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About Broad Town Women's Institute

The Broad Town WI are a friendly group of women. We meet in the village hall on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, apart from December when we meet on the 2nd Wednesday. We start with our speaker so please arrive promptly at 7.30pm for a talk or activity which may be educational, inspiring, amusing and energetic.  After the talk we have time for socialising and refreshments.  This is followed by a short business meeting.  We also arrange visits to gardens, pubs, local attractions, and go on summer walks.  With a membership of 27 and growing we are keen to welcome new members. We have had a stall at the Broad Town summer Big Gig for the past few years supplying the festival goers with hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes.

We are affiliated to the Wiltshire federation of WI which in turn is part of the national WI allowing us to make a difference to campaigns such as reducing supermarket packaging, influencing the price of milk at the farm gate and accurate labeling food with the country of origin.  Current campaigns are helping to alleviate loneliness, improving hospital arrangements for carers of people with dementia, helping to reduce plastic waste and trying to end food poverty. 
 
There is also a dedicated college of further education; Denman college in Oxfordshire, offering the widest range of courses allowing WI members to learn new skills or further existing ones.
 
If you would like to meet some new friends in the village, have an opportunity to learn something new and maybe influence a national campaign why not come along one evening soon?  Visitors are always welcome and you can try us out without any obligation.
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January Meeting 2013

Anne posted on January 15, 2013 15:12

Our January meeting was entitled ‘Resolutions and Puddings’. Not so good for those who had given up desserts as their New Year Resolution! After our business meeting we all tucked into a wonderful spread provided by our committee. There was an amazing cheese board, fruit salad, chocolate brownies, tiramisu and lemon and ginger cheesecake. We then debated which of the two shortlisted resolutions we wished to support at the WI conference this year. These are ‘The decline of our high streets and town centres’ and ‘Resolving to keep our young people suicide-safe online’. Both resolutions were presented and discussed and the voting slips completed and posted.

Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday 20th February at 7.30pm at Broad Town village hall. Our speaker will be Al Sylvester who will be telling us about his ‘Journey to the South Pole’. Al has a very exciting life. When I asked if he could speak to us last spring he was about to embark on an attempt to climb Everest with a group of injured servicemen!

WI Members are welcome to bring a guest. Refreshments are provided and we just ask for a donation of £3. There will be a box available.

  •   On Saturday 23rd February, the WI will be hosting a choir workshop- (see separate details below)
  • Antiques Road Show 17th April Open meeting see newsletter for details

Interested in joining the WI?  We are a friendly group and are looking for new members. Come and try us out; your first meeting is free. We have a varied programme including interesting speakers, more active sessions (beginners line-dancing in July), outings and meals. We meet on the third Wednesday of the month at the village hall. Parking is available. We have some members from Wootton Bassett, since the Bassett branch closed. If you would like someone to arrive with, contact Jayne Mattick our membership secretary on 01793731565.

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