Sunday 3 March 2019

Mystery Movie Night




Some of the ladies from Little Sutton Sapphires enjoyed an evening out in Chester at Mystery Movies from HushHush Events

The film was the Great Gatsby and was shown at St Mary's Chuch near the casstle and was in aid of Chester Women's Aid

Friday 22 February 2019

Centenary Celebrations and Resolutions

Sapphires had the pleasure of listening to a talk about the Resolutions being put forward by WI's in 2019 for consideration as to the Resolution members will vote for at the AGM in Bournemouth in June 2019. The new CFWI advisor Alia El Asmar came and gave us a brief talk on resolutions and timescales and also what the WI has achieved since 1918.
Our Second Speaker for the night was Jean Harding the Chairwoman of CFWI. she told Sapphires all about the Centenary Celebrations for 100 years of the Cheshire Federation in 2020.

Events taking place in 2020

25TH FEBRUARY – CENTENARY CONCERT, CHESTER CATHEDRAL WITH CELEBRATORY SONGS. 
       FEDERATION CHOIR WILL BE PERFORMING.
THE TRUSTEES INVITE WI CHOIRS TO PERFORM ONE OR TWO SONGS OR A WI SKETCH LASTING 
NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES. 
PLEASE FORWARD YOUR APPLICATION TO WI HOUSE, CHESTER BY 29TH MARCH 2019. SUBMIT A SHORT RESUME OF YOUR PERFORMANCE AND THE SONG(S) YOU WILL PERFORM.


MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO WRITE (NO MORE THAN 200 WORDS) A PIECE HEADED ‘WHAT BEING A WI MEMBER MEANS TO ME’. 
WINNING SUBMISSIONS WILL BE READ AT THE CONCERT. 
PLEASE FORWARD TO WI HOUSE WITH YOUR DETAILS BY 29TH MARCH 2019.


MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO SKETCH A DESIGN, 15CMS X 11CMS, GREEN INK ON WHITE PAPER ENTITLED ‘SCENES OF CHESHIRE’. ENTRIES TO BE SUBMITTED TO WI HOUSE WITH YOUR DETAILS BY 28TH JUNE 2019. 
WINNING ENTRIES WILL APPEAR ON NOTELETS TO BE SOLD AS A CENTENARY SOUVENIR.

CELEBRATION BAUBLE, MAXIMUM 15CMS DIAMETER, ONE PER WI. ALL WILL BE DISPLAYED AT CHESHIRE SHOW 2020 AND CHRISTMAS AT WHITE FRIARS OF THE SAME YEAR. SUBMIT ENTRIES TO WI HOUSE BY 31ST OBTOBER 2019.

SOUVENIR CANVAS BAG WITH A CENTENARY DESIGN SUBMITTED BY A MEMBER. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR IMAGE TO WI HOUSE BY 28TH JUNE 2019. THE DESIGN SHOULD MEASURE APPROXIMATELY 25 CMS X 25 CMS.

25TH FEBRUARY – CENTENARY CONCERT, CHESTER CATHEDRAL


23RD JULY – PIE & PEAS (PROVIDE YOUR OWN TIPPLE!) AT POYNTON CIVIC HALL. ENTERTAINMENT TBA.

16TH & 17TH SEPTEMBER – AFTERNOON TEA, THORNTON MANOR, WIRRAL. SPEAKER TBA

20TH NOVEMBER – CELEBRATION MEETING TO MARK THE DATE THE FEDERATION WAS 
FORMED 1920. DETAILS TO FOLLOW.

NOVEMBER – POSSIBLE FEDERATION HOLIDAY TO STONEY CREEK, CANADA.


Thursday 10 January 2019

Sapphires 2019

Well we had our first meeting at the new venue and although it was hectic and it felt we were all running around like a chicken with it's head cut off it went well.
Our Speaker for the night was Sue Wood who is a milliner/Hatter and as she describes it makes "more than just a fascinator", sue told us about her dream to make hats for a living and in 2010 she started the first step towards that. Members wore hats for the night and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Onward and upward for 2019


Friday 4 January 2019

We are moving

Sadly the community Centre which has been the home of the Sapphires i now no longer viable. The amount of ladies wishing to join the Sapphires WI, has made us think of somewhere larger we need to use. So we have moved to Little Sutton Methodist Church. Only across the main road from our old home, but larger. Here's to 2019 and fun for the Sapphires


Christmas Party

Sapphires know how to party in style, so when the annual christmas party comes around, Sapphires have fun.
This year we were at the Mercure Hotel in Ellesmere Port.
Good Food and a Disco and dancing till the early hours

Friday 30 November 2018

Llandudno Trip



Sapphire WI members on a trip to Landudno

Remembrance Parade


Little Sutton Sapphire Members getting ready to march in the Remembrance Parade in little Sutton