After a short history of making pickles and chutneys from produce grown on the farm, members enjoyed guessing the many ingredients used in chutneys from Rumwell Farm shop for their April meeting.

January's meeting was unfortunately cancelled due to the bad weather, but the Reading Club at Cindy's was well attended and members were made welcome and enjoyed their Birthday meal at the Catherine Wheel.

In February the group were shown how to make felt, and some have gone on try this newly learned craft at home. The competition was for knitted toy.

The December Meeting of Hemyock WI resulted in some members going home with quite impressive Christmas decorations. Home made mince pies and mulled wine were very welcome.

The January Meeting was cancelled due to bad weather but members are hopeful of being able to attend the Reading Group on Tuesday January 19th at Cindy's home and the Birthday meal at the Catherine Wheel on Tuesday 26th.

Members of Hemyock WI will be cooking a delicious two course lunch on Saturday March 13th in the Forbes lounge of the Parish Hall.  The main course will be sausages and creamy mash followed by a selection of home made desserts and coffee or tea.  The cost will be £5.00 a head and everyone is welcome.  This will be ticket only so we know how many people we are catering for and the tickets will be on sale from members and from the post office.

A new year and the WI is celebrating its 5th birthday.  We are a very friendly group and have a new programme which is stimulating and interesting.  Each month we have a speaker and two competitions which are just a bit of fun,  We don't take them too seriously and it is quite easy to enter as most things we already have in the home.  We ask our guest speaker to judge the competition and points are awarded to everyone who enters.  A small prize is awarded at the end of each year.

Hemyock Women's Institute meet in Forbes Lounge on the first Tuesday at 7.30pm. At the Annual Meeting in October Brenda Calcraft agreed to be President again with Judith Major continuing as Secretary, Sandra Featherstone as Treasurer and Lyn Taylor as Vice President. Most of the Committee were happy to continue with their duties.

Hemyock Women's Institute meet in Forbes Lounge at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of each month.

Members have tried their hand at painting pottery tiles with the help of Nicola Werner. Some found this easy others quite difficult but most enjoyed the experience. Nicola took the tiles and fired them so everyone has a memento of that evening.

January saw Hemyock WI celebrating their birthday with a pie night at the Half Moon, Clayhidon a very enjoyable evening.

In February members were treated to Nicola Werner demonstrating and helping members to paint a pottery tile, the tiles painted by members were imaginative and individual and will be fired and returned. The competition was 'Bring a piece of pottery' and was won by Karen Pinder, Brenda Calcraft won the draw who also won flower of the month with a lovely hellebore.

It was all change at the Hemyock WI Annual General Meeting on 7th October.  The retiring President, Lynn Taylor, warmly welcomed Brenda Calcraft the new President. Committee members were elected with Judith Major as Secretary and Sandra Featherstone starting her second year as Treasurer. Heartfelt thanks was given to Lynn for her enthusiasm and commitment over the past years since reforming the WI at Hemyock.

At the September Meeting Lyn Taylor welcomed fellow members after the summer break. Unfortunately the August Garden Party was cancelled due to persistent rain. Lyn said the exhibit at the Mid Devon Show did quite well as it came 5th. Individual exhibits which did particularly well were the card with 20 points, the Victoria sandwich with 18 and the piece of lace 17..... all out of 20.

In June the members enjoyed a challenging Treasure Hunt around the village. This was organised by Julie and Elaine. Luckily, the weather was favourable as some members took a long time to complete their tasks. The winning team was 'The Young Ones.' All were able to enjoy the meal provided at the Ivy Café which is conveniently situated in the centre of Hemyock. Lynn thanked all who took part and reminded members that the next Meeting will be on July 1st at 7.30 pm in the Parish Hall when Neil Moralee will give a talk which he calls 'Harley and me in the USA.' As well as the competition for 'a flower from the garden' there is another for a 'Holiday Snap.'

Hemyock WI are entering the Mid Devon show for the first time this year.  The theme is 'A Night at the Movies' so the obvious choice was to depict Calendar Girls.  Come and see the WI as you have never seen them before!