Martin and Damerham W.I.

Our W.I. is an amalgam of two older Institutes - believe it or not, in Martin and
Damerham. One or other of us has been going since the 1920s, but we
combined a long time ago now, and hope that there is no rivalry between the
Village factions!

We are a small, friendly Institute, based on a very strong community. There is
always lots for us to do, in all kinds of ways: We are regarded as the Jumble
Sale queens, and turn out for every one that the Villages run, and are to be
seen at all the local events. It`s a lovely area to live in.

We would always like to see new members, and have the perpetual cry,
"Especially the Younger Ones" - but anyone who comes to our meetings is sure
of a warm welcome.

One of our innovations - perhaps because of the strong Community Spirit here -
is to open those meetings with a wider, popular appeal, to everyone, dreaded
husbands and all. This has been a big success, and each time we do it, more
heads appear round the door. Perhaps this might be one way to recruit more
members in the long run - or is it time to make an Honorary Membership for
men?

Our meetings are held at 7.30pm, mostly at Damerham Village Hall at 7.30pm -
but if you are planning to visit, please give our President a call to confirm the
time and place. She is Cathy Godber, tel. 01725 518350

January 11th	Falkland Islands	Mrs. B. Rickman
February 8th	Crafts of the Inland Waterways	Mrs. S. Waldron
March 14th	A Young Boy's Dream - A Life on Rails	Mr. Nichols
April 11th	Rise and Fall of the 78's	Mr. Goslin
May 9th	Annual Meeting and Chile - Easter Island	Mrs.A. Mcmillion
June 13th	Tools for Self Reliance - Open Meeting	Mr. J. Dunkley
July 11th	Summer Supper, Bingo and Quiz	No speaker
August	No meeting	No speaker
September 12th	Titanic's 100 years	Mr. J. Wilson
October 10th	Walking the Great Wall of China	Mr I. Bradford
November 14th	Hands on Craft - Items for Christmas	Mrs. Williams
December 12th	Christmas Party	No speaker