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A Brief History of
The Formation Meeting was held on Friday December 10th 1953 at 7.30pm at Heydon School.
Due to the closure of Heydon School, the meetings were transferred to the Old Village Hall in September 1967.
The Golden Hornet Crab Apple tree on the green opposite Heydon Church
Taken from Great and Little Chishill - A Tale of Two Villages
Heydon and Great Chishill Womens' Institute
The Advisors from the Cambridge Federation were Mrs Bird, Mrs Hall and Mrs Mitchell.
The first meeting was held on February 15th 1954 with 28 members.
Mrs Betty Hards President and Mrs Burrows Vice-President,
Winnie Norris, Mary Drury and Florrie Rule were among the original members
and both Winnie and Florrie were able to join us for our 50th Birthday celebrations.
On May 17th 1954 a letter was received from Lady Brunner,
Chairman of the National Federation of WI's, welcoming Heydon as the 8,180 institute.
By February 1980, the Old Village Hall had deteriorated to such a state that meetings were transferred to the
United Reform Church Hall. In June 1983 meetings were transferred again to the New Village Hall,
where they have remained ever since.
was planted on March 28th 1965 by Cambridge County Chairman Miss Philips
to mark the WI Golden Jubilee.
by Lorna E A Prior with the kind permission of Ken Prior