Spud Dig
This was held on March 16th.
Some of the winners: Michelle Forbes, Adie Reid, Kathryn Wilson, Biddy Craig and Isabelle Hutton.
Mark Preddy, Bruce Wilson and Oscar Dunn, the helpers: Are they discussing farming, bowls or spud growing?
Cuppa after the Big Dig.
Donna Pettitt on a mission to knit a peggy square for the National AGM.
12 Feb: Purchased a pair of needles from a Red Cross Shop in Gisborne. Oops, two minutes later returned the needles for a larger size.
13 February to 2 April: We wait in anticipation. "No action, looking for wool," she says.
2 April: Cast on 36 stitches, so tightly couldn’t knit.Vicki Galbreath to the rescue, trying to undo the knitting with no damage to the wool: knuckles white and clinched, 40 stitches cast on.
Okay, just because Alex Newton knitted a peggy square in a hour, remember I had to undo mine.
9 April: A very proud Donna, mission completed in just 50 days.
Indoor Bowls:
Two of the Romahapa Rebels WI indoor bowls team in Gisborne - February 2025
Avis Rishworth & Donna Pettitt
The third team member was Shona Preddy (taking the photo).
The team gained 5th place.
Shona, Avis, and Donna at the bowls tournament:
Futuristic Fantasy - Michelle Forbes, our president, gave Kathryn Wilson a very warm welcome to the meeting.
South Otago A & P Show:
Bay: 1st Overall
1st Baking: Michelle
1st Best Article on display - Ceramic Santa
Put together by Michelle,Heather, and Shona.
Platters at Casa Fuego for our Christmas Night out. Verna, Heather, Marion and Adie in the background.
Was also our International Night.
What a meal...enough for lunch next day. So so good.
Come as you are evening - When you received a call or received an email in your inbox, this is what you had to wear to WI.
PJ Gang: Donna, Alex, Shona, Michelle (kneeling) and Jude our National President who was visiting.
The Workers: Jude (National President), Jan, Adiee, Marilyn, Kathryn, Glenis, Heather, Oriel, & Grace.
Oreil, Grace, and Kathryn - Three wise heads enjoying a natter.
Catering for the Super Masters Games - October 2024
Celebrating our WI birthday along with the 90th birthday of Verna Gardner.
A truly wonderful and loyal WI member and friend to us all.
Sad farewell to Liz Vreugdenhil - off to Oamaru.
Romahapa big spud dig.
Winner: Kathryn Wilson
Spud in the Bucket Competition:
How is your spud growing? Kaysen, Briar and Lexi looking after their entries well.
Biscuits for members' grandchildren and the Food Bank (2023)
Christmas Tree Decorations for the Christmas Tree Extravaganza (2023)
About 170 biscuits made and iced for the Christmas Tree Extravaganza (2023)
1st place Romahapa A & P Show Bay: Scotland (2023)