A Year in the Life of Ashton Keynes WI

The month-long exhibition "A Year in the Life of Ashton Keynes WI" at the Telephone Gallery in Ashton Keynes celebrates WI Day on September 16th, highlighting the fun and friendship they all share. Their goal was to display their activities, and they thought it would be entertaining to present Calendar Girls-style photographs that depict the diversity of  the group's events and activities. The exhibition features numerous amusing photos of members with bare shoulders, playfully posed behind sunflowers, jars of jam, cupcake mosaics, cakes, maps, books, and more.

Ashton Keynes WI have also  yarn-bombed the railings across from the iconic red telephone box that has been transformed into a community gallery. Knitted and crocheted letters spelling out "KEEP CALM AND CARRY YARN - JOIN THE WI" stretch between the railings, and the posts are adorned with floral pompoms, matching the ones decorating the exterior of the Telephone Gallery. Additionally, they have hung bunting in WI colours on one of the bridge's railings and displayed printed bunting created by the Beavers during a fabric printmaking activity led by Kathryn Gray, a WI member and community artist.

Ashton Keynes is the first village on the Thames and many walkers on the Thames Path National Trail often make a detour to the Village Shop and then visit the gallery next door, making it a popular  attraction among tourists and the local community.  If you're ever in Ashton Keynes, be sure to stop by The Telephone Gallery as with the exhibitions changing monthly, so there's always something new to see and this month’s exhibition is definitely not to be missed! 

For more information about this lively group that meets in the evening every 2nd Wednesday in Ashton Keynes Village Hall, go to www.facebook.com/AshtonKeynesWI or email Sheila - ashtonkeynessec@wiltshirewi.org.uk . Membership is open to all women aged 18 and over. Visitors are always welcome and your first two visits are FREE!





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