Reports & Events 2019
2019
October has been a very busy month. The speaker was Eileen Fox from Lutterworth Speakers Club showing us how to present the perfect speech. She then took topics from the audience and showed her expertise at talking without advance notice.
Ullesthorpe were hosts to the Wycliffe Group Meeting and the speaker was Spencer Craven from Claybrooke Water Mill. This is a local mill still producing flour, flour mixes, muesli, and oats.
We learnt about the history of the mill from Roman times and the problems Spencer has today with maintaining the water flow and adapting to modern dietary requirements.
His new venture, encouraged by his eco friendly children, has been to open a Refill Eco Station for household products.
Our evening finished with a chilli supper with the added bonus of various breads made by members using Claybrooke flour.
The competition for a “Flour” arrangement was judged by our Federation visitor Janet Kirk and won by Ullesthorpe ladies.
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Our September meeting was looked forward to with eager anticipation … our “speaker" was the fabulous farmhouse cook Brenda Featherstone. We had a wonderful demonstration of several dishes designed to make the most of Harvest produce, from a hearty leek and bacon soup to red cabbage ideal for Christmas (sorry for mentioning the C word so early!) to savoury tarts and crumbles and of course delicious puddings and cakes. All this in 90 minutes! Then the best part, we were all invited to taste everything Brenda and her faithful “assistant" had made. Recipe sheets were provided for all present so I am sure we will all be whipping up Autumn culinary delights soon! On a serious note, it makes all of us realise how fortunate we are, so the meeting also included donations from our members to the food bank.
Our October meeting, Thursday 10th at 2pm features the ebullient speaker Eileen Fox, whose topic is Catch me Out! where she dares the audience to find a topic she cannot speak about! The December meeting on Thursday 12th will be How to Survive Christmas!Please feel free to come as a guest and find out what we are all about.
Ladies from Ullesthorpe WI enjoyed a trip to Tutbury Castle for lunch and a talk by the Curator Lesley Smith. This time Lesley was Anne Boleyn . She gave an amazing insight into Anne as the ill fated 2nd wife of Henry V111.She has a variety of talks. A brilliant day out.
We enjoyed a guided walk led by Steve Bruce following the trail of Richard III's associations with Leicester.Many members,who had been living in Leicestershire for many years, were introduced to new areas. Some ladies went on to either shop, have lunch or visit the Cathedral.