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24.01.2022 Today members Kim and Penny helped a team of locals put together crotchet squares for the Woodend Christmas tree that will be unveiled at the Woodend Twilight festival this Friday evening. If you’re available, there’s still plenty of squares to stitch together, please reach out to Rev Mel or Catherine at Mort and Pestle to find out what needs to be done. We can’t wait to see the tree - I hear this will be 6 meters high!!!

22.01.2022 We have had a wonderful time at the Woodend Lions Market today, serving up snags, cakes, jams and crafts. You will see us next at the CWA Central Highlands Christmas Pop Up, where we (as well as our local neighbours) will be hosting a stall. Please pop down and see us, we have loved chatting with locals and prospective members today and can’t wait for the next opportunity to do the same!

21.01.2022 If you’re anything like me, you may be planning your tree and lights for this weekend!! Or maybe you’re more like half my friends, your tree has been up since October! Either way, it’s time to get your entry in for our Christmas light competition!! Woodend really is getting into the festive spirit - the giant Crochet Christmas tree will be unveiled at the Twilight Festival this Friday evening, the CWA Central Highland is hosting the Christmas Pop Up Stall in Macedon next Sat...urday and of course Saturday the CWA Woodend Eves Christmas Light competition is getting underway. We are so excited to announce another voucher up for grabs, donated by a local business, Black Forest Tyre & Auto! Thank you to Phil and the team for their generous support of our competition as we get this up and running.

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20.01.2022 It really is beginning to feel like Christmas, we are busy planning our stall for the upcoming Christmas market on 5th in Macedon, making some Christmas aprons and other crafts. Just a reminder about our Christmas light completion coming up for Woodend! Please email or message us with your entry, we have some fantastic prizes rolling in, including 2 x $50 vouchers kindly donated by Mick at the Woodend Produce Store. Thanks for your support Mick! ... All houses entered will also go into the running to win a hamper put together by our CWA ladies. Let’s make Woodend sparkle!

18.01.2022 Our junior members Evie and Octavia were busy this afternoon, pinning up some signs for our Christmas Light competition keep an eye out in some of our stores and notice boards. We have also kindly received another voucher from our beautiful local bookstore @newleavesbookstore , special thanks to Woody for all his community support. We can’t wait to see the entries from your family!!

15.01.2022 While we getting into the spirit of Christmas - don’t forget about the CWA Central Highland’s Christmas Pop Up Market next Saturday in Mount Macedon. The full details are available on our Events tab. The CWA Woodend Eves and our local Ranges sisters will have a stall each, selling many items perfect for Christmas. Our members have been very busy this week, crafting many Christmas decorations, sewing Christmas aprons, making apricot chutney and jams, baking cookies and mince ...pies, and getting our junior members involved with (kid friendly) rum balls! Please pay us a visit at the market on Saturday and grab some little goodies either for yourself or as a gift.

14.01.2022 We are ready and set up, serving our wonderful community until 1pm at the Woodend Lions Market, corner of High and Forest Streets. We have snags, marmalade, onion jam, lemon slice, scones, vegan brownies, knitted goods and even face masks. Please come down and say hi!

10.01.2022 How beautiful is Woodend's Christmas Tree! This has been erected overnight by the amazing team lead by Catherine from Mort & Pestle and is located out the front of the Library on High & Forest St. It is 6m high! Why don't you come along to the Woodend Twilight Festival this evening from 4:30pm, there will be plenty of stalls and also a roller skating rink! ... Please take a selfie in front of the Tree and tag us in it!! We are getting into the Christmas spirit and hope to see the entries for our Christmas Light festival come flooding in. It sure is starting to feel like Christmas!

10.01.2022 The Christmas Spirit sure is alive and well in Woodend now after the magnificent Twilight Festival last night, and the unveiling of the beautiful granny square Christmas Tree in front of the library. Well done to the organisers for a truly fantastic event. Now is the perfect time to get your Christmas Lights up and your entry in for our Christmas Light Competition. We are so excited to announce another generous prize from Dre and the gang at the Woodend Ice Cream Co. who are... long time supporters of ours. Please pay them a visit and grab a cone, and check out their incredible Christmas window display! The CWA Woodend Eves will next be at the CWA Central Highlands Christmas Pop Up Event on Saturday 5th December in Macedon.

09.01.2022 Happy Member Monday on this glorious day!! Today we are super lucky to meet Elaine, our crochet queen who is more than accommodating with teaching others the basics. I credit all I know (admittedly, not much), to Elaine. I'm Elaine and I have always been crafty. My first degree was in fashion design and production (my second was physics!) and learnt to knit and sew as soon as my fingers could hold a needle - it was a way to keep me out of the trouble I'd find when I had not...hing to keep my fingers and brain busy. Seriously, thanks mum! My partner and I moved into the area three years ago with our son (and cat) in time for him to start school. Since then, we have had a lovely dog join the family too. We love it here. However, it wasn't super easy to meet people doing the Melbourne commute five days a week. We met Mel (our superstar Prezedente) and Kat who live round the corner and when we saw the notice that CWA was starting up we jumped at the opportunity to have a sticky beak. I'm a bleeding heart leftie and care deeply about sharing with others the good fortune I have had and the CWA seemed to be the perfect fit. How right I was. I have met some fabulous women and together we have baked, preserved and crafted our way to fundraising for the bushfires as well as local causes. I'm busy right now with crocheting as many ornaments as I can - see if you can spot them on my side table - for the Christmas pop up stall at the Macedon CWA stall on December 5th. See you there! Your skills are incredible Elaine, we can’t wait to see your entries at the next Kyneton Show!!! I love seeing what you create.

09.01.2022 After a busy weekend at the Lions Market, it’s that’s time of the week again - Member Monday! Well today is your lucky day - you get to meet TWO CWA Woodend Eves in one - Penny (who looks after all our social media, hi!) and one of our junior members, Evie (Penny’s energetic and vivacious nearly 5 year old daughter). Hi, we are Penny and Evie, and we are both members of the CWA Woodend Eves.... I can’t craft to save myself, my garden is non-existent, I’m desperately trying to learn to crotchet, but what I do love is baking cakes. The more nana the cake, the better. My grandma taught me to make scones from a young age, I have fond memories of making these with her and was always impressed that she never used a measuring cup. To me, that’s cooking. She was proper country! When I moved to town about 2 years ago, I was commuting on the 6:57am train to the city with a 3 year old and it was quite tough. I really wanted to meet some people that were friends for me. Then I saw the CWA were looking to start a branch in Woodsy, so I put myself out there and shyly went to a meeting. I’ve really feel supported and encouraged by my CWA sisters. They encourage many of my hair brain ideas and it’s a lot of fun workshopping with them. The ladies are continually dropping off baked goods, crotchet hooks and an obscene amount of delicious jams to me. I’ve also made things I never thought I would such as quince paste (um, delicious!), sweet mustard pickles, lemon butter and I’ve got some preserved lemons going at the moment. I’m determined to crotchet at least one Granny square, and with the ladies support I hope to finally get there. It’s been lovely forming genuine friendships with many, while also doing fantastic things for our community. We are a varied bunch, and I think that’s what makes us special. If you visit us at a market or event, you’ll see us chatting away with anyone and everyone, recruiting left right and centre, wanting others to share in the absolute joy we get from being around each other. I love that COVID hasn’t stopped us, we have a million ideas on the go and just watch us make them happen!

01.01.2022 A few of our city sisters from CWA Footscray paid us a visit at the market! We are here until 1pm today, please pop by.