Our December meeting always used to clash with the Christmas Market, but since the Lincoln Christmas Market has now concluded it gives us a greater range of speakers, many who would have previously had a stall at the market. This year we had Adam from Bread + Cheese come and talk to us about bread … Continue reading Bread + Cheese
November Craft Evening
November’s Lincoln WI meeting was a festive craft session getting ready for Christmas, with simple but effective ideas for gift bags and Christmas decorations. We also had our annual Advent calendar collection which will be donated to the Lincoln Larder. Using brown paper bags, which are often used to package shopping and are easily recyclable, … Continue reading November Craft Evening
Domestic Soldiers – June 2025
June 25 meeting - Elaine talking about domestic soldiers in Lincolnshire during the Second World War
Showing the Love
February is “Show the Love month” for a lot of WIs and Lincoln WI is no exception. Often we did this in January, but after some programme moving we were able to do this in the “correct” month. Show the Love is an initiative by the Climate Coalition of which the WI is a founding … Continue reading Showing the Love
Christmas Market and Carol Concert
December was a busy month for Lincoln WI, not only did we have our December meeting, but we collaborated with the City of Lincoln Brass Band (COLB) in a charity concert. Our Craft Market was great fun, with members having the opportunity to do some Christmas crafting as well as buy some artisan Christmas presents. … Continue reading Christmas Market and Carol Concert
Morris Dancing Birthday Party
Morris dancing at Lincoln WI
Canal and River Trust Talk & Steampunk Cakes
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
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