At our monthly meetings we welcome a speaker at the start of the meeting.  We endeavour to find speakers that are entertaining, informative and humorous.  This is followed by social time with tea and coffee and then our business meeting to bring us up to date with what is going on locally and county-wide.  This is an opportunity to learn about what is going on in the wider WI both at a local, county and national level.  There are numerous opportunities to take advantage of a variety of activities organised by the local WI and across the county.  Twice yearly we meet as a group of six local WIs, an opportunity to engage a more high profile speaker and to exchange ideas with members of other local WIs.

Weds May 2nd 2018

Brownsea Island

Kathy Newman

Weds June 6th 2018

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

 Stress and how it affects us

 Paul Connery

Weds July 4th 2018

Summer Lunch 

AT NEWLANDS FARMHOUSE BY KIND INVITATION OF HALINA AND PAUL SIMPSON. 

 August  2018

 No meeting

Weds Sept 5th 2018

Foraging for Wild Food - Food for Free

 James Feaver

Weds October 3rd  2018

My Life as a War Baby

 John Stockley

October 10th  2018

Group Meeting at St George's Hall, Fordington.

Details of speaker/entertainment, competitions etc will be available nearer the date.

DFWI Annual Meeting at Poole Lighthouse

 Details will be available in County Newsletter.

For tickets apply to WI secretary 

Weds Nov 7th 2018

The Life and Times of Marie Lloyd

 Rita Ashman

Weds Dec 5th  2018

Christmas Meal and Party at the village Hall

2019

January 2nd

 Heirlooms

Amy Brennan

Weds February 6th 2019

Weymouth in the Time of Jane Austen

Rachel Knowles

Weds March 6th 2019

  East Dorset Bat Rescue and Rehabilitation

Weds April 3rd  2019

Annual Meeting

Followed by Social Time

Weds May 3rd

Bed and Breakfast - the other side

Jocelyn Jenkins

Weds June 7th

Drugs, The Olympics and Me

SHEILA HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH DRUG TESTING AT THE LAST TWO OLYMPIC GAMES.

Sheila Bell

Summer Lunch 

AT NEWLANDS BY KIND INVITATION OF HALINA AND PAUL SIMPSON.

 August 

No meeting

Weds September 6th 

 A Colourful Harvest - The Fibres we Dye

THE HISTORY AND CULTURES THAT HAVE DYED FIBRES,WHAT IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DYING AND THE USES OF DYED FIBRES. BIRGITTA WILL BRING EXAMPLES OF HER WORK.

Birgitta Gunnel

Weds October 4th

My Life as a Vet

Martin Fielding

Weds November 1st

Looking Good Feeling Fab

Nicola Whitmarsh

Weds January 3rd 2018

Who Am I ?     

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS TO GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER IN AN INFORMAL EVENING THROUGH QUIZZES,STORIES AND GAMES.

Social Evening

Weds 7th February 2018

Flora and Fauna on the Jurassic Coast

A RANGER FROM THE HERITAGE CENTRE SPEAKING ABOUT FLORA AND FAUNA THROUGHOUT THE WELD ESTATE COVERING INLAND AND COASTAL AREAS.

Weds 7th March 2018

Woofability  Assistance Dogs

THE TRAINING AND PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE DOGS TO SUIT PEOPLE'S NEEDS.

Andy Clark

 Annual Meeting and Social Time

  With a Presentation by one of our own members, Vicki Green, about Autism.