CRADLEY
WI
Established
1938
Cradley
WI
meets
monthly
in
the
Village
Hall
on
the
fi
rst
Thursday
of
the
mont
h
at
7.30pm
(except
Decembe
r)
We
have
a
speaker
or
other
activ
ity,
a
short
busines
s
me
eting
a
nd
plenty
o
f
time
to
ca
tch
up
over
refreshments
We
also
have
many
other
activities
and
clubs
to enjoy…
BOOK
CLUB
LUNCH
CLU
B
SUPPE
R
CLUB
NIMBLE
FINGERS
COFFEE
MORNINGS
GARDEN
CLUB
CINEMA/THEATR
E/CULTURE
GROU
P
We
take
part
in
other
activities
and
eve
nts
too…
Stalls
at
l
ocal
Fairs
Herefordshire
Federation
WI
ev
ent
s
Village
community
ev
ent
s
Fund-raising
for
a
charity
of
our
choice
Do
come
along
to
our
monthly
meeting
to
see
what
we
are
all
about.
You
will
be
assu
red
o
f
a
warm
welc
ome.
First
meetin
g
is
complem
ent
ary.
If
you
would
like
t
o
know
more
about
Cradley
WI
please
con
tac
t
-
Cradley_WI@herefordshirewi.o
rg.uk
or
Sue
Humphreys,
President,
01886
8
80165
Art
icle
for
CMS
Newsletter
Dece
mb
er
20
24
edition
Cradley
WI
–
Novem
be
r
2
024
The
November
meeting
of
Cradley
WI
took
place
a
day
earl
y
owin
g
to
the
Village
Ha
ll
bein
g
used
for
our
loc
al
by-electi
on.
A
change
of
day
can
be
inconve
nie
nt
for
so
me
membe
rs
but
th
er
e
was
a
good
tu
rn
out
fo
r
an
interesting
talk,
‘Carniva
l
Arou
nd
th
e
Wo
rld’
pr
esent
ed
by
on
e
of
our
membe
rs,
Jil
l
Salmons.
Jill’s
passion
for
costumes
sta
rted
whe
n
she
was
a
c
hil
d
a
nd
sh
e
has
tr
avelle
d
widely
photographing
carnivals
and
co
llecting
c
ost
umes.
Jill
trea
ted
us
to
a
fa
scin
ati
ng
illu
str
ate
d
i
nsi
ght
in
to
the
hi
stor
y
of
c
ar
nival
whi
ch
goes
ba
ck
a
long
way,
with
evidence
of
carni
val
s
bein
g
h
el
d
in
Roman
time
s.
Th
ey
ar
e
h
eld
in
a
ll
p
ar
ts
o
f
the
world,
oft
en
linked
w
ith
religi
ous
fe
stivals,
s
ometime
s
bein
g
banne
d
o
nly
to
s
tart
up
agai
n
many
years
later.
She
explained
how
cost
umes
ca
n
t
ake
mon
ths
to
make
a
nd
ca
n
c
os
t
thousands
of
pounds
and
her
photographs
showed
examples
that
were
bo
th
spec
tacu
lar
an
d frightening!
We
saw
how
the
cultur
e
o
f
t
he
co
unt
ry
is
reflect
ed
in
the
c
ost
umes
wit
h
differences
between
Switzerland
and
t
he
Ca
ribbea
n
and
betwee
n
Bulga
ria
and
South
America.
The
common
feature
of
all
ca
rnivals,
howeve
r,
is
tha
t
e
ve
ryo
ne
ha
s
fun!
Jill
had
brought
some
beautiful
costumes
and
ma
ny
va
ried
masks
for
us
to
tr
y
o
n.
The
Ha
ll
may
not
have
been
big
enough
for
a
full
para
de,
but
we
all
exper
ience
d
s
ome
of
the
fu
n.
Maybe
Cradley
village
needs
a
Car
nival
of
its
own?
Members
have
been
enjoying
the
varied
event
s
duri
ng
October
-
the
Book
Club
re
vie
we
d
No
ordinary
Day
by
Matt
Johnson
and
John
Murray
-
The
truth
about
the
dea
th
of
WPC
Yvonne
Fletcher.
The
Lunch
and
Supp
er
clubs
co
ntin
ue
to
be
p
opular
a
s
do
t
he
Co
ffe
e
mo
rnin
gs
and
Nimble
Fingers.
Six
members
attende
d
t
he
He
ref
ordsh
ire
Fe
de
rat
ion
Annual
Co
uncil
meeting
whic
h
provide
s
a
var
ied,
i
nte
res
tin
g
a
nd
in
forma
tive
programme
with
a
chance
to
meet
up
with
friends
and
new
acquain
tances
fr
om
othe
r
WIs
across
t
he
co
unty.
We
have
a
lot
of
forthco
mi
ng
activit
ies
taking
p
lac
e
dur
ing
Nove
mber
and
Decembe
r,
in
particular,
our
s
tal
l
a
t
th
e
village
Chris
tmas
Fair
on
7
th
Dece
mber.
We
w
ill
be
sellin
g
our
ever-popular
cakes
and
bakes,
preserves
and
chutneys,
minc
emea
t
a
nd
many
Chri
stmassy
items,
fun
decorations
and
stock
ing
fil
ler
s.
We
w
ill
ha
ve
ou
r
r
affl
e
t
o
w
in
a
Ch
rist
ma
s
Hamper
and
a
new
‘Guess
the
Weight
of
th
e
Cak
e’
comp
etit
ion
too.
Pl
ease
come
and
v
isi
t
us
-
look
out
for
our
ba
nne
r
nea
r
the
ga
te
as
yo
u
c
ome
in.
Cradley
WI
is
planning
a
project
for
2025
to
celebra
te
the
110th
ann
ive
rsa
ry
of
the
Nati
ona
l
Federation
of
Womens’
Ins
titutes
(not
the
Cradley
br
anch,
we’re
a
mere
86
yea
rs
old!).
We
look
forward
to
working
wit
h
Cra
dle
y
Wild
to
crea
te
‘Pl
ant
ers
fo
r
Pol
lina
tor
s’
aro
und
t
he
village
-
everyon
e
wil
l
be
welc
ome
to
join
u
s
i
n
t
his
ve
ntu
re.
Hav
e
a
look
at
Cr
adley
Wild’s
article
elsewhere
in
th
is
magazin
e
a
nd
look
out
fo
r
mo
re
info
rmat
ion
in
the
New
Ye
ar
.
As
there
i
s
no
forma
l
mee
ting
in
D
ece
mber
o
ur
next
mee
tin
g
i
s
a
t
7.30
o
n
Thu
rsd
ay
2
nd
January
2025.
Yo
ur
fir
st
me
etin
g
is
compl
emen
tary.
See
yo
u
th
en
.
For
more
informat
ion
pl
ease
con
tact:
Cradley_WI@herefordshirewi.org.uk
Pam
Moss,
Press
Offic
er
Sue
Humphreys,
President
Lesley
Gregory,
Correspondence
Secretary