Bamford & Norden May 2019

NORDEN WI FOUNDED MAY 1999
Norden WI began after several women had
made enquires to Lancashire Federation of
Women’s Institutes at events they had
attended in the Lancashire and Lake District
areas where the WI had a presence.
Several meetings were held at Butterworth Hall in
Milnrow, advertised in the Rochdale Observer, with
two Voluntary organisers for the Federation, Mrs
Muriel Deal and Mrs Margaret Davies. It soon became
apparent that most of the ladies were from the
Norden, Bamford and Shawclough areas so a further
meeting of interested ladies was advertised and a
planning meeting was organised at St Pauls Church
Hall in Norden on7th April 1999.
Six ladies agreed to serve as committee members
- Mrs Heather Williams, Mrs Rosemary Nunwick,
Mrs Jackie Barber, Mrs Jackie Harrison, Mrs Lillian
Lunn and Mrs Margaret Slade. We were told all
about setting up a WI, the ‘committee’, the Lancashire
Newsletter Hotpot, Subscriptions - £14.50, holding
meetings and an AGM.
There were enough members to get a WI started and
our first official meeting was held on May 5th 1999.
Twenty six ladies attended and a speaker Mrs Netta
Brodick, the Editor of Hotpot, gave us an interesting
talk about a holiday spent in a horsedrawn caravan
in Southern Ireland. Mrs Deal and Mrs Davies agreed
to be joint presidents until our AGM in October. Mrs
Williams was appointed as secretary, Mrs Nunwick –
Treasurer, Vice president- Mrs Slade, Mrs Harrison
was our press officer and Mrs Harrison our
speakers hostess.
The second meeting on June 2nd was opened with
the singing of the first verse of the WI anthem
JERUSALEM, unaccompanied. Eighteen fully paid up
members and eight prospective members attended.
The speaker was Mr White, an ex police officer who
gave an interesting talk about his interest in Walking
Sticks. Refreshments of tea/ coffee and biscuits were
served and a raffle for Norden WI funds was held.
The business part of the meeting informed us of
events that were happening in the Lancashire
Federation which all members could apply to attend.
A group Meeting of local WI’s- Shuttleworth in
Ramsbotton, Greenmount and CockeyMoor and
Longsight had been attended by some members
and they were made very welcome.
The next two months meetings saw our membership
grow to twenty seven members and seven visitors
and included a talk about a Trip to Japan and a
Bodyshop demonstration. In October we held an
AGM for Norden WI.
A record of the last meeting is read at each meeting
for approval by the members and then signed as
a correct record. At the AGM the President gives
a review of the year’s events and highlights and a
financial report is presented. At our first AG meeting
we had £545.50 in the bank from Membership fees
and raffles and expenses were £41.35.
78
To advertise call 07976 289967 or 07974 434793 or email sales@streetwisemag.co.uk