A Bunch of Flappers

This months meeting kicked off with news of upcoming events in the area.  Faye mentioned a ClassicCar Show in Harpenden on 30^th July.   She also mentioned that Battlers Green Farm are holding Knitting mornings and Ayletts Nurseries will be holding Sewing Bee mornings. 

From 19^th July to 10^th August Butterfly World will be holding the Worlds Largest Butterfly count.  For more information go to http://www.butterflyworldproject.com/

Tisa  took a moment to mention The Hertfordshire Roller Derby on 16^th August from 1pm – 6pm at Sportspace in Hemel Hempstead, if you would like to book tickets or for more information visit www.hertsrd.co.uk

Tisa then spoke about our Summer outing at the Luna Cinema on 23^rd July for an outdoor screening of Back to the Future.  Food will be available but picnics are welcome.  Please also make sure you bring a blanket to sit on.  There is free parking on site.  Rebecca London will be our Go-to-Gal on the night and she will update those with tickets on a meeting time and point. 

Emma C talked through the WI Newsletter and pointed out that St Albans City WI will be hosting a Quiz Night on 4^th October at the United Reformed Church Hall, Homewood Road, St Albans and teams of 6-8 are welcome to join and it is not limited to WI members, so bring along friends and family and the boys are allowed in too!   Tickets are £8.00 per person.  If you would like to reserve yours please contact 01727 865631 or 01727 865547

 

On the 22^nd October the Autumn Council Meeting will be held at the Hertford Theatre, Hertford and the speaker will be Julie Summers, the author of the fabulous book Jambusters, the story of the work of the WI in World War II.  Tickets are £5 and will be available from County House in August. 

Emma G mentioned that we will be hosting a Clothes Swap in September (date TBC) and even if you cannot attend on the night donations of clothing will be more than welcome.  We will keep you updated with information. 

Emma G mentioned that the next Group Meeting for St Albans District WI Groups will be held on 26^th September and there will be a speaker on 19^th Century Photography and a Female Barbershop Quartet.  Tickets are £4 and if you are interested in attending please let us know by contacting us on hertsbellesstalbanswi@gmail.com

Rebecca turned her attention to World Pomination – don’t worry she has not gone all megalomaniac on us, I said POM-ination!  Kirstie Allsop is trying to Break a World Record for the longest line of pom-poms, and hey why not!  You can make any size and bring them along to the next meeting where Rebecca will take them along to the local Hobbycraft for our entry to take part.  For those unsure how to make pom-poms these handy how to videos will do the trick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwKPRuhQB1A 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M9Dw4leyjw 

Lia spoke about next months meeting on 20^th August where we will be welcoming the amazing Jive Swing Dance Instructors to teach us a dance.  We were given the option of The Charleston or a Jazz routine and after a vote we decided on the Charleston!  This should be a really fun night and there will be a small charge of £5 to join in the evening. 

Our July activity then kicked off with Lia introducing back by popular demand the fabulous Sarah Dunn from Doo Wop Dos. 

The incredibly talented Sarah demonstrated how to create a 1920s faux bob and did a fabulous job on lucky Lia who was acting as Girls World model for the evening. 

 

 It was then over to our Belles to recreate the fabulous do and once again they did not disappoint, our talented gals did us proud once again and came up with some gorgeous creations – all whilst having a good laugh and a gossip at the same time – multi tasking at its best! Hurrah!!

 

And then all too soon the clock struck 10 and the evening was over and like fabulous 1920s versions of Cinderella off we fled into the night looking for the nearest Speakeasy ready for our Charleston lesson next month. So until then Belles... Stay Classy & Fabulous!  

 

xx