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Ringmer Evening W I

There has been a WI in Ringmer for 90 years. It is one of over 6,000 WIs in the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI), which is the largest voluntary organisation for women in the UK, with 205,000 members in England, Wales and the Islands.

The first WI opened in 1920 and met in the afternoon, in the 1960s, when the village expanded rapidly a second WI opened, Ringmer Evening WI.
The two ran side by side for many years and then amalgamated.

The WI plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities.
Over the years Ringmer WI has played its part in the life of the community, supporting the Village Hall, helping with village 'spring cleans', planting bulbs and trees, campaigning for improved bus services, and providing lunches and teas for disability groups.

We are part of the East Sussex Federation of WIs and can take part in their activities, and day schools and competitions.
Ringmer WI belongs to Castle Group, with Firle and Beddingham, Chiddingly and Ripe and Chalvington WIs

Ringmer Evening WIs 2012 Programme

January 3rd

BIRTHDAY PARTY & QUIZ

February 7th

HEALTH & FITNESS

Ffion Wilkes

March 6th

A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A SUSSEX FARM

Ian Everest

Wednesday March 28th 1.30 - 4.30 pm

FEDERATION COUNCIL MEETING

Congress Theatre, Eastbourne.

Speaker:   Katie Derham & Musical Mishaps

April 3rd

SCOTNEY – A WORK OF ART & NATURE

Heather Woodward (Nat. Trust)

Saturday April 21st 10.00 am – 12 noon

RINGMER EVENING WI SPRING FAIR

at the Village Hall

Wednesday April 25th (Evening)

CASTLE GROUP SPRING MEETING

at Selmeston Village Hall

May 1st

DISCUSSION of RESOLUTIONS on agenda of NFWI’s AGM (to instruct our delegate how to vote) plus MEMBERS’ TIME

 

Wednesday May 30th

N.F.W.I. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Royal Albert Hall.

June 5th

THE ROYAL CHORISTERS

Richard Saunders

June 7th, 8th & 9th

SOUTH OF ENGLAND SHOW Ardingly

“Simply the Best”

July 3rd

Stone Cross Mill

August 7th

MEMBERS’ MEETING

September 4th

THROUGH THE SEASONS AT KEW & WAKEHURST PLACE

Sarah Oldridge

October 2nd

DABBLE EVENING conducted by members

Wednesday P.M. October 24th

CASTLE GROUP AUTUMN MEETING

Ripe & Chalvington.

November 6th

ANNUAL MEETING plus MEMBER’S TIME

December 4th

MY LIFE AS HENRY VIII

Tony Harris



We organise outings and regular visits to the theatre. There is a walking group, a scrabble competition, and we enter the competitions in the WI marque at the South of England Show.

We give an annual bursary for a member to attend a course at the WI College, Denman College near Oxford.

Visit the national WI website at
Last Updated on Monday, 13 February 2012 15:38

 

 

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