Rhynie SWI

09/10/2026

“Creating Sweet Moments”
Our most recent meeting was a wonderful demonstration by the lovely Louise McBain of LJM Cakes & Sugarcraft.

Louise shared a fantastic selection of hints and tips, showing us how to create beautiful textures and effects without using any specialist cake decorating tools – just everyday items you can find around the house! 🏡✨

During the demonstration, Louise showed us how to create a book, beautiful roses, the tail of a scaled animal, and some super-quick Christmas trees. 🎄🌹 She also demonstrated how to cover a cake board and then transform it into a realistic wood-effect finish. All these were done with basic items like tinfoil, drinking straws, cocktail sticks and scissors .

It was a really enjoyable and inspiring demonstration, full of clever ideas to try at home. Thank you, Louise, for sharing your knowledge, creativity and lovely cheerful manner with us!

Louise then went onto judge the competitions:
2 Sausage Rolls:
1. Diane Muiry
2. Elaine Simpson
3. Margaret Young

Kitchen Apron
1. Elaine Simpson
2. Lynn Mumford
3. Laura Bastable

Good Luck at Cake International 🤞

05/10/2026

Meeting Reminder
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Our monthly meeting takes place this Thursday 8th October where we welcome Louise McBain of LJM Cakes & Sugarcraft.
The competitions are to make 2 Sausage Rolls and to take along a Kitchen Apron
Meeting at Fourteen, the Square,Rhynie at 7.30 pm.
New and Non members welcome.
Any further questions please contact Phyllis Beverly, Secretary 01464 861255.
We look forward to seeing you all.

23/09/2026

A huge congratulations to our very own Anne Lyne from The Corner Shop, Rhynie on her recent award — so very well deserved! 🏆❤️ Anne was awarded ‘Outstanding Individual’ prize in the recent Aberdeenshire Heart of the High Street Awards

Anne is up at the crack of dawn, working her magic to produce all her delicious homebakes, including the wonderful scones she makes for our Rhynie SWI meetings. We’re always very grateful for the tasty treats!

Anne was once a member of our SWI herself, but sadly work commitments mean she can’t join us these days. She may no longer be able to sit around the table with us, but she certainly still plays a special part in our SWI family.

We’re so lucky to have such a hardworking, talented and generous local businesswoman in our community. Well done, Anne — a thoroughly deserved award, and we’re all very proud of you! 🥰👏

13/09/2026

“Every stitch tells a story”
Our September meeting was a demonstration on Crocheting by Katie Smart. Katie gave the ladies a chance to try their hand at crocheting, which for many was their first time. Katie herself is a You Tube/Self taught crocheter who started during lockdown. She is very talented but very modest. Competitions were then judged and the worthy winners were:
Crochet Square
1st Lynne Mumford
2nd Diane Muiry
3rd Anna Kemp

Trinket Box/Dish
1st Margaret Reid
2nd Sue Whyte
3rd Pam Manning

07/09/2026

Good Evening on this lovely night , it is time for our next meeting on Thursday September 10th 2026 when we welcome a very talented local girl Katie Smart who will give a demonstration on her Crochet Work.
Some of her beautiful work is shown below. The competitions are to make a Crocheted Square and to bring along a Trinket Box or Dish
Meeting at Fourteen, the Square,Rhynie at 7.30 pm.
Non members welcome.
Any further questions please contact Phyllis Beverly, Secretary 01464 861255.
We look forward to seeing you all.

14/08/2026

We look forward to seeing you this weekend at Rhynie Gala. Our Ladies will be hosting the Tea Tent, where you can enjoy a range of refreshments.

Scones and Pancakes are just some of the tasty treats available.

We will also have a small selection of sweets and snacks for our younger visitors to enjoy.

Come along and enjoy the Gala atmosphere.

06/07/2026

“From Tropical to Tartan”
Our most recent meeting took place at the weekend, where President Diane Muiry welcomed members along to a lovely afternoon tea prepared by Diane Duffton from Huntly. Sandwiches, Savouries, Cakes and Fruit Kebabs were enjoyed by all. Refreshments were served from a Tropical Canopy which was a delightful touch prepared by Diane Muiry and Julie Duncan. The most enjoyable entertainment was provided by very talented local dancers from Michelle Gordon Highland Dance Team. This finished off a great afternoon.

30/06/2026

13/06/2026

“Och Beehive Yersel” 🐝 🐝
Our June meeting was a talk by local beekeeper George Nicol. Such an interesting insight was given on an introduction to Beekeeping. The complexity of the wee insect is just amazing, including one interesting fact that they have 5 eyes!! He then went onto judge the difficult task of the competitions which were 2 Honeyflapjacks (given recipe supplied) Placed as his favourites were winners Diane Muiry, Julie Duncan and Margaret Reid. George then judged the best Bee Ornament/Item. Winners were Kirsty McLennan, Laura Bastable and Diane Muiry. Tea and Scones were then enjoyed. The evening finished off with a vote of thanks by Phyllis Beverly