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Hannington WI


About Hannington WI

We are a small very friendly WI in rural Hampshire.
Hannington lies between Basingstoke and Newbury. It is situated on top of the Hampshire Downs, and is in the North Wessex Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In every direction, the landscape falls away sharply from the village, with the Test Valley to the south and the Thames Basin to the north. The village of Hannington is isolated within the landscape, the nearest settlement of any size is Kingsclere, three miles away. Wolverton, the nearest village, is separated from Hannington by about two miles of open countryside.
We are fairly informal; we do not sing Jerusalem at the opening of the meetings, we have theatre and cinema visits, go walking, ending in a pub lunch; enter competitions with other local WI’s such as skittles and quizzes. We also band together and help each other out if needed and you also have an immediate new group of friends.
Visitors and new members are very welcome. Our meetings commence at 7.45pm in the village hall. Come and give us a try, we don't bite!

2010 Programme
January 7th Kipling, His Life and His Poetry Jonathan Jones
February 4th The Challanges of Policing an International Airport Det. Insp. David Padwick
March 4th Life as a Naval Chaplain Rev. David Barlow
April 1st Easter Customs Ellsie Russell
May 6th Resolutions Meeting
June 3rd Ladies of the Tower Tony Strafford
July 1st W.I. Garden Party
August 5th Fun in Foreign Fields Lynette Moss
September 2nd The Role of the Pantomime Dame John Pitman
October 7th Portsmouth - The good, the bad and the downright awful Andrew Negus
November 4th Annual General Meeting
December 2nd Magic Lantern Enterainment, plus party Reg Bosley

Related Links:

Hannington Parish News
Hannington W.I. website

Barbara Macmurchy

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