News and Events

Please do read through this as there a quite a few dates for the diary

Subscriptions
As Kit mentioned at the last meeting we have capped membership at 50 people. We feel this is the appropriate number to fit comfortably into the hall and to get the most from the activities that are provided each month. We will keep a waiting list for anyone wishing to join once the limit is reached – We are very close to that.

Hampton Carnival – June 11th

Hampton WI

The annual Hampton Carnival takes place on June 11th on the green in The Avenue. The WI will run a stall selling the usual cakes and jams. We are leaving crafts for Christmas when they sell better. The theme is the Queens 90th Birthday our Knit and Stitch ladies have been knitting and crocheting red, white and blue bunting to decorate our stall.

Braskets link

For fun we challenge you to create a Bra-skets to display at the carnival so we can ask the public to vote for their favourite which we will put forward to the competition.
Full details of the competition and the way to make your baskets click link here Braskets

Lunch time and Merits (Richmond College) or what’s left of it
Loraine has booked 15 places at Merits for lunch on 9th June 12.45pm
If you would like to come please bring £10 to the next meeting this covers a three course meal.

Walking Group
A successful 5.6 mile was completed by Jacqui, Sandra,
Chris and Glenys.
The next walk is booked for 18th June
Please put the date in the diary if you want to join us and watch the website for more detail

3rd September – Dunkirk Little Ships
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Last year some of our members helped prepare and serve tea to the veterans and naval ratings at this annual event. We did such a good job we have been asked to do it again, so please let Kit know if you can help.

And for those who did help last year they have a little thank you for us; except we didn’t keep a list so if you came and lent a hand then please can you contact Kit. We know the following members were there

Liz Neilson, Jacqui, Aimee, Glenys, Lesley, Kit, and Gwen but we are sure we have missed a couple so please let us know so you don’t miss out on our special treat

NEXT MEETING – May 10th Tai-Chi

Saturday Walk

A quick reminder that we have a 5 mile walked planned for Saturday afternoon, I hope lots of people can join us. We are meeting at 2pm on the green outside the old Swan Inn on Moor Lane (not the Swan on the River) Signup is not essential but handy to know how many might be coming so text me on 07725 835461 or leave a comment on this page. Walling Staines

Tuesday Meeting

Hatter April already…how quickly the year is going

This week we are welcoming the Mad Hatter so we can find out about the history of Millinery and maybe why they are Mad !

Hampton WI Monthly News Roundup

We also have to take a second vote on this years resolution from the two shortlisted resolutions

2016 Annual Meeting Resolutions

Every year members propose, and select, resolutions that could form the basis for NFWI campaigns and activity. Just under 100,000 members have taken part in the 2016 selection process so far. Over 40,000 members backed the following two resolutions. They will both now go forward to a vote at the Annual Meeting in Brighton on 11 June.

Avoid food waste, address food poverty
‘The WI calls on all supermarkets to sign up to a voluntary agreement to avoid food waste, thereby passing surplus food on to charities thus helping to address the issue of increasing food poverty in the UK.’

Appropriate care in hospitals for people with dementia
‘We call upon HM Government and the NHS to provide facilities to enable carers to stay with people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia that have been admitted into hospital.’

More details are can be found here The WI Resolutions and also in the recent issue of WI Life which all members should have received by post.