Ards Peninsula Area

Ballywalter

A Happy Exchange with Kirkley WI Northumberland For almost twenty years the Institutes in Northumberland and Ballywalter in County Down have been making exchange visits.  In this their 50th Anniversary year, eleven members of ...


Ballyholme

Annual General Meeting 2014 Congratulations to Anne Mck , who has been elected as President.



Ballygrainey

The new season will commence September 2014. Before the summer recess members have during the past months enjoyed: March – visiting the Excelsior Picture Theatre and were welcomed by Roy.  After watching “Breakfast...


Ballyblack

September 2014   Speakers: Abernethy Butter  Competition: Unusual Butterdish Alison and Will Abernethy provided a demonstration of buttermaking from an old fashioned churn at the September meeting.  The members were then ab...



Donaghadee

President, Audrey, welcomed everyone to the October meeting, including Nial of Ringhaddy Daffodils, who was the guest speaker. His business is breeding and planting up to 500 varieties of daffodils, some of which have won Gold ...


Portaferry

October’s meeting was the AGM. President, Betty, flew in from India, to attend. Nora chaired proceedings and also discussed the responsibilites of the Home & Garden Sub- Committee of which Nora is Chairman of. Betty w...



Ballyholme

In October, President Helen, welcomed two guests from 1st Bangor Presbyterian Church. Yvonne and Joan M MBE.  The speaker was Jenni who discussed the subject of Colour, Style and Image.  Jenni gave a demonstration and advised...


Ballygrainey

The AGM was held in September.  President Joyce welcomed everyone especially Area Executive member Elizabeth and tellers Flo and Liz. A new committee seven was elected with Anna N elected as President. In October new President...



Ballyblack

The AGM was held in October, chaired by Ruth. The new committee are: Vera (President), Elizabeth R, Liz, Joan, Margaret, Elizabeth W, Heather, Flo, Katherine and Sheila. Irene M gave a report on the previous year’s activ...


Ballywalter

Happy New Year The next meeting is January 2nd at 7.45pm in the Village Hall. Speaker: Peter – RNLI Competition: A Nautical item Members are asked to bring along items for the sales table.