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Hellifield WI’s 70th Year

We have started the year with a bang. Hellifield WI held it’s 70th
anniversary party celebrations in February and unveiled a collage
put together diligently by members, depicting life as a WI Member
in Hellifield – such fun. The collage is proudly displayed centre
stage in the village hall. A historical booklet outlining activities that
have taken place during the WI’s 70 years was distributed. To cap
off the evening, which also involved partaking in lots of food and
wine, the committee performed four hilarious sketches, which had
members in fits of laughter (of course it could have been the
effects of the wine!).

In March visitors and members had a We welcome visitors and new
most enjoyable presentation from John members to come to our meeting on
Sutcliffe who spent his childhood in Thursday 20th June at 7.15 pm in the
Hellifield, but who now regularly travels Village Hall when Malcolm Linford will
the world. John relayed how he be providing us with information about
celebrated his approaching 70th ‘Cave Rescues”.
birthday by walking ‘Cape to Cape’ -
from Cape Cornwall in South West For further information about the WI or
England to the remote Cape Wrath on the meeting in June, please contact me
the north-westerly tip of Scotland. This on Tel: 01729 851070 or email:
was very apt in the year of Hellifield kalydun@btinternet.com
WI’s 70th anniversary.
Karen Dunwoodie
At the time of
writing this for the
first edition of
Hellifield Herald,
members are
looking forward to
a quite different
presentation. At
their April meeting
there will be
entertainment from
Philip Taylor who
is a musician and
comedian. In May,
Christine Dodds
will show members
how to make
lavender bags.

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