Chapel of Garioch SWRI
The Chapel of Garioch Scottish Women’s Rural Institute group meets from 7.30pm at the Village Hall on the 1st Thursday of each month of the year from September to May.
A very warm welcome awaits you at our meetings, which are open to everyone. Our group provides friendship and fun as well as bringing the community together. It gives women an opportunity to express their creativity, take up new hobbies or just get a few hours away from their hectic life.
Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be a fantastic baker or flower arranger to join ‘the Rural’. Nor do you have to be over 50 and have a ‘blue rinse’ or be able to sing (‘Jerusalem’ or anything else!) – the SWRI is for all women who live and work in the country or are interested in country life in all its many and varied forms, both modern and traditional. There is no age limit other than that you must be over 14 years old to become a member.
We try to produce a varied and fun programme, with a mix of arts and crafts (eg candle making, dessert making and displaying), social events (taste & try, wine tasting, local outings), education (compassion in world farming, the work of local charities, local history, health issues) and adventure (hiking). For details of the 2008-9 season, click here.
There is no need to be a member to come along to any of our meetings, you will be sure of a warm welcome whenever and however often you decide to drop in.
What happens at the monthly meetings?
We usually have a speaker and/or demonstrator at each meeting, so we either sit back and enjoy the talk or get some ‘hands on’ experience of something new.
Then we have refreshments, which is a great chance to have a relaxed ‘blether’. After that comes the ‘business’ part of the evening. This can cover plans for outings, invitations to events held by other SWRI groups, and other general announcements. The winner of the raffle is announced (tickets are 50p each), as is the winner of the month’s competition.
Notes on Competitions – there are two types of competition
1 -- must be member's own work
2 – is a pick up item (something you have ‘on hand’)
You can enter the monthly competition as and when you want – there’s no pressure at all to enter. It’s not the winning that’s important, it’s the fun of taking part.
Subscriptions:
Members: £10 per year.
Visitors/Non-members: £2 per meeting, but this includes your tea/coffee and usually we have a selection of both savoury and sweet home bakes.
Please feel free to contact our President or Secretary if you’d like any more information.For more information about Scottish Women’s Rural Institutes, please visit www.swri.org.uk
President: Carol Ingram
Tel: 01467 681287
Secretary: Jacky Fowler
Tel: 01467 681547