Church and WI welcome Bake Off finalist, Karen

Farnley Tyas Church is nothing if not versatile. The tables were full today for fund-raising cream tea arranged by the village Women's Institute.

The speaker was Yorkshire born Karen Wright, a 2018 finalist in the popular TV baking competition, Great British Bake Off.

Although her first job was in banking, time spent in France had sparked an interest in baking and friends began suggesting she should enter GBBO. 'I never expected to hear back from the application and was astonished when I made it to the final 12 bakers of 2018,' she says.

'It’s been the most amazing experience of my life. I learned so much and at the same time I know that I have so much more to learn.' Meanwhile, the Farnley WI bakers showed their remarkable baking skills with a variety sumptuous cakes and scones.

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