I believe it is a given that most women give a lot of thought to their wardrobe; what to buy, what to wear, how it looks, does it fit, does the colour suit …. etc. – but do we think about whether our choices actually reflect our role in society. I very much …
Category: WI Monthly Newsletter
W.I. Newsletter March 2015
We have watched the latest exploits of Dame Judi Dench and her cohorts, as they enjoy a second lease of life in The Second Best Marigold Hotel, savoured an excellent supper at the newly opened Lion in Clanville and laughed with Janet Street-Porter at the HCFWI Spring Meeting in Portsmouth Guildhall. At the …
WI Newsletter February 2015
W.I. Newsletter January 2015
Mention was made last month of the Centenary Baton which is making its progress through England, Wales and the Islands culminating in its arrival at the Royal Albert Hall on 4th June. Well it passed through our corner of Hampshire on Saturday 17th January, but blink and you missed it! Despite all the …
W.I. Newsletter December 2014
At this month’s meeting Trisha Lewis took us down memory lane with the aid of music, illustrations and memorabilia as she reminded us of Christmases past. She sang, encouraging us to join in with the familiar tunes, and showed us various objects she had collected along the years. We were transported back …
W.I. Newsletter November 2014
W.I. Newsletter October 2014
Some of our members have been fantastically busy this month; several attended the Anton Danebury Group meeting where the guest speaker was Thomas Plant – of Flog It & Antiques Road Trip fame – he said he wanted to talk about his favourite subject, himself! He was an amusing, entertaining speaker and gave …
W.I. Newsletter September 2014
A very brief summary of our activities this month as time constraints are shorter than usual (due to holiday commitments). Naturally we have done everything we usually do during the month which can be summarised as walking, chatting, eating and drinking basically! We did meet back in the Village Hall, following our summer …
WI Newsletter — July 2014
ABBOTTS ANN WOMEN’S INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER JULY 2014 It doesn’t seem possible that it is already August as I write a summary of our activities in July. Where has the time gone? First on the calendar this month was our coffee morning which was well attended and the following day the Supper Club. This time we …
WI Newsletter – June 2014
We are in the midst of the World Cup (yawn, yawn) and Wimbledon (Ace!) at the moment and our new doubles partnership of Kate Bennett (President) and Lynne Lucas (Secretary) stepped onto Centre Court, well ok the village hall, and served up a delightful evening of updates and entertainment. They suffered a little from pre-match …