ROWLANDS CASTLE W.I.

                     

Since the beginning of the year we have had 3 interesting speakers including Mr Gordon Rushmer, a talented artist, who, as a war artist, brought to us his experiences firsthand of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.  He showed us many large watercolour sketches and made us realise how brave our boys are in the jobs they do.  

 

We had a wonderful lunch at Southdowns College in January and ran a very successful jumble sale in February. In April we will have an outing to Salisbury to visit Edward Heath’s house. In August there’s an outing to Leeds Castle in Kent.

 

The WI always welcomes new members – meetings are held on the first Monday of the month, 7.30pm at the Parish Hall.

 

Diary Events

 

April

8^th          “Why Embroidery?” Talk by Margaret Roberts-West. There will be a Fair Trade Stall

15^th        Book Club meets at 12.15 Parish Hall

20^th        Science Group, Mr Hurd will speak “From Apples to Black Holes” 7.30 Warblington School

 

May

11^th        Our 63^rd birthday and Resolutions Public Affairs & International Presentation

12^th        Tennis Tournament 10.00

18^th        Science Group “The Bumblebee” by Ken Zetie at Warblington School 7.30

20^th        Book Club meets at 12.15 Parish Hall

26^th        Group meeting 7.30 St John’s Church Centre

 

June

3^rd          NFWI Annual General Meeting, Albert Hall London

8^th          Talk entitled “Houseplants and Orchids” by Sue Robinson from Hilliers Nursery

15^th        Science Group “The Search for new economically useful Products from Plants” - Talk with slides by G. Blunden

17^th        Book Club, 12.15 Parish Hall

 

July

4^th          Gifts and Product Stall at Village Fayre

13^th “      Share Summer Snacks and Quiz

 

 

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