Programme

Programme 2023-2024

Our membership and programme year now runs from April every year to the following March.

Venue

The venue for the meetings on the fourth Wednesday of the month has changed from September 2023 to:
The Fishbourne Centre, Blackboy Lane, PO18 8BE, and to an earlier time slot due to room availability.

The meeting room doors open at 2pm, and talks start at 2.30pm. The event finishes by 4.30pm, and includes time to socialise and catch up with other members.

The next meeting will be a social and take place on Wednesday 20 December 2023.

Guests

If you would like to find out more about joining the Fishbourne Evening WI, arrange to come along as a guest - please contact the committee on fishbourneevewi@outlook.com

2024

Continuation of 2023-2024 programme cycle

January 24, 2024 
Andrew Gaunt, from DEFRA, on "The role and work of the Plant Quarantine Service"

February 28, 2024
Annual Meeting. This is followed by a social get-together.

March 27, 2024
Richard Moorey, Community Warden, Chichester District Council,  on "Scams and rogue traders"

End of 2023-2024 programme

2024-2025 programme cycle

Note this year's programme is currently being arranged.

April 24, 2024

TBC

May 22, 2024

Birthday meeting

June 26, 2024

Pam Goodall on her solo bike ride around the world aged 60.

Pam gave up riding a bike on the day she left school. Trains, buses and cars took over transport issues, and recreation involved anything which needed either a racquet, snow or water. This all changed in 1996 when she invested £60 in a second hand bike to ride to work...

July 24, 2024

TBC

August 28, 2024

No talk this month, this is usually a members' social

September 25, 2024

Elizabeth Sawday, Apuldram Roses on 'Roses grow on you'

October 23, 2024

TBC

November 27, 2024

Paul Chamberlain 'The Napoleonic Prison of Portchester Castle: Then and Now'

December 18, 2024 (note one week earlier due to Christmas)

Members' social evening

January 22, 2025

TBC

February 26, 2025

Annual meeting

March 26, 2024

TBC

The programme is subject to change if due to circumstances beyond our control.

Previous year programme - 2023-2024

April 26, 2023
Sarah Delves on the "History of handbags"

May 24, 2023
Birthday meeting

June 28, 2023
Penny Legg on "Writing's not a proper job"

July 26, 2023
Volunteers from Search Dogs Sussex group on "Serving the community, saving lives"

August 23, 2023
Summer lunch, no evening meeting

September 27, 2023
A practical session with Joanna Wright on 'Tips to improve fitness, mobility and co-ordination'

October 25, 2023
Paralympian and leadership speaker Peter Hull MBE on "It's not how hard you can hit". Read more about his story.

November 22, 2023
Tony Gilks on "Below Stairs: an intriguing look at the lives of domestic servants". 
This talk will include the use of artefacts and costumes.

December 20, 2023
Members' meeting and social

Read about our speakers from 2022

This section covers part of the programme for early 2023, 2022 and 2021 due to changes in the WI year.

Early 2023

January 25, 2023
Jim Weston on "An Atlantic Odyssey"

February 22, 2023
Annual meeting

March 22, 2023
Cheryl Jewitt and Ian Barbeary on "The Triangle Girls project"

2022

January 26, 2022
Mary Hand on Poetry

February 23, 2022
Bill Avenell on “What’s in a View”
Read the story

March 23, 2022
Graeme MacPherson, Commonwealth War Graves, on "Gardening the World"

April 27, 2022
Sarah Kiddle, from Brent Lodge on "Caring for Hedgehogs"

May 25, 2022
Fishbourne Evening WI's 40th Birthday Meeting
The Wacky Wednesday Ukulele Band will be joining us for this meeting.

June 22, 2022
Graeme Payne on "Fish and Chips Around the World"

July 27, 2022
Dr Bob France on "Sarah Wells - 'the Worst Housekeeper’ of Uppark House?"

August 21, 2022
Summer lunch, no evening meeting

September 28, 2022
Susan Howe on "Running 'Fawlty Towers' and cooking for the rich and famous on luxury yachts - fun and amusing anecdotes"

October 26, 2022
Dr Janet Pennington on "Cakes & Ale: a 'full English' in your 17th Century local"

November 23, 2022
Mr Ian Currie on "The history of weather forecasting from Aristotle to Super Computers"

December 21, 2022
Members' Meeting and Social