Outings & Activities

ACTIVITIES 2021

Due to Covid-19 restrictions we are currently unable to plan for this year.

ACTIVITIES 2020

January 9th             Pantomime "Aladdin" at Concordia Theatre, Hinckley

January 14th           Craft Evening making Green Hearts for Climate Change Awareness - 7.30 pm Village Hall

11th February          Competition:  A Handmade Get Well Card

12th February         FIMO decorations crafting 10 am at Fran's house

February 29th         Table Top Sale at Broughton Astley Village Hall 10 am - 1 pm

12th May                  Competition:  A Garden on a Tea Plate (cancelled)

June 20th                 Village Carnival - Cancelled

11th August              Competition:  Design a End of the War Poster (POSTPONED)

11th August    Socially distanced get together in the Park(recreation ground) from 2 - 4 pm. Bring your own     chair, refreshments and handgel

10th November         Competition: Decorate a Flower Pot (POSTPONED TO 2021)

ACTIVITIES 2019

January 14th (?) "Beauty and the Beast" Pantomime at Concordia Theatre, Hinckley

January 26th             10 am  Meet at Thurlaston Garden Centre for a Coffee and a Chat

February 12th           Competition to make a hedgehog

February 14th tbc     Visit New Walk Museum, Leicester to view the Suffragette exhibition

March 2nd                 Table Top Sale at Broughton Astley Village Hall 10 am - 1 pm, set up 9.30 am.  Refreshments and Cake Sale

Friday 12th April        Lunch at The Hollybush, Ashby Parva 12.30 pm (book a place through Julia Surfleet)

Tuesday 30th April    Bar Skittles evening at The Red Admiral, Broughton Astley

May 14th                   Competition to make a birthday card

May 15th                    "My Fair Lady" at the Concordia Theatre, Hinckley

May 22nd                    Crazy Golf at Blaby golf course

28th June                    Group Cheese & wine/quiz evening at Ullesthorpe hosted by Bitteswell WI

29th June                    Broughton Astley Village Carnival - refreshments in the Village Hall and Cake/Book stall on the Thomas Estley school field:  12 - 4 pm

5th July                        Federation Quiz at Stoke Golding

August 13th               Competition to bring an unusual teapot

19th September         trip to Wymondham Windmill

4th October               Group meeting hosted by Ullesthorpe WI

22nd October              Leicester Street Walk

November 5th            Fabric Flowers craft morning at Fran's

November 11th            "Evita" at Concordia Theatre, Hinckley

November 12th          Competition to bring a gift-wrapped Christmas parcel

November 23rd          Patchwork Craft Morning

December 6th            Christmas lunch at The White Horse, Broughton Astley 12.30 pm

December 6/7/8th      Christmas tree festival at St Mary's Church, Broughton Astley

December 7th Visit to Stratford Christmas market - 9.30 am from Co-op Car Park

December 16th          Wycliffe Group Carol Concert, 7.30 pm at St Peter's Church, Leire

ACTIVITIES 2018

10th December - Wycliffe Group Carol Concert at St Mary's Church, Broughton Astley, 7.30 pm

8th December - Stratford Christmas Market

24th November - Coffee Morning and Cake Sale at St Mary's Church, Broughton Astley 10 am - 12 noon

15th November - Blue Diamond Garden Centre, East Bridgeford, Notts.

14th November - "Oklahoma" at Hinckley Concordia theatre

1st November - Leicester Centenary Walk

18th October - Canal boat trip from Thurmaston marina to Mount Sorrell stopping for lunch

12th October - Wycliffe Group Meeting hosted by Leire WI

22nd September - Coffee  Morning and Cake Sale at St Mary's Church, Broughton Astley 10 am to 12 noon

13th September - Crazy Golf at Blaby

19th August - Federation Centenary Party at Beaumanor Hall, Leicester

18th August - Meet for coffee at Thurlaston Garden Centre Cafe

28th July - Coffee Morning and Cake Sale at St Mary's Church, Broughton Astley

6th July - Federation Quiz Night at Ullesthorpe

23rd June - Broughton Astley Carnival

15th June - Wycliffe Group Cheese & Wine and Quiz

22nd May - Table Skittles at the Red Admiral, Broughton Astley 7 pm

May 17th - a theatre group to "Anything Goes" at the Concordia, Hinckley

April 26th - a luncheon at The Man at Arms, Bitteswell

April 11th - Quiz Night organised by Sapcote WI at Hinckley

March 15th - a visit to Boundary Mill shopping complex near Grantham

January - A group will be visiting the Concordia Theatre, Hinckley, to enjoy the Pantomime "Robinson Crusoe"

We are looking into members' interest in future productions at the Concordia Theatre for  "Oklahoma" in November.

COMPETITIONS 2018

We hold a competition for members every three months and for 2018 we have chosen:-

February - make a green heart (in any medium) to reflect Climate Change Awareness month!

May - a floral corsage

August - A Chanel design (in the style of Coco Chanel!)

November - a homemade paper Christmas hat