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Our entry to St Mary’s Church Christmas Tree Festival was a tree of Hearts which we knitted, crocheted and made of felt and card. Our theme was BYSTANDERS CAN BE LIFESAVERS`, the WI 2025 Resolution. The National campaign is to encourage more to get CPR training and more access to defibrillators. We also thought the hearts also represented what our WI is fundamentally about, which is `Love and Friendship`.
The tree will be at Selsdon Library until 5 January.
Our Christmas Tree entry came third with Ridgeway School coming second and a well- deserved first place to Friends of Purley Beeches which one of our members, Jo, helped create.
Thank you to all who created the hearts and to all of you who came to see the tree and voted for us. We sewed some hearts together to form pouches with an opening so we could put a chocolate in. We gave these out to children as a Christmas gift and they proved very popular.
The Christmas Party,3 December 2025
The Christmas party was a great success, thanks to the Christmas Party Committee who planned it all and provided all the raffle prizes.
Pictured left is the winner of the raflle, Linda and one of the Christmas Party Committee.
Christmas Lunch at the Horseshoe on 26 Nov, 2025
We enjoyed a good Christmas meal and once the rest of the diners had left the Conservatory, we found the acoustics much improved.
A BIG thank you to Alexandra, our Treasurer who organised the finances, told us all what we had ordered and enabled the smooth running of the occasion.
Trip to Winchester 21 Nov 2025
Over 30 of us went by coach to Winchester for the day and to visit the Christmas Market. We were very lucky with the weather as you can see by the blue sky in the photo and all enjoyed it with many Christmas presents ticked off the list by the time we left.
Bletchley Park visit October 2025
Our August Tea Party
Our thanks to Margaret for hosting our Summer tea. It was a beautiful afternoon, if a little hot, with delicious food and home made cakes made by our members.
Photos from some of our Groups:
The Walking Group's visit in October 2026 to the River Police Museum and London Docklands
The Table Tennis Group celebrated the first anniversary of the installation of the tennis table to Sanderstead Recreation Ground in August 2025
Our members get creative -
Members, please go to the Members’ page for knitting and crotchet patterns of hearts.
Some items made by our Members and more of their photos
Sue’s cushion won a first prize in the craft section at the Sanderstead Horticultural Show
More of Carol’s knitted bunnies
Lee’s acrylic painting
Marion’s pottery, made at a Pottery taster class