WI Jumble Sale January 11th 2020

Event.

CATEGORY                JUMBLE SALE

EVENT START.          10:30 to 11:30  (open from 9am for Donations) 

DATE.                          SATURDAY  JANUARY 11th 2020

VENUE NAME            

PORINGLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE .

OVERTONS WAY. 

PORINGLAND.

NORWICH. 

NR14  7WB

WI Subscription 2020

 The subscription is set at £43.

 The WI subscription year runs from January to December.

 New members joining the WI for the first time, i.e. who have not previously been a member of any WI in the past 10 years, will pay a pro-rata subscription depending on the quarter in which they join. The rate per quarter is shown in the following table:

    Date of joining 2020
       Total subscription fee
     1 Jan – 31 Mar
 £43.00

     1 Apr – 30 Jun
   £32.25
     1 Jul – 30 Sep
      £21.50

    1 Oct – 31 Dec
  £10.75

  WI members can belong to more than one WI, by paying the full membership fee to the first WI, and a further £21.10 to any additional WIs at any time of the year. There is no pro-rata rate for dual membership.

 WI subscription and dual fees are paid directly to the WI/s you wish to join.

Joint Visit of Wednesday Club and WI to Peter Beales Rose Gardens.on July 3rd 23019.

July's meeting was our annual outing which this year was to Peter Beales Rose Garden  for a talk and tour of gardens followed by lunch .     We were shown how to T-bud new varieties and help to keep the rose trees available for sale at the nurseries. This is a very interesting procedure you require a rootstock plant  select a flowered shoot about 30cm with three or four growth buds. Remove the foliage, cut away a healthy bud with a strip of bark extending about  2.5cm above and below bud. Cut the root stock just deeply enough to pierce the bark and make a T-shaped  incision at a height of 15-30cm, ease the flat of the T outwards, insert bud secure using a rubber binding,  when shoot develops in the spring cutoff growth above bud.   We then walked around garden with our excellent guide discussing the many gorgeous roses and learning  that they had won a gold at Chelsea flower Show again this year, bringing the total gold medals won to 20.

Walk on June 18th 2019

Several members, husbands and friends enjoyed a very informative walk by Lesley around Caistor St Edmund in very nice weather

After the walk we  all enjoyed a very nice lunch at the Dove.

Caistor St Edmund is a village and former civil parish on the River Tas, now in the parish of Caisto St Edmund and Bixley, near Norwich.  The parish covered an area of 6.55 square kilometres (2.53 sq mi) and had a population of 270 in 116 households at the 2001 census,^[1][2] the population increasing to 289 at the 2011 Census.^[3] On the 1st of April 2019 the parish was merged with Bixley to form Caistor St Edmund and Bixley.^[4]

Caistor St Edmund
St Edmund's church, Caistor St Edmund

Venta Icenorum (Classical Latin: literally "marketplace of the Iceni",^[2] Caistor St Edmund was the capital of the Iceni Iceni tribe, who inhabited the flatlands and marshes of that county and are famous for having revolted against Roman rule under their queen Boudica in the winter of AD 61.

The town itself was probably laid out, and its first streets metalled, approximately in the first half of the second century.and a mile or two from the Bronze Age henge at Arminghall.  It lies on the River Tas.

Best foot forward

Bad back so taking a rest

Church in back ground

Lesley waiting for rest of us to catch. up.

Hidden Tunnels and Walk around Norwich. May 2019

Journey below the streets of Norwich to discover curious tunnels and hidden undercrofts

12 of us travelled below Norwich’s streets to discover what lies below The Missing Kind headquarters in Castle Meadow.

Its a perfect example of the city’s hidden history, two flights of stairs below the street are tunnels which may or may not lead to Norwich Castle, a 15th Century undercroft and evidence of two houses which date back to medieval times.

There’s also lots to discover above ground where you learn about the history of Ponds shoe shop, which used to be located in the building.

The picture below is a view from the Ribs of Beef where we had lunch

Dragon Hall

Dragon Hall is a Grade-1 listed medieval merchant's trading hall located in King Street, Norwich, Norfolk close to the River Wensum, and since 2015 home to Writers' Centre Norwich. It is thought to be unique in being the only such trading hall in Northern Europe owned by one man. The building stands close to the River Wensum on King Street, the main road through the city in the fifteenth century, with excellent river transport links via Yarmouth to the Low Countries, Flanders and the Germanic states. Dragon Hall is now acknowledged as one of Norwich’s medieval architectural gems and an iconic building in the city.

The Great Hall on the first floor was built in the 15th century, but some parts of the site are much older. Archaeological research shows evidence of a Saxon hut c. 1000 beneath the Hall. On the northern part of the site, in the late 13th century, the Abbey of Woburn in Bedfordshire had a fish processing operation with various outbuildings and a track to a staithe or quay on the River Wensum. There was also a boundary wall with a large brick arch to give access to King Street. In about 1330 an L-shaped domestic 'hall house' owned by John Page, was built on the southern part of the site with an undercroft and an entrance on the south side from Old Barge Yard.

In about 1427 Robert Toppes, a Norwich merchant, re-developed the site as a commercial complex. He built his first floor trading hall on top of part of the 14th century domestic hall house and on top of the existing boundary wall and brick arch. He retained the 14th century entrance to the hall house for his customers. From the entrance passage his customers went up a new staircase to the first floor trading hall. This was a timber construction of seven bays with a crown post roof, decorated with carvings in the spandrels of 14 dragons. The hall was constructed with English oak, using some 1,000 trees. Clearly Toppes wanted to impress his customers. At the rear of the building he created a yard space with access to the river for his imports and exports, a warehouse area under the hall and a new stairway down to the extended undercroft from the yard. Part of the hall house was retained as a ground floor reception area.

Centenary Salver - Saturday 6th April 2019

THEME CELEBRATION

A freestanding display to include your choice of five items from the following classes, which will be judged individually. 1 Fresh floral exhibit 2 Handmade card (no envelope or inside greeting) 3 five decorated fancies 4 Piece of hand embroidery 5 six confectioneries in a box 6 Item of crochet 7 Handmade jewellery (any medium) 8 Gift wrapped item (any medium)

Poringland WI. 5th Place

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3rd

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4th

WI Walk March 2019

After meeting at the church in Mulbarton we set off for a circle walk through very pleasant farmland, we crossed over a lake walking over very old wooden planks where the swan pictured was majestically swimming, a large tree had fallen during the high winds a few weeks ago hence another photo.  The banks were full of yellow flowers and the weather was very kind to us. The walk finished with a very enjoyable lunch and natter and everyone saying they had enjoyed themselves. 

February's WI walk around Norwich

Several members and 3 husbands enjoyed this months walk around Norwich on a lovely warm sunny day.
We met outside John Lewis and walked down Timberhill and learnt the history of the Gardeners Arms (Murderers).The licence of the pub can be traced back to 1841.
Down to London Street into Princess Street to Tombland via all the small lanes that we walk pass daily. Walked along the Quayside into Cowgate, passed the Art collages back up to  Bedford Street, stopping at St John Maddermarket where we were lucky to  meet a guide 
who gave us a short talk  on the church ending the walk with lunch at the Guildhall Cafe.

Bowls Development Alliance News: WOMEN’S INSTITUTE PARTNER WITH WOMEN CAN

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE PARTNER WITH WOMEN CAN

The Bowls Development Alliance is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with the National Federation of Women’s Institute (NFWI).

The partners will be working together across the country to provide opportunities for WI members to get involved in the sport of bowls. This project is part of the national WOMEN CAN project which aims to encourage more women to play bowls, coach bowls and volunteer in bowls.

Currently only 39% of the bowling club population in England are women, and this campaign has been developed to increase that number to 45% by 2021.

Anna Coulson, WOMEN CAN lead, said: “We are very excited to be working with the Women’s Institute on this project to encourage more women to become involved in the sport. We hope that we can inspire more women to join the bowling community and enjoy the playing and social opportunities the sport has to offer.”

Lynne Stubbings, Chair of the NFWI, said: “We are delighted to be working with the Bowls Development Alliance on this exciting new project which will inspire and empower WI members to become involved and participate in the sport of bowls. This programme is open to all members, regardless of age or ability and we hope that it’ll be successful in increasing the percentage of women in the English bowling community. For members who already have an interest in bowls, and others that have never played the game before, the programme will offer fun, friendship and a chance to get active outside of WI meetings.”

For more information on this exciting new programme and the WOMEN CAN campaign please contact Anna Coulson anna@playbowls.org or visit the Play Bowls website where the campaign video can be viewed at www.playbowls.org/womencan showcasing what the sport can offer women of all ages.

WI Jumble sale April 13th 2019.

EVENT.

CATEGORY                JUMBLE SALE

EVENT START.          10:30 to 11:30  (open from 9am for Donations) 

DATE.                          SATURDAY APRIL 13th 2019

ADMISSION              20 pence.

VENUE NAME            

PORINGLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE .

OVERTONS WAY. 

PORINGLAND.

NORWICH. 

NR14  7WB

WI walk on January 18th 2019

Church of Saint Andrew Framingham Pigot

Parish church. 1859 by Robert Kerr. Knapped flint and ashlar dressings, the
steeple entirely of stone. Plain tile roofs. Nave, north-west steeple,
chancel and north chancel chapel. Extravagant, bold and incongruous Decorated
style. 3 stage tower of square plan with stepped angle buttresses rising to
top of third stage. To south-west corner a polygonal stair turret, reducing
at each stage, ends in a pyramidal roof. It is lit through circular windows.
Spherical triangles to ground floor. On east side a small doorway below a
spherical triangle. Vaguely

The present building was built in 1859 in Gothic Revival style with an unusual tall northwest tower and spire. Inside is a Norman piscina and brass of 1500 of an earlier church. This earlier church had some Late Saxonfeatures and had been considerably altered in the 13th century.

Carol and Judith - Cruise to Iceland.

Poringland members enjoyed the talk and slides presented by Carol and Judith of their cruise which included 
a visit to Iceland.

The meeting was also a very special occasion as our member Mrs Jean Waters  celebrated 50 years membership with Poringland.  Jean has fulfilled most duties during these years, President, Secretary and valued member on the committee for many many years. 

Jean was presented with a cake made by Nina also a member of Poringland, a framed certificate of Achievement and special card representative of 50years of the WI.