Burghclere and Newtown WI

Founded in 1919 our membership is drawn mainly from the two adjacent villages in the title which lie on the North Hampshire border. We are also part of the North Downs Group.

Our members have been busy knitting children's jumpers, together with other ladies in the community, which are being sent to Zimbabwe. These have been very welcome by the children as it has been a particularly cold winter for them and, although the weather is now better, they still need the junpers in the mornings and evenings.

The skittles recommenced in September and the next fun game, with other members from the North Downs group, is on the 18th November.

Fresh flowers are placed by our members on the war memorial in Burghclere every week except for November when we take the opportunity to commemorate our War dead with poppies.

Our next meeting is our Annual General Meeting to be held on the 5th November (watch out, watch out - we don't want any fireworks about!) at 10.00 am in the Portal Hall, Burghclere.

Programme for 2008

March 5th	Changes in Fashion since the WI was founded	Mrs D Warnock
March 15th	Jumble Sale	Burghclere Village Hall 2pm
April 2nd	10 Good Reasons to make a Will and Save Tax	J P Barton
April 2nd	HCFWI Spring Council Meeting (Portsmouth)
April 23rd	North Downs Group Meeting 2.30pm Burghclere
May 7th	No Speaker	Resolutions(Plant Sale)
June 4th	Corn Dollies	Mrs B Wells
June 4th	AGM Liverpool
July 2nd	Victorian Military Society	Mr D Allen
August	No Meeting	Holiday time
September 3rd	Tall Hat, Tall Policeman	Mr N Palmer
October 1st	The Selborne & Headley Workhouse Riots	J Smith
November 5th	Annual Meeting
November 8th	Jumble Sale	Burghclere Village Hall 2pm
November 22nd	HCFWI Autumn Council Meeting Basingstoke
December 3rd	Christmas Party	Talk on A Victorian Christmas