At our September meeting we held a celebration of the LGBT+ community to celebrate equality in society. Anna, using the resources from National Federation, put together a fun evening with quizzes, a word search, drawing and crafts and some fun games.
Rosemary was the winner of the tallest flower competition and received the coveted Eileen Saunders plate and a bouquet of sunflowers.
Members had been given sunflower seeds in their April goody bag and were invited to grow them in their gardens or pots. Some were very successful, some were lost to our not so friendly wild life, aka slugs and squirrels.
We have held our first Poppy making workshop, with part two to follow, results of all this hard work were displayed. We are aiming for a wreath and a post box topper in Harlington village to commemorate Remembrance Sunday.
We have also completed some knitted canaries in support of ‘Climate Craftivisim’ movement, though we haven’t quite got a flock yet! These will be sent to our MPs as a gentle protest to encourage the UK Government to be a bold host as world leaders meet in Scotland for COP 26 in November.
Two birthday girls were celebrated and future events were discussed.
Here are the resources Harlington used for its meeting:
https://mywi.thewi.org.uk/running-your-wi/members-resources/celebrating-pride-2021
Like to brush up on the WI’s policies on equality and diversity?
https://mywi.thewi.org.uk/essential-information/equality-diversity-inclusion