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Programme

Programme for 2026 – 2027

MEETINGS ARE HELD IN ABBOTTS ANN WAR MEMORIAL  STARTING AT 7.30 P.M. UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE
2026  
June 26 Garden Meeting:  Visit to Houghton Lodge Gardens at 2 p.m.
July 30 Meeting: Tales of a Roving BBC Report – Alan Jones
August 06 Summer Outing – Kew Gardens (by coach)
September 05 Abbotts Ann Village Fete (WI Refreshments)
September 24  Meeting: A History of Hampshire – Tony Cross
October 29 Meeting: The Gilbert’s Dahlia Year – Nick Gilbert
November 26 Meeting: Making of a Father Christmas Felted Bauble – Jen from Beaker Buttons
December 10 Meeting: Christmas Party 
   
2027  
January 14 Winter Lunch  (details to be confirmed)
January 28 Meeting: National Garden Scheme – Mark Porter
February 25 Meeting: Cryptography – Dr Nicolas Lodge
March 25 Meeting:  The Golden Age of Children’s Television – Jeff Evans
April 29 Meeting:  It should have happened to a Vet – Gillian Taylor 
May 27 Annual Meeting (with Fish & Chips) 
   

In addition to the monthly meetings and events noted above, we also hold coffee mornings on the second Thursday of each month in the Sports Pavilion, Abbotts Ann.  10.30 a.m. – 12 noon (Refreshments £2).  Also open to non-members.   We also have a walking group which meets on the second Saturday of the month  (weather permitting) and a book club which meets on the first Wednesday of the month.    

We also support village events including providing refreshments at the annual Fete which is usually held on the first Saturday in September.  We also serve tea and coffee at the annual plant sale earlier in the year. 

If you would like to find out more about Abbotts Ann W.I. then please contact a Committee Member (see Committee page) who will be happy to talk to you and explain how to join in the above.