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Aylesford and Eccles: WI ladies' novel take on hanging basket to be put on display in St Peter and St Paul's Church

Ladies from a Kent WI group have come up with simply the breast hanging basket.

The women used a bra to hold the plants for their hanging 'bra-sket' design.

Aylesford and Eccles WI were among many in the county who took their recycling themed design to the annual WI meet up earlier this year.

The hanging 'bra-sket' was made by the Aylesford and Eccles WI. Photo courtesy of St Peter and St Paul's Church Facebook
The hanging 'bra-sket' was made by the Aylesford and Eccles WI. Photo courtesy of St Peter and St Paul's Church Facebook

The group became concerned however that the basket would not have a purpose after the meeting, so began coming up with plans for where it could be housed.

Ann Butterworth, one Women's Institute member, said: "I had the idea of putting it on display in our local church ready for the induction of our new vicar."

St Peter and St Paul's Church was excited by the idea, and the 38GG bra-sket will be put in the church ready for Tuesday's ceremony.

The institution of Jonathan Hall as the new vicar of Aylesford will start at 7pm. A quarter peal will be rung by a local band at 6.30pm before the service.

St Peter and St Paul's Church in Aylesford
St Peter and St Paul's Church in Aylesford

This quarter peal is nothing compared to the previous day's offerings however.

A band of eight ringers from the Kent County Association of Change Ringers will be attempting to complete a full peal on Monday at 12.30pm.

A peal requires the ringers to ring every possible sequence of seven bells - 5,040 combinations - without repetition, hesitation, or deviation.

One false step, and this attempt, which takes around three hours to complete, is lost.

Aylesford and Eccles WI has around 40 members, many of which got involved in this recycling themed challenge.

The WI also runs a walking group and lunch club, as well as having a darts team.

The group celebrated its 10th birthday earlier this year, but there was a WI in the area for many years before that.

The ladies meet at the Brassey Centre on Aylesford's Station Road once a month.

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