This month, almost inevitably, it had to be time to tackle Christmas decorations. We followed two tutorials one a snowflake from Bella...

It's a while since the Crafty Crew enjoyed a macrame session and this time they made some bright or natural coloured leaves instead of...

We discussed a great selection again this month. "Less" by Patrick Grant sparked lively debates about the current trend towards...

As the leaves turn golden and the air chills, there's nothing quite like gathering with friends to share the joy of a good book. Our book...

The latest WI Learning Hub newsletter had a new initiative this week in the shape of a set of art prompts for autumn. A really nice idea...

September's Crafty Crew session returned to an activity tried in the group's early days: quilling. This time Diane led the Crew in the...

September's Our Town took advantage of the free Round the Bend tour at Chippenham's Water Recycling Facility (aka Sewage Treatment Works...

There's been quite a lot of chat about the delicious Denman tea loaf on the UWI Facebook group recently. The recipe's buried on MyWI, but...

We had a great turnout for the September meeting and between us covered a wide variety of books. We had several high scores this month...

We were a smaller gathering this month due to holidays and other commitments, and some of us didn't find time to read this month. ...

We didn't have an official monthly meeting for August, but as in previous years Carolyne kindly invited the Belles to visit her family's...

A variety of artistic styles were much in evidence at August's relaxed Crafty Crew meeting with pleasing results. Diane said: " Drawing...

We welcomed Alison Warren to July's main meeting who spoke about the history of ice cream - June's Jaunt revealed we love ice cream...

Diane has the latest from the Crafty Crew: "What a great way to use up otherwise fairly unusable fabric pieces. Lovely rag wreaths from...

It was lovely to invite Sadie back to demonstrate summer flower arranging this time after her successful one for Christmas table centres...

Judging by our activities lately we Belles do like a good jaunt! And so it was towards the end of June when we got on board the coach for...

The Crafty Crew had a delightful time creating these button trees recently. It was a great opportunity to raid their button boxes and get...

Ann Mackie reports: "The Happy Hookers decided it was time for a roadtrip. So for this month's meeting we went, successfully, in search...

Quite a mixed bag of books this month, with scores as low as 3 and high a 9.

Here's the summary of the outstanding June reads...