Visit to the National Arboretum Lichfield

The National Memorial Arboretum is the UK’s year-round centre of Remembrance. The expansive 150-acre site is centrally located in the National Forest in Staffordshire. Featuring over 330 thought-provoking memorials, nestled amongst lush and maturing woodland. Military and Civilian associations are represented alongside tributes for individuals. Rich in design and symbolism, the memorials and their fascinating stories are waiting to be discovered.

The Arboretum is home to the striking Armed Forces Memorial which commemorates those who have been killed on duty or as a result of terrorism from the end of the Second World War to the present day.

Jean and Alison

Mary 

Our group certainly enjoyed their visit and will hopefully return again to visit the areas they didn't have time to see.

SHILOH Open Day

Many thanks to all members who came to SHILOH today for their Open Day to celebrate the opening of their new premises.  The Trustees and Guests really do appreciate the support we give them each month and would like to say a massive THANK YOU.

Jayne with Sarah Champion MP and Councillor Lindsey Pitchley

Pat Shaw and David with Shiloh Volunteer Margaret

Jayne, Sheila, Pat, June, Elsie and Ann plus Thorpe Hesley friends

Also best wishes to our President Mary as she recuperates from her recent hospital stay - best wishes from all WI members for a speedy recovery.

Federation Walk at YSP

We were blessed with good weather as we congregated at the nearby Yorkshire Sculpture Park with members from other WI's for a guided 'Historic Lakes and Woodland Tour.'

Sue, Jayne, Sheila, Pat and Sue

Our excellent guide Chris explaining one of the exhibits

'Blessed' - a cast bronze tree with ceramic apples

Pat examining a very strange hare

Enjoying a cool water feature in the Camelia Hall

Chinese New Year Figures

Anthony Gormley - One and Other 2000

Black and Blue - The Invisible Man and the Masque of Blackness

Recycling Trees

We all enjoyed ourselves and really appreciated our guide Chris' words of wisdom and enthusiasm for all the park has to offer.

We can recommend a visit to the park - we only explored a small part of it and so will certainly be back.

Summer Party - 1960's Flower Power Theme

What a fantastic evening!

Our hardworking committee had excelled themselves with the planning and organisation of this wonderful evening.  The hall looked fantastic with the tables all decorated in a different colour, the buffet was superb, the flower quiz good fun as were the games and we all remembered the words to the music.

Ready to enjoy the evening

What a spread!

The pudding's were fantastic

Peace man!!  Doesn't she look fantastic!

Our colourful tea ladies

Pam concentrating hard on the hoopla

Joan organising the 'flower-fishing'

Our colourful visitors from Wentworth WI

Promenading and posing!

Many thanks Mary, Jean and the team for such a fun evening.

South Yorkshire Federation Heritage Walk around Thorpe Hesley

Friday 30th June saw 18 WI teams from across the Federation meet at the Trinity Centre for this years Heritage Walk which we won last year.

Sue Dixon and Pat Henderson were in charge of registering the teams and giving out the clues and maps.  There were two routes planned with one starting in Holy Trinity and the other in the churchyard.  Jean Phillips was on hand at the bottom of the church drive to ensure teams followed the correct route.

Jean ready for action!

                                                    Route Marshalls Jayne and Alison

Warmsworth WI ladies (the Red Lion was an answer to a clue - honestly!)

Thurlstone and Millhouse WI - on the course and in Holy Trinity

Todwick 'A' ladies

Whiston Afternoon and Evening groups both enjoying the walk

Penistone - the eventual winners

The ladies from High Green WI

On completion of the walk Sue and Pat and their teams of 'markers' busily checked the answers whilst a wonderful tea was enjoyed by all.  Thanks were given to all the Thorpe Hesley Hostesses by Mary and endorsed by Lorna Montgomery on behalf of the Federation.

The results were given out with all teams scoring well but three teams were clearly ahead -

1st - Penistone 54 pts

2nd - Todwick 'A' 52 pts

3rd - Dungworth Storrs 51 pts

(Only 10 points separated the other 15 teams so well done to all)

Lorna Montgomery presented certificates to the runners-up and winners ....

 Todwick A - Runners-Up

Winners - Penistone WI

The raffle was drawn ..... and goodbyes said ..... then the tidying up began

Well done Thorpe Hesley Ladies for organising a really good event - much enjoyed by all.

Next event - the summer party.