Lincoln WI had a very busy end of August, start of September. Over the August Bank Holiday we held our annual cake sale in St Mary Magdalene in the Bail, hosting those attending the Steampunk Festival. Our bakers turned out a great array of cakes from the crowd pleasing coffee and walnut to the more … Continue reading Canal and River Trust Talk & Steampunk Cakes
Picnic and Walking Rounders
This month Lincoln WI held a social event, August is always a tricky month with members on holiday and busy doing non-WI things. The normal Lincoln WI meeting was replaced by a social event, where, due to erratic weather we decided to have an indoor picnic and a game of walking rounders. Fortunately the weather … Continue reading Picnic and Walking Rounders
Needle Felting in July
Local artist, and Lincoln WI member, Nina came with a big bag of wool tops, large pieces of foam and a pile of felting needles. After a brief instruction period and a warning to keep our fingers away from the sharp end and a wave of plasters in case we couldn't we were off. We … Continue reading Needle Felting in July
Dentis-tree in May
May 2024's meeting was (as usual) intended to be a debate on the resolutions, however, this year's resolution was not particularly controversial (some might say toothless) about the lack of NHS dental provision. Therefore the committee decided to invite local environmental groups so members could see what opportunities there are to be involved around the … Continue reading Dentis-tree in May
Spying on the Kremlin in April
This month we had local author Mike Murtagh talk to us about his soon to be published book Spying on the Kremlin. Mike came from a working class background in Swansea and after moving to Manchester ended up joining the Royal Air Force. After a variety of postings such as Brize Norton, RAF Odiham, RAF … Continue reading Spying on the Kremlin in April
Strictly WI…
March is the annual Lincolnshire North Federation meeting at the Embassy Theatre in Skegness and a couple of us went along. Apart from the usual business of reviewing the annual accounts, agreeing the minutes of the previous meeting there was an amazing announcement that the Red Dress Embroidery project will be visiting Lincolnshire in March … Continue reading Strictly WI…
Lincoln Book Festival X Lincoln WI
In March a last minute change to a change saw us hosting Amy from Lincoln Book Festival. Amy gave us a potted history of the festival which has the continuous theme of "History at its Heart" although official records have only been kept since 2015 the festival has been going a lot longer and has … Continue reading Lincoln Book Festival X Lincoln WI
Show the Love Part Two & The Traitors….
Lara made a fantastic collage of the embroidered love hearts and sent them to local politicians with a letter about the Climate Crisis and how Lincoln WI has signed the climate pledge. After the annual meeting, which proceeded smoothly, there was a game of Werewolf, which the TV show Traitors is based on. Lara made … Continue reading Show the Love Part Two & The Traitors….
Show the Love Embroidered Hearts
This January we had Verena from Fabric Tattoo Embroidery come and teach us some simple embroidery for love hearts ready for the annual Show the Love Climate Coalition campaign in February. It was a lovely gentle start to the new year, nothing too strenuous and members did a mixture of different stitches. Interestingly everyone seemed … Continue reading Show the Love Embroidered Hearts
Swedish Christmas & Carols
At December's meeting 'local' Swedish chef Magnus came to talk about Christmas cooking traditions in Sweden. Magnus had previously worked in a 2 star Michelin restaurant in New York run by Emma Bengtsson before moving to the UK. The pandemic and closure of restaurants saw Magnus move to Lincoln and start a home chefing business. … Continue reading Swedish Christmas & Carols
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