SWAY W.I.

Sway W.I. is in the southern part of the New Forest and is one of the oldest W.Is. in
the country, having been formed in 1918.

A warm welcome is offered to new members who may attend two or three meetings
before deciding to join us. Membership for 2012 is £31.50 and includes 8 copies of
the national magazine 'W.I. Life'. Hampshire Federation has its own magazine for
only
£3.30 for the year.

Meetings are usually held in the Village Hall, Middle Road, Sway at 7.30 p.m. on the
second Thursday of each month except August.
We aim to make them interesting and varied with a programme that includes a range
of topics and speakers. The Flower of the Month Competition raises money for
A.C.W.W.
(Associated Country Women of the World) to which the W.I. is affiliated.
There is always the opportunity for enjoying a cup of coffee or tea, a chat, and
perhaps winning a raffle
prize.

We also meet regularly for pub lunches, enjoy being in the Hampshire
W.I. Darts League. (we were runners up last year and are in the finals again this
year). We play skittles, scrabble and bridge, visit gardens etc., and take part in
village activities
such as the Village Quiz, Boule,and Carnival Procession.

There are occasional Craft Meetings in our own W.I. Room, we like to enter the Craft
& Produce sections of the New Forest Show and Group Exhibitions, (this year the
venue will be at Sway Village Hall, on Saturday 21st April, from 10-4 p.m.)
and belong to the Brockenhurst Group comprising Bashley, Bashley Evening, New
Milton Sands and, of course,
S W A Y .

Why not come along on the second Thursday evening of the month at Sway Village
Hall? You never know, you might even enjoy it!

PROGRAMME FOR 2012 - Thursdays at 7.30 p.m.
12th JANUARY	Jim Day, Hants & IOW Wildlife Trust	Focus on Blashford Lakes
9th FEBRUARY, 6.30 P.M.	94th BIRTHDAY PARTY	Lt. Col. Malcolm Torrance, Trumpets Shall Sound!	Diamonds & Bling Theme
8th MARCH	Mrs. Susan Symes	'Buttons - Art in Miniature'
Friday 9th MARCH at 10 a.m.	Group Officers' Meeting	W.I. Room
Wed. 21st March	HCFWI Spring Council Meeting	Portsmouth Guildhall
MARCH	COFFEE MORNING and VILLAGE QUIZ	DATES TO BE NOTIFIED
Sat. 7th APRIL	CAKE STALL outside Newsagents	Subject to confirmation
12th APRIL	Jan & Sue Swager, Hollybush Nurseries	Baskets and Tubs
APRIL	BROCKENHURST GROUP SPRING MEETING	date to be arranged
Sat. 21st APRIL	BROCKENHURST GROUP OF W.I.s 65TH EXHIBITION OF CRAFT & PRODUCE	Sway Village Hall
10th MAY	ANNUAL MEETING	Speaker Mr. Barry Gough on Labrador Rescue
Wed. 30th MAY	NFWI AGM Royal Albert Hall, London
Mon. 4th JUNE	SWAY BOULES	Sway W.I. does the Teas.
14th JUNE	Ashley Browning	Alpacas
JULY	Sway Carnival Week
12th JULY at 7 p.m.	Garden Meeting	Please bring a chair and a plate of food to share
13th SEPTEMBER	Mrs. Jill Daniels	'Where, What, is That? Curiosities in Hampshire
Thurs/Sat 20th/22nd SEPTEMBER	Long Weekend at Denman for Hampshire W.I.s.
11th OCTOBER	Mr. John Bowers	'If only I knew then .....'
Sat. OCTOBER	Apple Day Stall outside Newsagents	(to be confirmed)
OCTOBER	Brockenhurst Group Autumn Meeting	(to be confirmed)
Wed. 24th OCTOBER	HCFWI Autumn Council Meeting, Basingstoke
8th NOVEMBER	Mr. R. Negus	Winchester - Bishops, Buildings and Bones
13th DECEMBER at 6.30 P.M.	Trisha Lewis	Musical Plus.