Centenary Challanges 2015
updated 21/01/2015
List of Shelford WI CentenaryChallenges 2015
(do something you’ve never done before)
101 Helen As above
102 Maureen H As above
103 Maureen S As above
104 Fay As above
105 Linda As above
106 Heather As above
107 Jean G As above
108 Jan As above
109 Hilary Took up darts again (2015), and persuaded a member to join the darts team 07/01/16
(do something you’ve never done before)
- Dinah Sang at the Albert Hall with the Nottingham Community Choir 22/03
- Maureen H. Stood in for Dinah at the April meeting 02/04
- Pat Attended the Parish Council meeting & asked a question 10/04
- Pat Spent 3 hours at QMC being a volunteer patient 30/04
- Jan Introduced the February, March & April speakers 05/02, 05/03, 02/04
- Margaret E. Sold her black velvet sequinned waistcoat on eBay for 99p + £2.80 postage (Never again!) 31/03
- Liz B. Did a 20-mile bike ride around Kielder Water 03/15
- Liz B. Erected a banner denouncing possible oil drilling 01/15
- Sheila Drove a tractor 01/06
- Joy Drove a tractor 01/06
- Liz B. Drove a tractor 01/06
- Liz W. Drove a tractor 01/06
- Maureen H. Drove a tractor 01/06
- Linda Drove a tractor 01/06
- Dinah Drove a tractor 01/06
- Margaret E Drove a tractor 01/06
- Carole Persuaded her husband to let us drive his tractor! 01/06
- Dinah Travelled on public transport in Italy 05 – 12/06
- Jan Rode a horse in the Caribbean
- Linda Went down a catacomb in Malta
- Maureen H. Went to the WI AGM & shared a room with a stranger 04/06
- Maureen H. Cooked for 30 at Guide camp 06/06
- Maureen H. Flew solo to Zurich
- Andrea Walked the 40-mile Boudicca Way 02 – 04/06
- Andrea Ordered a black coffee in Czech whilst in Prague
- Bev Went to the Royal Garden Party 02/06
- Bev Had ballroom dancing lessons 04/15...
- Bev Visited Burma 12/14
- Margaret S. Moved house 07/14
- Margaret S. Travelled solo on the London Underground 02/15
- Ann K Went to the Royal Garden Party 02/06
- Jean G. Grew and arranged the flowers for her daughter’s 50th birthday 19/06
- Pat Attended a weekend course at Denman for the 1st time 24 – 26/07
- Dinah As above
- Maureen H Made silver clay jewellery at Denman
- Susie Made and iced her daughter’s wedding cake 16/06/15
- Susie Grew and arranged the flowers at her daughter’s wedding
- Angela Went on a balloon flight
- Pat Test drove an automatic car
- Jean R Took part in a gymnastics display at 2x the age of the others!!
- Andrea Has taken up body combat
- Maureen G. Went to a Kurling evening at Burton Joyce WI
- Margaret P As above
- Jan Was interviewed for Radio 4’s “Inside the Ethics Committee”
- Dinah Performed for the delegates at the Denman weekend 25/07
- Maureen G. Brought her husband to the October Open Meeting 01/10
- Ann K Managed to stand upright at Albert Docks in a hurricane August
- Anne J Managed to find the Richard III Centre in spite of wrong signs September
- Ann K As above
- Ann K Danced on the floor of the Blackpool Tower Sept
- Liz B. Collected Community Led Plans from 96 houses 26/09
- Liz B Appeared as a Victorian vagrant at the Galleries of Justice for a dvd 10/15
- Dinah Attended a choral workshop and learned The Dream of Gerontius 03/10
- Liz B Dressed as a Medieval woman and visited primary schools to advertise
- Liz B Grew potatoes for the first time
- Barbara Grew tomatoes for the first time
- Kath Grew parsnips for the first time
- Jo McHugh Raised £5,000 for Macmillan 13/08
- Jo McH Arranged the flowers for a friend’s daughter’s wedding 23/08
- Liz W Bartered for a rug in Marrakech
- Liz W Grew courgettes for the first time
- Andrea Went to Welney Wetlands Trust at dawn to watch the swan migration
- Andrea Started training with kettlebells
- Sue Bought a car on her own Sept
- Kath Scored 151 in a WI darts match
- Dinah Helped with the winter clean at NT’s Gunby Hall 06/11
- Sheila Dug a large part of her garden with an injured leg so using only arms
- Margaret S. Performed an unpleasant but essential task
- Sheila Bought an iPad and sent an email
- Dinah Sang with the chorus of Opera North 18/11
- Jan Organised a pamper evening 19/11
- Pat Helped organise a pamper evening 19/11
- Fiona As above
- Linda As above
- Susie As above
- Maureen H. As above
- Dinah As above
- Ann As above
- Maureen H Travelled by train to London on her own 26/11
- Dinah Toured the NFWI HQ 26/11
- Maureen H As above
- Fiona Cooked quinoa for possible buyers Summer 2015
- Anne J. Went to KFC for the first time (hated it) July
- Liz B Did Kurling for the first time (East Bridgford) 08/12
- Claire Knitted with two matchsticks 07/01/16
- Liz B As above
- Jo M As above
- Susie As above
- Ann As above
- Pat As above
- Jean R As above
- Roberta As above
- Joy As above
- Kath As above
- Barbara As above
- Dorothy As above
- Liz W As above
- Andrea As above
- Margaret E As above
101 Helen As above
102 Maureen H As above
103 Maureen S As above
104 Fay As above
105 Linda As above
106 Heather As above
107 Jean G As above
108 Jan As above
109 Hilary Took up darts again (2015), and persuaded a member to join the darts team 07/01/16