Hopesay WI
President: Mrs Pat Price
Hopesay WI meet at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of each month at Aston on Clun Village Hall.
In addition to the monthly meetings which are listed on this page other regular activities will be arranged and publicised during the year.
New members are always welcome and anyone interested should contact the Secretary:
Mrs Sheila Davies 01588 660487 or Email: j.moulder@btinternet.com
MEETINGS for 2012
Hopesay WI's January Meeting
A Seasonal Cookery Demonstration by Suzanne Beaumont-Davies
on Tues 10th January 2012, 7.30pm (WI members 7.00pm)
at Aston on Clun Village Hall
Suzanne will be demonstrating how to cook up some delicious dishes using local and sustainable ingredients. Recipes will be available to take away and there will be a chance to taste some of the evening's mouth-watering creations.
The competition is a seasonal treat for coffee-time and you can pick up a yummy bite at our cake stall.
Visitors £3 on the door
New members always welcome, contact Shelia Davies 01588 660487
Hopesay WI's February Meeting
Date : Tues 14th February 2012
Venue : Aston on Clun Village Hall
Time : 8.00pm
Subject : Beauty at any age
Guest Speaker : Pam Allsop (Beauty Therapist)
Competition : Share your Beauty Tips
Details : Pam Allsop, Beauty Therapist from Church Stretton's Health and Beauty Clinic, will be demonstrating how to enhance your natural beauty, whatever your age.
Visitors welcome, £3.00 on the door.
New members always welcome, please contact Shelia Davies 01588 660487.
Hopesay WI's March Meeting (Invitation to Local WIs)
Date : Tues 13th March 2012
Venue : Aston on Clun Village Hall
Time : 8.00pm
Subject : Middle-Eastern Dancing
Guest Speaker : Fiona Ashby
Competition : Most enthusiast dancer !
Details : Fiona will be unfolding some of the mysteries of Middle-Eastern Dancing, with a chance to look at some authentic dance costumes and have a go at this exotic dancing.
Visitors welcome, £3.00 on the door.
New members always welcome, please contact Shelia Davies 01588 660487.
Hopesay WI's April Meeting - Open Meeting, invitation to all
Date : Tues 10th April 2012
Venue : Aston on Clun Village Hall
Time : 8.00pm
Subject : What is Jazz?
Guest speaker : Frank O'Neil
Competition : sheet music with interesting cover design
Details : Frank will be showing us just what makes music 'jazz music'. Demonstrating on a variety of instruments, he will lead us on an ever changing journey through the age of Jazz, from Louis Armstrong to Miles Davies.
All welcome, £3.00 on the door.
New members always welcome, please contact Shelia Davies 01588 660487.
Hopesay WI's May Meeting
Date : Tues 8th May 2012
Venue : Aston on Clun Village Hall
Time : 7.00pm
Subject : 'Wild Flowers in Watercolour' Workshop
Guest speaker : Clare Linford, tutor from Westhope Collage
Competition : A floral painting from home
Details : Clare will be giving a live demonstration on how to use watercolours to create beautiful wild flower images. We will then participate in a hands-on session under the guidance of our experienced tutor.
Visitors welcome. £3.00 on the door.
New members always welcome, please contact Shelia Davies 01588 660487.
Hopesay WI's June Meeting
Date Tues 12th June 2012
Hopesay WI's meeting on 12th June will be an early evening visit to Bryan's Ground, Presteigne. a 3 acre garden of fragrant flowers, follies, a potager and specimen trees. Please contact Judy Clarke on 01588 660278 if you are interested in joining us.
Hopesay WI's July Meeting - Open Meeting, invitation to all
Date : Tues 10th July 2012
Venue : Aston on Clun Village Hall
Time : 8.00pm
Subject : What's Up Doc ? Plant Clinic
Guest Speaker : Dr. Steve Reynolds (Plant Expert)
Competition : Most unusual home grown fruit or vegetable
Details : Can't rid your roses of black spot ? Carrots riddled with carrot fly ? Find out the answers to these questions, and more, by coming along to our plant clinic where a local plant expert will help to alleviate your plant problems and nurse your garden back to health.
All welcome, £3.00 on the door.
New members always welcome, please contact Shelia Davies 01588 660487.
Hopesay WI's September Meeting - Open Meeting, invitation to all
Date : Tues 11th September 2012
Venue : Aston on Clun Village Hall
Time : 8.00pm
Subject : The Great English Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Painters
Guest speaker : Sarah Gathercole
Competition : A nature photograph (plant, animal or landscape)
Details : Sarah will be transporting us back to the age of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, with the aid of images and music. This group of young painters took the mid-19th century art world by storm.
All welcome, £3.00 on the door.
New members always welcome, please contact Shelia Davies 01588 660487.
Hopesay WI's October Meeting (Invitation to Local WIs)
Date : Tues 9th October 2012
Venue : Aston on Clun Village Hall
Time : 8.00pm
Subject : Tea for Two, a Tour of Sri Lanka
Guest Speaker : Pat Davies
Competition : Most unusual leaf tea
Details : A light-hearted look at the wonders of the island of Sri Lanka through the travels of Mrs Pat Davies. With the aid of slides she will take us up to mountainous tea plantations, along sandy beaches and into elephant orphanages with her amusing stories.
Visitors welcome, £3.00 on the door.
New members always welcome, please contact Shelia Davies 01588 660487.
Hopesay WI's November Meeting AGM (Invitation to Local WIs)
Date : Tues November 13th 2012
Venue : Aston on Clun Village Hall
Time : 8.00pm
Subject : 100 years of Footwear
Guest Speaker : Stella Mitchell (Curator of Land of Lost Content Museum)
Competition : Favourite footwear with note to say why
Details : Stella will be leading us on a walk through the changing styles and fashions in footwear for men, women and children over the last 100 years. There will be a chance to look at part of Stella's amazing shoe collection, taken from her fascinating museum.
Visitors welcome, £3.00 on the door.
New members always welcome, please contact Shelia Davies 01588 660487.
Hopesay WI's December Meeting
Date : Tues December 11th 2012
Venue : Aston on Clun Village Hall
Time : 7.00pm
Subject : A Festive Evening of Music and Fun
Musical entertainment : TBA
Competition : Quick and easy festive nibble with recipe
Details : A festive evening with live music, fun and games. A table full of seasonal tasty treats to sample and a festive cup to get us in the mood for Christmas. A Hopesay WI booklet of Quick and Easy Festive Nibbles will be available for sale after the new year.
Visitors welcome, £3.00 on the door.
New members always welcome, please contact Shelia Davies 01588 660487.