The May Tickenham WI meeting was the usual very enjoyable event. We heard some interesting anecdotes from our speaker about his life and work as a financial anti-fraud specialist and he shared…
Category: Past Events
Avon FWI Chairman’s Rose Bowl 2024
AFWI have invited WIs to nominate a WI member who, over time, has gone ‘above and beyond’ – the member may also be involved with the local community – demonstrating outstanding skills,…
Dementia Action Week 2024
Dementia Action Week is the Alzheimer’s Society annual campaign that brings people together from across the country under a unified theme to take action on dementia.This year, Dementia Action Week will run…
May Meeting
After all these rainy days, there’s plenty of Spring about at last. Our next meeting on May 14th promises to be an interesting one. The speaker is David Nolan-Roll and the subject…
Upcoming Meeting Programme 2024
We’re excited to post our upcoming meeting dates, speaker/event details for the rest of this year. The full programme runs until April 2025. Yeo Valley Group event information and Tickenham WI special…
April Meeting
Happy Easter! Our next meeting is April 9th. The speaker will be Richard Hamlyn on the subject of “Africa on a Shoestring”. The competition theme is “something connected with travel”. The Avon…
Women’s History Month
March 8th was International Women’s Day, part of the wider celebration of Women’s History Month, which runs until March 31st. The Historical Association has a very interesting piece about Women’s History Month:…
March Meeting
The March meeting is on Tuesday 12th March and takes place after our Spring Lunch. The Lunch timing is to meet at 11.45am for 12 noon in Tickenham Village Hall. Our speaker…
February Meeting
Our next meeting is Tuesday February 13th. The speaker will be Maggie Fordham and her talk will be “The History of John Brown Hardware in Nailsea”. The competition is “Your most useful…
Tickenham WI Christmas Church Displays
For the last several years, local people have been putting their craft skills and ingenuity to work on Christmas displays on various themes for the Tickenham village Church of St Quiricus and…