About Us
The Women’s Institute (WI) was formed in 1915 with two clear aims: to revitalise rural communities and to encourage women to become more involved in producing food during the First World War. Since then its aims have broadened and it's now the largest women’s organisation in the UK. It celebrated its centenary in 2015 and currently has 215,000 members in over 6,500 WIs.
It exists to play a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities, focus on a sustainable future and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities. |
Heathuns WI meets on Elvetham Heath, Fleet. We formed in 2009 and have 22 members, plus lots of regular visitors. We are a sociable group so come and give us a try!
We have had speakers on:
- Nibs Gin - local gin making company
- RNLI
- Life in the Danelaw
and the list just keeps growing...
Check out our program page to find out what we're up to.
Check out our program page to find out what we're up to.
As well as our local WI meetings, the Heathuns WI take part in events with:
- Hart Group of WIs
- Hampshire County Federation of WIs
- National Federation of WIs