Tytherington Treacles​ WI

Nick Birchall was our March speaker (9/3/26), from Nantwich Cheese Shop telling us all about the History of Cheshire Cheese. The shop opened in 2020 during covid, they have since gone from strength to strength, with lots of cheeses made from the local area. Nick brought along 3 Cheshire cheeses for us all to sample - 1845 variety from Bourne cheese makers, Drunken Burt, flavoured with cider & Burt Blue both from Clare Burt Cheese makers (also all available from our Treacle Ma

16 bereavement bags and 19 syringe driver bags just dropped off at End of Life Partnership. They were gratefully received. Thank you to everyone who made bags, sourced material and buttons.

A very special February meeting last night (9/2/26), as we celebrated our 10th Birthday as well as welcoming Viv Bettley-Eagles & her Bollywood Dance for Fun group. We had invited the Founding Members of Tytherington Treacles along with our WI Advisor Vivien Lee.. Valerie Jones had baked a special Birthday cake and we all had a glass of Nosecco to celebrate. We even sang ‘Happy Birthday’. Clare Duffield had cheekily wrapped all the raffle prizes as birthday presents. Our Tabl

Thank you once again to all our lovely knitters who have donated the following knitted items:- 42 Blankets 34 Cuddle Squares 56 Hats 6 Jackets/Cardigans Which I took along to the Neonatal Unit at Wythenshawe Hospital today. They were all gratefully received.

Twenty two of us enjoyed a fabulous evening at Elaf. Lots of fun and laughs, great food and the chance to interact with different members!

‘Can for Jan(uary)’ total donations were - 56 cans, 1 bag of rice & 3 guest soaps, which will be taken to silklife Foodbank this week.

Our January meeting (12/1/26) wasn’t as scheduled, as our speaker Clare Snelling had to cancel due to illness. Thankfully Viv Braddock our Speaker Secretary organised Jayne Stubbs, who shared her experience on ‘Learning to fly at 50!’ & still actively flying - What a fascinating talk she gave. We also collecting ‘Can for Jan(uary)’ total donations were - 56 cans, 1 bag of rice & 3 guest soaps, which will be taken to silklife Foodbank this week. Thank you Treacles for all your

Our Christmas party was enjoyed by all - a lovely Christmassy Quiz, thanks to Julie Skelton our Quiz Master. Teams of 4 with Christmas themed names, thanks Pam. Platters of sandwiches, crisps & mince pies, fizz & Christmas crackers. Once again a fabulous raffle organised by Clare. A new idea of a ‘secret Santa’ with Christmas baubles/tree decorations was appreciated by all. Lovely photos of our members able to attend. Big thanks to some of our members who came early to help s

Marlborough School Christmas Fair - Friday 5/12/25 We held a cake & Christmas goods stall - thank you to all our members who donated & to Chris, Elaine & Pam, who manned the stall. We made a grand total of £102 on the night - proceeds to our Birthday fund & a donation to the PTA of Marlborough. Thank you

Another lovely social evening at Periwinkle & Clay in Macclesfield, our members enjoyed making Christmas ornaments & decorations. Lots of chatting & laughter. Looking forward to seeing them all glazed.

Elaine & I, attending the Remembrance Service & laying our poppy wreath at Macclesfield Cenotaph on Sunday (9/11/25) - We donated £200 to the Macclesfield Branch of the Royal British Legion

Our November’s meeting (10/11/25) was our Annual Meeting & we also welcomed Sarah Parker from Bond St. Veterinary practice who gave us some very good advice regarding ‘Pet First Aid’. All our Committee have volunteered to stay on another year Our refreshment ladies were Carole Clipson & Chris Stewart, thank you so much for your help at our meeting. Lovely Poppy themed Raffle provided by Clare Duffield.

Our fantastic poppy cascade, displayed at Marlborough Primary School. Thank you to our Poppy Group & our members, family & friends who have spent their time knitting & felting over 1,300 poppies.

The Autumn meeting of the Cheshire Peaks Group (15/10/25) was attended by over 20 of our members, who enjoyed an informative & insight into the history of style icon Mary Quant. Lucy from The History Wardrobe was very entertaining, demonstrating the clothing styles & accessories made famous by Mary Quant starting from the 1950s upto the present day. There was also a fabulous craft stall & the competition for this meeting was ‘anything Geometric/psychedelic design in any media

‘Let’s get creative’ was the theme for our October meeting on Monday (13/10/25) with our guest speaker Emma Crawley (Rooby Doo). Our members enjoyed a very relaxing evening tracing & colouring in to create a stained glass window effect of their chosen animal. As one of our members rightly stated that there is ‘Something very therapeutic about colouring’. So highly recommended. We were also selling home made tea towels, from material recently donated, gift wrap & gift bags als

A glorious evening to do our ‘midnight walk’ starting at Marlborough School, walking along the Macclesfield canal & Middlewood way, raising funds for the ECH Bed Appeal. A few of us even visited the Brocklehurst Pub to round off the evening. A Really great social event enjoyed by all. Thanks to Valerie & Janet for leading the way & all our members who have kindly donated.

Our September meeting (8/9/25) was a great welcome back after our August break for our members, we enjoyed James Ellson's very interesting talk on ‘The Trees & The Bees’ who is now a beekeeper & owns an apple orchard over in Hayfield, Derbyshire, producing up to 90 varieties of apple. He is an ex Policeman & published author of crime books. Thanks to Jo Clough & Jean Donald who were our refreshment ladies & Clare Duffield for a fabulous raffle as usual. Thanks to all the comm

Great day selling our cakes at Macclesfield Fire Station Open Day - thanks to all our members who volunteered their time and baked cakes & buns. We made a grand total of £136.80 which will be split between the Fire Station & the ECH Bed Appeal

We had a lovely sunny visit to Quarry Bank Mill, Styal on Monday 11th August, organised by Viv Braddock, unable to meet for our August...

THANK YOU to all our lovely knitters - just dropped off … 50 Baby Blankets 94 cuddle squares 74 various sizes of hats 1 knitted dress & 4...