Category: WI
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Planning ahead: Christmas Lunch at Denman College, Oxfordshire
It’s never too early to start planning for Christmas (if you believe what the shops tell you, anyway), and the WI is no different. The Sotonettes have already had the annual missive from Denman about Christmas festivities, and we’re pleased to pass this information on to you… The WI’s Denman College in Oxfordshire will be…
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Calling all budding Sotonettes craft teachers!
We’ve been contacted by the Hampshire Federation on behalf of Creative Arts, who are looking for craft teachers to exhibit at their Craft Selection Day on October 10th 2015 in Weyhill, Andover. The day will be a great opportunity for craft teachers to spread their talents and skills throughout the WI in Hampshire. There will…
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A Crafty Event: Craft, Material and Fabric Sale at Denman
For those of you who might like a trip a bit further afield, there will be a sale of donated papercraft items, threads, fabric and sewing goods at Denman, Oxfordshire, on Saturday 15 August 2015, 10am to 5pm. Entrance and parking is free, and this event is open to Sotonettes members, friends, family and any…
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Update: The NFWI Annual Meeting 2015
The National Federation of Women’s Institutes held its Centenary Annual Meeting at the Royal Albert Hall on 4 June 2015. The NFWI website has now been updated (http://www.thewi.org.uk/centenary/nfwi-annual-meeting) with the speeches and photos from the day. Also included is a link to watch the broadcast of that special day (registration required). In addition, Pam Allen…
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Hampshire Federation Science Lunch, 11am, 10 September 2015
Hampshire County Federation of Women’s Institutes is holding a Science Lunch at Lyndhurst Community Centre on Thursday 10 September, and Sotonettes members have been invited. Andrew Seber of the Oxford Education Society will be speaking about ‘Chromosomes, Genes, DNA and All That’ in the morning, followed by lunch at 12.30pm. Tea and coffee will be…
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Surrey Federation Harvest Fayre – September 2015
For those of you who might like to travel a bit further afield, Surrey Federation will be marking the centenary of the NFWI by holding a Harvest Fayre on Saturday 19 September 2015, 10 am – 4 pm at Myrtle Courtyard, Hampton Estate, Seale. There will be an emphasis on crafts, food and farming, as…