Sheet Women’s Institute

Sheet WI meets on the first Thursday of most months at 7.30pm in Sheet Village Hall. Details of this year’s meetings are given below. There are also book, craft and walking groups which meet regularly, visits to places of interest, a summer lunch and a Christmas meal. Additionally, Sheet WI participates in a range of activities with the Petersfield Villages’ Group of WI’s and the Hampshire Federation of WI’s. New members and visitors are always very welcome. For more information call Gill Clarke 01730 268206 https://hampshirewi.org.uk/wi-page/sheet-wi/

2020 PROGRAMME (cancelled from Covid-19 lockdown)

2nd January (This talk was cancelled)

Road to the Rockies
Speaker- Carol Watson. Carol’s talk will be illustrated with her spectacular photographs of the wildlife and scenery.’

6th February

For Valour- the Victoria Cross Story
Speaker – Jeremy Prescott

2nd April

Traditional music, played on unusual instruments
Joy Lewis & Derrick Hughes

4th June

Wool, Art & Design
Speaker – Katrin Eagle

2nd July

In search of Shetland’s otters
Speaker – David Sewell

3rd September

James Gordon Bennett
Speaker – Vaughan Clarke

1st October

The story of the Suez Canal
Speaker – Iain Kennedy

5th November

2020 Book Review
Speaker – Tim O’Kelly from One Tree Books

2019 PROGRAMME:

January 3        A history of Hampshire through 10 objects.                          Tony Cross
February 7      The miracle flower – from Flanders to the Tower. Lt.Col Retd Jeremy
Prescott
March 7           Winton House – our chosen charity for 2019.
April 4.             Work and wildlife of the South Downs National Park. Laura Tong
May 2.              AGM and resolutions – To be held at Herne Farm Community Centre
June 6.             The Civil War in East Hampshire. Nick Swan and Sue Leach
July 4.              Discovering Women artists. Bernard Allen
August.            Summer lunch – details to be confirmed
September 5. Dylan’s ice cream making. Ben Govier
October 3.       Queen Victoria at Osborne House. Iain Kennedy
November 7.    Flushed with pride. Bill Gosney
December 5.   Christmas meal

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2018 PROGRAMME:

January 4. ‘Canada by rail’ – Mrs T Robinson

February 1. ‘Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda’. – Joe Williams (ranger)

March 1. ‘History of Hampshire through 10 objects’. – Tony Cross

March 21. Spring Council Meeting

March 29. Spring Group Meeting. – Aaron Phipps, Paralympian.

April 5. ‘The MFPA’. – Tom Yendell

April 18. Visit to Bramdean WI

May 3. AGM and resolutions

May 13. Hampshire WI Festival, Eastleigh

June 6. National AGM, Cardiff

June 7. ‘ Women’s refuge’ – Charity speaker, Yvonne Carter

TBA. Group summer lunch

July 5. ‘The King’s Theatre’. – David Alport

August TBA. Charity lunch

September 6. Bramdean & Hinton Ampner WI to visit Sheet WI

October 4. ‘Hidden careers’. – Members of Sheet WI

October 16. Autumn County Meeting at The Anvil, Basingstoke

October 23. Autumn Group Meeting at St Peter’s Hall. – Richard Tanner on

‘Fabulous fabrics’

November 1. ‘What the butler saw’. – Bob France

December 6. Christmas meeting.

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January 5        –    Book sellers tales’ – speaker Paul Robinson, Amazing Book
Company.
February 2.     –    ‘Archaeology on the Heath’.       Peter Price.
March 2.          –    ‘A day in the life of a registrar’.        Heather Ongley.
March 22.       –    Spring Council meeting, Portsmouth. – speaker Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
March 29.       –    Spring Group meeting – speaker Aaron Phipps, rugby paralympian.
April 6.            –    ‘Coast to coast across the north of England.’   Carol Watson
May 4.             –    AGM, Birthday meeting, Resolutions.
May 9.             –    Hanging basket workshop.     (6pm)
May 22.           –    Day trip to Denman College
May 23.           –    WI group quiz
June 1.             –    ‘Artscape’.         Mandie Letchford
June 7.             –    Visit to Stansted House
June 7.             –    National AGM in Liverpool
July 6.              –    ‘The queen bee and her children’.          Roy Godfrey
August.            –    Summer lunch (tba)
September 7.   –   ‘ Fishermania ‘ – the celebrated Kitty Fisher.    Dr Robert France
September 20 –    Blue badge tour of Winchester
October 5.        –   ‘Homespun evening’   –   WI craft group
October 17.       –   Autumn Council meeting, Basingstoke
October 31.      –   Autumn Group meeting –   speaker Dr Becky Peacock.
‘The work of women on the railways’
November 2.    –    ‘Gilbert White’s garden’ –    speaker David Standing
December 7.    –    Christmas meeting

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Our speakers cover all sorts of topics – this year includes Goodwood House and the 1st Duke of Richmond, Life After Iran, Life as a maid at Stansted House, and Pubs & Inns of Petersfield – see below for full programme.

We have a craft group which meets in Sheet Village Hall, usually on the second Friday on the month at 10 am for two hours, and a reading group which meets in members’ houses once a month for discussion and social time. We also cater for the Petersfield Music Festival each spring.

As well as our programme of visits and social events, which include skittles evenings and quiz competitions, we raise money for charities with local connections – for 2015 the raffle for the Sampler Quilt raised £915 and through other activities an additional £200 was raised for Rowans Hospice making a total of £1,115.00. See photo below.

We can also attend national, county and group WI meetings with speakers such as Peter and Dan Snow, Michael Portillo and Lucy Worsley.

Annual membership costs £37 and members pay 50p for tea/coffee and biscuits at each meeting. Part year membership will be available later this year.

Visitors are charged £2 at each meeting and after 3 meetings are expected to become a member. Further information is available from the Secretary, Gill Clarke on 01730 268206.

Our chosen charity for 2016 is to be the Friends of Petersfield Hospital.

2016 PROGRAMME:

Monthly meetings start at 7.30pm. Visitors are welcome (£2). New members are welcome (at a reduced rate in January.)
7 January.      – Life after Iran Sandra Simmons
4 February – Goodwood House and the 1st Duke of Richmond Stephen Richards
3 March.        – Weaving Felicity Heal
7 April.           – Constructing a hanging basket David Feldon
5 May.            – AGM. Birthday meeting and Resolutions. AGM now to held in the Physic Garden in Petersfield.

2 June. – Friends of Petersfield Hospital June Brookes

16 June – Outing to Rose Paddock, Bramdean
7 July. – Life as a maid at Stansted House Rhonda Doyle
August. – Summer event – TBA
1 September – Anybody can draw a tiger Heather Wylde

7 September – Horse drawn barge trip
6 October. – Pubs and Inns of Petersfield Bill Gosney
3 November. – Antiques and collectables – mini road show Tony Creasey
1 December. – Christmas celebration meeting

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Programme for the remainder of 2015:

This year includes talks on Victorian period style, Doorstep scams, Chair yoga, the history and art of English canals, South African flowers and the history and tradition of bridal fashion.