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NORTH YORKSHIRE EAST JULY 2018 Federation Office: WI House, Front Street, Norby, Thirsk, YO7 1BG

Tuesday to Thursday: 10.00am – 12.30pm and 14.00pm – 15.00pm Closed Mondays and Fridays

Newsletter Editor: Gill Cressey Editor email: gill.cressey@qnetadsl.com Federation Secretary: Laurence Anderson Federation Sec. email: fedsec.nyefwi@btconnect.com Telephone: 01845 522415 Finance Sec. email: financesec.nyefwi@btconnect.com NYEFed website: www.northyorkshirewi.co.uk Twitter: @NYorkEastFedWI

COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS… (see inside for full details)

Sweets Treats &

Punch – ‘Promotion’

Workshop

8 October

Fashion Show

4 October

Computer Workshops

10 September

The Air We Breathe

17 & 24 October

Christmas Crafts

24 November

Christmas Starters

16 November

International Day

10 November

Autumn Council Meeting

13 October

Stalls available for WIs

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Chairman’s chat

Those of us who attended the National Meeting in Cardiff had an interesting and enjoyable

time, the sound of 5000 women singing Jerusalem makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand

on end, such a wonderful sound. It is a funny feeling walking around a “foreign” city yet feeling

that you are actually among friends. In the past it has often been difficult to recognise our own

members, as unless they have been sitting near to you on the coach or at the breakfast table,

WI ladies en masse do tend to have a similar look. However this year the Board asked Marigold

and Caroline to make (in wool) white Yorkshire Roses for us all to wear which made recognition

easy. These roses were much admired. I will not tell you about the interesting speakers or the

resolution as your delegates will report back and you do not want information repeated, but

anyone who has not attended a National Meeting should think seriously about putting their name

forward for next year, it is an experience not to be missed. Jennie

OFFICE NOTICE BOARD

I’m Jan Oddy and am new to the Board of Trustees, having joined just last month. I’m a member of both Thorpe Willoughby and Selby WIs. This will be my second Board role as I’m also on the Public Affairs and International Committee. My background is in both the NHS and Social Services, and before retiring in 2013, I worked with adults with learning difficulties. I’m now caring for my 99 year old mother! I live in Thorpe Willoughby and am a mum to two daughters and four grandchildren – one daughter lives in Vancouver and the other in Saltaire so I have the best of both worlds. I’m looking forward to the challenges ahead and encouraging more representatives to come on board.

AUTUMN COUNCIL MEETING

SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER

Manor School Academy, Millfield Lane,

Nether Poppleton, York, YO26 6PA

Picture courtesy of The Pool

If you have not been to an Autumn Council Meeting before, why not give it a try, meet fellow members and learn more about the Federation you belong to…

* Autumn Council Meeting, Saturday 13 October, 10.30am – 3.30pm. Cost for visitors’ tickets: £10.00 per person. Delegates Free. Full details of events, 200 Club, Raffle, Stalls, Guest Speaker’s Book on sale, Stationery orders to collect, diaries to collect etc.… Coffee and tea available. Please bring a packed lunch. Book now. Closing date Delegates: 13 September. Closing date Visitors: 27 September. Please note different closing dates.

Our afternoon Guest Speaker is Helen Pankhurst, Great Granddaughter of Emeline Pankhurst and Granddaughter of Sylvia

Pankhurst, both leaders in the Suffragette movement.

As we celebrate The Year of the Centenary of the Women’s Vote, Helen will talk about the Suffragette Movement, its importance and how it changed things for women today.

She will be selling signed copies of her book entitled “Deeds Not Words, The Story of Women’s Rights Then and Now”, on

the day (cash sale only).

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Would your WI be interested in a stall at this meeting to sell arts, crafts, jewellery or food produce? Tables to display and sell would cost £10 per table and the Board would like to make sure there is a selection of products on offer to members. So, if your WI is interested or you would like to find out more, please contact the Office.

Doris Wilkinson Bursaries - This year, there are five chances to receive £250.00 towards a course at Denman for members who have not won the Doris Wilkinson Bursary previously. Winners will be drawn and announced at the Autumn Council Meeting. Please apply personally, in writing, to WI House before 27 September, giving your name, address, postcode and your WI. Email applications are accepted.

*General Data Protection Regulation - DETAILS OF YOUR INSTITUTE TRUSTEES & MCS REPRESENTATIVE - Please complete the form enclosed in your secretary’s copy of the Federation Newsletter and return to the Federation Office by Thursday 12 July at the latest.

Date for your diary: Federation Carol Service, Saturday 15 December, St Michael Le Belfrey, York (Opposite The

Minster).

Twiddle Muffs – Thank you to all the ladies who knitted and donated beautiful Twiddle Muffs. They have been sent to two local care homes in Thirsk, where they will benefit residents suffering from dementia.

200 Club Monthly Draw: 57 Mrs L. Spaven, Claxton & Sand Hutton WI / 73 Mrs R. Sherwood-Smith, Romanby WI

Treasurers’ Helpline: Angela Fawcett on 01751 430210 / angela.eskmoor@gmail.com and Val Illingsworth on 01347 888203 / rectorycorner@btinternet.com

SUB-COMMITTEE NEWS

Events - Chairman: Marigold Wilkinson

Beadwork Jewellery Workshop, Friday 31 August at WI House 10.00am to 3.30pm with coffee from 9.30am. Cost £15.00. Full details previous newsletters. Closing date: Friday 20 July.

Winter Hanging Baskets - You are invited to a demonstration showing you how to craft beautiful winter Hanging Baskets at Brown’s Nurseries, Corban Lane, Wigginton, York YO32 2RG on Tuesday, 25 September at 7.00pm. Enjoy a glass of wine or juice whilst you are there. This promises to be a blooming good evening! Cost: £5.00 - members only. Book now, closing date: Tuesday 14 August.

Fabric Covered Box Workshop, Saturday 29 September and Saturday 6 October, 10.00am to 3.00pm, WI House, Thirsk. NB: This is a two-day course - cost £25.00. Students must attend both days in order to complete a box. Book now, closing date: Saturday 18 August.

Fashion Show to be held in St Peter’s Church Hall, Norton, Malton, YO17 9AW, Thursday 4 October at 7.30pm - an evening of fun and fashion with the Complete Clothing Company. You will be able to buy fashions from High Street labels including Marks & Spencer, Topshop, Monsoon, Wallis, and Dorothy Perkins together with a variety of accessories. Bring your purses and treat yourself or your family. Cost £7.50 to include welcome drink. Book now. Closing date: Thursday 23 August.

Fondant Icing Workshop at WI House, Thirsk on Friday 19 October 10.00am to 3.30pm with tutor, Sarah Williams, who will teach you how to make a variety of figures/cake toppings to put on your Christmas cake. You will start with a Christmas tree and a snowman and then move onto a Father Christmas complete with beard etc. No experience is necessary. Materials are provided and all you need to bring is a small sieve and a container to carry home three figures. You will also need a packed lunch. Tea / coffee will be available. Coffee will be served from 9.30am. Cost £15.00. Booking from 1 July. Closing date: Friday 7 September.

Rag Rug Workshop, Monday 29 October, WI House. 10.00am for 10.30am-4.00pm. Cost: £15.00. Spend a day learning this old craft with a modern approach. Students will be able to watch how rag rugs are made and begin (or maybe finish if small) a project. Hooks, hessian and material can be purchased on the day from the tutor. Cost will vary according to size of material. Tea & coffee available. Please bring a packed lunch. Book now. Closing date: 12 September.

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TRICK OR TREAT?, Friday 31 October, 12.00 for 12.30pm. Enjoy a Halloween Lunch at the Lime House Restaurant, Goodramgate, York. Adam and Catherine have devised a suitable ghostly menu for the occasion. Booking Form and Menu in next month’s newsletter. Cost: £25.00. Book now, Closing date: 20 September. Christmas Paper Weaving - Friday 2 November, 9.30am for 10.00am to 3.30pm at WI House. Cost £22.50 per member. Janet Roy's first paper weaving workshop proved to be a great success. This time she will be offering a Christmas themed workshop, so why not come and spend a fun day and go home with your own Christmas papercraft item? Book now, closing date: Thursday 20 September.

Christmas Starters, Friday 16 November, 1.30pm for 2.00pm - 4.00pm, WI House. Cost: £12.00. You've sorted the main course. You know what you're doing for pudding but what about the starter? Following our popular ‘Alternative to the Christmas Pudding’, we have decided to look at starters. Come and enjoy a glass of non-alcoholic punch whilst watching demonstrations of some starters. There will of course be tasters for all. Book now, closing date: Thursday 4 October.

Visit to Boundary Mill, Thursday 22 November - Have a day out, do some Christmas shopping or just treat yourself! The reason the outing is a week later this year is because the 70% offers will be available as well as the 10% off vouchers you will receive on the coach. Coaches will pick up in Pickering, Thirsk and York. Please state your preferred pick up point when applying. Cost: 13.00. Book now, closing date: Thursday 11 October.

Christmas Crafts workshop, Saturday 24 November, WI House, Thirsk, 9.30am for 10.00am – 1.00pm. Join Caroline, who will guide you through the process of making a pretty ribbon-covered, stand-alone small Christmas Tree. No sewing skills required, cutting, folding and pinning only. Cost: £15.00. Kits will be provided at a cost of £8.00 payable direct to her on the day. Booking from 1 August, closing date: Thursday 11 October. Lunches are being organised around the Federation in 2019 - Watch out for details!

Denman Ambassador – Jean Williams

Great News! Our Federation has been awarded a Mary Longworth Bursary! This bursary worth £165.00 is for one North Yorkshire East member attending a residential course at Denman between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2019. If you wish to enter the draw for this Bursary please send, by letter or email, your full name and WI to WI House by the closing date of Thursday 27 September. The draw will take place at the Autumn Council Meeting and the successful member will be notified.

There are other bursaries awarded by Denman for residential courses, first timers, or travel for which you apply direct to Denman. Your WI Secretary has a full list or you can contact WI House for further details. Please note a Denman bursary cannot be awarded to anyone who has been awarded a DENMAN bursary in the past three years. This does not apply to bursaries awarded by our Federation or individual WIs. Good Luck!

Rambles – Frances Langley

fa.langley@btinternet.com Tel. 01723 859086 / 07713933739

Please remember to send two separate cheques, £3.00pp payable to NYEFWI for the ramble and £5.50 pp made payable to the WI organising the lunch. Both cheques to be sent to WI House with the booking form. Made in Scorton (near Northallerton) Ramble Saturday 15 September. Please note this is a weekend walk and family and friends are welcome. Full details in June Newsletter. Book now, Closing date: Friday 3 August.

Federation Ramble Round and About Thirsk, Friday 26 October. Enjoy a short walk of just over four miles and see a bit more of Thirsk and its surroundings. We meet at 9.30am for coffee at WI House. We start our walk by going past the Parish Church, through the Market Place and then alongside the beck on a pleasant stroll to South Kilvington. We cross the main road and then follow field paths, with good distant views, back to WI House, where lunch will be served. This is a level easy walk. There are three stiles and it could be muddy in places after rain. Sorry no dogs. Booking from 1 August. Closing Date: Thursday 13 September.

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Public Affairs & International - Chairman: Sarah McFarlane

The Air We Breathe - Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to rearrange these. Wednesday 17 October in Heslington Meeting Room, Heslington, York, 7.30pm and Wednesday 24 October in Hutton Buscel Village Hall, 7.30pm. Members only. Cost: £10.00 to include a pie and pea supper. Dietary requirements can be catered for. More than we eat, more than we drink, more than we do anything else in our lives, we breathe. We don’t even think about breathing; we do it, but do we think about the air around us. Knowing what’s in the air we breathe is almost as important as knowing what is in the food we eat or the water we drink. Explore just how clean our air is and how it compares with other parts of the world. Our speaker, Stefan Swift from the University of York, will give you some essential but fun facts about air quality and will punctuate his talk with some easy experiments. Please indicate date and choice of venue on the booking form. Book now, closing date: Tuesday 5 September.

Explore China, a vast, mysterious and very beautiful country, from the comfort of your chair. International Day will be on Saturday 10 November in Stockton on the Forest Village Hall, 10.30am to 3.30pm. Take a fascinating trip with our speakers, who will give us an insight into the exotic culture, language and rich history of this amazing country. You will also enjoy lunch of traditional Chinese food and watch a Tai Chi demonstration and possibly take part in a Tai Chi workshop. Cost £25.00. Book now. Closing date: Thursday 27 September.

ACWW Representative – Barbara Capaldi

Further to my communication in the June letter I am waiting to hear from you all about your views on the recent changes in ACWW. Please email me at barbaracapaldi@aol.com or if you wish to speak to me please contact the Office. Thank you.

Science Co-ordinator - Glenis Wedzicha

Opium Heroin, Morphine and Codeine are drugs of which most members may be aware. However, I wonder if those who are, realise just how closely they are related to each other and also from where they originate. The general group of drugs are called the opiates since they are derived from parts of the opium poppy. Morphine is the most abundant opiate found in opium, the dried latex extracted by shallowly scoring the unripe seedpods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Several cultivars have been produced to yield varying amounts of the drug. All three are “controlled” drugs because of their ability to cause sometimes severe addiction. Once ingested, codeine is readily converted chemically to morphine in the liver. It is used to treat mild to moderate pain, often mixed with other painkillers such as paracetamol. Under medical supervision, morphine is used to treat both acute and chronic pain. Heroin, also known as Diamorphine, is often used in the late stages of cancer relief and other chronic illness. The opium poppy does not grow in the UK. Many plants and animals yield drugs which when used responsibly may be of inestimable use to mankind and to medical science.

Climate Ambassador – Aynsley Halligan

Those of you who read my last entry may have been left wondering........As, indeed, I was. The article emphasised the role of the meat industry as being a very important contributor to climate change - possibly more significant than transport. I felt concerned that my credibility might have been jeopardised by such a statement (I was only quoting from others), as it just didn’t seem to add up. Why so much emphasis on carbon-dioxide from fossil fuels used in vehicles and for energy production, when agriculture - especially beef and lamb production - plays a more important role? And what is the reason for this, anyway? Having spent some time thinking about this, doing some more background reading and talking to real experts, I think I have a slightly better understanding of this very complex issue. I would like to share this (albeit very briefly) with you. The first thing that needs to be appreciated is the difference in greenhouse gases (GHGs). We are all familiar with carbon-dioxide. This is the most common and ‘long-lived’ GHG, but other gases like methane, nitrous oxide, as well as PCPs, etc, are very much more potent. For example, nitrous oxide has nearly 300 times the global warming potential of carbon-dioxide (though, thankfully, its atmospheric residence time is much shorter). Methane is about 25 times more potent (again, shorter-lived). It is these gases, as well as carbon-dioxide, that are produced by the livestock industry. Carbon-dioxide from the motoring and energy industry was more easily targeted in previous decades, especially by the media.

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Of course, the world population increase from about 2 billion at the beginning of the 20th century to more than 7 billion now, and the increasing popularity of red meat in Asia and other ‘developing countries’ has meant a corresponding demand for huge numbers of fast-growing livestock. You can’t just blame climate change on all those methane-burping ruminants, however. It is so much more complex. Methane and nitrous oxides are released from manure and artificial fertilisers - so ubiquitous in intensive farming. Also, the move from subsistence farming to intensive semi-industrial livestock production has led to widespread deforestation to make way for animal feed production. Deforestation (and associated loss of carbon sumps) and conversion of land for agriculture leads to the release of all these GHGs from the soil. Then there are the high energy demands to fuel the transport, processing and retail supply chain to factor in. It is obviously very difficult to quantify the overall GHG load this effects, let-alone the exact impact all this has on global warming. However, there is no doubt, if we all ate less beef and sheep meat, it would have a very beneficial impact in our fight against climate change.

Membership & Training - Chairman: Janice Whiteford

Ready, Steady, Computer Workshop at WI House. Have you bought a tablet, Ipad, laptop and don’t know your file from your folder? Then you need our basic computer workshop. Cost: £7.50 per person. Monday 10 September - Session 1 - 2.00pm 4.00pm Session 2 -7.00pm – 9.00pm Please indicate on the application which session you would like. Book now, closing date: Friday 3 August.

Sweet Treats & Punch – WI House, Monday 8 October, 7.00pm-9.00pm. Cost: £7.50 per person, including sweet treats and punch. Do you want more members for your WI? Promotion. Are you the best kept secret in your area? – Promotion. Why not fill a car for a friendly, fun evening at WI House? – Promotion. Book now, closing date: Tuesday 28 August. Federation Quiz Results - Thanks to everyone who came, took part and supported the quiz. What a great night all the venues had. Our thanks go to Angela Fawcett for organising it and setting the questions. The Results are as follows: North Duffield: 1st Copmanthorpe (A)– 76 Points / 2nd Dunnington (A) - 75½ Points / 3rd Wheldrake - 75½ Points after a tie break. Pickering: 1st Hawsker – 80 Points / 2nd Thornton le Dale (A) - 76½ Points / 3rd Hinderwell (A) - 73½ Points / 4th Updale (B) - 73½ Points after a tie break. Easingwold: 1st Helperby – 81 points / 2nd Dalton on Tees – 75 points / Joint 3rd Easingwold (B) & Kirk & Green Hammerton (A) – 74 ½ points Remember - WI Advisers are here to give help and advice: Pat Shotton 01904 795953; Janice Whiteford 01904 269361; Val Illingsworth 01347 888203; Glenis Wedzicha 01904 708704; Jane Holloway 01439 788870. RECENTLY IN OUR FEDERATION…

As part of the Womens' Institute target to alleviate loneliness Brayton decided to hold an open social afternoon at their May meeting. Posters were displayed round the village and everybody was invited to attend. Tea and homemade cakes were served and the afternoon was most enjoyable. Jean Goodenough

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Middleton, Aislaby and Wrelton have been doing their bit towards getting people to stop using plastic bags. Cloth Bags were made from recycling unwanted curtains, cushion covers or other material at the monthly Crafternoon get-togethers held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. A strapline 'Say NO to Plastic' was created and labels sewn onto each bag to promote this message and our WI. The bags are available for purchase by donation at monthly meetings and fundraising events. Sandra Tuck

Six members of Snainton were lucky enough to get places

on the second Anglo-Indian lunch at Ebberston Village Hall attended by 30 in total. Frances Langley gave a most interesting and informative talk about her family history going back to early 1700's in India, she had some lovely photos and documents to illustrate it all. Everyone was then treated to a traditional three course delicious lunch, expertly cooked by Frances and served by Jennie Potter and Val Palfrey. Well done Frances. Angela Howgate

Members of Middleton, Aislaby and Wrelton welcomed the Tour de Yorkshire through their community on Saturday 5 May by holding a Cake and Cuppa event in the village hall to raise funds for their local charity for 2018 - Ryedale Stroke Group. The perfect weather and great attendance made for a very enjoyable and successful afternoon. Sandra Tuck

Show the Love - Byland with Wass

bought two oasis hearts for the Show the Love day and used them for Wass Open Gardens at the beginning of June. The first heart represents our village nestling in the forest and the second was for the honey bee campaign and the photo shows a detail of this. The hearts were hung on the village hall where teas were being served and advertised the WI. They did attract attention. Christine Bradley

ENCLOSURES: Autumn Council Meeting Delegates’ ticket Application Form, Autumn Council Meeting Visitor’s Ticket Application Form, Details of your Institute Trustees & MCS Representative (changes to data protection –GDPR)

For information on the events in the diary page 8, please contact your WI Secretary or the Federation Office. Please book your place on any of the above events via your WI Secretary,

who will send an application form with all the details and a WI cheque to WI House.

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EVENT DATE AND TIME VENUE CLOSING DATE

Yorkshire Day Lunch

Wednesday 1 August 12pm for 12.30pm

Burn Hall Hotel, Tollerton Road, Huby, York

YO61 1JB

20 June

Stillington & Farlington Ramble

Thursday 9 August 9.30am for coffee

Village Green, Old Byland, York, YO62 5LG 28 June

Jewellery Beadwork Workshop

Friday 31 August 10.00am-3.30pm

WI House, Thirsk 20 July

Ready, Steady, Computer Workshop

Monday 10 Sept. 2.00pm – 4.00pm OR

7.00pm – 9.00pm

WI House, Thirsk 3 August

Made in Scorton Ramble

Saturday 15 Sept. 9.30am for coffee

Scorton War Memorial Institute, Scorton, Richmond, DL10 6AB

3 August

Winter Hanging Baskets

Tuesday 25 Sept. 7.00pm

Brown's Nurseries, Corban Lane, Wigginton, York YO32 2RG

14 August

Fabric Boxes Workshop

Saturday 29 Sept. and Saturday 6 October 10.00am – 3.00pm

WI House, Thirsk 18 August

Fashion Show Thursday 4 October 7.30pm

St Peter’s Church Hall, Norton, Malton, YO17 9AW

23 August

Sweet Treats & Punch- Promotion workshop

Monday 8 October 7.00pm-9.00pm

WI House, Thirsk 28 August

Autumn Council Meeting

Saturday 13 October 10.30am – 3.30pm

Manor School Academy, Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, York YO26 6PA

Delegates: 13 September

Visitors: 27 September

The Air We Breathe Wed. 17 Oct. or Wed. 24 Oct. 7.30pm

Heslington Meeting Room, YO10 5EB

Hutton Buscel Village Hall, YO13 9NL

5 September

Fondant Icing Workshop

Friday 19 October 10.00am – 3.00pm

WI House, Thirsk 7 September

Federation Ramble Friday 26 October 9.30am for coffee

WI House, Thirsk 13 September

Rag Rug Making Workshop

Monday 29 October 10.00am – 3.30pm

WI House, Thirsk 12 September

Halloween Lunch Friday 31 October 12.00pm for 12.30pm

Lime House, 55 Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LS

20 September

Christmas Paper Weaving Workshop

Friday 2 November 10.00am – 3.30pm

WI House, Thirsk 20 September

International Day - China

Saturday 10 Nov., 10.30am – 3.30pm

Stockton on Forest Village Hall, YO32 9UR 27 September

Christmas Starters Friday 16 November 2.00pm – 4.00pm

WI House, Thirsk 4 October

Visit to Boundary Mill, Colne

Thursday 22 November

Pick up points Thirsk, Pickering & York 11 October

Christmas Crafts Workshop

Saturday 24 November

10.00am-3.30pm

WI House, Thirsk 11 October

Federation Carol Service

Saturday 15 December, 10.30am

St Michael Le Belfrey, York (opposite The Minster)

1 November