Stokes Bay WI

Stokes Bay WI meets in St Mary’s Parish Centre, Green Road, Alverstoke, PO12 2ET 10.00-12.00 on the third Tuesday of the month.

We started in October 2014 and now have over a hundred members and short waiting list but visitors are very welcome – no charge.

Any enquiries, please email: stokes.bay.wi@gmail.com

Our motto is Inspiring Friendship and Fun and certainly, alongside the fundraising and WI commitments, we enjoy much companionship and laughter in our meetings, outings and interest groups.

Scroll down, past the photo gallery (mostly pre-Lockdown) for more information and links. Lockdown Newsletters, etc, can be found in the Newsletter folder below.

Fundraising

Each year we choose a ‘Charitable Cause’:

2015 – £2,000 to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance.

2016 – £2,750 to GAFIRS (Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service)

2017 – £3,150 to QA’s Da Vinci robot appeal

2018- £3,900 to ‘Veronica & Friends’ (the local Macmillan Cancer Support Committee)

2019-2021 (extended through Lockdown) – £3,200 to St Mary’s Parish Centre Regeneration

We also have a ‘Community Chest’ for small local projects: This February we donated £250 in food and toiletries to Gosport’s Basic Bank.

With the closure of Denman College, our bursary to the college came to an end.

Forthcoming Events for 2021: email stokes.bay.wi@gmail.com for more details. Monthly Newsletters can be found in the Newsletter folder below.

Regular events (subject to change, at times…): Normal service has largely been resumed!

Mondays. Cinema Goers. Meet at ferry (usually 12:15) for film in Vue
Second Tuesdays (usually), 10:30. Walkers. Route varies, approx 6 mile circular with pub lunch. See below
Second Wednesdays: 13:30-15:30. Patchwork & Quilting
Wednesday of week following meeting, 10:30. Jigsaw Club
Third Thursdays (check), 11:30. Big Band at Thorngate Hall. Meet 11:00
Fridays, 09:45. Strollers. Meet Parish Centre for a stroll around the Bay, etc, then coffee in Joy’s
Fridays, 14:30-15:30. Peninsula Choir. Methodist Hall, Lee
First week (usually). Day & venue varies. Lunch Club, 12:30

Update on trips: See above!

For your diaries:

2021 SBWI NB No friends or visitors for time being

Tues Oct 19th 1000-1200: AGM; Birthday Celebration; Fair Trade
Tues Nov 16th 1000-1200: Canapes Demonstration – Debbie Towlson
Tues 30 1200-1400: Soup & Sweet Lunch – Parish Centre in aid of Regeneration Fund
Wed Dec 8: Winchester Christmas Market
Tues Dec 21st 1000-1200: Reflections on the Year and Fun & Games
Tues Jan 18th 1000-1300: Resolutions- Discussions & Voting/Lunch
Tues Feb 15th 1000-1200: Handbags – A Historical Journey – Sarah Doyle
Tues Mar 15th 1000-1200: Lady in a Brown Van – Jane Glennie + Charity Cause Hustings