Who We Are and What We Do
Ringway and Hale Barns WI was founded in 1957 and currently has around 45 members.
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Our meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of the month at All Saints Church hall, Hale Road, Hale Barns, WA15 8SP, starting at 7.30 p.m. Limited parking is available outside the hall and at Asda next door. As you will see on other pages of this website, we try to have fun and do as many different things as we can to entertain all of our members.
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The 'Meetings ' page on our website shows the variety of speakers that we have enjoyed this year. Meetings finish with tea and coffee, often with tasty homemade cakes. Members can browse the bookstall that supports the allotment project and sign up for events being held in the future. Most months members are invited to submit an entry for the competition.
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As well as day trips there is an annual short break organised further afield.
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Ringway and Hale Barns WI has a number of groups offering a range of different interests and skills. Members may join as many as they wish.
Visitors and new members are very welcome to come along and details of how to get in touch with us are shown at the bottom of the webpages. The map showing where we meet is below .
We are a friendly bunch so don’t worry, you will be welcomed by all!
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Scrapbook from 1965
NEWSLETTER
With a bit of luck the weather will start to get warmer and with the lighter nights it will be easier for everyone to make it to the meetings and we look forward to seeing you all there. It’s really nice to be able to meet up and have a chat and a cup of tea or coffee with the added bonus of some entertainment!
We have had some really good speakers over the past year and the programme for the next year is looking just as good.
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Unfortunately, Joan Flanagan has had to give up her role as Speaker Secretary, which she undertook extremely well. Thank you Joan.
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The Guide Dogs were fantastic and I think everyone enjoyed hearing about how they are trained. The dogs that came to the meeting were so well-behaved too!
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Our donation to the Wood Street Mission was well received. Thank you to everyone who generously donated.
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Robert Merrell was an inspiration. He was extremely entertaining and we hope to have him back in the future.
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The Reflexology talk was also useful as we can all do the massage with our hand cream at home.
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Our next few meetings will be as follows:
27th March: Irish Night
Tea Hostesses: Lynette Thomas
Flowers: Beryl Burgess
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24th April: The Golden Age of Radio
Tea Hostess: Veronica McCormick
Flowers: Pat Ray
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22nd May: Witches with Jean Finney
Tea Hostesses: Diane Crowther
Flowers: Maureen McParlin
Cakes: Viv Hilton and Ann Byrne
26th June: Birthday Party
Tea Hostess: Val Imm
Flowers: Jean Muir
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