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BOTRIPHNIE W.R.I. OFFICE BEARERS. 2005 - 2006. |
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OFFICE |
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| President: | Mrs Lorna Milne | Whitehillock, Keith. | 01466-760221 |
| Vice President: | Mrs Audrey Proctor | . | 01340 820859 |
| Secretary: | Mrs Lindsay Watt | Rosarie. | 01542-860268 |
| Treasurer: | Mrs Margaret Christie | 81 Regent Street, Keith. AB55 5ED | 01542-882489 |
| Press Secretary: | Mrs Dot Bremner | The Greens, Drummuir, Keith. AB55 5PS | 01542-810381 |
| Magazines: | Mrs Diane Mark | Mains of Pitlurg, Keith. AB55 5PJ | 01542-810209 |
| Competitions: | Mrs Diane Ford | . | 01466 799528 |
| Raffle: | Mrs Mary Stewart | Bomakelloch, Botriphnie, Keith. | 01542-810346 |
Year 2004/2005
The 75th Anniversary of Botriphnie W.R.I.
The cake before the feast!
The Chairwoman speaks!
How about them costumes!
Monthly Report. February 2005.
Monthly Report. December 2004.
Monthly Report. November 2004.
Monthly Report. October 2004. (The 75th anniversary of Botriphnie WRI!)
Monthly Report. September 2004.
Monthly Report. February 2004.
Monthly Report. December 2003.
Monthly Report. November 2003.
BOTRIPHNIE W.R.I.
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BOTRIPHNIE W.R.I. OFFICE BEARERS. 2004 - 2005. |
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OFFICE |
NAME |
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TELEPHONE |
| President: | Mrs Agnes Riach | Newton, Glack of Midthird, Botriphnie, Keith. | 01340-821418 |
| Vice President: | Mrs Lorna Milne | Whitehillock, Keith. | 01466-760221 |
| Secretary: | Mrs Davina Gray | Schoolhouse, Botriphnie, Keith. AB55 3JD | 01542-810353 |
| Treasurer: | Mrs Margaret Christie | 81 Regent Street, Keith. AB55 5ED | 01542-882489 |
| Press Secretary: | Mrs Dot Bremner | The Greens, Drummuir, Keith. AB55 5PS | 01542-810381 |
| Magazines: | Mrs Diane Mark | Mains of Pitlurg, Keith. AB55 5PJ | 01542-810209 |
| Competitions: | Mrs Mary Stewart | Bomakelloch, Botriphnie, Keith. | 01542-810346 |
| Raffle: | Mrs Lindsay Watt | Rosarie | 01542-860268 |
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BOTRIPHNIE W.R.I. OFFICE BEARERS. 2005 - 2006. |
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OFFICE |
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TELEPHONE |
| President: | Mrs Lorna Milne | Whitehillock, Keith. | 01466-760221 |
| Vice President: | Mrs Audrey Proctor | . | 0 |
| Secretary: | Mrs Lindsay Watt | Rosarie. | 01542-860268 |
| Treasurer: | Mrs Margaret Christie | 81 Regent Street, Keith. AB55 5ED | 01542-882489 |
| Press Secretary: | Mrs Dot Bremner | The Greens, Drummuir, Keith. AB55 5PS | 01542-810381 |
| Magazines: | Mrs Diane Mark | Mains of Pitlurg, Keith. AB55 5PJ | 01542-810209 |
| Competitions: | Mrs Diane Ford | . | 01542- |
| Raffle: | Mrs Mary Stewart | Bomakelloch, Botriphnie, Keith. | 01542-810346 |
Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month in the village hall, Drummuir, at 7.30pm prompt.
Annual Subscription - £10 (to be paid by end of September)
Visitors - £1.50 Raffle Ticket - 50pMembers are requested to bring their own cup and a small raffle to meetings.
Hostesses are requested to have tea, sugar and milk and have preparations completed prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Find us at www.botriphnie.org.uk/wri.htm
Find W.R.I. Headquarters at www.swri.org.uk
BOTRIPHNIE W.R.I. - DATES TO REMEMBER for 2004/2005
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DATE |
TIME |
PLACE | EVENT |
| Wed 23rd June 2004 | 5.30 | Drummuir Hall | Outing to White Lodge Nurseries and Meal |
| Sat 7th Aug 2004 | to be arranged | to be arranged | Entries for BANFFSHIRE WRI FEDERATION SHOW at Keith Show |
| Tue 7th April 2005 | 7.30 | Glass | Entertainment by Botriphnie WRI |
SYLLABUS 2004 - 2005
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Wed 8th Sept. 2004. Cold Porcelain-Alyson Lilleyman
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Wed 9th Feb. 2005. Water Colour Painting - Anne Johnson
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Wed
13th Oct. 2004. 75th
BIRTHDAY PARTY
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Wed
9th Mar. 2005. Line
Dancing - Sheila Smith
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Wed
10th Nov. 2004. Hazel's
Hats
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Wed
13th April 2005. Jam
/Chutney My Business - MaryChalmers
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Wed
8th Dec. 2004. My
Life -John Seivwright
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Wed
11th May 2005. A.G.M.
and Kilt Making - Audrey Proctor
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Wed
12th Jan. 2005. Iris
Folding Hands On - Davina Gray
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Wed
8th June 2005. ARCHIE
FOUNDATION - Vicki Corbett
VISITORS/OPEN MEETING
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BOTRIPHNIE W.R.I.
At Botriphnie WRI's AGM in June, the following members were elected to serve on the Committee:President - Mrs A. Riach
Vice President - Mrs L. Milne
Secretary - Mrs D. Gray
Treasurer - Mrs M. Christie
Press Secretary - Mrs D. Bremner
Raffles - Mrs I. Christie
Magazines - Mrs D. Mark
Competitions - Mrs Mary Stewart
Committee - Mrs M. McKay.The WRI Cup for the most points throughout the year was won by Mrs Lorna Milne, 2nd Mrs J. Law 3rd Mrs D. Gray, The Gordon-Duff Plate for the Flower Section was won by Mrs J. Mark; 2nd Mrs D. Gray; 3rd equal Mrs M. Christie and Mrs A. Riach.
The Vice President, Mrs Lorna Milne and Secretary, Mrs Davina Gray gave reports on a very busy year; the treasurer's report and presentation of the balance sheet followed this. The raffle total raised in May was £51.50 and the Sales Table gained £67.10p - thanks to all contributors.
The evening was rounded off on an informal note with a "Taste and Try". Members brought along their favourite buffet dishes, which included sausage rolls, variety of cheeses, salads, canapés, strawberry tarts etc; washed down with a strawberry punch.
Mrs Lorna Milne gave the Vote of Thanks to the Teller Mandy Gordon and to the Members for providing such a lovely spread.
The summer outing will be a meal at the Ugie House Hotel, Keith, on Thursday 26 June at 6.30 for 7pm. The Duff House Exhibition at Banff, celebrating 80 years of the Banffshire Federation will continue up to and including 29 June 2003, open daily to members of the public from 11am-5pm. Finally, Botriphnie WRI will be providing tea and home bakes at Drummuir Castle Gardens open Day on Sunday 13 July 2003 with all proceeds going to Charity.
The next meeting is also the A.G.M; with a Taste and Try and will be held on Wednesday 11 June 2003 at 7.30pm in Drummuir Village Hall.
Monthly Report. September 2003.
BOTRIPHNIE W.R.I.
At the September meeting of Botriphnie W.R.I. Mrs Lorna Milne, Vice President, welcomed members and after dealing with the business on hand, she introduced the speaker for the night Alice Banks who was demonstrating yarn spinning.
Alice has been spinning for 12-13 years learning most of her skills from her mother. She gave out a bundle of sheep's wool so that we could attempt to spin the yarn with our fingers as the first cavemen did in ancient times. The history and development of the spinning wheel from Greece to China, India & U.K was explained with Alice demonstrating at each stage. We were given the opportunity to try spinning with a variety of fibres and using a variety of techniques. Many different types of yarns are used, depending on country of origin e.g. camel, goat, sheep, dog, cat etc; as well as plant fibres such as flax. Jute and even nettles. Although the dyeing of wool is a chemical process, Alice uses many plants from her garden such as heathers, marigolds, carrots etc to give delicate shades. The finished yarn is used in knitting or to make rugs etc.
Mrs Lorna Milne thanked the speaker, for an interesting and enjoyable demonstration. She also gave a vote of thanks to the hostesses, Mrs M. Christie and Mrs D.Bremner for the lovely tea.
Competition Winners:
Raspberry Jam 1st Wendy Cassidy 2nd Irene Christie 3rd Lorna Milne.
Garden Photo, 1st Wendy Cassidy. 2nd Lindsay Watt 3rd Lorna MilneThe next meeting of the W.R.I will be in Drummuir Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wed. 8 October and will feature flower arranging for beginners with Elma Mchardy. All welcome.
BOTRIPHNIE W.R.I.
President Agnes Riach welcomed a good turnout of members and visitors. Main items of business dealt with included;
Allocation of monies raised at the Gardens Open Day Teas as follows, Scotland's Gardens Scheme £100, ARCHIE Foundation £200,The Samaritans £200.
Viewing the Sign which will be erected beside the Golden Jubilee tree, planted in November 2002.
Arrangements for catering for Ecolink Day.
Congratulations and presentation of prize money to Keith Show winners.
Agnes then introduced Elma Mc Hardy who guided us light heartedly through the creation of a floral arrangement for a corner. Elma gave useful tips for basic arranging for beginners, buying and preparing flowers and foliage, using triangular formation and a variety of foliage so that we all achieved reasonably pleasing results.
A tasty Tea was provided by Lorna Milne and Audrey Peddie and served buffet style so that we could mingle and chat, a very important part of a RURAL meeting, especially as we welcomed four new members. If you are reading this and you live anywhere near we would love to have you join us .You do not have to live in the countryside! Come as a visitor with a friend or contact a member.
Davina reported on the variety of speakers at National Conference held in Edinburgh in September. The theme was COMMUNICATING. Speakers dealt in a fascinating and thought provoking manner with the history of communication through theatre, talking newspaper for the visually impaired, archives of Scotland and communicating with the media.
Competition winners were for A pretty side salad 1 Suzanne Lake 2 Lorna Milne 3 Davina Gray A thank you card 1 Davina Gray 2 Suzanne Lake 3 Lindsay Watt
Agnes thanked the demonstrator for enjoyable and helpful guidance and hostesses for the tempting eats. She suggested that the demonstrator's arrangement offered for the raffle is taken to Joey Law and the members whole-heartedly endorsed this.Next meeting; Swedish Exercise with Mandy McWilliam in Drummuir Village Hall on Wednesday 10thDecember at 7-30pm. All welcome.
BOTRIPHNIE W.R.I.
The November meeting was chaired by Lorna Milne, Vice President, who welcomed an excellent turnout of members and guests. After the main items of business were dealt with, Lorna introduced Murial Barclay who invited us to participate in a 'hands on' craft demonstration making greetings cards. The method used is called "Spirelli" where thread is wound round the spokes of a wheel in a pattern to provide a decoration for a card. Although we all used the same pattern and the same material, because we had selected different colours the variation in results was amazing. Audrey Peddie gave the vote of thanks to the speaker for an enjoyable demonstration she also thanked hostesses Davina Gray and Lindsay Watt for supplying a lovely tea.
Competition Winners:
Tray Bakes 1st Lorna Milne 2nd Davina Gray 3rd Diane Mark
Lady's Corsage 1st Davina Gray 2nd AlisonWells 3rd Audrey Peddie
The next meeting of the W.R.I will be in Drummuir Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wed.10 Dec. and will feature Mandy McWilliam with Swedish Exercise. All welcome.
BOTRIPHNIE W.R.I.
The December meeting was chaired by Agnes Riach, President, who welcomed an excellent turnout of members and guests. The accent was on 'good fun' as Mandy McWilliam and Sylvia Haider gave expert tuition on Swedish style exercise to a medley of Christmas songs. A slow warm-up was gradually speeded up until we were all enjoying a circular dance to "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer". During the floor exercises we were encouraged to use parts of our bodies many of us didn't realise we had. Then Sylvia led us through a series of exercises done sitting on a chair, thus allowing us to catch our breath, We cooled down with a series of stretches to the lovely tones of Bing Crosby's "White Christmas". The Rural tea was more enjoyable after this "work out".Diane Mark gave the vote of thanks to the demonstrators she also thanked hostesses Audrey Proctor and Jean Mark for supplying a lovely tea. After this the official business was conducted, this included a letter of thanks for donations to the Archie Foundation. We were surprised to learn that Botriphnie Rural members have contributed £600 in three years to this worthwhile cause.
Lorna Milne gave a report on the meeting of the Banffshire Federation held in the North Church Hall, Keith on 29 Nov 2003. She reported that one of Botriphnie Rural members, Davina Gray, is to be congratulated as she has been awarded the Evelyn Baxter Scholarship 2004. Only two WRI members are appointed annually in Scotland. Davina will be given instruction on the art of "Calico Gardens" which is a type of 3D embroidery, on calico, using only cream threads. During 2005, Davina, in turn will cascade her ideas and new skills to other rural members throughout the area. Agnes Riach closed the meeting by wishing us all a happy Christmas. The next meeting will be held in Botriphnie School at 7.30pm on 14 Jan 2004, when Dave McWilliam will be introducing us to the Drummuir Website and the Internet.
Competition Winners:
Individual Sweet: 1st Wendy Cassidy, 2nd Laura Cassidy, 3rd Suzanne Lake,
Xmas Tree Decoration: 1st Davina Gray, 2nd Lorna Milne, 3rd Diane Mark
Botriphnie WRI Report
The January meeting of Botriphnie W.R.I. was chaired by Agnes Riach, President, who welcomed a good turnout of members and guests. After conducting the business Mrs Riach introduced the speaker Dave McWilliam who gave a clear and interesting video presentation on the history and development of the World Wide Web. He also demonstrated what is involved in setting up a website with the emphasis on Drummuir's own website - www.botriphnie.org Dave had set up individual c.d.'s and the next hour was spent exploring the material & photographs about the village and inhabitants, creating much interest and comment. More material from all sources is needed to expand the site and Dave explained that written, audio and photographs could all be utilized to this end.
Lorna Milne gave the vote of thanks to Dave for a very informative and enjoyable presentation; she also thanked hostesses Irene Christie and Margaret McKay for supplying a lovely tea.
Mrs Priscilla Gordon-Duff and Dave McWilliam judged the competitions as follows:
Curio from the past: 1st Lindsay Watt 2nd Irene Christie 3rd Joey Law.
Flower of the Month: 1st Lindsay Watt 2nd Irene Christie 3rd Joey Law.
The next meeting will be in Drummuir Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 11th February 2004 and will feature a pottery demonstration by Lindsay Watt. All welcome.
Monthly Report. February 2004.
Botriphnie WRI
Agnes Riach, President, who welcomed another excellent turnout of members and guests, chaired the February meeting of Botriphnie W.R.I. After conducting the business Mrs Riach introduced the speaker, one of our own Rural members, Lindsay Watt, who gave a fascinating demonstration of pottery. Lindsay, who is largely self-taught, initially started to learn this art as a teenager at evening classes.
She demonstrated the various methods of adding patterns and colours with paints and transfers, then using a tea towel and a rolling pin she showed how to roll out the base for a model. The base was cut to size with a knife and was likened to working with pastry. A large variety and range of clays can be used but Lindsay prefers to work with textured clay and continued slowly building up the model of a dog using her fingers moistened to keep the clay damp. The body of the dog was fashioned round crumpled paper, which burns off during the firing process to leave a hollow centre. The finished article has to dry out completely before being fired and Lindsay had brought along samples of her work ranging from a gorilla to a little model house.
Irene Christie gave the vote of thanks to Lindsay for a very talented and enjoyable demonstration; she also thanked hostesses Jill Wells and Diane Mark for supplying a lovely tea.
Botriphnie WRI will be supplying the refreshments at The Drummuir 21, Community Day & 4th AGM to be held in Botriphnie Primary School on Saturday 28 February 2004 from 10am. There will be displays by KDRA, Loch Park Rural Skills and Keith Heritage Group etc. (see enc, poster for details if required.) All welcome.
Competition Winners:
Piece of pottery: 1st Irene Christie, 2nd Margaret McKay, 3rd Joey Law.
Pot Plant: 1st Margaret McKay, 2nd Grace Cox, 3rd Irene ChristieThe next meeting will be in Drummuir Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 10 March 2004 and will feature 'Coastal Heritage' by John Rennie. All welcome.
Botriphnie WRI
Agnes Riach, President, welcomed members to the March meeting of Botriphnie W.R.I. and introduced the speaker, John Rennie. The theme was 'Coastal Heritage' as John took us on an interesting and informative journey, illustrated with slides, along the North East Coast from Crovie to Cullen tracing out the route of the old King's Road.
John pointed out several lovely walks in the area, where all kinds of wildlife can be seen, on land, foxes, deer and rabbits etc; from cliff, birdlife such as kittiwakes, and gannets; and out to sea, seals and dolphins. In springtime the wild flowers can be appreciated. Many of the harbours along the route are centuries old and built of stone e.g. the old harbour at Portsoy is more than 300 years old. While at Cullen, pine trees were cut down and used, beneath the stone harbour, to give a firm foundation on the sandy soil The whole area is steeped in history and John pointed out many features of the old castles and buildings that are still evident today. The Ogilvie coat of arms for instance can still be seen on the old church at Deskford.
Audrey Peddie gave the vote of thanks to the speaker and also to the hostess, Mary Stewart for supplying a lovely tea.
Competition Winners:
Pot of Bulbs: 1st Agnes Riach. 2nd Davina Gray 3rd Joey Law.
Toddler's Jumper D.K.: 1st Dot Bremner 2nd Joey Law, 3rd Agnes Riach.
The next meeting will be in Drummuir Village Hall at
7.30pm on Wednesday 14 April 2004 and will feature 'Just Bodycare' by Irene
Addison. All are welcome to come along. Visitors will be attending from
Auchindoun, Edinville, Glass and Ruthven WRIs.
Botriphnie WRI
Agnes Riach, President, welcomed members from Auchindoun, Glass & Edinville
Rurals to the April meeting of Botriphnie W.R.I. She then introduced the
speaker, Irene Addison. from 'Just' bodycare. The theme was 'Herb Products for
Health' as Irene, with her twin sister Avril Bowie introduced us to various
herbal preparations used to help relieve health problems in a natural way.
A short video presentation showed that 'Just' as a company was established in Switzerland 70 years ago and is now in 32 countries, with around 350 employees. They have been in the U.K for around 7 years. Irene started using their products 10 years ago.
A comprehensive listing of all the different lotions, creams and oils with their recommended uses for treating complaints and ailments was circulated. Various samples were also passed round while Irene explained how they were used for maximum benefit. For instance, a 15-minute bath with water heat at body temperature allows the skin to absorb the herb most efficiently for the best effect. She gave us a general guide on the benefits of a variety of herbs e.g.; juniper for circulation; marigold to sooth sunburn; tea tree for fungal infection and lavender as a great healer. Irene and Avril finished their presentation by giving individual members specific advice on their particular problems.
Agnes Riach gave the vote of thanks to the speaker and also to the hostesses Wendy Cassidy, Laura Cassidy, Suzanne Lake and Grace Cox for supplying a lovely tea. Nan Shepherd from Auchindoun Rural gave thanks on behalf of the visiting WRIs.
Competition Winners:
Decorated Egg: 1st Joey Law. 2nd Wendy Cassidy 3rd Laura Cassidy.
Flower of the Month: 1st Meg Christie 2nd Davina Gray, 3rd Jill Wells.
Botriphnie WRI will be entering two teams of four members each, in the Banffshire Federation's Quiz Night, to be held in the Longmore Hall, Keith at 7.30pm on Thursday 29 April 2004.
A visit to Bowl 2000, Elgin, to enjoy a game of 10 pin bowling has also been arranged on Wednesday 5 May 2004. A bus has been organized and will leave from Drummuir Village Hall at 6pm sharp, via Fife Keith pick up point at around 6.20pm; arriving at Elgin 7pm.
The next WRI meeting will be in Drummuir Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 12 May 2004 and will feature the A.G.M. with a Taste & Try to follow. All welcome.
D Bremner (Mrs)
Press secretary
01542 810381.
E-mail dbremner@talk21.com
Botriphnie WRI
Agnes Riach, President, welcomed an almost 100% turn out of members for the AGM followed by a Taste and Try. The Secretary, Treasurer and President gave their annual Reports. The new committee members are: Dot Bremner, Margaret Christie, Davina Gray, Diane Mark, Lorna Milne, Agnes Riach, Mary Stewart and Lindsay Watt. The president thanked the teller Mrs Mandy Gordon who was ably assisted by her young daughter, Kelly. The first committee meeting to vote for the office holders will be held in Drummuir Village Hall at 7pm on Tuesday 25 May 04.
Mrs Davina Gray won the Gordon Duff Shield this year. There was a four-way tie for second place: Mrs Wendy Cassidy, Mrs Lindsay Watt, Mrs Joey Law and Mrs Lorna Milne. The WRI Cup was also won by Mrs Gray but with Mrs Irene Christie sharing the honours on equal points and in second place: Mrs Wendy Cassidy.
Competition Winners:
Most items in a Baxter's jam jar: 1st Susanne Lake, 2nd Wendy Cassidy 3rd
Laura Cassidy.
Flower of the Month: 1st Davina Gray 2nd Agnes Riach, 3rd Audrey Peddie.
The next meeting will be a joint meeting with Boharm WRI in Mulben Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 9 June 2004 and will feature 'Improve your health' with Moira + Margaret.
D Bremner (Mrs)
Press secretary
01542 810381.
E-mail dbremner@talk21.com
Botriphnie WRI
The following Office Bearers and Committee have been voted to serve Botriphnie WRI for the 2004/5 session.
President
- Mrs Agnes Riach
Vice President - Mrs Lorna Milne
Secretary - Mrs Davina Gray
Treasurer - Mrs Margaret Christie
Press Secretary - Mrs Dot Bremner
Raffles - Mrs Lindsay Watt
Magazines - Mrs Dianne Mark
Competitions - Mrs Mary Stewart
At a joint meeting this month in Mulben Village Hall, Boharm & Botriphnie Rurals enjoyed an interesting and informative talk by Mrs Margaret Mackay and Mrs Moira Smith on 'Improve your Health'. They covered topics such as exercise, smoking alcohol, weight and diet including saturated fats and salt. Margaret gave us all a chance to wind down at the end with a gentle exercise and relaxation routine,
This year's summer outing with Boharm W.R.I will be on Wednesday 23 June 2004 to White Lodge Nurseries at Turriff. The bus will leave from Drummuir Village Hall at 5.30pm with a pick-up point at Fife Keith Square at 5.45pm.
D Bremner (Mrs)
Press secretary
01542 810381.
E-mail dbremner@talk21.com
Monthly Report. September 2004.
Botriphnie WRI
At the first meeting of the new session, Mrs Agnes Riach, President welcomed an excellent turn out of members and guests. She then introduced the speaker, Alyson Lilleyman, who gave a demonstration of cold porcelain.
This craft resembles sugar craft but produces a more durable product, which can then be used as cake decoration, brides' bouquets or table decorations etc. Many of Alyson's decorations are sent by post mainly to the South of England so they need to be robust. We watched fascinated, as Alyson rolled out and assembled a beautiful fragile-looking rose. She showed us how to make leaves and a thistle and how to add colour using food dyes and petal dust. Confectioner's varnish can be used to add a gloss. The colourings etc need to be edible because they are used for example for the top of bridal or christening cakes. What started out as a hobby for Alyson, when she came out of the RAF, married and had two children, has become a business, which she enjoys. Her orders come through her website, from trade exhibitions but mainly through 'word or mouth'.
Lindsay Watt thanked Alyson for an interesting demonstration, which produced such beautiful goods. She also thanked the hostesses, Mrs Joey Law and Mrs Dianne Mark for providing a lovely tea.
Competition Winners:
Heather Buttonhole: 1st Mrs Davina Gray. 2nd Mrs Wendy Cassidy. 3rd Mrs Margaret Christie.
Headband for Party: 1st Mrs Audrey Proctor. 2nd Mrs Davina Gray 3rd Mrs Dot Bremner.
At our next meeting we are celebrating the 75th birthday of Botriphnie WRI with a party in Drummuir Village Hall. Members are reminded that this will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 6th October 2004 and that optional dress will be in the style worn in 1929 when the Rural started.
D Bremner (Mrs). Press secretary 01542 810381. E-mail dbremner@talk21.com
There was a 100% turn out of members dressed mainly a la 1929 style who were welcomed by President, Mrs Agnes Riach, to Botriphnie WRI's 75th birthday celebrations. Mrs Jennifer Durno who is a member of Forglen supplied the lovely buffet meal. Jennifer started off her cooking career in the rural by taking her housewife and judges courses which led to her becoming a school cook and she now runs her own catering company, A & J Catering. The two longest serving members of the rural, Mrs Davina Gray and Mrs Joey Law cut the birthday cake, then Mrs Riach thanked Jennifer for laying on such a beautiful meal.
After the meal, members provided their own entertainment with a Ceilidh. The Botriphnie Orchestra set the tone on kazoos, keyboard, guitar, recorder, but mainly, combs & paper and the rest of the members joined by singing -a-long. Mrs Joey Law, Mrs Margaret McKay, Mrs Lindsay Watt and Mrs Davina Gray gave four very different but hilarious recitations. In between, Mrs Dot Bremner taught the members The Charleston and, with Mrs Davina Gray, demonstrated a Ragtime dance routine. Mrs Dianne Mark, playing guitar, allowed us to exercise our vocal chords again and our brains were exercised by two quizzes compiled by Mrs Lorna Milne. The winner of the Scottish Quiz was Mrs Margaret Christie, while Mrs Irene Christie won the domestic quiz.
Competitions:
WRI 75th Anniversary Card: 1st Mrs Lindsay Watt. 2nd Mrs Audrey Proctor. 3rd Mrs Mary Stewart.
Verse in the Card: 1st Mrs Lindsay Watt. 2nd Mrs Dot Bremner 3rd Mrs Wendy Cassidy.
Visitors are welcome to our next meeting, which will feature 'Hazel's Hats' in Drummuir Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 10 November 2004.
D Bremner (Mrs). Press secretary 01542 810381. E-mail dbremner@talk21.com
Monthly Report. November 2004.
President, Mrs Agnes Riach, welcomed a good turn out of members and visitors to Botriphnie WRI's November meeting. She congratulated Mrs Lorna Milne on achieving 1st class for preserves and honours for a cold meal in the WRI Housewives Tests. Mrs Riach then informed us that the rural had raised £317 from the sale of teas & home bakes at Drummuir Castle Garden open day. It was decided to divide this between two charities, the Anthony Nolan Fund, Aberdeen and the Heart Unit at Elgin. The President then introduced the speaker for the night, Hazel Buxton of Hazel's Hats.
Hazel started her business in Huntly four years ago. She makes and hires out hats and fascinators for that special occasion. She has around 200 hats available. Fascinators, (small headpieces usually secured with a comb) have almost taken over from conventional hats. Their increased popularity is due to Victoria Beckham's example and their appearance in T.V. soap opera weddings. Hazel's hats are all hand sewn and made from material called 'Sinomay', which comes from banana leaves. Her husband, Dominique, helps in the business, by making the blocks for the hats. Hazel also makes the trimmings using materials such as ostrich feathers and dyes the hats to match each outfit giving a unique product. She brought along a selection of hats for us to try, showing us first how hats should be worn. Mrs Grace Cox thanked Hazel for giving an interesting and enlightening talk.
Mrs Isobel Eckersley, a visitor from Arradoul WRI, then issued an invitation to a craft exhibition to be held on Saturday & Sunday 27 & 28 November from 12-5pm in Arradoul Hall. Teas will be served cost £2. All welcome.
Competitions:
Gingerbread person: 1st Mrs Joey Law. 2nd Mrs Diane Mark.
Mosaic/Collage using natural products: 1st Mrs Audrey Proctor. 2nd Mrs Dot Bremner
Mrs Riach thanked the hostesses Alison Wells and Audrey Proctor for supplying a lovely tea and reminded us that the next meeting will be in Drummuir Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 15 December 2004 and will feature 'kilt making' by Audrey Proctor. Visitors are welcome.
D Bremner (Mrs) Press secretary 01542 810381. E-mail dbremner@talk21.com
Monthly Report. December 2004.
President, Mrs Agnes Riach, welcomed members to Botriphnie WRI's December meeting and after conducting the business she introduced the speaker, one of our own members, Mrs Audrey Proctor who was giving a talk on kilt making.
Audrey was brought up in Hopeman and moved to Knockando when she married. She then spent 10 years in Islay and when she moved back to the North East area attended the Keith Kilt School (the only kilt making school in the world). She told us the history of the kilt dating back to 325AD when it was worn originally tied round the waist with a swathe of the material over the shoulder. At night the kilt became a blanket for warmth. Nowadays, the film 'Brave Heart', has increased the popularity of the kilt, and young and old alike enjoy wearing the tartan.
There are now over 3,000 different tartans from all over the world and the tartans used in kilt making are all 100% wool. Each kilt takes 8-9 yards of material in one of three different weights. Audrey demonstrated how she starts with the front apron and using very strong thread sews each kilt by hand taking at least a minimum of two days to complete. She had also brought along books of different tartans and the information to allow us to trace our own tartan. Kilts in various stages of completion were passed around for inspection; Mrs Jill Wells thanked Audrey for giving such an interesting & informative demonstration.
Competitions:
Lonely Hearts Ad.
1st Mrs Joey Law.
2nd Mrs Dot Bremner
3rd Mrs. Wendy Cassidy.
Christmas Tree Angel:
1st Mrs Davina Gray
2nd Mrs Audrey Proctor
3rd Mrs Evalyne Cowie
Mrs Riach thanked the hostesses Mrs Grace Cox and Mrs Davina Gray for supplying a lovely tea closed the meeting by wishing us all a Merry Christmas. The next meeting will be in Drummuir Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 12 January 2005 and will feature Iris Folding a 'hands on' demonstration by Mrs Davina Gray. Visitors are welcome.
D Bremner (Mrs) Press secretary 01542 810381. E-mail dbremner@talk21.com
President, Mrs Agnes Riach, welcomed members and guests to Botriphnie WRI’s January meeting and after conducting the business she introduced the speaker, our own secretary, Mrs Davina Gray, who was giving a ‘hands on’ demonstration of Iris Folding.
The art of Iris Folding is environmentally friendly, as attractive greetings cards can be made using envelopes from junk mail and used wrapping paper etc. Davina explained that the name comes from the shiny bit of the eye - the iris - each design has a focal point resembling this, and folded paper is used to achieve this effect. She had taken along many lovely examples to show the finished articles in a variety of designs, all achieved basically using one inch strips of folded paper or ribbon. Using a blank card with an aperture cut in the centre and a numbered design, Davina demonstrated how to tape the strips, folded lengthwise on to the card. Silence reigned (uncharacteristically), as we were all totally engrossed with the task in hand. The cards were finished with a stick on ‘thank you’ message in gold or silver to match the design. The evening was voted a great success with a request for a card making session to be held sometime before next Christmas to allow members to design and make their own personal cards.
Competitions:
Photo of an animal:
1st Mrs Lindsay Watt.
2nd Alison Wells
3rd Mrs Agnes Riach.
Flower of the Month:
1st Alison Wells
2nd Mrs Agnes Riach
3rd equal Mrs Evalyne Cowie & Mrs Wendy Cassidy.
Mrs Riach thanked the hostesses Mrs Irene Christie and Mrs Dot Bremner for supplying a lovely tea and the speaker Mrs Davina Gray for an enjoyable demonstration. The next meeting will be in Drummuir Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 9 February 2005 and will feature, Water Colour Painting, by Anne Johnson Visitors are welcome.
D Bremner (Mrs) Press secretary 01542 810381. E-mail dbremner@talk21.com
Monthly Report. February 2005.
President, Mrs Agnes Riach, welcomed an excellent turn out of members and guests to Botriphnie WRI’s February meeting and after conducting the business she also finalised the arrangements for the Drummuir 21 Open Day, an annual event, to be held this year in Botriphnie School, on Saturday 26 February 10am-12noon. The W.R.I will be doing the catering and everyone is welcome. Mrs Riach then introduced the speaker, Anne Johnson, who was giving a ‘hands on’ demonstration of water colour painting
Mrs Johnson started by showing us the various techniques and types of materials used in watercolours. Brushes, for instance, come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and range from brushes made with hair or synthetic fibres, to the very expensive sable brushes. The type of paper used is also important and the best results can be achieved by using the correct heavy weight watercolour paper.
We watched fascinated, as the artist demonstrated the painting of a tree, with the sky above, and then a very detailed example of red berries on a twig. All this time she talked us through the art of wetting the paper first to help to create shades and give a soft edge and how to use water to lighten shades, instead of white paint. She showed us how to use lighter shades to give distance to an object and darker colours to bring it to the foreground. Then we were let loose with paintbrushes to create our own works of art, with varying degrees of success.
Mrs Davina Gray gave the vote of thanks to Mrs Johnson, for a very enjoyable fun demonstration, which gave us an initiation into the art of painting. She also thanked the hostesses Mrs Grace Cox and Mrs M Christie for the lovely tea.
Competitions:
Painted Stone:
1st Mrs Wendy Cassidy.
2nd Diane Ford.
3rd Mrs. Mrs Evalyne Cowie.
Flower of the Month:
1st Mrs Dot Bremner.
2nd Mrs Wendy Cassidy.
3rd Mrs Joey Law
The next meeting will be in Drummuir Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 9 March 2005 and will feature, Line Dancing with Sheila Smith. Visitors are welcome.
D Bremner (Mrs) Press secretary 01542 810381. E-mail dbremner@talk21.com
President, Mrs Agnes Riach, welcomed a good turn out of members and guests to Botriphnie WRI’s March meeting and after conducting the business she then introduced Line Dancing teacher, Mrs Sheila Smith, who with Mrs Cristieen Shand was to put us through our paces.
Sheila & Cristieen demonstrated the steps slowly at first before putting on the music. The first dance we attempted, with varying degrees of success, was the Lindy Shuffle, then we formed a long line for the Virginia Reel and this was followed by a dance called Old Soldier. To allow us to have a break and catch our breath, Sheila and Cristieen demonstrated very complicated routine. We joined in again to try to master a dance called Sweet Talk.
Mrs Irene Christie gave the vote of thanks to the dance teacher and her assistant and also thanked the hostesses, Mrs Lorna Milne and Mrs Lindsay Watt for a beautiful tea.
Competitions:
2 Cheese Scones:
1st Mrs Lindsay Watt
2nd Mrs Agnes Riach
3rd Mrs Wendy Cassidy
Pot of Bulbs:
1st Mrs Agnes Riach
2nd. Mrs Davina Gray
3rd Alison Wells
The next meeting will be in Drummuir Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 13 April 2005 and will feature, ‘Jam/Chutney My Business’ by Mary Chalmers. Visitors are welcome.
D Bremner (Mrs) Press secretary 01542 810381. E-mail dbremner@talk21.com
President, Mrs Agnes Riach, welcomed an almost 100% turn out of members to Botriphnie WRI’s April meeting and after conducting the business she continued by congratulating Mrs Davina Gray, who has successfully gained a 1st class pass for canvas work in the SWRI Handicrafts Test. The President then introduced the speaker, Mrs Mary Chalmers, whose topic was ‘Jam/Chutney, My Business’
Mary started her business making home made preserves, six years ago, and although she gave up this business last year, she made many friends and learned a lot about the difficulties associated with the production of food for resale to the public. She explained that the jars she used were of a uniform 12 oz. size, with colour coded lids to separate the sweet from the savoury. The labeling had to conform to the regulations, giving details such as, name, type of product, ingredients with percentages, best before date etc.
Mary passed on many tips like sealing jars when the contents are hot and using frozen fruit to make jam. As a bonus the speaker then gave us a cookery demonstration making first a simple vegetable soup with oatmeal and cheese added, which she called Deveron Soup. Then she made two fillings for Tortillas followed by a blini snack filled with ham and cheese.
Mrs Riach gave the vote of thanks to the speaker for a most enjoyable demonstration and she also thanked the hostesses, Mrs Margaret Mackay and Mrs Mary Stewart for a beautiful tea. Competitions: Jar of Marmalade: 1st Mrs Lindsay Watt. 2nd Mrs Dot Bremner. 3rd Mrs Lorna Milne. Flower of the Month: 1st Mrs Davina Gray 2nd. Alison Wells 3rd Mrs Dot Bremner
The next meeting will be in Drummuir Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 11 May 2005 and will be the AGM with a Taste & Try and will feature, ‘The Hip Bumpers’.
D Bremner (Mrs) Press secretary 01542 810381. E-mail dbremner@talk2
Monthly Report. May 2005.
The outgoing President, Mrs Agnes Riach, welcomed a good turn out of members for the AGM followed by a “Taste and Try”. The Secretary, Treasurer and President gave their annual reports, all looking back on what was a busy and highly successful year.
The new committee members are:
President: Mrs Lorna Milne
Vice President: Mrs Audrey Proctor
Secretary: Mrs Lindsay Watt
Treasurer: Mrs Margaret Christie
Press Secretary: Mrs Dot Bremner
Competitions Mrs Diane Ford
Magazines Mrs Dianne Mark
Raffles Mrs Mary Stewart
Mrs Riach thanked the tellers, Shona Cockill, with Fiona and Claire Morrison, she also thanked the members for bringing along such a lovely variety of dishes for the “Taste and Try”.
Mrs Davina Gray won the Gordon Duff Plate this year, with Mrs Dot Bremner in second place and Mrs Agnes Riach in third place. Mrs Lindsay Watt won the WRI cup. In second equal place, sharing the same number of points for the year were, Mrs Joey Law, and Mrs Wendy Cassidy, with Mrs Dot Bremner third prize.
Competitions:
Filled Baked Tattie:
1st Mrs Wendy Cassidy
2nd Mrs Evalyne Cowie
Flower of the Month:
1st Mrs Davina Gray 2nd
Mrs Jean Mark
3rd Mrs Margaret Christie
The next meeting will be an open meeting in Drummuir Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 8 June 2005 with Gail Thomson from the Archie Foundation and the Violin Group from Botriphnie Primary School will also entertain. Many parents will be attending and visitors from Keith & St Rufus Social Group with members from Arradoul, Deskford, Fordyce and Glass WRI s also attending. All parents, friends and fellow members will be made very welcome.
The Annual outing this year arranged by Mulben WRI will be on Wednesday 22 June with a bus leaving from Seafield Avenue Keith at 5pm to visit Rizza’s Ice Cream Factory at Huntly returning to Keith for a meal at the Ugie House Hotel.
D Bremner (Mrs) Press secretary 01542 810381. E-mail dbremner@talk21.com
Year 2003/2004
Monthly Report. February 2004.
Monthly Report. December 2003.
Monthly Report. November 2003.
Monthly Report. September 2003.
Monthly Report for March 2003 - (click here).
Minutes of Meeting held on 12th March 2003 - (click here).
Conference Issues (3rd March 2003) - (click here).
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BOTRIPHNIE W.R.I. OFFICE BEARERS. 2003 - 2004. |
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OFFICE |
NAME |
ADDRESS |
TELEPHONE |
| President: | Mrs Agnes Riach | Newton, Glack of Midthird, Botriphnie, Keith. | 01340-821418 |
| Vice President: | Mrs Lorna Milne | Whitehillock, Keith. | 01466-760221 |
| Secretary: | Mrs Davina Gray | Schoolhouse, Botriphnie, Keith. AB55 3JD | 01542-810353 |
| Treasurer: | Mrs Margaret Christie | 81 Regent Street, Keith. AB55 5ED | 01542-882489 |
| Press Secretary: | Mrs Dot Bremner | The Greens, Drummuir, Keith. AB55 5PS | 01542-810381 |
| Magazines: | Mrs Diane Mark | Mains of Pitlurg, Keith. AB55 5PJ | 01542-810209 |
| Competitions: | Mrs Mary Stewart | Bomakelloch, Botriphnie, Keith. | |
| Raffle: | Mrs Irene Christie | Edintore Farm, Keith. AB55 5PJ | 01542-810245 |
Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month in the village hall, Drummuir, at 7.30pm prompt.
Annual
Subscription - £10 (to be paid by end of September)
Visitors - £1.50 Raffle Ticket -
50p
Members are requested to bring their own cup and a small raffle to meetings.
* Hostesses are requested to have tea preparations completed prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Find us at www.botriphnie.org.uk/wri.htm
Find W.R.I. Headquarters at www.swri.org.uk
BOTRIPHNIE W.R.I. - DATES TO REMEMBER for 2003/2004
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DATE |
TIME |
PLACE | EVENT |
| Tues 11th Nov 2003 | 7.30 pm | Fordyce | Talk by Lady Claire Russell |
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