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The first meeting of Bamford WI was held in February 1931 with 41 members present. Meetings were held in the afternoon until February
1963, when a change was made to meet in the evening. The January meeting that year had to be cancelled
due to snow! For a short time meetings were held twice a month, an afternoon and an evening meeting. In
the early 1950s members living in the upper Derwent Valley and Woodlands Valley were brought to the meetings by bus, provided by Mr Judkins and subsidized by the Derbyshire Federation of Women’s
Institutes. A new WI was established called Derwent and Woodlands in February 1960 but has since closed
down. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month (except August) at 7.30 pm in the Moore Memorial Hall, Brentwood Road, Bamford, and our present
membership stands at 37 members. Details of the Monthly Meeting and Speakers
are on the Village notice board.
We also enjoy
many social events and activities, such as outings, walks, craft, cookery and involvement in village activities throughout
the year.
Committee Members 2012 Janny Hadfield: President, Lynda Breese:
Vice President
Rosemary Galloway: Secretary,
Margaret Jenner Treasurer, Jennie Ainsworth, Anne Beckett, Anne Benson, Kate Green, Marika Hughes and Chris
Jackson.
Programme
of Events 2012
| January 12th | Derbyshire Personalities A to Z | Jennie Ainsworth | | February
9th | Living and Working in Antartica | Andy
Smith | | March 8th | Landscape Photography | Jon
Cruttenden | | April 12th | Virtual Tour of Hardwick Hall | Maureen Taylor | | May 10th | Resolutions & Cheese and Wine | | | June 14th | RSPB Old
Moor | Matthew Capper | | July 12th | Sheffield Theatres | Dan Bates | | August | No Meeting | | | September 13th | Between the Covers | Derbyshire Library Service | | October 11th | Libyan Adventure | Rosemary Lake | | November 8th | Annual General Meeting | | | December 13th | Christmas Party | |
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