Welcome
Welcome to Sutton WI
Sutton WI has had a varied and busy year, with Ann, Jane and Hilary doing excellent jobs as President, Secretary and Treasurer – supported by a great committee and we thank them for all their hard work over the past twelve months.
October saw us have our AGM and another successful Autumn Fair. Michele took the helm in November with her demonstration of chocolate and rum truffles and how to make an origami box to keep them in. As always this was enjoyed by all. The craft group and WI members resumed Poppy knitting for our annual wreath and cross for the Remembrance Day Service at St. James Church, Sutton attended by some of our members
December was celebrated with our Christmas meal at the Kingston Theatre Bar which included party games and a gift from Secret Santa! The Craft group and other members had been busy over the previous months knitting and crocheting hundreds of green hats for the Christmas Tree Project which was displayed in St. James Church – this had numerous positive comments. The hats were shared between various charities and warmly received. Tony did another online Christmas Quiz which he’d started up in Covid and it was a nice opportunity for a bit of fun and a glass or two of wine in the comfort of our own homes. Our ladies also manned a stall at the Sutton Christmas Fair, adding to a local community themed event and helping raise more funds. The Craft group also sent a had made bauble from Sutton WI to the Federation for the Annual Christmas Tree display in Beverley Minster.
The New Year saw us welcome the ladies for a Winter Wellbeing evening – talking about the benefits of vitamins and minerals amongst other things. We also sent a team to the first round of the Federation Quiz. Dancing was on the agenda in February when Cecilia and her friends entertained us with their performances and members took part in the sequence dances, it was a fun evening! Sutton WI also took part in the National “Feel the Love” campaign by again sending a Green heart badge to our local MP’s and making green hearts and banners to raise awareness of Climate change. Banners were displayed on the Sutton Museum railings. Members also voted for the resolutions with Clean Water topping Sutton’s list.
Paper folding and the art of Origami was the theme for our March meeting, all of us taking home a beautiful spring tulip. It was also our Spring Fair – another successful event which was celebrated with an Afternoon Tea. Many members went on a pottery taster day at Leafy Lane Potteries in the village and made all sorts of garden ornaments. Easter was celebrated in style with Bonnets on display along with an Easter themed quiz. Several of our members attended the Spring Federation meeting. Star of the night was Michele who baked the cakes for our Federations Anniversary!
The Holderness Rally in May saw Sutton WI members contributing Twiddlemuffs for the Sutton Legacy trophy which we had commissioned, and these were donated to a local charity. Timebank came to our monthly meeting telling us about volunteering. June speakers were Michele and Alan “Know your Hull” quiz and July we welcomed Araf and her daughter talking about their experiences of being refugees. After our Summer break we welcomed Gillian with her beautiful hand-tied flower bouquets.
Running alongside our regular meetings we have a popular Book club who meet in the Duke of York pub to discuss the monthly book choice. We’ve also enjoyed outings to Hull Central Library to hear visiting authors discuss their work, Mark Billingham and Robin Ince to mention just two! The Green Fingers group has seen members opening their gardens to each other and the swapping of ideas and cuttings at their get-togethers. Another success story is our Walking Group, led by Hilary who plans and does full recce’s beforehand, rain or shine! A hearty pub lunch finishes off the day’s walk. Our Tuesday afternoon Craft Group continue to meet at the Reading Rooms (1.30pm) working on various projects throughout the year as well as making blankets for premature babies.
Our members have represented Sutton WI at both National and Local WI Federation events this past year, we have supported the Community of Sutton in our involvement with St. James Church as well as the Sutton Events Committed and given most generously to our local Foodbanks with 646 carrier bags of donated items and 297 carrier bags of women’s Sanitary products for the Period poverty charities. The goodwill and generosity of our members is very much appreciated.
Jane Taylor, Secretary
Ann Howden, President.
October 2023.
For further information about Sutton WI or any of the groups please email your request to suttonwi@eastyorkshirewi.org.uk. Emails will be responded to as soon as possible but please be patient when waiting for a reply.