Little Sutton Sapphires WI

Little Sutton Sapphires WI attended their first Cheshire Federation Council meeting at Winsford. There were two speakers on the day. Jennie Williams from Titan ( Cyber Project Officer) She gave members a talk on the pitfalls of using the internet and what to do to avoid being targeted by fraudsters The afternoon speaker was Derek Poulson who gave a talk on dialects across the UK, pictured here with a trustee and myself. Sneakily taken by a trustee.

Little Sutton Sapphires WI have been awarded a grant towards a defibrillator to be situated in Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port. Now we are raising funds to have it fitted and to go on courses to enable use of the machine. Defibrulator

Members of the Sapphires went to Pilgrim Studio's in Birkenhead to watch Shirley Valentine. It was an enjoyable evening

Lynne and Christine Committee Members with their head boppers  Members enjoying making Toilet Roll hats and Climate Control Hearts. See our President Adele with her head bopper on More ladies enjoying crafting and members of Little Sutton Sapphires had a fab 1st Birthday Crafting. Can't believe it has been one whole year since we signed the constitution and became part of the Cheshire Federation

What an amazing year Little Sutton Sapphires have had! Tonight is our February meeting and a year  has passed since we signed the Constitution to become the 203rd WI in the Cheshire Federation.

Sapphires didn't hold a meeting in December, instead they had a Christmas Party at the Woodcote House Hotel. Forty  two of our Eighty two members attended this evening and we had fun. Santa came to visit us and gave us small gifts.  We sang songs and our own sapphire version of the Twelve Days of Christmas with actions off all members.... Raffles and a disco and merriment and fun

Several members of our WI have made wreaths/Banners/Knitted and Crochet Poppies. Some laminated ones and ceramic poppies have also been made. The Sapphire's have showered Little Sutton in Ellesmere Port with Poppies in remembrance of those killed in wars to enable us to live on.