Ashbourne W.I. is all about friendship and fun, education and entertainment. We meet in St John’s Community Hall on the second Thursday of each month, apart from August, when we take a break, although we often join with other Institutes to have a day out.
We open the ‘door’ at 7:15pm and the meetings start at 7:30pm with information about forthcoming activities. Usually, a guest speaker follows our information sharing and we allow time to discuss and chat about topics of interest.
Visitors are always welcome at our meetings and events. To join or visit please contact Ashbourne W.I. using the contact form on our website: https://ashbournewi.weebly.com
St John’s Community Hall is on Auction Close: Postcode DE6 1GQ . There is a pay and display car park opposite the hall for those members who drive to meetings.
Our Programme for 2022 is set out below:
~~~ 10 March ~~~
Sherwin Singers in concert
competition: my favourite piece of music and why
~~~ 14 April ~~~
Blood Bikes
competition: an arrangement of spring flowers
~~~ 12 May ~~~
Resolutions
Bring & Buy / plant sales
~~~ 9 June ~~~
‘A Cake for the Queen’
Catherine Etches
competition: a wearable crown
~~~ 14 July ~~~
London Plaques
Paul Newsham
Competition: a limerick, first line “fastened to this wall is a plaque …”
~~~ 8 September ~~~
Women’s Refuges
John Wilson
Competition: an autumn collage
~~~ 13 October ~~~
Joseph Paxton
Danny Wells
Competition: your most memorable garden and why
~~~ 10 November ~~~
Annual Meeting
Craft activity
~~~ 8 December ~~~
Christmas Par