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Nearly 100 ways to celebrate 100 years - get involved with the centenary tablecloth panel, walk the county, make a pennant or sampler, take part in the Parade of banners or the Scarecrow Trail, or attend one of our special centenary events.
The Centenary Calendar
A Celebration of 100 years of Buckinghamshire Federation of WIs - the BFWI 2020 Calendar comprises photographs from BFWI's and Bucks WI's Archives in postcard format.
The price is just £5.00 incl delivery - available from September 2019 onwards to your designated person for all orders. We try to offer a distribution service, and the calendars will be available for collection from Stuart Lodge, or at Federation events.
The price is just £5.00 incl delivery - available from September 2019 onwards to your designated person for all orders. We try to offer a distribution service, and the calendars will be available for collection from Stuart Lodge, or at Federation events.
Buckinghamshire WIs Village Book
The Bucks Federation Village Book is almost ready to go to print but Federation Chairman Pat Poole has asked that any WI who has not yet submitted a short piece for their village (or town) please do as soon as possible. Pat says "Around EIGHTY WIs have now submitted entries and I have personally emailed the rest of the 120 WIs recommending they contribute to the Bucks Village Book. Three other Federations have had a book about their villages compiled; the books resemble the quality of the Fodor travel books."
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If you are stuck as to where to start then drop Pat a note via bucksboardoftrustees@gmail.com and she won't mind at all giving you some pointers.
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Walk 100 miles for 100 years
BFWI invite you to walk 100 miles in and around Buckinghamshire during the course of 2020. To help you we have located over 25 appealing walks all over the county. We have chosen walks with an average length of about 5 miles. You will find .pdf files of the routes on this page. You could choose to do the same walk 20 times, do a selection of those most accessible to you, or try to ‘collect the set’ and tour the county over the course of the year. You may even prefer to come up with your own walking routes and log those – it’s really up to you!
Organise a group with neighbouring WIs or just go in ones and twos – all we ask is that you log your walks on this sheet and send completed sheets back to us by October 31st, 2020. You may also like take a photo or selfie at start, midpoint and finish to record your achievements. You could even create a digital story!
Let us know how you get on. We would love to hear of any updates on our selected walk routes or suggestions you have for additional ones.
Organise a group with neighbouring WIs or just go in ones and twos – all we ask is that you log your walks on this sheet and send completed sheets back to us by October 31st, 2020. You may also like take a photo or selfie at start, midpoint and finish to record your achievements. You could even create a digital story!
Let us know how you get on. We would love to hear of any updates on our selected walk routes or suggestions you have for additional ones.
Just as a guide, if you choose to walk between the beginning of March and the end of October, you would need to walk 5 miles roughly every other week to make the 100 miles for the year. |
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Make a 2020 Pennant
Some of the most amazing needlework has gone into our 2020 pennants - these are just a few . If yours hasn’t quite begun yet you can find out the “how to” here! Centenary Pennants will travel across the county in 2020, all joined together, to appear at every BFWI Centenary event.
Make a 2020 Sampler
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To commemorate the 90th Anniversary of Bucks Federation many WIs created a unique sampler which fit into an A4 sleeve. If you didn’t make one at the time, or if you are from a new WI, why not consider making one now?
Click here for full instructions! Not sure whether your WI already has one? Click here for the list of contributing WIs. |
The Silver Cup Challenge - judging at our ACM on 12th May 2020
"Jeans Reinvented" is the title of the 2020 Silver Cup Challenge.
Upcycle an unwanted pair of jeans - Interfacing, stuffing, and a limited amount of additional fabric can be used, and embellishment is encouraged. Attach a photograph of the original pair of jeans. Max size: 70cmx70cm (12"x12").
Full details from Jenny at bfwicreativecrafts@gmail.com
Upcycle an unwanted pair of jeans - Interfacing, stuffing, and a limited amount of additional fabric can be used, and embellishment is encouraged. Attach a photograph of the original pair of jeans. Max size: 70cmx70cm (12"x12").
Full details from Jenny at bfwicreativecrafts@gmail.com
