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Doynton and Wick Women's Institute

We organise garden visits, theatre trips and fundraising events during the year. 

WI News April 2025 At the April meeting of Doynton and Wick WI, Claire Bounds of Avon and Somerset Police shared some valuable tips on avoiding the scams that are so frequent nowadays, both online and face-to-face. The golden rule is “take five and tell two” – step back for five minutes and think whether that request to move money from your bank account is really likely to be genuine, and tell two other people, since they will not have been influenced by the scammer’s persuasive arguments and scare tactics. At the meeting in May, members will vote on the resolutions they wish to see adopted at national level. Fiona Edwards will speak on “working with glass”, and the competition is “a piece of coloured glass”. All welcome at Doynton village hall on Wednesday May 7th, 7.30 p.m.

WI News March 2025 at the March meeting, Bob Rogers shared his deep love for the breathtaking scenery, magnificent beaches and peaceful way of life of the Outer Hebridean islands of Scotland, where Gaelic is still the first language. The tiny airport at Barra has no runway; instead, the planes land on the beach among the cockle-gatherers. The speaker in April is Claire Bounds on “Scams”, and the competition is “a top tip for scam avoidance”. All welcome at Doynton village hall on Wednesday April 9th, 7.30 p.m.

WI News February 2025 The speaker at Doynton and Wick WI in February was Ian Caskie on the sometimes chequered history of the SS Great Britain. This iron-hulled ship, the brainchild of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, served variously as a luxury trans-Atlantic liner, a troop ship and a coal cargo ship, eventually being left to rot off the Falkland Islands before a major rescue operation and transfer to Bristol harbour for restoration. In March, the speaker will be Bob Rogers of Wingspan Wildlife. The competition is “a bird ornament”. All welcome at Doynton village hall on March 12th, 7.30 p.m. All welcome.

WI News January 2025 In January, Doynton and Wick WI met at Wick Chapel for a fascinating evening of stories and “Songs from the Shows” with Ben Stock. Ben, who has just hung up his corsets after a season as a pantomime dame in Richmond, is the son of one of our members and performed on the Chapel stage many times as a child. On February 12th (7.30 p.m.), back in Doynton village hall, the speaker will be Ian Caskie on “The SS Great Britain”. The competition is “a nautical poem”. All welcome.

WI News August 2024 at the August meeting, member Alex Huband took us through the year in the magnificent gardens of Dyrham Park, including the new parterre behind the house, with metalwork manufactured locally in Doynton. Two meetings in September: Wednesday 11th in the village hall, with Richard Ricketts, “the Bee Man” (please bring produce for the harvest stall), and Friday 20th, a garden party for the Doynton group of WIs.

WI News May 2024 The May meeting was well attended and our members voted unanimously in favour of this year’s WI resolution, “Dental health matters”. Our vote will be taken to the AGM at The Royal Albert Hall later in June by our member representative, Angela Dimmer. Members also took a stroll “down memory lane”, with a lovely selection of past photographs compiled by Sue Hickmore, which were shown on the data projector. This presentation formed part of our centenary celebrations this year. Next month’s meeting, on June 11th, will be a hands-on foraging evening with expert forager Maria Fernandez, followed by refreshing cups of foraged tea! The competition is “a recipe including a free food”. Visitors welcome (£4). We meet on the second Wednesday of every month, 7.30 p.m. at Doynton village hall.


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