Fun Events with Melksham WI!
Melksham WI maintains a full schedule of events - with outline details listed below and on our monthly events listing handout. Outings are organised during the year and the Wiltshire Federation arrange many exciting and interesting events that anyone can apply to attend. If you are interested in any of these activities, please speak to the President or any Committee member or use the contact form at the foot of this page to register your interest or seek further information. There are also opportunities to sign-up for any of the events at our monthly meetings. Details are provided on flyers at the events table.
Melksham WI have an active Theatre Group which our member Gill Arbery organises - details are circulated to all members on the Monthly Events Listing - please book and pay for these direct with Gill.
If you see an Event, Outing or Speakers for future meetings that you think other members will enjoy, please bring it to the attention of a Committee Member or advise us using the contact form below or submit it using the Suggestion Box available at our monthly meetings.
For events outside Melksham we endeavour to car share where possible and for fairness for all, there is a set travel rate of £2 for trips up to 25 miles and £3 for trips that are further than this for WI events.
Melksham WI have an active Theatre Group which our member Gill Arbery organises - details are circulated to all members on the Monthly Events Listing - please book and pay for these direct with Gill.
If you see an Event, Outing or Speakers for future meetings that you think other members will enjoy, please bring it to the attention of a Committee Member or advise us using the contact form below or submit it using the Suggestion Box available at our monthly meetings.
For events outside Melksham we endeavour to car share where possible and for fairness for all, there is a set travel rate of £2 for trips up to 25 miles and £3 for trips that are further than this for WI events.
Paying for Events
Generally a member of the committee takes responsibility for booking the events and monies should be paid to the Treasurer at the time of booking. Theatre trips are paid direct to Gill Arbery. In both cases payment is non-refundable once booked. If you cannot make an event we will try and advertise a spare ticket amongst the members and other contacts but please try and find someone to take your place.
Contact Us
A contact form for general enquiries, suggestions and booking events is at the bottom of this page.
Forthcoming Events
Poetry Group (meets 1st Wednesday monthly)
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Location: Contact Gill Arbery for information 01225 790606
Comments: guests or new members are welcome
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Location: Contact Gill Arbery for information 01225 790606
Comments: guests or new members are welcome
Craft/Patchwork Group (meets 1st Wednesday monthly)
Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: The Riverside Club, Bath Road, Melksham, SN12 6LD
Cost: £2 (includes tea/coffee and biscuits)
Current Project: an assortment of projects - some are beginning patchwork, others are working on a specific pattern, and others are working on their own projects of knitting, crochet and cross stitch
Comments: visitors are welcome
Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: The Riverside Club, Bath Road, Melksham, SN12 6LD
Cost: £2 (includes tea/coffee and biscuits)
Current Project: an assortment of projects - some are beginning patchwork, others are working on a specific pattern, and others are working on their own projects of knitting, crochet and cross stitch
Comments: visitors are welcome
Coach Trip to Malvern Quilt Show
Date: Thurs 16th May 2019
Time: Depart Melksham Town Hall at 8am
Return: Depart Malvern 4pm arrive Melksham approx 6pm-6.30pm
Cost: £20 (includes tip for driver and entrance to the Quilt Show) - bring a packed lunch (there is food available at the venue but there are often long queues)
Book place: phone Rachel Newman 01225 700504 or Ann Finch 01225 436621
Comments: Friends and family welcome
Date: Thurs 16th May 2019
Time: Depart Melksham Town Hall at 8am
Return: Depart Malvern 4pm arrive Melksham approx 6pm-6.30pm
Cost: £20 (includes tip for driver and entrance to the Quilt Show) - bring a packed lunch (there is food available at the venue but there are often long queues)
Book place: phone Rachel Newman 01225 700504 or Ann Finch 01225 436621
Comments: Friends and family welcome
Coach Trip to Festival of Quilts Show at NEC
Date: Thurs 1st August 2019
Time: Depart Melksham Town Hall at 8am
Return: Depart NEC 4pm arrive Melksham approx 6.30pm-7pm
Cost: £35 (includes tip for driver and entrance to the Quilt Show) - bring a packed lunch (there is food available at the venue but there are often long queues)
Book place: phone Rachel Newman 01225 700504 or Ann Finch 01225 436621
Comments: Friends and family welcome
Date: Thurs 1st August 2019
Time: Depart Melksham Town Hall at 8am
Return: Depart NEC 4pm arrive Melksham approx 6.30pm-7pm
Cost: £35 (includes tip for driver and entrance to the Quilt Show) - bring a packed lunch (there is food available at the venue but there are often long queues)
Book place: phone Rachel Newman 01225 700504 or Ann Finch 01225 436621
Comments: Friends and family welcome
WFWI Competitions
Photos for the Wiltshire Federation Calendar 2021
Closing Date: 31 December 2019
Type: Wiltshire Federation
What: "??"
Who: Individual
Comments: Send your photo and some interesting facts about the horse in your photo to WI House, Devizes
Closing Date: 31 December 2019
Type: Wiltshire Federation
What: "??"
Who: Individual
Comments: Send your photo and some interesting facts about the horse in your photo to WI House, Devizes