This September we’ll be joined by Vicki Reid, Semi-finalist from 2023’s series of the Great British Sewing Bee! Vicki lives in Lincoln and was a big supporter of us founding our WI, so we knew we had to have her come and speak to you all. Vicki will be telling us all about her sewing […]
This month we’ll be testing our little grey cells by having our own murder mystery! We’re taking on a cold case, the body of Chloe Whittle, a millionaire lottery winner was found with a deadly stab wound to the chest, but who did it? We’ll examine crime scene reports, photographs, phone records and more to […]
Our craft group meets once a month to share our love for crafts and creativity. Whether you knit, sew, paint, whittle, crochet, weave or punch needle this session is open to all Bailgate WI members who have a love for crafting and creating. We encourage you to bring along your WIPs to make some progress, […]
Our supper club are going to be enjoying authentic Indian tastes this month as they visit MaCh Indian in North Greetwell. A family-run restaurant serving authentic Indian plates, the menu looks amazing! Join the Supper Club WhatsApp group to RSVP, the link is in the latest newsletter.
Our new Book Group meets once a month to discuss our latest read, and put the world to rights!Whether you want to chat books books books, or prefer a chinwag about anything else, our group is for you as we operate a two discussion situation (think of them like swimming lanes!)Doors open at 5pm for […]
Our theatre group are going to see another Asylum Players production in November, Macbeth! This particular production sees the players add their own twist, they describe it as “The most ambitious show we’ve ever staged. The 20s, Peaky Blinders meets William Shakespeare.” Tickets are £20 (+50p service fee) and seats are unallocated, so just book […]
At our meeting this month we will be joined by Tori from our chosen support charity for this year, Lincolnshire Rape Crisis, who will be talking to us about their history, how they support survivors, and sharing some resources. The work Lincolnshire Rape Crisis does to offer trauma informed therapeutic and advocacy support to anyone […]
Our craft group meets once a month to share our love for crafts and creativity. Whether you knit, sew, paint, whittle, crochet, weave or punch needle this session is open to all Bailgate WI members who have a love for crafting and creating. We encourage you to bring along your WIPs to make some progress, […]
The supper club are returning to Slow Rise for a pizza and tiramisu filled Christmas celebration! Our meeting in August was so good we just had to return. If you didn’t join us then you may have heard fellow members rave about the pizza, and especially the tiramisu (many of us got one to eat […]
For our December meeting we’re having a festive party, with games, food and fun! We’ll be playing old classics like hoopla and musical chairs. We’ll be operating a “bring a plate” system for the party, so please bring a plate of nibbles along to share, if everyone brings something we will have plenty for everyone. […]
All members are entitled to a place at each monthly meeting. For meetings where we are selling visitors tickets we do kindly ask that members who will not be able to attend please let us know so that we can offer your seat to a visitor. All ticket sales help ensure that Bailgate WI will be able to continue into the future, so helping us fundraise in this way is greatly appreciated.
Yes, the Methodist Church has limited on site parking (approx 20 spaces) but other groups do meet on site at the same time as we do, so if you are able to travel by foot or public transport, please do. For drivers, the entrance to the car park is the second left when entering Bailgate from Newport arch.
For our monthly meetings we kindly ask that you wait before entering, as this ensures that the committee can get everything set up and ready for your arrival at 7.15pm. We appreciate that everyone wants to do their bit, so if you will regularly be early, and wish to assist, please speak to a committee member about taking on a helper role.
Thank you for choosing to visit us! Visitors are able to come along to a maximum of 3 meetings per year.
Where the meeting’s speaker or activity does not incur a cost to us, your first visit will be free, if however the meeting’s activity does cost us money we will ask for a donation to our coffers (suggested £5) for the first visit. Second and third visits also cost £5.
When you arrive our greeters will take your information and direct you to our treasurer who will take your payment. If you choose to join on the night you will receive a £5 discount on your membership.
There is no obligation to buy anything when you come to our meetings if you’re already a member.
We do have a number of ways that we raise funds as a WI (for more information about why we need to raise funds beyond membership fees as a WI, click here) Our refreshments, raffle, bring and buy table, merch etc all help us stay sustainable for the future.
If you do choose to help us fundraise, we accept payment by card or cash at meetings, and you can pay for things online in advance if you would like too.
We endeavour to supply a range of refreshments for all dietary requirements, but this is dependant on what is supplied by the kind cake rota volunteers.
Our committee includes dairy free, gluten free and vegan members, so we always try to have something on hand for these dietary needs, but please be aware that as the majority of our refreshments are homemade we cannot always guarantee that foods will be completely free of allergens.
If you’d like to supply refreshments, we operate a cake rota throughout the year to make sure that all our members have something to enjoy every visit.
To sign up for the cake rota, please either add yourself to the rota at the next meeting (on the noticeboard) or click here to email us.
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