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
NOTE – CHILWORTH HALL WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF APRIL 2019 FOR A RE-FURB – SO WE WILL HAVE A SPRING SOCIAL MEETING INSTEAD OF AUGUST SOCIAL – AND WE WILL HOLD A MEETING IN AUGUST IN THE HALL
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 9th MAY – No hall meeting in April due to hall re-furbishment – but we are having a social at Tudor House
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, and we have been chosen to sing it again at the Spring Council meeting in Portsmouth on 26th March 2019, and some of us are going to the Albert Hall on 15th April to watch ‘Music is Magic’
Evening Book / Reading Group – This Group meet every six weeks. The meeting is held at a members house. Next meeting date – 2nd April – chosen book – ‘The Girl from Nowhere’ by Dorothy Koomson, 21st May – chosen book – ‘I am, I am, I am: 17 Brushes with Death’, by Maggie O’Farrell, 25th June – chosen book – ‘The Presidents Hat’ by Antoine Laurain and 23rd July – chosen book ‘Let me Lie’ by Claire Mackintosh.
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. Last month we made re-usable sandwich wraps – We meet on the 1st Thursday of the month, at North Baddesley Baptist Church Hall – Nutburn Road 2pm – 4pm – the next meeting will be on 4th April – Cost £4.00 per session depending on numbers to cover cost of hall hire. Refreshments supplied.
Theatre Group – 16 of us enjoyed ‘Calendar Girls’ at the Mayflower. We have reserved seats for ‘The Lady in the Van’ at Romsey Plaza on July 17th – cost £11.70. A few tickets still available – contact chilworthwi@gmail.com if interested
Lunch Club – Next gathering – 28th March – midday. Venue – The Fishers Pond – 183 Main Road, Colden Commom SO50 &HG – Please contact chilworthwi@gmail.com to add your name to the list
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.
Programme of events up to June 2019
| Jan 10 | Resolutions | History of Resolutions and Voting for 2019 – with Tracy Baker – WI Advisor |
| Feb 14 | Helen Turnpenny | Drab to Fab – Colour me Beautiful |
| Mar 14 | Jammie Dodgers | Understanding and Spreading Joy for people with Dementia |
| Mar 26 | Spring Council | HCFWI Spring Council – Portsmouth Guildhall – with Chilworth Choir and Pam Ayres |
| April 11 | HALL CLOSED | Spring Social – Tour of Tudor House and Gardens – with tea and cake |
| May 9 | Annual Meeting | Annual meeting |
| June 5 | NFWI – AM | NFWI Annual meeting – Bournemouth International Centre |
| June 13 | We are 3 | 3rd Birthday Fun and Games |
| Some of our previous meeting highlights | ||
| May 17 | The Sewing Bee | May Martin from televisions ‘ Sewing Bee’ programme |
| May 17 | Theatre Trip | “Goodnight Mr Tom” – Eastleigh Operatic and Musical Society – The Point |
| June 17 | Outing | Trip to Historic Dockyard Chatham – inc ‘Call the Midwife Location Tour’ |
| July 17 | Theatre Group | Romsey Plaza Outdoor event – “Lillies of the Land’ – Play and Picnic |
| Sep 17 | Outing | Coach Trip to Bletchley Park – Home of the WW2 Codebreakers |
| Jan 18 | Extra Meeting | Dame Esther Rantzen – Crosfield Hall – Talk on Loneliness |
| May 18 | 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 |