History of Scarning WI
Registered Charity No. 1018273I
Scarning Women’s Institute was founded in 1952.
The formation meeting took place on 20th February 1952 at 7.30pm at Scarning Village Hall. 42 ladies were present. A resolution was proposed by Mrs Duigan and seconded by Mrs Roper to form an
institute in Scarning and was unanimously adopted. The following bye- laws were passed-
1.That the monthly meeting should be held in the parish room, Scarning on the last Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. The annual meeting should be held in November.
2. There should be 12 members elected for committee.
3. The Vice Presidents to be elected by the committee.
4. The age for joining should be 16 years.
It was agreed to hold the first institute meeting on Wednesday 5th March at 7.30. (curiously not the last Wednesday of the month!!) Nominations for committee were received by Mrs Broke.
On March 5th 56 members attended the meeting and a ballot was held to elect the committee. Tea was served and a discussion of future events took place. The meeting closed with Auld Lang Syne.
The first ‘proper’ meeting of Scarning Women’s Institute took place on 26th March 1952. 53 members were present. Mrs Allwood the president was in the chair.
The 10/- effort to support county funds was discussed and entered into as was the London AGM although a delegate was not sent. It was agreed to hold a monthly competition and a bowls club was formed.
A talk and demonstration on the art of glove making took place. This was followed by tea and charades. The meeting closed singing the national anthem at 9.40pm.
Scarning Women’s Institute Today
Much of Scarning WI remains the same today. We still hold our meetings at 7.30
on
the last Wednesday of the month in the village hall apart from June and
December when the date is moved. We don’t have quite such a large
membership but still have about 36 members. We don’t always manage 12
committee members but we do have sufficient people to share all the
tasks out and other members that will help on special occasions.
Sadly we cannot boast any 16 year old amongst our ladies but any wishing to
join would be made most welcome. We do have a reputation for being a friendly outgoing group of people.
We have a visiting speaker most months who give talks and demonstrations on a
wide
range of topics. We no longer have a bowls club but we do have two Ten
Pin Bowling teams which compete with other institutes.
In addition to the bowling we have a scrabble group, a craft club, quiz team
and during the summer months a gardening club.
Tea is still an important part of our meetings but we now also offer coffee and
squash and of course the famous WI cakes.
We
have a bursary available for any member/members who wish to go to
Denman College in Oxford for a course. These can be on any subject from
crafts to history, cooking to walking so something to suit every taste.
If you would like to come along to a meeting you would be most welcome and you can come for three visits free of charge to see if you like us.
The annual subscription for is £31.50 per year. There are no other
meeting costs unless you wish to purchase a raffle ticket.
Please call our secretary Rosemary on 01362 687538 before visiting just to
check that we haven’t booked a meeting away from the hall.
Want to know more about the WI? click this link:
http://www.womens-institute.co.uk/
 Scarning Village Hall
2012 Programme
Feb 29th The history of Hartley's jam by Nick Hartley
March 28th Birthday meeting organised by the members.
April 25th Being a Nun in the 21st century by Mother Teresa.
May 30th Resolutions meeting, Royal themed quiz and red white and blue dress code.
June 20th Garden meeting, barbecue and outdoor games.
July 25th Cookery demonstration and cream tea to follow.By Mrs Anita Morton.
August 29th Gambian aid through education by Mrs Janet Clark.
September 26th Facts, fibs and a pinch of salt. Humorous poetry by Mrs Doreen Reed.
October 31st History beneath our feet. Mr Graham Simmonds
November 28th Annual meeteing and craft for christmas evening.
December 12th Magic Lantern show and Christmas party.
January 30th 2013 Denman College presentation by Mrs Susan Ovenden.
September 15th Scarning Craft taster day.
Cator Cup
Here is a picture of our last Cator Cup entry.
The subject was "A night at the movies". We chose to depict
the film "Chocolat".
Our entry came 18th.
Here are some pictures of the 2010 Christmas party.
 Selecting vintage grape juice
 Competition table
 more Competition entries
 Cheers
 Two hands two drinks!!
 Pass the parcel
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In June 2009 we took
a guided walk around Norwich looking at the
architecture of George Skipper and took the opportunity to view the
beautiful interior of the former Norfolk and Norwich
building.
It is so easy when dashing from shop to shop not to stop
and look up at the wonderful buildings in the city.
In February last year the ladies of Scarning WI were entertained by
the St Withburga hand bell ringers.
The bells belong to Dereham church and were made to match the church bells.
Each church had a set of hand bells to enable the bell ringers to practice
making their tunes on the more manageable and quieter small bells before going on
to ring the large bells.
The ladies explained how the music was converted to numbers and
demonstrated the various ways in which the bells could be rung then it was
time for the WI ladies to 'have a go'.
We found that it took a great deal of concentration to keep up with
the music and play at the right time.
This beautiful banner was embroidered several years ago by WI member and
former bell ringer Ruby Gill.
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