Page 6 - Thrapston Life May 2025

WHAT’S ON
In and Around Thrapston
Spring is in the air at last! Our
March meeting was our Annual
Meeting, marking the end of one WI
year and the beginning of another.
2025/2026 has a full calendar, with
talks, exercise and craft activities
planned, alongside food and social events.
Our May meeting has had to move to another
date, due to the elections taking place. It will
now be held Thursday 8th May at 7.30pm at the
Baptist Church. The WI has a long history of
social and political campaigning. Every issue
that we campaign on stems directly from a
resolution put forward by members and adopted
at the Annual Meeting. WI members have a
unique opportunity to turn a concern into a
national campaign every year, backed by the
whole of the WI. In May, we will be discussing
this year’s shortlist of suggested Resolutions.
There will also be ‘pot-luck’ snacks
and, as always, time to catch up and
socialise with friends old and new.
Looking further ahead, our June
meeting – back to the usual 1st
Thursday of the month- features
Aboriginal Dot Painting.
June also brings the Charter Fair, where we
shall be providing refreshments in the Plaza. We
hope to be fully joining in with the spirit of the
occasion with 1940’s themed clothes and food.
Do come along and say hello.
If you would like any more information
about the WI and our activities, please either
check out our Facebook page – Thrapston
WI – public page, email us on ThrapstonWI.
contactus@gmail.com or call 0797 2009134.
SPOTLIGHT ON VOLUNTEER ACTION:
A Lifeline for Our Community
We are celebrating our 30th
driver. If you have a car and a bit of
Anniversary of serving the
spare time, your contribution
community in 2025! Volunteer
could make a world of
Action has been quietly but
difference. Whether you
powerfully transforming
can drive regularly or just
lives in our rural
occasionally, your help is
communities. This small
needed and appreciated.
registered charity (based in
Oundle) serves Thrapston,
Oundle, Brigstock and 48
surrounding villages in North
Northamptonshire. What began
as a modest operation has grown into
a cornerstone of local support, providing
two essential services: a Community
Transport Scheme and a Befriending
Service.
Volunteer Action is calling on community
members to consider becoming a volunteer
If you’re interested in
volunteering or would like to
learn more, Volunteer Action
would love to hear from you. You
can reach them by phone at 01832 275433,
by email at admin@volunteeractionoundle.
org.uk, or by visiting their website at:
www.volunteeractionoundle.org.uk.
Facebook - volunteeractionuk
X - @VolActionOundle
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