Holystone Hinnies 2023
Welcome to our 2023 page.
Subs are next due by 1st April 2023 and are set at £46, which entitles you to 11 meetings and 8 magazines per year, plus access to additional pay as you go events.
New members joining later in the year pay a pro-rata reduced rate every 3 months.
Approximately 50% of the subs is kept by our WI to fund hall hire, speakers, crafts, etc, while approx 25% goes to each of Northumberland Federation and National WI. See below for more details from previous year’s subs.
Programme 2023
We usually meet in Holystone Primary School Hall on the first Thursday on the month 7-9pm.
sometimes the dates change around school holidays, so please check actual dates below.
Meeting dates for the year are as follows:
Thurs 12th Jan - Talk by the North Tyneside Sheriff and bring and buy a bag fundraiser unfortunately speaker cancelled so replace by games night)
Thurs 2nd Feb - our 5th birthday!
Come along in your best decorated bra for a bit of boob shaped cake and talk on breast awareness
Thurs 2nd March - Easter craft (gnomes) with Barbara
Fri 3rd March - Trip to Seaton Deleval Adult Panto - Sleeping with Beauty
Tue 28th March - WI fashion show and clothes event
Thurs 20th April *moved due to Easter hols* - AGM and snaffle raffle
Thurs 4th May - King’s Coronation party and decorate a coronation peg doll competition
Mon 22nd May - Federation domino competition
Thurs 1st June - Theatre Royal trip to see Take That’s Greatest Days Musical
Thurs 8th June *moved due to half term* - mindfulness and meditation
Mon 3rd June - Federation quiz
Wed 14th June - John Lewis event
Sat 24th June - Victoria Tunnel tour
Tue 4th Jul - Federation domino competition
Thurs 6th July - sports day, pizza and cocktails social
Sun 9th July - Station Road litter pick
Fri 28th July - Springfield funday cake stall
Thurs 3rd Aug - summer social at the pub
Sun 3rd Sept - Ladyboys of Bangkok trip
Thurs 7th sept *moved to allow for new school year - Charity speaker (unfortunately speaker was ill so we had a quiz night instead).
Thurs 5th Oct - Northumbria Police talk on hate crimes
Sat 7th Oct - Northumberland Federation annual meeting
Thurs 9th Nov *moved to avoid half term - Mandala stone dotting tea light holder
Thurs 7th Dec - Christmas party with ukulele band
Sun 17th Dec - Afternoon tea at 3sixty
Meetings are *usually* the first Thursday of the month but note that April, June, Sept and November are moved to avoid school holidays. Doors open at 7pm for tea, cake and a chat, official meeting/main event starts 7.30pm, close at 9pm.
More information can be found by browsing the photo albums and events tabs on our Facebook page or visiting our website www.holystonehinnieswi.weebly.com.
If you are interested in joining Holystone Hinnies, drop us a message via Facebook, email [email protected] or just pop along to our next meeting for a free trial.
We’ve had a few people ask if you need to live in Holystone to join us - absolutely not, you are welcome wherever you are from.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Additional activities such as dine outs, theatre trips, bucket list events etc will be added throughout the year.
Check back later in the year as we upload the event photos.
Programme 2023
We usually meet in Holystone Primary School Hall on the first Thursday on the month 7-9pm.
sometimes the dates change around school holidays, so please check actual dates below.
Meeting dates for the year are as follows:
Thurs 12th Jan - Talk by the North Tyneside Sheriff and bring and buy a bag fundraiser unfortunately speaker cancelled so replace by games night)
Thurs 2nd Feb - our 5th birthday!
Come along in your best decorated bra for a bit of boob shaped cake and talk on breast awareness
Thurs 2nd March - Easter craft (gnomes) with Barbara
Fri 3rd March - Trip to Seaton Deleval Adult Panto - Sleeping with Beauty
Tue 28th March - WI fashion show and clothes event
Thurs 20th April *moved due to Easter hols* - AGM and snaffle raffle
Thurs 4th May - King’s Coronation party and decorate a coronation peg doll competition
Mon 22nd May - Federation domino competition
Thurs 1st June - Theatre Royal trip to see Take That’s Greatest Days Musical
Thurs 8th June *moved due to half term* - mindfulness and meditation
Mon 3rd June - Federation quiz
Wed 14th June - John Lewis event
Sat 24th June - Victoria Tunnel tour
Tue 4th Jul - Federation domino competition
Thurs 6th July - sports day, pizza and cocktails social
Sun 9th July - Station Road litter pick
Fri 28th July - Springfield funday cake stall
Thurs 3rd Aug - summer social at the pub
Sun 3rd Sept - Ladyboys of Bangkok trip
Thurs 7th sept *moved to allow for new school year - Charity speaker (unfortunately speaker was ill so we had a quiz night instead).
Thurs 5th Oct - Northumbria Police talk on hate crimes
Sat 7th Oct - Northumberland Federation annual meeting
Thurs 9th Nov *moved to avoid half term - Mandala stone dotting tea light holder
Thurs 7th Dec - Christmas party with ukulele band
Sun 17th Dec - Afternoon tea at 3sixty
Meetings are *usually* the first Thursday of the month but note that April, June, Sept and November are moved to avoid school holidays. Doors open at 7pm for tea, cake and a chat, official meeting/main event starts 7.30pm, close at 9pm.
More information can be found by browsing the photo albums and events tabs on our Facebook page or visiting our website www.holystonehinnieswi.weebly.com.
If you are interested in joining Holystone Hinnies, drop us a message via Facebook, email [email protected] or just pop along to our next meeting for a free trial.
We’ve had a few people ask if you need to live in Holystone to join us - absolutely not, you are welcome wherever you are from.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Additional activities such as dine outs, theatre trips, bucket list events etc will be added throughout the year.
Check back later in the year as we upload the event photos.