© Lindy and Martin Lovegrove 2010
Beachamwell and District Women’s Institute
Beachamwell and District Women’s Institute is a small and friendly group who meet
on the first Thursday of the month at 7.30pm in Beachamwell Memorial Hall. We have
a wide range of speakers, covering a broad range of topics. We also arrange several
outings and fund-
January 8th ‘A Medley of the Countryside’ with David Mason (Meeting open to all)
February 5th ‘Behind the Scenes at Norwich Cathedral’ with Gareth Gladman
March 5th ‘The Woodland Trust’ with Mr. J. Fleetwood (Meeting open to all)
April 2nd ‘The Experiences of a Corset Consultant’ with Mrs. R. Jacob
May 7th Resolutions Meeting and Social Evening
June 4th Birthday Supper [Details to follow – but a meal out!]
July 2nd ‘Hats & How to Wear Them’ with Margaret Sims
August 6th Garden Meeting [2.00 pm held in a members garden]
September 3rd The Members Meeting [arranged by the members of the WI]
October 1st ‘Contemporary Norfolk Quilts’ with Meg Browne
November 5th AGM & Halloween Supper
December 3rd 30th Birthday Celebration/Christmas Party, details tba!
Group, County and National Meetings
January 6th Norfolk Federation Resolutions Meeting, Village Hall, Yaxham
March 18th 7.30pm Nar Valley Group Meeting, Assembly Rooms, Swaffham ‘Feathers and Veils –
Presentation at the Court of Queen Victoria’ with Ian Chipperfield
March 24th Norfolk Federation AGM [with hats!], St. Andrew’s Hall, Norwich
May 9th Norfolk Federation 21st Exhibition, Norwich Cathedral
May 11th 90th Norfolk Federation Anniversary Service, Norwich Cathedral
June 2nd & 3rd National Federation AGM, London
July 1st & 2nd Royal Norfolk Show
July 4th & 5th Norfolk Federation Fund Raising Event [with other Charities], Stradsett Hall
September 8th 7.30pm Nar Valley Group Meeting, Assembly Rooms, Swaffham
‘To Plough and Sow’ with Neil Storey
October [date tba] Norfolk Federation Autumn Meeting
If you would like to find out more, visit us, join us, or come along and see us in action then
please contact either:
Carol Hall (President) peterhall@supanet.com
Jenny Gabrielsen (Secretary) jenny@ejgabrielsen.plus.com
For more information about the WI, its campaigns and activities visit their National website at
Women’s Institute www.womens-
We are members of the Norfolk Federation of Women’s Institutes, and belong to the
Nar Valley
group of Women’s Institutes. Both of these provide additional opportunities
to attend events.
We currently have members from the villages of Beachamwell, Gooderstone, Eastmoor and Barton Bendish, but cover the whole district.
Our programme for the coming year is as follows, with outings and fundraising events yet to be arranged: