Welcome to all Members and Visitors




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Chaddesley Corbett WI is a thriving group of around 70 members who are friendly and enthusiastic. We meet together each month to enjoy demonstrations and talks on a variety of subjects given by experienced speakers. Other activities include our craft group for the creative, a book club for those who enjoy reading, darts for the energetic and the lunch club for all who enjoy eating and talking!
For the more adventurous, Worcestershire Federation provide groups to cater for art, public affairs, sport, science, drama, home economics, regular outings to places of interest and holidays in the UK and abroad. There is sure to be something to interest you.
Do pay us a visit and find out more. A warm welcome awaits you at Chaddesley Corbett WI.
Have a look through our website to see more about the sort of things we get up to. To contact us and get directions to our meeting place please go to our Contact Us page.
2025
meetings & events to look forward to
August Outing
Wednesday 6th August 2025
Visit to Hereford
We are going to Hereford by car, at the moment we need 3 drivers.
August Craft Group
Date to be arranged
Day visit to Kidderminster Carpet Museum
We shall be doing Encaustic Art at the Carpet Museum. Further details to follow.
Garden Party
Wednesday 27th August 2025
Fold Court in Chaddesley Corbett
We are hoping for a sunny day for our Garden Party. Please let the committee know if you wish to attend. Everyone is asked to bring a plate of food.
September Monthly Meeting
Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Chaddesley Corbett Village Hall at 7.30pm
Hedgehogs and how we can help them. Our speaker tonight is Terry Green who is a retired Animal Care lecturer and is very experienced in looking after hedgehogs.
Competition: Woodland Creatures
Cakes/Help needed please for the following Chaddesley Corbett events for which our WI has been asked for help:
19th - 20th July - All Things Wise and Wonderful. Please would you lend craft items to display as this will be showing what we do as a WI. If you can load a craft item/man the stall please sign up.
9th August - Chaddesley Village Fete. Sign up sheet, cakes and help.
13th August - VJ Day. Sign up sheet, cakes only.
Planned Outings and Events during 2025
6th August - Visit to Hereford by car, sign up sheet available
27th August - Garden Party at Fold Court, sign up sheet available
5th November - Birthday Meeting, do we have any volunteers willing to organise this
More details to follow about these events at a later date.
Don't forget to look at our Programme, and Activities pages to see what else is happening during the year.
what are we doing in 2025?
At the beginning of July some of our members went on a Ramble which was organised in memory of Nora Kolada who has recently died. Nora had for many years led all of the CCWI Walks.

July's monthly meeting was a talk on Hidden Bournville and included a first attendance by Ian the Guide Dog Puppy who is just 8 weeks old as part of his socialisation.
We enjoyed meeting friends, eating home-made cake and raising money for the Worcester Hospital Breast Care Unit by purchasing items on the trading stall and our competition with the theme of chocolate.

At our June Craft Meeting members made felt purses. Thanks to Ann for the materials and tuition. Of course there was tea, biscuits, chat, and laughter too.

Back in July 2021 we visited Morton Hall and some of our members purchased Iris root cuttings during their visit. Ann's cutting has thrived and this years blooms are larger than ever. The photo below shows how beautiful they are.

At our March Meeting we enjoyed a talk by John Butterworth who was a retired Newspaper Editor. We also celebrated the 90th Birthday of Barbara, one of our longstanding members.


In February we held our New Year Lunch at Bistrot Pierre in Kidderminster.




Our first meeting of 2025 was on January 1st. A select few attended for quick crafts - wool birds, gift boxes and felted cards plus we saw the Aurora Borealus outside the hall which was an exciting start to the year!




what did we GeT up to in 2023?
At our Final Book Club Meeting of 2023 we discussed 'Keep Talking' by David Dimbleby. It was one of the lowest scoring books of the year but we still found plenty to chat about whilst enjoying Jackie's marvellous festive treats.

At our November Craft Meeting members had fun making Gonk and Clown Christmas tree decorations.



