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
Domestic Soldiers – June 2025
June 25 meeting - Elaine talking about domestic soldiers in Lincolnshire during the Second World War
Morris Dancing Birthday Party
Morris dancing at Lincoln WI
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
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
Hidden Roman Lincoln
Back in November Sophie from Colonia Heritage came to speak to us about the parts of Lincoln that are hidden. There was the obvious discussion of Newport Arch, but also the granite circles marking the sub surface remains of Roman columns. These circles are clearly visible in modern day Lincoln in the Bailgate area. We … Continue reading Hidden Roman Lincoln
Birthday Pompom Fun
In October we invited local dance school Go Dance to take us through our paces doing cheer-leading. Helen came with a huge bag of pompoms and all the moves! Even injured Secretary Lara picked up a pompom and shook her stuff. We learnt various positions and then put them together to create a routine. We … Continue reading Birthday Pompom Fun
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