Two exhibitions in September!

The Telephone Gallery welcomed visitors with two engaging exhibitions in September. The first was a cheerful collection of beautifully hand-knitted fruit, vegetables, and mushrooms. This display was part of the celebrations for harvest and Creationtide, times of year when we stop to appreciate the diversity and beauty of the autumn season, reminding everyone of the richness of God’s creation and encouraging us all to look after the natural world we share. It was a very popular display with everyone marvelling at the talents of the local knitter.

The second exhibition commemorates WI Day, marking the 110th anniversary of the Women's Institute, which was founded on 16th September in Llanfairpwll on Anglesey. As the largest women’s organisation in the UK, the WI is celebrated with a display featuring a birthday cake adorned with confetti and a candle, as well as green, white and purple knitted bunting, the colours of the suffrage movement and the WI. The exhibition also provides information about the WI at a national level, along with details of upcoming local meetings, including a talk on Edith Cavell, a craft evening using recycled materials to create decorations for the WI Christmas tree at the Christmas Tree Festival, and a magic show held during Ashton Keynes WI's 105th birthday celebration in December.