Category: WI

January can be a long month, after all the festivities in December, but if you are a member of Abbotts Ann W.I. it fairly whizzes along, even though our calendar of events was affected by the weather. Before the snow arrived it was the heavy rain that caused us to cancel our monthly walk – …

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Our exploits for the month of December include returning to the Odeon in Andover, this time members of the film club were there to see Great Expectations, this latest cinematic version of the Dickens’ classic was enjoyable and a completely different experience to that of last month – James Bond – a little more relaxed, …

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The latest exploits of James Bond, getting caught up in the middle of a shoot, eating out and listening to the experiences of a female Prison Officer – just a month in the life of an Abbotts Ann W.I. member. It was a chore having to go and watch Daniel Craig in the latest James …

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Lots to write about this month, but we will gloss over our performance at the first round of Hampshire Federation’s skittle competition – it wasn’t our finest performance, although we didn’t come last. Enough said. The Supper Club met for the second time at the Poplar Farm Inn, this time our visit on was on …

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I have been so busy, not had time to open laptop and get tapping to report on this month’s activities, but here goes. Naturally it started with the Village Fete and several of our members were up at the sportsfield early in the day getting everything ready for the afternoon’s refreshments. Cakes were delivered throughout …

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It is Bank Holiday Monday as I begin to write a summary of this month’s activities and as I sit here pondering what to say, I gaze out of the window at the dull grey, damp afternoon. Unfortunately the lawn cutting will have to wait a little longer, but my garden’s loss is the WI’s …

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Phew – we are at the height of Olympic fever as this Report is being penned and I am exhausted. We have had super Saturday and already today (Sunday) we have won two more gold medals in tennis and sailing, and who knows what else by the end of the day. It was the London …

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Whilst our members have enjoyed celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, we are exhausted with all the jubilations, goodness knows how Her Majesty feels as she continues with her busy schedule. Maybe that is why some of our members were waiting outside the pub before opening time. They were so keen they arrived at The Crown …

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As I write this newsletter we have just had the Jubilee Weekend, but it is the month of May that is being reflected upon here and what a month it has been. It literally started on the 1st of May with two of our members being lucky enough to secure places on a Hampshire Federation …

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I have been writing these newsletters for some years now and each month I ponder on what to write, to keep repeating our monthly cycle of events, no matter how much we enjoy them, can be a little repetitive. Although this month I could mention the walking group’s unfortunate experience, whilst not present myself, I …

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