Shapwick Starlets WI celebrate 100 years with party

Members of Shapwick Starlets WI celebrated the group's 100th birthday recently <i>(Image: Supplied)</i>
Members of Shapwick Starlets WI celebrated the group's 100th birthday recently (Image: Supplied)
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The Shapwick Starlets WI celebrated its centenary milestone with a series of events and activities.

The group turned 100 years old on Wednesday, October 29, and marked the occasion by visiting the Avalon Marshes.

It also held a party at the village hall where a banner, celebrating their 100-year presence in the village, was unveiled.

The Starlets have also made 100 pieces of bunting and created postbox toppers for the village postboxes.

The group's centenary celebrations include achieving 100 acts of kindness and donating two trees to the village green.

The members will also be presented with a booklet detailing the history of their WI.

The Shapwick Starlets WI was founded in 1925 by the Lady of the Manor, Lady Strangways, and the barn was later donated to the village for use as a village hall.

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