A Warm Welcome awaits Members, Visitors and Guests to Chilworth WI
We meet on the 2nd Thursday each month 2-15 for 2.30 start until 4.30pm
Please note that there will be a £5 charge for visitors which will include refreshment
The Village hall is situated on the main A27 between Southampton and Romsey, with its entrance alongside the Chilworth Arms pub/restaurant. The postcode is SO16 7LD. There is a ramp at the back of the hall to enable wheelchair / disabled access and there is a loo with easy disabled access. Click here for a map
Our next meeting is on 12 March = Speaker David Woolford – David is a WI Advisor husband and he speaks from personal experience on the topic of organ transplantation
Special Interest Groups
Chilworth WI singing Group We opened the Performing Arts concert and sang our Anniversary Song, which was written and arranged by one of our members, and we were chosen to sing it again at the Spring Council in Portsmouth. Group meets 2nd Tues of the month 5.45 for 6pm at members home. Next sing – a – long is on 10th MARCH
Evening Book / Reading Group – This Group meet every six weeks. The meeting is held at a members house. Next meeting dates is 31st March – THIS IS GOING TO HURT by Adam Kay – Afternoon Book Reading Group. Now Up and running – Organisers Carole Thorne and Lesley Rogers – – both book groups are at capacity now, but if you are interested in joining please email chilworthwi@gmail.com and we will pass your details on to the organisers
Craft Group to include knit, crochet, needlework, paper crafts, embroidery – and any other crafts requested – just to get us started. – We meet on the 1st Thursday of the month, at North Baddesley Baptist Church Hall – Nutburn Road 2pm – 4pm – – Cost £4.00 per session depending on numbers to cover cost of hall hire. Refreshments supplied. Next meeting Thursday 2nd April
Theatre Group – Next trip Monday 9th March to NST Southampton – to listen to Caroline Criado-Perez talk about her book
Lunch Club – Next gathering – 19th March – venue TBA – then 16th April – Venue TBA Please contact chilworthwi@gmail.com to add your name to the list
NEW – Walking Netball – Now up and running – well walking actually – Great success. At the moment playing at Places Leisure – Passfield Avenue, every Wednesday 1 – 2pm All Chilworth WI members welcome to turn up any week and join in. Cost £3.50 – Only rules – no large ‘Bet Lynch’ ear rings to be worn and large rings must be removed or taped over. Fun and laughter guaranteed
Table Tennis Group – This has been set up by one of our members and will be held at her house every other Tuesday afternoon for up to 8 people at a time.
NEW – Tennis and Golf Groups – on hold for the moment – but watch this space
NEW – UKUELE Group – Now up and playing at a members house contact chilworthwi@gmail for more info
NEW – TCC – Tea, Chat and Cake a monthly informal meet up locally for just that TCC – no booking – just turn up – NEXT DATE TBA
Please feel free to email us at chilworthwi@gmail.com for any further information on any of the above groups, or any other enquiries.
Programme of events up to June 2020
| 2020 | ||
| Jan 9 | Resolutions and Quiz | Resolutions and Fun Quiz |
| Feb 13 | Sue Spencer | KonMari Consultant – De-clutter your home and Life |
| Mar 12 | David Woolford | Organ Trasplantation |
| April 9 | Pippa Sherry | Chocolate Demonstration with tasters |
| May 14 | Annual meeting | |
| June 11 | Simon Meanwell- Ralph | The Hat Man – 4th Birthday meeting |
| * * * * * * * * | Some of our previous meeting highlights | |
| May 2017 | The Sewing Bee | May Martin from televisions ‘ Sewing Bee’ programme |
| May 2017 | Theatre Trip | “Goodnight Mr Tom” – Eastleigh Operatic and Musical Society – The Point |
| June 2017 | Outing | Trip to Historic Dockyard Chatham – inc ‘Call the Midwife Location Tour’ |
| July 2017 | Theatre Group | Romsey Plaza Outdoor event – “Lillies of the Land’ – Play and Picnic |
| Sep 2017 | Outing | Coach Trip to Bletchley Park – Home of the WW2 Codebreakers |
| Jan 2018 | Extra Meeting | Dame Esther Rantzen – Crosfield Hall – Talk on Loneliness |
| May 2018 | Outing | Chichester Flower Festival & Chichester Cathedral |
| Aug 18 | Day Trip | Day Visit to Denman – inc Lunch& Cream Tea |
| Nov 18 | Xmas Trip | Gloucester Quays Victorian Christmas market |
| Jan 19 | Theatre | Calendar Girls at Mayflower Theatre |