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Another month and another amazingly successful Sotonettes meeting! Our April meeting was Cupcake Decorating with Hannah from the Hannah Banana Bakery, which was great fun! We had another fantastic turn-out, in fact we had so many of you come along we ran out of seating and sadly couldn’t accommodate everyone. Our committee put in a…

Our meeting on March 27th, only the second meeting of the Sotonettes and our first proper activity since becoming a WI, was Speed Crafting! Speed Crafting was our WI take on speed dating, a lot of tables with different crafty activities to try out for 20 minutes, before moving on to the next craft! While…

On Tuesday 28th of February, the three founding members of the Sotonettes – Emma, Marli and Cat – gathered in the upstairs bar of The Slug and Lettuce in Southampton city centre, and waited to see if any other ladies shared their interest in forming a new, modern Women’s Institute. They had no idea how many…

I started the Sotonettes, along with two friends – Cat and Somali – because I was interested in joining the Women’s Institute but couldn’t find one in Southampton that really fitted with what I was looking for. I was drawn to the WI for a number of reasons, mostly, the crafting, the campaigning and the…

Welcome to the official blog for Sotonettes WI! We’re just getting things set up over here, in the mean time check out these links to find out more: Our Website: http://www.sotonettes.co.uk/ Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sotonettes Our next meeting: https://www.facebook.com/events/255931861159753/ If you have any questions, either fill out the comment box on the website or send an email to info@sotonettes.co.uk…