The 10th October was a very busy weekend for the Guildford Spike WI.

Many members attended the stitching and knitting show at London's Alexandra Palace. It was a fanatstic day, with unbelievable exhibitions and great stalls. We certainly got some great ideas and inspiration for the craft and chatter group.

Those who did not attend the London excursion were at the vintage fair in Guildford where we had a stall! It was more successful than last time and our table cloth had its first official outing!

Muriel enjoyed meeting one of the bake off contestants and discussed him possibly coming to visit the spike in the near future-watch this space.

Friday 2nd October 2015

Yesterday we celebrated our 3rd birthday, and what a night it was! We had a fantastic albeit slightly mad female comedian!

The ladies being entertained

We ate and drank a lot (not all of us).  We all enjoyed an amazing cake, made by Sarah J.

We also had the exciting and emotional unveiling of our table cloth. This was a project started by Caroline last year (our 2nd Birthday). Unfortunately she was not here to see it unveiled due to her sad passing last year. Despite this we all agreed that her spirit is in every stitch and we are so grateful to her mother for finishing the project for us in her memory!

The unveiling

We rushed to get it on the table

It was, as mentioned previously, a truly great evening - made more special by it being the WI centenary year.

August meeting - 6th August 2015

This month we enjoyed a social evening with a fantastic picnic. Unfortunately the weather wasn't on our side but we still had a great time. Muriel brought a fantastic quiz along, which became quite competitive. The raffle was a great success, with our new member Jill donating a private Pilates session as the top prize. 

Gardening group outing to Mayfield Lavender Farm - 17th July 2015

A small group of our ladies and little people visited the lavender farm in Banstead. After a few travel issues! We all arrived and explored the fragrant fields. We stopped in the little cafe and tried some of the lavender infused biscuits and lemonade before heading home.

The lavender fields

Test Blog!

GTG's Jekyll and Hyde

Last week we were treated to a fantastic production of Jeckyll and Hyde by Godalming Theatre Group at Charterhouse. It was a particularly special evening as we were able to support the lovely actors who came to our March meeting. Keep eyes peeled for details of their next production in October...

Sharon and Carole enjoying some half time refreshment

Helen, Ricki and Shirley having a hilarious time!

Fashion show in aid of The Fountain Centre

On Friday The Mandolay hosted a fabulous fashion show raising funds for The Fountain Centre at St. Lukes Cancer Centre. The Fountain Centre is a truly amazing charity giving support and special treats to cancer sufferers all over Surrey in their lovely centre based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital. Lots of our lovely ladies attended and a brilliant time was had by all.

Our fabulous fashionistas huddled around a fireman!

One of the models strutting her stuff

Barbara seemed very happy!!

April's meeting: Bar Des Arts

At this month's meeting we were treated to mocktails and a very interesting talk by Bar Des Arts owner Sara Burks (pronounced Sarah!). Excellent beverages and entertaining stories wet our whistles and the pudding club have decided to have their next meeting there on the 30th April. The fundraising group organised a brilliant bottle tombola with all our ladies bringing a bottle and we raised a fantastic £65 for our pot! Thank you to all who attended and made it another fun and fabulous evening.

Sara Burks, owner of Bar Des Arts, a lovely lady with many an 

entertaining tale (not tail - Thanks Sarah T!)

A man in our midst! John, bartender extraordinaire, rustles up a
strawberry daiquiri

Some of our ladies mesmerized by John's skills

Alison enjoying some non alcoholic liquid refreshment

Andrea and new member Liz

Tombola!

Weyout meeting

A fun evening at the Weyout meeting at Normandy Village Hall last Wednesday with our lovely lot not only turning out en masse, but also producing sterling refreshments. Well done ladies! Even more impressive were Helen Skinner and Kitty McCormick who took to the stage and triumphed in their bid to become Tiller Girls for the evening. Thank you to all who attended.

Lovely Kitty (far left) and Helen (next right) learning the moves...

...getting in the swing...

...going for it!!

March meeting with the Godalming Theatre Group

This month we were delighted to welcome the Godalming Theatre group with excerpts from their recent production of Calendar Girls. A fabulous and lively evening was had by all.

The Calendar Girls

The Godalming Theatre Group in full swing

Our lovely ladies having a mingle