As Government Guidelines have been lifted since July 2021 – we will be re-starting meetings in the hall from September 2021
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 charge for visitors which will include refreshments, when we are allowed to serve them again
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
Special Interest Groups
For more information on any of the Special Interest Groups – please contact chilworthwi@gmail.com
Walk & Talk – once a month, put your walking shoes on and join in with a stroll and have a good chat along the way. Next planned W&T Monday 18th October – details in newsletter
TCC – Tea, Chat and Cake – No TCC September as it is our visit to Winchester flower Festival – next get together 21st October 2021 – Haskins Garden Centre – Gaters Hill, Mansbridge Road SO18 3HGW 2.30 – no booking required. Just turn up and have a cuppa and a chat
NEW – Outdoor Bowls – Next session Friday 22nd October – Fleming Park Bowling Club 10.00am
NEW – Craft Group will be on 7th October – Hillside House , Hillside Close Chandlers Ford SO53 2GL – organiser Ann Kendall .We include knit, crochet, needlework, paper crafts, embroidery – and any other crafts requested if we can.
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 28th September
Evening Book Reading Group – This Group meet every six weeks. The meeting is held at a members house.
Afternoon Book Reading Group – If you are interested in joining please contact us on above email and we will pass your details on to the organisers – meets every first Monday at 11am in Chandlers Ford
Theatre Group – Next trip – TBA
Lunch Club – Next gathering – Thursday 28th October – Ceno 119 Highfield Lane SO17 1AQ – midday – Organiser Ali Shaw – Please contact above to add your name to the list as places need to be booked
Walking Netball – Now back up and running with our England Netball coach – Covid Secure, – Great success. Playing at Places Leisure – Passfield Avenue, every Wednesday 1 – 2pm All 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 – Medical Registration Form must be completed before play – forms available on day.
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 6 people at a time.
Ukuele Group – meet monthly or as group decide themselves
Programme for 2021
| 2021 | ||
| Jan 14 | Resolutions | ZOOM – Discussing and Voting for Resolutions |
| Feb 11 | Michael Ashworth | ZOOM – My Life on the London Underground |
| Mar 11 | Rosemary Cook | ZOOM – Solving the Nightingale Shore Murder |
| April 8 | Jen Thomson | ZOOM– My life as an Air Traffic Controller |
| May 12 | Annual Meeting | ZOOM meeting and music quiz |
| June 8 | NFWI AM | ZOOM – NFWI AM – due to Covid19 – so will be held online |
| June 10 | 5th Birthday | ZOOM – Baroness Bolsover – Afternoon Tea Etiquette – Tea Time with a difference |
| July 8 | Outdoor meeting | 2pm – 4pm Field behind Chilworth Hall Socially distanced Groups – BYO refreshments = free raffle |
| Aug 12 | Summer Social | Sea City Museum visit with afternoon tea |
| Sept 9 | Mike Read – | Nature and landscape Photographer – Back in the Hall – 2 shorter meetings one after the other with a gap in between to changeover – Same speaker both meetings |
| Sept 16 | Autumn Trip | Flower Festival Winchester Cathedral |
| Oct 14 | Pippa Sherry | Chocolate Craft – Demo with tasters and goody bags |
| Oct 19 | HCFWI Autumn Meet | The Anvil – Basingstoke – Illusionist and The West End Jerseys |
| Nov 11 | Fred Swift | The Wiltshire Beekeeper |
| Dec 2 | Christmas Lunch | At the Moldy Fig – Concorde Club |
| Dec 9 | Christmas Meeting | Chilworth’s Got More Talent – or not! |
| * * * * * * * * | 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 2018 | Day Trip | Day Visit to Denman – inc Lunch& Cream Tea |
| Nov 2018 | Xmas Trip | Gloucester Quays Victorian Christmas market |
| Jan 2019 | Theatre | Calendar Girls at Mayflower Theatre |