Saturday 18 th August 2018 The Village Centre, Church Street, Werrington, PE4 6QE

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1 Saturday 18 th August 2018 The Village Centre, Church Street, Werrington, PE4 6QE Open for Viewing: 3:00pm exhibits can be removed after prize-giving Admission 1, children accompanied by adults free Closing date for Entry Forms is Wednesday 15 th August The cover picture is by Holly French aged 7

Have fun and meet people in a craft group Would you like to come to a social card class,

I can also do parties and hen do s and birthdays.

blog I also hold a quick Crafty Card class at the At Last Tearooms on the 1 st Monday of

Talk on Bees and Beekeeping Do you belong to or work in a WI, scout or guide company,

2 Have fun and meet people in a craft group Would you like to come to a social card class, meet new people and make cards like these? I have classes am, pm and in the evening. I can also do parties and hen do s and birthdays. Please call me, Sue on or visit my blog at suejakeman.blog I also hold a quick Crafty Card class at the At Last Tearooms on the 1 st Monday of the month at 10.00am. Talk on Bees and Beekeeping Do you belong to or work in a WI, scout or guide company, nursery, school, Care Home, Retirement Club or a group who meet up and would like to hear an amusing and informative talk on Bees and Beekeeping? If so, please contact me Sue Jakeman on or whippetquick@hotmail.com page 1

3 Werrington Show is an Annual Event which promotes the interest of local people in horticulture, floral design, cookery, art and hobbies; giving them the opportunity to share these interests with the wider community. Calendar and Timing of Events. Wednesday 15 August: Friday 17 August: Last day for receiving entries. In the evening, setting up in the Village Centre. Saturday 18th August - Show Day. 8:30-11:45 am Exhibits accepted for staging 12:00 noon Judging of exhibits commences 3:00-5:00 pm The Show, Face Painting & Tombola 4:30 pm People s Choice voting closes 5:00 pm Presentation of Trophies 5:15 pm approx Paying out Prize Money Exhibits may be collected after the presentation of the trophies and awards. Please do not remove them beforehand. page 2

4 If you have never previously entered an exhibit in our Show Please read the Rules, and then any Exhibiting Advice for the Section in which you are interested. Be sure that you are choosing the correct Class for your exhibit. Not more than three entries from the same person in any one Class, please. Fill out an Entry Form either on-line or from this Schedule and submit it not later than the Wednesday before the Show. This gives us time to organize the staging. If you need to choose an exhibit from a selection, for example photographs, please make this choice at home. Bring your exhibit to the Village Centre on the Saturday morning. You will be greeted, handed a Ticket and shown where to place the exhibit. The Ticket is placed face down or beneath the exhibit so that the judges remain unaware of the exhibitor s identity. It will be upturned after judging. Then come back in the afternoon to enjoy the display of your and other people s work. page 3

5 What s New In The Show This Year? We have an exciting number of additions and amendments this year, emboldened in this Schedule. A few classes have been removed according to our policy of discontinuing classes which have not received any entries for the past three years. There have been a number of changes in Handicrafts, particularly in the Junior section, where we have Included new classes for towel origami, papier mache, nail art and a blog/journal entry. We have split the Lego classes into from a kit and not from a kit classes at the judge s suggestion. In the Adult Handicrafts an innovative new group class is a PE4 Business display using materials from the business. Also, a nursery display decoration has been added in Adult needlework so non-baby-safe exhibits can now be entered. In Cookery we have added an Afternoon Tea with a 10 first prize, along the same lines as the Gardener of the Year class. In addition, there are new classes for Battenberg cake, drip cake and cooked pizza; with decorated biscuits and cookies in the Junior section We have included classes for selfies with filters in Photography, pictures or drawings in any media in Art, and Pot et Fleur in Floral Design, Entries in Photography must now have been taken in the last year, since the last Show Please look on our website for up-to-date information, for posters advertising the Show and to download the colouring pictures in Junior Art; and don t forget to Like Us on facebook Werrington Show. See you at the Show page 4

6 WERRINGTON SHOW SOCIETY Website: Werrington Show CO-CHAIR: CO-CHAIR: SECRETARY: Mrs F Beveridge Mrs B Snell Ms K Molyneux, 29, Baron Court, Werrington, PE4 7ZE werringtonshow@hotmail.co.uk TREASURER: Miss R Tyler THE ORGANIZING TEAM: Mrs E Abbott Mrs H Al-Sheba Mrs S Jackson Mrs C Moody Mr N Moody Mr G Tyler ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: Monday 8th October 2018, 7:30 pm start Small Hall, The Village Centre page 5

7 TROPHIES & AWARDS Awards for Most Points in Adult Sections. Werrington Cup Vegetable & Fruit Classes Rosemary Sutton Cup Grown Flower Classes Shirley Tyler Trophy Cookery, Preserves Classes Members Cup Cookery, Baking Classes Walter Tilling Bowl Floral Design Classes Jill Hurn Cup Adult Handicraft, Needlework Classes Kirman Cup Adult Handicraft, Craftwork Classes Art Cup Adult Art Classes Camera Cup Adult Photographic Classes Awards for Most Points in Junior Sections. Women s Institute Cup Junior Cookery Classes all age groups Silver Fox Shield All other Classes age group Junior Trophy All other Classes age group 9-11 Medals All other Classes age groups 6-8 & under 6 Awards for Best Exhibit in a Section. Mabel Coward Cup Jim Euston Cup Ken Sutton Cup Floral Cup Rosa Aspittle Cup Walter Tilling Plaque Edna White Cup Rebel Trophy Rosette Certificate & a free advert in next year s Show Schedule Best in Vegetable & Fruit Classes Best Dahlia Best in Flower Classes Best in Floral Design Classes People s Choice, Floral Design Best boys (9-16 years) Handicraft Best girls (9-16 years) Handicraft Best creative exhibit by an adult. Best in Adult Art Best in Workplace Group Entry page 6

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VEGETABLES, FRUIT & FLOWERS 1 Gardener of the Year see inset below for details 2 Three Long Carrots 3 Three Short Carrots 4 Three Round Beetroot 5 Small Bunch of Herbs in a vase approx 65mm diameter

9 VEGETABLES, FRUIT & FLOWERS 1 Gardener of the Year see inset below for details 2 Three Long Carrots 3 Three Short Carrots 4 Three Round Beetroot 5 Small Bunch of Herbs in a vase approx 65mm diameter 6 Three Onions from Sets 7 Three Onions from Seed 8 Three Onions under 225gm (8oz) 9 Five bulbs of Garlic 10 Nine Large Shallots (dressed) 11 Five Round Potatoes 12 Five Oval Potatoes 13 One Lettuce 14 One Table Marrow 15 Six Runner Beans 16 Six French or Dwarf Beans 17 One Longest Runner Bean 18 Six Ripe Tomatoes 19 One Summer Squash 20 Truss of Outdoor Tomatoes (ripe or unripe) 21 One Cucumber 22 Three Courgettes 24 Three Parsnips 25 Three Leeks 26 Five Chilli Peppers 28 Heaviest Marrow 30 Any vegetable for which there is no class specified Fruit 31 Five Cooking Apples 32 Five Dessert Apples 33 Five Pears 34 Five Plums 35 Five of any other Fruit (not soft) 36 A Plate of Soft Fruit page 8

10 Flowers 43 Three Dahlias of the same cultivar 53 Three Roses any cultivar 54 Three Stems of Rudbeckia 57 One Gladiolus Spike; large flowering 60 Three Spikes of Antirrhinum 62 A Specimen Bloom, any kind 63 Six Sweet Peas 64 Vase of not more than six stems of flowers not in classes A Flowering Pot Plant 66 A Foliage Pot Plant 67 One or more Cactus or Succulent in Pot(s) in an area not more than 300mm square 68 A Fuschia 69 One Flowering Begonia 70 One Geranium or Pelargonium 71 One Coleus 73 A Patio Container display 74 A Hanging Basket Junior: under 7 years 81 Bean plant growing in a jar 82 Cress grown in an eggshell Junior : 7-11 years 85 Funniest shape fruit or vegetable (need not have been home-grown) 86 Cress grown in an eggshell Junior: years 91 Funniest shape fruit or vegetable (need not have been home-grown) 92 Any home-grown vegetable page 9

Exhibiting Advice The recommendations of the Royal Horticultural Society are observed when deciding our staging and judging requirements.

11 Exhibiting Advice The recommendations of the Royal Horticultural Society are observed when deciding our staging and judging requirements. All flowers, fruit and vegetables must be grown by the exhibitor except where stated. All vegetables should be clean. Display onions and shallots with roots trimmed and tops tied with raffia or twine on a bed of fine sand. Root vegetables such as carrots and beetroot should have the foliage trimmed to 50-75mm. Fruit should be exhibited with stalk or calyces attached on a plate. Display vases will be provided on the morning of Show Day for staging cut blooms. All pot plants to be in pots not exceeding 180mm diameter. Entries in classes must have been in the exhibitor s possession for not less than two months before Show Day. page 10

12 171 Carnival An exhibit which may include vegetables and accessories. Not to exceed 750mm wide x 750mm deep x 900mm high. 172 Love at First Sight An exhibit which may include accessories. Not to exceed 750mm cube. 173 A Wall Hanging Exhibit in an un-glazed frame or base, using fresh and/or dried plant material; may include small accessories. Not to exceed 400mm wide x 900mm high x 150mm deep 174 A Lady s or Gentleman s Buttonhole 175 A Decorated Hat using fresh flowers (polystyrene display heads will be provided) 176 An exhibit incorporating a shell 177 An exhibit incorporating a wineglass 178 A miniature exhibit not to exceed 100mm cube 179 First Time Flowers An exhibit not larger than 300mm square. For those who have never before entered a Floral Design Exhibit. FLORAL DESIGN 180 A foliage exhibit, not to exceed 300mm square 181 Pot et Fleur Flowers and plants in one container, not to exceed 400mm square 190 The People s Choice A small exhibit, viewed in the round, not to exceed 300mm square. This exhibit will be judged by the visitors Junior, under 7 years 191 An exhibit in an egg cup. 192 Vase of flowers and foliage Junior, 7-11 years 194 An exhibit in an egg cup. 195 Vase of flowers and foliage Junior years 197 Vase of flowers and foliage 198 A prom corsage or buttonhole page 11

13 ADULT HANDICRAFTS Needlework 201 An article in beadwork 202 An article of tapestry 203 An article of hand embroidery 204 An article of full cross-stitch / half cross-stitch 206 A cross-stitch on linen 208 Hand knitted garment in double-knit 209 Hand knitted garment in chunky or aran 210 Hand knitted garment in fancy wool or cotton 211 Hand knitted jumper, cardigan or pullover; 2, 3 or 4 ply 212 Hand knitted or stitched article for which there is no specified class 213 A Baby s or Child s knitted garment 214 A cushion cover using any fabric or stitchery Not larger than 450 mm sq 216 Any article of crochet 217 A knitted or crocheted toy 218 A soft toy, must be Baby- Safe 219 A nursery display decoration Exhibiting Advice. If the Class states a maximum size please be sure that your exhibit is not too big. Please help to advertise the Show by downloading and displaying a poster from page 12

14 Craftwork 220 New for Old. An upcycled item not larger than 300mm sq 221 A mixed-media exhibit. Not larger than A4 222 Adult colouring page. Not larger than A4 223 A poem, own composition 224 A handmade jewellery item 225 A scrapbook page. Not larger than 400mm sq 226 A small item made from wood, area not larger than 300mm square 227 A large item made from wood, with an area of mm square 228 Calligraphy. Not larger than A4 229 A wrapped gift (demonstrating wrapping skills). Not larger than 200mm sq 230 A ceramic article. Not larger than 200mm sq. 231 A handmade card in any technique for any occasion 232 Handicraft for which there Is no specified class. If larger than 250mm square please advise us of the size on the Entry Form 233 Local Business Entry. See inset below for details WERRINGTON SHOW PE4 BUSINESS ENTRY NEW FOR Calling Local businesses! Create a handicraft using items from your business that shows off your crafting and creation skills! Who has the most creative team?! Entry must be no larger than 300mm square All entries will be displayed and judged with best in class awarded Enter to show your support to the Werrington show and your business will receive a free advert in 2019 s schedule! page 13

JUNIOR HANDICRAFTS Entries may include individual School Projects Under 6 years 241 A Hand-print design, maximum size A4 242 A decorated pebble, not larger than 200mm square 243 Any other handicraft

15 JUNIOR HANDICRAFTS Entries may include individual School Projects Under 6 years 241 A Hand-print design, maximum size A4 242 A decorated pebble, not larger than 200mm square 243 Any other handicraft not larger than 300mm square 244 A Decorated Paper Hat or Crown 245 A Fruit / Vegetable Animal or Monster 246 A Lego or other plastic bricks model not from a kit. Not larger than 300mm sq 247 A decorated Egg (hardboiled, in an egg cup) 6-8 years 250 A Miniature Garden in a seed tray (max 250mm x 400mm) 251 A Lego Model from a kit. Not larger than 300mm sq 252 A Lego Model not from a kit. Not larger than 300mm square 253 Any other handicraft. Not larger than 300mm square 254 A model made from salt dough or polymer clay. Not larger than 300mm sq 255 A Sock Puppet 256 A model made from recyclable materials. Not larger than 300mm square 257 A vegetable print picture, maximum size A4 258 A wearable decorated Mask 259 Two lines of handwriting 9-11 years 260 A Lego Model from a kit. Not larger than 300mm sq 261 A Lego Model not from a kit. Not larger than 300mm square 262 A4 size printed Screen Shot of your gaming world 263 Four lines of handwriting 264 A wearable decorated mask 265 A model made from salt dough or polymer clay, not larger than 300mm square 266 Any other handicraft (not made from a kit) not larger than 300mm square 267 A display of Trading Cards, (maximum size A4) 268 A model made from a kit page 14

269 A Warhammer or Airfix exhibit, not larger than 300mm square 270 A model made from recyclable materials not larger than 300mm square 271 A Homemade Card for any occasion (maximum size A5) 272

Not larger than 200mm sq 282 Towel Origami.

16 269 A Warhammer or Airfix exhibit, not larger than 300mm square 270 A model made from recyclable materials not larger than 300mm square 271 A Homemade Card for any occasion (maximum size A5) 272 Towel Origami. Not larger than 400mm square 273 A Papier Mache item. Not larger than 300 mm square years 281 A wrapped gift (demonstrating wrapping skills). Not larger than 200mm sq 282 Towel Origami. Not larger than 400mm square 283 Handmade jewellery item 284 Any handicraft not made from a kit, not larger than 300mm x 400mm 285 A Warhammer or Airfix Model. Not larger than 300mm square 286 Nail Art on a set of false nails 287 A Handmade Mask 288 A blog or journal entry, own composition (printed on A4) 290 A4 size printed Screen Shot of your gaming world Towel Origami page 15

17 PHOTOGRAPHY 301 Landscape 302 An Animal or Animals 303 A Selfie (hand-held with filter) 304 A Selfie (hand-held without filter) 305 Architecture 306 On The Water 307 A Tree or Flower 308 A Group Shot 309 A Sporting Occasion 310 On The Move 311 A Spontaneous Shot Under 9 years Junior 321 A Colour print, any subject 322 A Selfie (hand-held) 9-11 years 326 A Colour print: any subject 327 A Selfie (hand-held) years 331 A Colour print, any subject 332 A Selfie (hand-held) Exhibiting Advice for Photographs All photos must have been taken since the last Show Photos may be either film or digital medium, unmounted, conventional format or panoramic, colour or greyscale. Maximum size 7 x 5 (175 x 125mm) or 12 x 4 (300 x 100mm). All photos should have the exhibitor s name and class number on the reverse (anonymity will be maintained). page 16

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19 Recipe for Dundee Cake, Class g / 6oz butter 175g / 6oz soft brown sugar 3 tbsp orange marmalade 3 eggs, beaten 225g / 8oz selfraising flour 25g / 1oz ground almonds 1 heaped tsp ground mixed spice 400g / 14oz mixed dried fruit 75g / 3oz glace cherries, halved 2 tbsp whisky or milk 40g / 1½oz blanched almonds to decorate Preheat the oven to 150C / fan 130C / Gas 2. Grease and line a 200mm / 8in deep cake tin. Cream the butter and sugar until very light and fluffy. Add the marmalade and mix for a few seconds more. Slowly add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour, almonds and spices to the batter. Mix slowly until well combined, then stir in the mixed dried fruit and cherries. Add the whisky or milk and mix until well combined. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin, smooth the surface and carefully arrange the blanched almonds on top. Bake for 1½ to 2 hours, or until well risen. SOGGY BOTTOMS Suffered a Culinary Catastrophe? Fruit cake looks like a cow-pat? Lemon Meringue has come out like a muddy puddle? Despair not. If you have entered and paid for the entry, bring it anyway and put it in our Soggy Bottoms Area and win a Limited Edition Collector s Item Hand-Crafted Wooden Spoon. Just ask the Cookery Section Steward on the morning. If a second attempt is successful then it can still be entered in the intended class. page 18

COOKERY & PRESERVES Preserves 401 One jar of Marmalade 402 One jar of Raspberry Jam 403 Two jars of Jam, different 404 One jar of Lemon Curd 405 One jar of Jelly 06 One jar of Chutney 407 One jar of

20 COOKERY & PRESERVES Preserves 401 One jar of Marmalade 402 One jar of Raspberry Jam 403 Two jars of Jam, different 404 One jar of Lemon Curd 405 One jar of Jelly 06 One jar of Chutney 407 One jar of Pickled Onions or Shallots 408 One jar of Mincemeat 409 One jar or bottle of Barbecue Sauce 432 A Cake made from glutenfree flour 433 A White or Brown Loaf using 500gm flour, made by hand, not in a breadmaker. 434 A Chocolate Cake (own recipe) not overly decorated 435 A Carrot Cake (own recipe) 436 A Marble Cake (own recipe) 437 A Drip Cake (own recipe) 438 A home-made cooked 9 inch pizza Baking 420 Afternoon Tea for Two see inset for details 421 A Victoria Sandwich (own recipe, jam filled and caster sugar sprinkled on top) 422 A Decorated Cake (will be judged on appearance only, can include Sugarcraft.) 423 Dundee Cake (recipe on page 18) 424 Three Jam Tarts & Three Lemon Curd Tarts 425 Six pieces of Shortbread 426 A Gingerbread (square uncut; soft, not biscuit). 427 Five Fruit Scones 428 Five Cheese Scones 429 Six Chocolate Brownies 430 A Battenberg Cake 431 A Lemon Meringue pie page 19

21 Junior: under 7 years 451 Six Small Cakes or Fancies (need not require cooking) 452 Three decorated shopbought Rich Tea biscuits Junior: 7-11 years 461 A Victoria Sandwich (own recipe, as class 421) 462 Six Small Cakes 463 Four Flapjack Squares 464 A decorated Pizza (on a shop-bought base, entered uncooked). Junior: years 471 A Victoria Sandwich (own recipe, as class 421) 472 Six Small Cakes 473 Four Flapjack Squares 474 Six Cookies Exhibiting Advice. The recommendations of the Women s Institute are observed when deciding our staging and judging requirements. It is recommended that all cooked items are staged with a protective cover of cling-film which is easily removable for judging. Cooked items must be cool when brought to the Show. Preserves must be in jars of clear glass, labelled with plain white labels, with the type of fruit or vegetable and date of bottling. Re-used jars and lids must be without any proprietary names of the original contents. Curd must be covered with a breathing top, ie a wax disc and cellophane (or similar). Pastry, cakes and preserves must be homemade except where stated otherwise. A simple shop-bought cake is permitted as a base for class 422. page 20

22 ART 371 A painting in oil or acrylic 375 A painting or drawing on 372 A painting in watercolour any surface in any 373 A drawing using pastel medium (maximum size 374 A drawing using ink, pen 300mm square) & wash, or pencil JUNIOR CLASSES 341 Junior under 6 A painting or drawing, any subject 342 Junior under 6 The Werrington Show Picture (see below) 346 Junior 6-8 years A painting or drawing, any subject 347 Junior 6-8 years The Werrington Show Picture (see below) 351 Junior 9-11 A painting or drawing, any subject 352 Junior 9-11 The Werrington Show Picture (see below) 356 Junior A picture in any medium (maximum size 300mm x 300mm) 360 Junior under 17 Design the Front Cover for the 2019 Show Schedule, maximum size A4. The winning entry will be copied and used on next year s cover with an acknowledgement. Please write your name on the reverse of your entry. Exhibiting Advice We like to hang Adult Art for display, so pictures should be prepared for hanging (but not necessarily framed). Junior Art will probably be laid flat on a table surface. All Pictures are to be painted or coloured by hand, not by using a computer. Classes 342, 347 & 352. Download the Werrington Show Picture for your age group from and print it on white A4 paper. Be sure to state on the Entry Form that you will be entering it. page 21

23 Werrington Show Rules. 1 You may enter an exhibit in the Werrington Show if you live within the PE4 Postal Code area, or belong to a Women s Institute Branch that meets in that area, or attend a school, nursery or play-scheme in that area, or are an Allotment Holder in that area, or are a member of a Flower or Gardening Club in that area, or attend a Scouting or Guiding Group in that area, or are entering in class 233 only, representing a local company in that area, or are a Werrington Show Society member. 2 Entries in classes must have been in the exhibitor s possession for two months before Show Day. Except in the Floral Design classes all flowers, fruit and vegetables must have been grown by the exhibitor (except where stated). 3 An artefact which has won a prize in a previous Werrington Show may not be entered. 4 Handicrafts must be the bona fide work of the exhibitor. Unless otherwise clearly stated in a class, computer sourced or generated images are not acceptable for drawings and designs. 5 An Adult is a person aged 17 years or older on Show Day. However a Junior is permitted to enter an Adult class (also see Rule 11). 6 Entries are limited to three per person per class. 7 There are two methods of entering: Either use the Entry Form on Or use the Entry Form in this Schedule, delivered by hand or by mail to one of the addresses stated on the reverse; As long as we have received your details by the due time, the Entry Fee may be paid on the morning of the Show when exhibits are brought and staged. 8 Entry Forms must be received not later than 8:00pm on the Wednesday preceding Show Day. The Entry Fee is 25p per exhibit except where otherwise stated in the Schedule. 9 Exhibits must be staged on Show Day between 8:30am and 11:45am, after this time no exhibits will be accepted. page 22

24 Late or erroneously classified entries cannot be accepted. Exhibitors must leave before judging commences at 12:00 10 Judges decisions should be accepted with good grace, they may withhold prizes where they consider exhibits to lack merit. Entries not according to this Schedule or occupying a larger than stated area will be marked NAS and not judged. 11 Points are awarded to placed entries; these count towards trophies. A Junior may enter in Adult classes but any points earned will not count towards a Junior trophy or award. The points scale is now weighted, taking into consideration the number of entries in each class and thus the competition. Prize Money (except where stated otherwise in the Schedule) is First Place 1.00, Second Place 70p, Third Place 50p. 12 Trophies and Awards will be presented at 5:00pm following which the Prize Money will be paid out by the Treasurer. Monies not collected within one week after Show Day will go into our funds. 13 Exhibits may be removed after the presentation of the trophies and awards, we do ask that they remain on display until this time. It is the responsibility of exhibitors to arrange collection of their exhibits as we cannot guarantee their safe keeping. Exhibits will be removed after 5:30pm 14 Trophies and Prizes are awarded as listed. Named trophies remain the property of the Werrington Show Society, any loss or damage whilst in the care of the recipient must immediately be reported to the Secretary. Winners may engrave their name on a trophy, but at their own expense. 15 It is our practice to make a photographic record of exhibits, events and trophy presentation during each Show. A selection of these images may subsequently be uploaded to our website, Facebook page or other social media. 16 As a voluntary organisation we need to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation. Therefore by entering our Show you have agreed to us holding your personal data from your entry form for the next 12 months on our private and confidential Show database. After this time your data will be permanently deleted. All paper entry forms will be shredded immediately after being imported onto our database. Werrington Show Schedule Printed by Graytones Printers, King Street Industrial Estate, Langtoft.

Formed in 1937, the ladies of the Werrington Women s Institute meet on the third Thursday of every month in the village centre, Church Street.

These days, the WI offers friendship and support for its 220,000 members in the UK while championing some amazing causes both locally and nationally.

were a fighting force behind votes for women.

You re probably thinking we re a bunch of elderly ladies who like to drink tea, knit jumpers and bake cakes.

25 Formed in 1937, the ladies of the Werrington Women s Institute meet on the third Thursday of every month in the village centre, Church Street. The WI was formed just over 100 years ago and the intention was to teach young wives the skills needed to run a house. These days, the WI offers friendship and support for its 220,000 members in the UK while championing some amazing causes both locally and nationally. Some of the causes the WI have backed include organ donation, more midwives, plight of the honey bee, renewable energy, fair prices for milk farmers, plastic soup, aids awareness and 100 years ago we were a fighting force behind votes for women. Werrington Women s Institute The WI has been highlighted in the background of a few films and TV programs do you remember Jam and Jerusalem, Home Fires and, most famously, Calendar Girls? You re probably thinking we re a bunch of elderly ladies who like to drink tea, knit jumpers and bake cakes. In reality some of us are young ladies who like to do all of those, and we have some more mature ladies who like to have a go at belly dancing and try a few cocktails! Every month we have something different to entertain and inform us. In the last 12 months alone we have learnt about Peterborough Food Bank and donated around 10 carrier bags of products to them, had lessons in belly dancing followed by a variety of kebabs, had a presentation and talk about raising a herd of alpacas, fed the good people of Werrington via our coffee mornings and produce stall at the carnival, learnt different crafts including flower arranging, crochet and ribbon embroidery, learnt how to relax with reiki, challenged our brain cells with a Round The World Quiz complete with tasters from many of the countries, and nibbled our way through numerous pickles, preserves, sandwiches, bakes and savouries. We always welcome new ladies coming to spend the evening with us your first visit is free and after that you can pay a nominal fee on the night or pay your subs to join us until the end of the year. To find out more about us or get in touch you can visit our Facebook page at or speak to any of us on the day of the Werrington Show we re usually there in force helping to set things up, entering our makes and even forming part of the judging team!

26 Runners-Up Cover Designs Imogen Beveridge, aged 6 Catherine Runacres, aged 9 Charlie Cox, aged 7

Sedbergh Spring Show

Sedbergh Spring Show Saturday 1 st April 2017 People s Hall, Sedbergh To be opened by Reverend Carole Marsden Cornerstone Community Church Doors open at 1:00pm - Official Opening at 1:15pm Entrance: 1