informative commentary as he
took us round the world on his many exciting holiday travels. A
vote of thanks was proposed by Nora Lennon
The President congratulated all who had participated in the Area
competitions , the quiz team for coming third and Irene Deboys
coming second in the good handwriting competition, and Lorna
Stevenson bowls.
The competition winners for 'A holiday souvenir' were Nell Rourke
,Nora Lennon, and Rhona Niblock. The birthday girl was Jean
Parkinson and the ballot winner was Margaret Clements.
A very enjoyable evening concluded with the singing of 'A
Countrywoman's Song'.
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Monday
9 February |
Zara's
Beauty Evening
Competition:
A Hair Ornament
MEETING REPORT
President Sheila
McMurray welcomed everyone to the February meeting on such a cold
night. Sheila then introduced the speaker for the evening being
our local beautician Zara McClements of Zara,s Beauty Studio
Zara demonstrated the many products she had on display and
highlighted the many other treatments available. As she gave a
manicure to member Lorna Stevenson, Zara explained how to improve
and condition the hands and nails. Zara also provided a gift
voucher which was won by our President, Sheila.
The entertainment, which got our brains working, was provided by
Edith Ringland and Rhona Niblock.
The birthday girl was Heather Lennon. The competition "A hair
ornament” was won by Ann Bell, Lorna Stevenson, Georgie Simpson
and Eithne Douglas. The ballot winner was Jenny Young
A very enjoyable evening concluded with the singing of ‘A
Countrywomen’s Song’.
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Monday
12 January |
Use Your Local Pharmacist
Competition:
Your Favourite Cure
MEETING REPORT
The speaker at the
January meeting was our local pharmacist Philip Boyle. Philip gave
a very comprehensive talk and PowerPoint presentation explaining
the history of pharmacy to the wide ranging services provided and
available to all. Assisted by his wife Andrea, Philip
then presented everyone with a very generous "goodie bag" which
was greatly appreciated by all the members.
After supper, we continued with the "Area Quiz " to find our
successful team to go forward to the next round . The winners were
Olga Cairns, Deirdre Kennedy and Ann Patterson, Reserve Jenny
Young.
Competition winners for "your favourite cure" were Georgina
Simpson, Florrie Maude and Sheila McKee. The birthday girl
was Mable Baird and the ballot winner was Olga Cairns.
A wonderful evening closed with the singing of A Countrywoman's
Song
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