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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-raising events each year.

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-institute.co.uk (opens in new window)

 

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: