Our guest this month is Revered Peter Fox, a magician and member of the Magic Circle, and a bishop in The Church of England.

He will be talking about stage magic through the ages, as well as demonstrating his own magical abilities.

On being a bishop in the Magic Circle, he told the Eastern Daily Press that “there are other clergymen but I am the only bishop, which means I’m the only member of the Magic Circle who’s actually entitled to wear a pointy hat and have a stick.”

We’ll be up to our old tricks this Wednesday at the usual time and place.

See you there!

Click here to see our 2023/24 calendar of events.

The Hive WI Committee Meeting: Every Fourth Wednesday Online

As mentioned above, The Hive WI committee has changed since the Annual Meeting. 

First, I would like to welcome two new committee members, Rachel and Vicky! Welcome to the team! 🙂

Our “officers” are

• President: Sally
• Vice President: Marie
• Secretary: Rachel 
• Treasurer: Rosanna 

Also on the committee are

• Katie (who does an excellent job at organising helpers in the kitchen, setting up the hall and suppliers of cake, as well bringing kitchen provisions, and coming up with ideas in committee meetings, AND leads the Café Society)
• Sandra (who regularly helps with sales and collections at meetings, welcoming members in, and organising the Supper Club)
• Vicky (who has just joined the committee and has offered to write the minutes)
• Rosa (that’s me – I do the newsletter!)

Sally will no longer be the Programme Co-ordinator as she will be focusing on her new role as President.

The role of Programme Co-ordinator will go to Sarah, who is not on the committee but will liaise with it.

Thank you, Sarah! I know that the programme is in safe hands with you!

Finally, timing of committee meetings may be changing to accommodate new committee members. The committee will be testing out the later time of 19:30 (previously 18:30) to see if this works better for everybody involved.

If you would like to be involved in the committee or volunteer at our meetings in anyway, please get in touch! WIs are run by members and The Hive WI is no different.

Thank you again to everybody who has ever helped out at a meeting, no matter how small. It really does help.

Regular Information

Supper Club: Every Third Wednesday (19:00)

The Supper Club meets at a different restaurant in and around Beeston each month.

Crafternoon: Every Third Saturday at 14:00, Beeston Methodist Church (£3)

An invitation from Joanne 

Come and join us at CRAFT GROUP on the third Saturday at 2pm! Bring your projects, something new perhaps, and ask any questions of our highly experienced crafters. Or just chat!

Cafe Society: Every last Wednesday (14:00)

Invitation from Katie

If you enjoy a chat and a laugh, preferably served with cake and a drink, please join us at 2pm on the last Wednesday of the month.

Details of the chosen café are posted on Facebook, and shared at the monthly meeting.

Book Club: Every Last Thursday at 19:00 on Zoom

An invitation from Morag

The Thursday book group meets at 7.30 pm on Zoom on the last Thursday of the month to discuss a prearranged book as well as a lot of general social chat. All welcome whether you’ve read the book or not, just post in the FB group if you’d like to join or have any questions.

• Jan: We’re All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
• Feb: How To Stop Time by Matt Haig
• Mar: The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
• Apr: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
• May: Us by David Nicholls
• Jun: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
• Jul: The Woman On the Pier by P.B. Walter
• Aug: Deadly Wishes by Zoe Finch
• Sep: The Fire Blossom by Sarah Lark
• Oct: An Artificial Light by Petra D. Benning
• Nov: The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon
• Dec: No meeting

Walk ‘n’ Talk: Every Last Sunday at 10:00

An invitation from Hayley

We are a friendly group who enjoy walking. We meet in most weathers on the last Sunday of the month at 10am for a walk approximately 4-6 miles long and we always have a refreshment break involving cake! If you would like to explore footpaths and beautiful places close to home that you may not have noticed before and all within an hours drive of Beeston. Please do come and join us – we can’t wait to welcome you!

Cinema Trips: Spontaneous!

If you fancy a cinema trip to see one of these films, you can email us, post in our Facebook group, or ask among members at our meetings.

Click here to see their listings.