Category: WI
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Today is the day….
In case you had missed it, the Women’s Institute is celebrating its centenary; and 100 years ago today the WI started in Llanfair PG, Anglesey. The Sotonettes have been involved in cycling the Centenary Baton around Hampshire, held a traditional bunting-filled and cake-fuelled Afternoon Tea, and had a bacon-bap breakfast with the Mayor of Southampton…
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2016 Hampshire WI Calendar
The sample copy of this year’s Hampshire Federation calendar has arrived with the Sotonettes, and it’s filled with photographs taken by Hampshire members. The calendar has 12 detachable postcards, handy for sending a quick note to friends and family! You can order yours for £3.70 at the next main Sotonettes meeting (Tuesday 29 September) where…
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Hampshire Federation Christmas Sugar Craft Workshop Saturday 14 November 2015
Christmas is a while away yet, but Sotonettes members have been invited to the forthcoming Hampshire WI sugar craft workshop in Burley, where you can come along and make two Christmas-inspired cake decorations for your Christmas cake, led by Josie Smith. Members will be able to create Christmas-inspired flowers and figures to top your cake…
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Last call: Denman Day with the PDSA, ballot closes Tuesday 8 September
Sotonettes members have been invited to apply for tickets for the forthcoming Denman Day, Oxfordshire, in conjunction with the PDSA. A ballot to allocate tickets will be held on Tuesday 8 September, so you’ve still got time to apply if you like the sound of a wonderfully informative and deliciously entertaining trip out to Denman…
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The Romsey Show, Saturday 12 September 2015, Broadlands Park
A last call to arms for all you crafters out there… It’s now just three weeks to the Romsey Show, Broadlands Park, Romsey! Sotonettes members have been invited (individually or as a group) to enter the WI Tent Craft Competition. The categories are: • Individual Entry: “Jam and Jerusalem” – any craft • Group…
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Planning Ahead: New Year Country House Party at Denman
It’s quite early to start thinking about Christmas, but the WI is not to be sniffed at when it comes to forward planning! Here’s a recent posting we received from Denman about this most festive of occasions… Celebrate a wonderful centenary year by joining us for the traditional Denman New Year House Party on the 30…