Here are some of the photographs sent in by members of their afternoon teas to celebrate VE day. It seems we had a good time and we were blessed with lovely weather.
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A lovely photo from Jean showing the lovely display of daffodils planted by WI members on the grass at the junction of the far end of Marlpit Lane and Alton Road.
They have certainly repaid all the hard work in planting them. It was a magnificent effort and, as you can see, well worth it. For our February meeting Jess and Will Hulme gave a most informative illustrated talk on Ecuador where they had recently spent several weeks living with and learning from the local people about the hugely varied ecosystems there.
We were also especially pleased to be told we had won a grant of £289.99 from the Tom Boden Sports Trust. Viv Edwards had applied on our behalf hoping that if successful we would be able to put the money towards buying a set of curling stones. We were pleased to welcome David Boden who presented Vice-president Gill Brown with the cheque. The curling stones will be the property of the WI but will be made available to any groups in the village wishing to play. Finally, February finished with a bang! Denstone WI sent two teams to take part in the Staffordshire Federation annual quiz, and - not wishing to sound too triumphant - our first team came away with a victory over more than seventy other teams. What a year 2020 is turning out to be. Denstone WI Christmas Party
With temperatures dropping below zero, Denstone Village Hall provided a warm and cheerful welcome to the WI members, who, true to form, had arrived dressed in their best Christmas bling ready for the Christmas party. Everybody had brought something to contribute whether it was mulled wine, mince pies, shortbread, party games, quizzes or just a good sense of humour. Besides all this, in true Christmas spirit, members, as agreed, had also brought with them generous donations of toiletries to be given to the Cheadle Women’s Refuge. The evening began with three separate quizzes, all much enjoyed. One, particularly, took us down memory lane as we had to remember the brand of chocolates from their advertising strap lines. This caused much scratching of heads and discussion. As the answers were read out it was very funny hearing everybody chanting the jingles together. A geographical quiz followed and then we had to guess 30 celebrities behind their father Christmas masks. After all this cerebral activity we had a break with warm mulled wine, hot mince pies and short bread. It was a chance to walk round the room, socialise and get to grips with another competition, this time involving about 30 photographs of places in Denstone which we had to recognise and name. A further game called ‘Racing Categories’ followed which was hotly contested. Never let it be said that the Denstone WI members are not competitive! After this, the lights were dimmed and the evening closed with some quiet but tuneful singing of carols. We all agreed that it had been an excellent evening’s entertainment Some of our ladies showed their grace and poise as they tried their hands/feet at some more ballet. They all had a wonderful time and it may become a regular activity
Denstone WI again had a float at the Country show, well done to all of you who decorated the float and had a good time riding on it.
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