Kington Langley W.I.

We meet at the Village Hall on the second Wednesday of every month at 7.30 p.m.  The meetings usually involve speakers on many subjects. 

We hold other events during the year coffee mornings/ lunches and walks and outings as well as supporting other village events.

As well as meetings in the village, as members of such a large organisation we can take part in visits at home and abroad and the WI has its own college at Denman in Oxfordshire where a variety of courses can be undertaken in glorious surroundings.

Forget Jam and Jerusalem come and find out what grass roots life is really about! 

We always welcome new members to join our meetings as guests, or as potential new members.  One new recruit has recently been heard to say – “I didn’t know WI could be so much fun!”

Kington Langley WI

The WI: Inspiring Women

The WI  - Plans for Christmas

On 7th December at 7.30 pm sharp, we are getting into the spirit of the Christmas season with a party. Please note that we meet on the first Wednesday this month so that the village hall is available to the school for their Christmas plays. By popular demand, the present swap is back. Please bring a wrapped parcel to the value of six or seven pounds. The competition will be the prettiest parcel and also the most unique Christmas accessory!  For example, this could be a decorated hat, a flashing brooch or earrings, or a seasonal scarf. For the food, please bring a small plate of “buffet-style food”. The Committee will provide the drinks.

The carol service, mentioned in the magazine last month, is at Hullavington Church at 2pm, also on the 7th December. No tickets required.

The talk in November was about toys and games of the past. This was a delightful talk which stirred up many memories of the crafts and games that we played as children. The speaker observed that most of the toys that she showed us were made of wood and metal rather than the plastic of today, and that it did not matter to the children that these toys were not to scale. We saw Meccano, Lego, painting and sewing boxes, wooden pencil cases with secret compartments, wooden building blocks, marbles, Victorian dolls with “real” hair, a knitting doll, and many other wonderful things. This was an age of creativity and imagination where children acquired skills through play. 

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