On February 17th 1926 a form was signed and sent to the General Secretary of Women’sInstitutes in London to register the birth of Tickenham WI. So we are 100 this month!
On April 15th the signed Constitution and Rules with a registration number of 4443 was returned to London. Meetings were planned to be held on the first Tuesday of each month, except April when it would be the second Tuesday. The President was Mrs Brown who lived at South View, the Vice President being Mrs Roberts who lived at Woodcroft and the Secretary/Treasurer a Miss E M Lewis who lived at Middletown. All homes which can still be found, although some look vastly different from 1926.
We will celebrate our 100 years of friendship, learning, community and sisterhood in various ways this year, beginning with our next meeting on February 10th. Cake will be involved!
Your committee met recently to discuss and plan for our 100th year. We have many things planned for the whole year, some will be part of the programme and some will be extra events. So many ideas came from you that some of them will have to go into our 101st year.
March is our Spring Lunch, our 100th Birthday Party. Why a month late you ask? Many years ago February weather was so dreadful for several years that it was decided that March would be a better month to have a birthday celebration. I can see why with the weather we’ve had this year so far! Make sure you’ve got your ticket from Caroline and if you feel able, offer to provide a dessert.