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Santon Bridge WI
PRESIDENT Mrs Matterson welcomed members to the March meeting.
Last updated 10 March 2010
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Beckermet WI
THE January meeting had to be cancelled due to the adverse weather conditions.
Last updated 10 March 2010
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Woodend & District WI
WE gathered together in The Captain’s Table, Bigrigg, for our games night in February. Mrs Graham welcomed us to the first meeting of 2010 as the January meeting was cancelled due to the appalling weather.
Last updated 10 March 2010
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Cleator WI
PRESIDENT Mary Gregg welcomed everyone to the February 9 meeting.
Last updated 10 March 2010
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Cumbria Decorative & Fine Arts Society
THE Festival of Britain and 50s’ style was the subject of the February lecture to the Cumbria Decorative & Fine Arts Society, held at the Hundith Hill Hotel, and it proved a trip down memory lane for a surprising number of members who had visited the Festival.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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Cumbria Fair Trade Network
CUMBRIA Fair Trade Network, an alliance of two dozen campaigning groups spread throughout Cumbria, held its sixth AGM at Keswick School on January 23.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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Whitehaven Probus Club
WE are frequently exhorted to focus on the possible joys and horrors of the future. Not so by Mrs Pat Martin, a volunteer at the Helena Thompson Museum at Workington, when she invited members to cast their minds back to life in the 40s and 50s.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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Millom & District Flower Club
EIGHTY members recently attended the annual dinner of the Flower Club.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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Seascale WI
OUR February meeting was held on a cold winters afternoon. A new photograph was taken of the institute.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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Motor Neurone Disease Association
MEMBERS of the North and West Cumbria branch of the Motor Neurone Association held their Christmas lunch at the Border Gate Carlisle.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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Lamplugh WI
OUR February meeting started with our president Brenda Shaw giving a welcome to our guest for the evening, Sue Watts, who hopefully is going to become a new member of our group.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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Moor Row Jubilee Club
OUR meeting was opened by our chairman John Allonby and the prayer was read by Stanley Young.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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West Lakes U3A
THE History Group of the U3A were entertained by an enthralling talk by Andrew Lowe entitled, The Industrial Landscape of the Lake District.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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Cumbria Humanist Group
DOES the Church have a positive contribution to make to education and schools? That question was put to members of Cumbria Humanist Group by the Rev Bert Thomas at our meeting in Morton Community Centre, Carlisle, on February 17. He was introduced by our chair, Iain Paterson, the first humanist member of the Cumbria SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education), of which Rev Thomas is Chair, in addition to his post as Education Director for Carlisle Diocesan adviser on religious education.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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West Cumbria U3A
MOST of us have experience of the ministrations of the Driving Standards Agency through our need to be licensed to drive a car, but members recently had the opportunity to study the human face of the institution when one of its senior examiners stood before them.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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Antiquarian & Archaeological Society
THE end of the line’ was the title of a talk at Egremont to the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society’s South West Group, on the history of steel making and rail rolling at Workington.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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Cumbria Wildlife Trust
THE West Coast Support Group of Cumbria Wildlife Trust met on February 10 for their first Spring talk given by Neil Hutchin, avid bird watcher and member of the local RSPB.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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Keekle and Padstow WI
THE meeting started with Mrs Fleming our President wishing members and visitors a Happy New Year as our January meeting had been cancelled.
Last updated 17 February 2010
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Gosforth WI
GOSFORTH WI was unable to meet in January due to the severe weather.
Last updated 17 February 2010
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Moresby WI
MRS Hartley welcomed members and visitors to the first meeting of 2010. Mrs Stamper was thanked for organising another successful party which was held at Hunday Manor. The next car boot sale will be held on Sunday, February 28, at Egremont.
Last updated 3 February 2010
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