Category Archives: noticeboard

On 5th July 2019, friday night revellers were surprised by suspicious activity that produced an explosion of colour on the Carfax bandstand. Amazed & intrigued they discovered members of Horsham WI’s covering the Bandstand with knitted or crocheted strips. The … Continue reading →

Pam, Jilly & Hazel attended The Time is Now mass lobby for climate, nature & people in Westminster on behalf of our W.I. The mood was well described by Jilly who said, “As a member of Normandy Horsham W.I. I … Continue reading →

On 23rd May Diana and Pat attended this meeting to learn how to make beeswax wraps and crochet scrubbies. The morning was taken up by the instructor telling us how she got involved with making more eco friendly wrappings and … Continue reading →

To coincide with  Dementia Action Week our President, Kath, arranged for Lesley and I to meet her at Mill River Lodge to deliver a consignment of Fidget Mats to the manager, Doreen. We were made very welcome, given a tour … Continue reading →

At our May meeting we were treated to a short demonstration about making truffles. Members were encouraged to coat the truffle mix with melted chocolate & tasty coatings. Fortunately Lyndsey came prepared with enough samples for us all to try. … Continue reading →

On a very wet Thursday morning, eight members arrived at the cosy Little Gems Pottery Painting Studio to a warm welcome from Gemma the owner. She gave an introductory talk about the techniques and processes involved before setting us free … Continue reading →

There were 55 WI Ladies from across West Sussex, who arrived at the Out of Bounds Centre, Rustington,  with varying degrees of confidence in their ability to take on the challenge of 10 pin bowling. The atmosphere was noisy with … Continue reading →

On a wet and blustery day in March 2019 Anne R and Hazel joined a team of WI ladies to plant 100 oak saplings on the Slindon Estate. This initiative organised by Al Menzies, is an event to mark 100 … Continue reading →

Kath, Linda. Anne R, Ute, Andrea and Diana H attended the Federation’s Centenary lunch at the Avisford Park Hotel, Arundel at the start of 2019’s 100-years celebrations. Nearly 100 members enjoyed a lovely lunch in a beautifully decorated room; needless … Continue reading →

Nine members and Lesley’s Mum went to the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton to see Calendar Girls’, the Musical, on 9th January. We took a direct train to Southampton, the only hitch being no refreshments on board, so by the time … Continue reading →