A Warm Welcome awaits Members, Visitors and Guests to Chilworth WI
Please note that there will be a £5 charge for visitors which will include refreshments
We meet on the 2nd Thursday each month 2-15 for 2.30 start until 4.30pm
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/wash room with easy disabled access. Click here for a map.
On 12th January – we held our extra special meeting with Dame Esther Rantzen and our 250 invited other Hampshire WI ladies
Our next meeting is on Thursday 8th November – and our speaker is Jane-Ann Rogers and is titled ‘From Goats to Garments’ she will be demonstrating how to turn goat fleece into garments and will be spinning throughout her talk.
Chilworth WI singing Group – newly formed – We opened the Performing Arts concert and sang our Anniversary Song, which was written and arranged by Val Hickox. We all really enjoyed the evening, so lets see where it all goes from here. Please come and join us – it is a fun sing-along – Just for fun. Open to all even if you are not a ‘Katherine Jenkins or Adele –
Evening Book / Reading Group – This Group meet every six weeks. The meeting is held at a members house. The next date is 6th November– with “Together” by Julia Cohen., after that it will be the book ‘Three things about Elsie’ by Joanne Cannon on 15th January 2019. After a few enquiries, we are in the process of trying to put together an Afternoon Book Reading Group. Please email chilworthwi@gmail.com for update on progress and if you are interested in joining
Craft Group to include knit, crochet, needlework, paper crafts, embroidery – and any other crafts requested – just to get us started. Held on the 1st Thursday of the month, at North Baddesley Baptist Church Hall – Nutburn Road 2pm – 4pm – the next meeting will be on 1st November – and – Cost £4.00 per session depending on numbers to cover cost of hall hire. Refreshments supplied. .
Theatre Group – Seats booked for final dress rehearsal of ‘The Life of Riley’ at the Plaza Romsey on 12th November – seats just £2.50. Please email chilworthwi@gmail.com if you would like to be added to the list
16 Seats now booked for Calendar Girls at the Mayflower January 2019 – Will be a fun eve out.
Lunch Club – October 25th – midday st the King Rufus – Chandlers Ford SO53 2DU
NEW – Walking Netball – The ball is rolling and will soon be thrown about when we get our final enrolment to the National Walking Netball events – Watch this Space
New 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. It is going well and all ladies, newbies, beginners and ‘Murrayettes’ are enjoying it and having fun.
Please feel free to email us at chilworthwi@gmail.com for any further information on any of the above groups, or any other enquiries.
Visitors are welcome to attend two meetings, after which, should you like to join us, we can add your your name to the waiting list as we are at capacity at the moment . Please note – There is a £5.00 charge for visitors.
Our programme up until August 2018
| 2018 | 2018 | |||||
| 11 January | Going, going, gone | Resolutions and ‘ Going going gone’ Santa’s Mistakes! | ||||
| 12 January | Extra meeting | Dame Esther Ranzten – speaking about Loneliness at Crosfield Hall – £10 adm inc refreshments | ||||
| 8th Feb | Steve Herr | The history of Cunard and its Glamorous Stars and passengers | ||||
| 8th March | Violet Mcmonies | Table Dressing Demonstration – Clever, fun, original ways to dress your table. | ||||
| 12th April | Julie Raines | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Do you know the ingredients of your beauty products? | ||||
| 10th May | Cathy Winter | Annual meeting and talk about the History and Structure of the WI | ||||
| 31st May | Flower Fest | Coach Trip to Flower Festival at Chichester Cathedral – few spaces left @£28 inc | ||||
| 14th June | 2nd Birthday | On a Summer Pantomine Theme – Come dressed as a panto character – ‘Refreshments on the House | ||||
| 12th July | Simon Morgan | Saxaphones and Clarinets – History of the Instruments and listen to Simon playing some beautiful music | ||||
| 13th Aug | DENMAN TRIP | Coach Trip to Denman for a day visit – lunch and cream tea included – yum | ||||
| 13th Sept | Heidi Raymond | Haven Breast Cancer Trust Speaker | ||||
| 6th Oct | Concert | Chilworth Singing Group – performing at Performing Arts Concert – Barton Peverall | ||||
| 11 Oct | Ben Cross | Alstroemeria and the UK cut flower Industry – (Will be flowers for sale on day) | ||||
| 8th Nov | Jane-Ann Rogers | From Goats to Garments | ||||
| 22nd Nov | Outing | Coach outing to Gloucester Quays Victorian Christmas Market | ||||
| 13th Dec | Annabel Brash | Just Jhoom – Xmas fun and chair dancing! | ||||
| PAST EVENTS 2016 – 2017 | ||||||
| 11th May | The Sewing Bee | May Martin from televisions “Sewing Bee” programme. She came and chatted to us. Competition was – sew a bag – small, medium – any use – sewn not knitted | ||||
| 12th May | Theatre Trip | “Goodnight Mr Tom” at the Point Eastleigh – Eastleigh operatic and Musical Society production | ||||
| 18th May | Chatham Dockyard | Coach trip to Historic Chatham dockyard – including “Call the Midwife’ Tour. This is where the TV series is filmed. Includes tour of Victorian Ropery | ||||
| 14th July | Theatre Group | Visit to Romsey Plaza – outdoor showing of “Lillies of the Land” Bring chair and Picnic | ||||
| 10th August | Summer Social | Cream Tea at Brambridge Garden Centre | ||||
| 21st Sept | Outing | Autumn Coach Outing to Bletchley Park – Home of the WW2 codebreakers |