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On Saturday 18th April a number of Ballyrashane WI Ladies visited Lyndhurst Garden in Balnamore for WI Women Walk The W...
22/04/2026

On Saturday 18th April a number of Ballyrashane WI Ladies visited Lyndhurst Garden in Balnamore for WI Women Walk The World. Everyone enjoyed the day in the sunshine and also the refreshments in The Bothy after the walk.

Ballyrashane WI ladies have an array of talents.Some are bakers others sew, some are swimmers others are mountain climbe...
17/04/2026

Ballyrashane WI ladies have an array of talents.
Some are bakers others sew, some are swimmers others are mountain climbers, some like to chat, some like to listen, some cycle others drive, some are walkers others are runners but regardless of their talents everyone is part of an amazing group of ladies who are there to support each other and their community.
Today I am delighted to share the talent of Ballyrashane WI member Ruth Chestnutt.
Ruth has sewn an amazing apron and is representing Ballyrashane WI in the world competition held this year in Canada.
We hope, Sandra Carruthers,our President who is attending the world conference in Canada will be bringing the first place prize back to Ballyrashane for Ruth's amazing work .

8th April 2026 : Trekking Morocco Ballyrashane WI were excited to have Sarah Blair of Awaken Wellness with us for our ...
17/04/2026

8th April 2026 :
Trekking Morocco
Ballyrashane WI were excited to have Sarah Blair of Awaken Wellness with us for our April meeting.
Sarah qualified as a beautician and has worked in various locations including London, Nirvana and Clarins in Moores Coleraine before setting up her own business on the family farm near Macosquin.
Initially it was make up and nails but Sarah then progressed to more specialised skin treatments and well being so Awaken Wellness was born.
Sarah also has a great affinity with nature and appreciates the benefits of taking time out in nature . Initially it was the sea and forests and then Sarah found the benefits of spending time climbing mountains.
It started with Binevenagh (385m) near Limavady then Sarah discovered the splendour of the Mournes (Slieve Donard 850m) and a few peaks in Southern Ireland ( over 1000m ) before she discovered Jason Black a renowned mountain guide who has climbed K2 and she decided to join the group of climbers going to the Morocco 7 summits.
This was a whole new experience with a group of people she didn’t know and with the mountains ranging from 2600m to 4100 metres it was a tremendous achievement to complete .
As Sarah explained everyone was the same up the mountains. It didn’t matter how much money you had in the bank or how big your house or car were everyone was equal and needed each other .
Despite the many challenges faced on the trip Sarah is still buzzing and ready for her next adventure later this year to the 7 summits in Scotland.
While most of us will probably never climb the mountains that Sarah has climbed we should all take time out to enjoy the benefits of the nature on our door steps.
The competion was A holiday Necessity.
1st place went to Dorothy Duffin
2nd place went to Valerie Sharpe
3rd place went to Kaye Henry.
As always everyone enjoyed a delicious supper and the craic , banter, friendship and support that is at the heart of Ballyrashane WI

11th March 2026:-Charity Evening Buffet Supper .Once again Ballyrashane WI hosted a fantastic Buffet Supper in Ballywatt...
02/04/2026

11th March 2026:-
Charity Evening Buffet Supper .
Once again Ballyrashane WI hosted a fantastic Buffet Supper in Ballywatt Presbyterian Church Hall, this year in support of Fluorish NI - a local charity which offers support to all survivors of human trafficking which comes in varies forms :- sexual exploitation,forced labour,criminal exploitation,domestic servitude or organ harvesting. It is not an historic problem, modern - day slavery where victims cannot leave a situation of exploitation and are controlled by threats, punishment, violence, coercion or deception exist in our society today.
Thanks to all the ladies who attended the evening, both WI members and friends of WI members and due to the hard work of the team at Ballyrashane WI , we will present a cheque for £1500 to Jill Robinson the Flourish NI speaker who attended the evening.
Thanks goes to Ballywatt for the use of their hall and to all those who attended the evening and to those who helped in any way to ensure the evening was a great success.
The competion was "A Flourishing Tip.
First place went to Hazel Kelly
Second place went to Rena Lindsay
Third place went to Kaye Henry.

Congratulations to Louise Hamill, Caroline McMorris and Hilary Taggart who represented Ballyrashane WI tonite at the are...
04/03/2026

Congratulations to Louise Hamill, Caroline McMorris and Hilary Taggart who represented Ballyrashane WI tonite at the area quiz in Ballyclabber.
Thank you for representing us and bringing the 2nd place prize back to Ballyrashane .
Well done ladies.
A nite of friendship and laughter rounded off with a great supper provided by Ballyrashane ladies.
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82nd Annual Dinner :-45 of Ballyrashane WI members meet at Cromore Halt Portstewart on Wed 11th Feb 2026 at 6.45pm for t...
12/02/2026

82nd Annual Dinner :-
45 of Ballyrashane WI members meet at Cromore Halt Portstewart on Wed 11th Feb 2026 at 6.45pm for the annual dinner.
Everyone enjoyed a great evening with delicious food ,lots of chatter and after dinner music and sing along with The Yukes in The Port.
Thanks to a grant from Lottery Funding the evening was free for members.
The competition was A Love Limerick.
Ist place went to Kaye Henry
2nd place went to Rena Lindsay
3rd place went to Maud Polaniec

Anna McKillen was welcomed as a new member to Ballyrashane WI

The March meeting is our charity evening buffet supper supporting Flourish NI.

JANUARY MEETING :-Laura Cassidy Marketing director of "Buzz off Travel" in Ballymoney took our meeting.She gave us an in...
01/02/2026

JANUARY MEETING :-
Laura Cassidy Marketing director of "Buzz off Travel" in Ballymoney took our meeting.
She gave us an insight into current travel trends and ideas for some exciting places to travel to with family or a group of friends and reminded us of the importance of sorting travel insurance as soon as we book a holiday .
It will now be interesting to hear where members are planning on holidaying this year .
The competition was a holiday souvenir.
1st place went to our president Sandra Carruthers with her souvenir from South Africa.
2nd place went to Alison Radcliffe with her souvenir from Nairobi.
3rd place went to Gail McKechnie with her souvenir from South Africa.
Members were able to browse the travel magazines which Laura brought with her as well as take them home for future reading.
The monthly gift table gave ladies the chance to purchase an array of items and a delicious supper was enjoyed by everyone.
Anna McKillen was welcomed as a new member .

01/01/2026

SAVE THE DATE - Next meeting Jan 14th 7.30pm. Glebe Hall.
"Helping you see the world"
Speaker Chris Hagan from Buzz off Travel, Ballymoney.
Competition: A holiday souvenir.
Gift table
Remember to bring your cup for supper.
Everyone Welcome

DECEMBER MEETING:Ballyrashane WI Christmas Party took place in the Glebe Hall on Wed 10th Dec.There was a fabulous sprea...
01/01/2026

DECEMBER MEETING:
Ballyrashane WI Christmas Party took place in the Glebe Hall on Wed 10th Dec.
There was a fabulous spread of food supplied by the committee and some WI members and the tables were dressed with 4 beautiful table centres created by Linda Gowdy and Leta Lyons which were sold on the night as part of our gift table.
The competition was a poem / Christmas Carol.
Alison Radcliffe took 1st place with her poem, Kaye Henry’s Carol took 2nd place and Hazel Kelly’s poem took 3rd place.
Alison Blair presented Jacqui McPherson from Women’s Aid with a huge bag of gifts donated by WI members and she also received voucher donations totalling £440 - a tremendous amount.
Jacqui gave a very detailed talk about the work of Women’s Aid in our area and President Sandra Carruthers talked about her ACWW trip to Romania.
Everyone enjoyed a delicious supper and left with full bellies and a gift.
Elsa Gabbey was welcomed as a new member to Ballyrashane WI.

WREATH MAKING WORKSHOPA great day was had by all the ladies who attended our wreath making workshop today @ 30a Rectory ...
29/11/2025

WREATH MAKING WORKSHOP
A great day was had by all the ladies who attended our wreath making workshop today @ 30a Rectory Road Coleraine hosted by Olive McCaughan in her converted barn.
We had an abundance of things to choose from to make our wreaths.
After a quick demo from Olive we all got to work and produced the most amazing wreath.
The talent of Ballyrashane ladies is amazing.

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