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Cove & Farnborough WI


Welcome to our WI

We were formed in 1925 as Cove WI changing our name to Cove & Farnborough WI to reflect our changing catchment area. Over the years we have held our meetings in various halls and currently meet in the Community Centre in Farnborough on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 1.45pm. We have 56 members and are a very active and friendly group who welcome new faces.
Activities include:-
monthly walk to include lunch - usually in a pub
monthly games afternoon for sedentary as well as active games
regular visits to places of interest
music club
movie club
garening and flower arranging club
Ten Pin Bowling - Once a Month
participation in numerous events organised by HCFWI
********** Forthcoming Events **********

Games: 14th Octber 2008 at Scout Activity Hut, 2.00 to 4.30pm
Gardening -
Walk: 24th October - Along Basingstoke Canal. Meeting at 10.45. at Frimley Lodge Car Park.Lunch will be at the Harvester, Frimley.
Ten Pin Bowling - 11th November at Farnborough Recreation
Centre
Video:- 1.30pm - 3rd Novembe , 3 Fintry Walk
Recorder Group - 16th October
Events:
Hawaiian Evening on 27th October
Craft Day on 29th October
Outings:
Haskins Garden Centre on 2nd November
Calender Girls at Richmond Theatre on 26th November
Pantomime at Woking on 5th January



Forthcoming Outings and County Events
Mystery Tour - 22nd May
Beechwood Beauty Boat trip on 18th June
Lacock Abbey - 10th July
Bournemouth 18th September

Programme for 2008
January 9th Welcome Meeting
February 13th Mr. M. Forrester - Downing Street - The
building and the occupants. A Talk by a former
Private Secretary
March 12th Mr. W. Happy - Open Wide or tales from a
Dentist's Chair.
April 9th Mrs. B. Fuller - Experiences of a W.I. Speaker
May 14th Resolutions Meeting
June 11th Mrs. Diana Terry - Mayoress for a Year.
July 9th BRING AND SHARE
August 13th Garden Party
September10th Mr. D. Staples - Wartime Dance bands
and vocalists
October 8th Mr. Geoff Lunn - Surrey Safari
November 12th Annual Meeting
December 10th Christmas Lunch and Entertainment

Jackie Crute

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