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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 2009/2010 Elaine Johnson and Mary McVeigh (Joint Presidents), Kate Green (Vice President)Jennie Ainsworth(Secretary), Janny Hadfield (Treasurer), Maureen Dungworth, Rosemary Galloway, Shirley Hall and Muriel Wingfield.
Programme
of Events 2010
| January 14th | Wool Spinning | Rosie Rumble | | February 11th | Acupuncture | Alison Russell | | March 11th | The History of Stained Glass | Hazel Crowe | | April 8th | Wildlife Photography - Seabirds & Seascapes | Jim
Russell | | May 13th | Resolutions
& Supper | | | June
10th | A Hardy Plant Nursery | Lucy Wright | | July 8th | Alfie the dog's Adventures | Sally Moseley | | August | No Meeting | | | September 9th | The Sheffield Flodds (1864) | Reg Hobson | | October 14th | Journey to the North Pole | Helen Turton | | November 11th | Annual General Meeting | | | December 9th | Christmas Party | |
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