Chartham Women's Institute

Founded in May 1949 - and in 2009 we celebrated our 60th anniversary.

We aim to be an integral part of Chartham village life encouraging membership to all.

Bat & Trap plus buffet

THE GOLDEN LION, BROAD OAK • 14th July

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LADIES LUNCH

OLD GATE INN, NEW DOVER ROAD - 7th June

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BOEING BOEING, WHITSTABLE PLAYHOUSE

FRIDAY 26th MAY 2017

(With fish & chips at the Peter Cushing pub first)

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TOUR AND TEA - THE GRAND HOTEL, FOLKESTONE

Friday, 12th May 2017

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APRIL LADIES' LUNCH

The Granville at Lower Hardes - Tuesday, 4th April 2017

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Margaret Bush displays a 'Twiddlemuff' she has made for dememtia patients to 'twiddle' with.

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A couple of the entrants in the 'E' competition at the March meeting.

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Baskets filled with goodies made for sale at the Annual Council Meeting.

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17th February Meeting at Chartham Village Hall

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Left to right: Delia Stamper (Treasurer), Steve Dungay (President), Margaret Bush (Secretary)

Christmas Evening 2016

The Christmas gathering of the Chartham W.I. took place in the Village Hall on December 15th, 2016. Members were invited to bring a guest each and the hall was soon filled for a very enjoyable evening. A brief business session was conducted by our new President - Steve Dungay - after which we settled down to enjoy ourselves with a glass of wine and good company.

The Old Wives Lees Choir were invited to entertain us and we enjoyed an hour of Christmas Carols ranging from the 16th century 'Gaudete' to the Shakin' Stevens hit "Merry Christmas Everyone". Mark Harding conducted and joined in the singing with some beautiful harmonies.

After the music we all filed up and began to work our way along the festive buffet provided by members who had each brought in something delicious to tempt us with.

A great finale to 2016!

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The Old Wives Lees Choir entertaining us with carols, both traditional and new.

We are proud to announce that we received a grant from Awards for All for £8,400.00 which enabled many of our members to attend a course of their choice at Denman WI college in Oxfordshire during our celebratory year.

We offer friendship and support to women in Chartham, whilst providing education and interesting leisure activities. We have an active social calendar along with a varied list of speakers, details of which may be accessed on this web site.

Why don’t you come along one evening and meet us all - we would love to see you.

For further information please contact Steve Dungay our President on 01227 731234.