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Lindford


Welcome!

We meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7.30 p.m. at Lindford Church Community Hall, Chase Road, Lindford (unless this is a Bank holiday, when we move to the third Monday). This is a very pleasant meeting place with good facilities.
Our current membership numbers 21. At our monthly meetings throughout the year we arrange for speakers on a range of subjects, or entertain ourselves with crafts, quizzes, a summer garden party and other social evenings. We attend the twice yearly meetings of our local Liphook Group and the Christmas Carol Concert, and participate in the County skittles competition and general knowledge quiz.

Visitors are always welcome at any meeting - just come along. There is a £2.50 charge for attending as a visitor (to include refreshments), and we hope that after two or three visits you will join Lindford WI. We have our own notice board on the Liphook Road end of Elmfield Parade and this will show details of the next meeting.
Belonging to the W.I. in Hampshire gives the opportunity to take part in a vast range of activities - crafts, sports, music, science, walks, outings, holidays at home and abroad, and much more - all ably organised by the County Federation.

This is our programme for 2008.
14 January - Craft evening. We 'had a go' at decoupage, i.e. covering boxes with paper cut outs, and some very desirable items were made.
11 February - Betty's memoirs. Lindford WI member, Betty, gave us a fascinating account of living in Nyasaland (now Malawi)in the late 1940s.
10 March - Hearing dogs for deaf people. A very interesting talk from a hearing dog 'socialiser' who trains puppies until they are taken for full training as hearing dogs for deaf people, alerting them to the phone or door bell ringing, the cooker timer, smoke alarm, etc., plus a puppy in training - an adorable Papillon cross who at 6 months was already very obedient.
14 April - Flower arranging. Local WI member Eve Howard gave us another of her brilliant demonstrations.
19 May - Resolutions/birthday meeting. The President's husband made a superb birthday cake for us which we enjoyed after debating this year's resolutions, playing three rounds of 'Call My Bluff' and listening to a ghost story.
9 June - Auction. Bidding for items which members brought along gave us a lot of fun, and many went home with some real bargains, whilst our funds were boosted.
14 July - Garden party. We enjoyed a warm if not particularly sunny evening in a member's lovely garden, with delicious refreshments and a good chance for a 'natter'.
11 August - Talk and slides on The Hebrides. An excellent presentation about a beautiful and interesting area of the British Isles.
8 September - A welcome visit from one of Lindford's Police Community Support Officers who told us what he gets up to 'on the beat'.
13 October - East Hampshire District Council Social Justice film. An interesting presentation by an EHDC representative detailing the many housing services available to residents of this area.
10 November - Annual meeting.
8 December - Christmas celebrations - we're going out for a meal!


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