St Johns WI
GALLERY 2023
Our first monthly meeting of 2023 Crafting and what a great time we had making butterflies with Julie
Members enjoying the January monthly "Eating for Pleasure" outing at The New Inn, Send.
Our February meeting - members enjoying a very interesting talk by Sophie Fryer on "Hats Off to Millinery"
A lovely spring-like walk for February from the Mytchett Canal Centre along the canal and back through the woods and a sit down with drinks in the sunshine afterwards.
A lovely sunny February morning enjoying tea, coffee and cake at Rose's Tea Room.
Members enjoying a performance of "Sister Act" at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking.
A lovely sunny afternoon In March exploring Bisley with our walking group
WI ACM, Dorking - 20 March 2023
Delegates and Members enjoying the afternoons' guest speaker Esme Young, who started the fashion label Swanky Modes in the 80s with four best friends. Esme is most well known for her career as a costume designer. She became a judge on the Great British Sewing Bee in 2016.
Our happy band of walkers enjoying a stroll through Horsell woods.
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"Jam Jars" the winners of our Coronation themed annual quiz.
Entries for the Eileen Service Memorial Plate competition at our May meeting with our worthy winner.
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Our Eating for Pleasure group enjoying an outing to La Zingara, an Italian restaurant in Knaphill.
In May the walking group enjoyed a walk at Sheet's Heath, a beautiful spot managed by the Surrey Heathland Partnership on behalf of woking Borough Council.
Our visit to West Horsley Place in May which Bamber Gascoigne inherited and set up as a charity, the Mary Rosburghe Trust, who are restoring the building.
Our monthly May catch up for tea and cake at Rose's Teas Room
Members enjoying a meal at Everest Spice for our May Eating for Pleasure outing.
In June our monthly walk took us from Woking Leisure Centre to Hoebridge Golf Course. A lovely walk through White Rose Lane Nature Reserve.
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Great to be back at St Johns Fete on the 24 June. Our Jam Jar Tombola was a huge success.
For our "Eating for Pleasure" outing in June, members visited The Sun, Chobham for a lovely evening meal.
Members enjoying our Birthday Meeting in July, entertained by the U3A Ukulele Group
Our July walk took us around Brookwood Cemetery. Well worth a visit, very interesting.
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Our July Birthday Meeting with entertainment for the Woking U3A Ukelele Group
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Members enjoying our 'Eating For Pleasure' outing in July at the
Beit Beirut, Woking
Members enjoying our craft activity evening making paper hedgehogs at our August meeting presented by Margaret Kaye
Our monthly walking group enjoying a well earned drink after an enjoyable walk around Pirbright.
Members enjoying our monthly Eating for Pleasure outing at the White Hart, Pirbright.
An interesting meeting in September with a talk by Michael Jones on "Our Surrey Heathlands"
October Meeting
Kent Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance talk
by Terry Flynn
Our latest donations in aid of Kicks Count
Our speaker for November, Mike Woods and his wife. He is an ambassador for Movember and gave a presentation on men's health.
Our winners of the President's Rose Bowl Competition of an upcycled item.
Our President and Treasurer visited St Johns School, Knaphill following our donation towards school books for their library. The children were very enthusiastic and made us feel very welcome.
"In Accord"
a ladies a Cappella singing group entertaining us at our Christmas Party
Members donated gifts for Christmas to The Sanctuary and Woking Food Bank
The Walking Group enjoying
Christmas Lunch at Gorse Hill Hotel
Members enjoying our
annual Christmas Lunch at
The Cricketers Pub
Our last two photos for our 2023 Picture Gallery
What a great year of activities, outings, speakers and music entertainment we have enjoyed.