DISPLAY CASE
The WI at 50
East and West Hagbourne Scrapbook, 1965
This is the scrapbook of the East and West Hagbourne WI. It was created in 1965 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the WI. Here we can see photographs of the WI ladies in costume as part of a show entitled ‘A Music Hall Entertainment’ that they put on to celebrate the Golden Jubilee.
Letcombe WI Jubilee Scrapbook
Reference: D/EX322/13
Letcombe WI’s Golden Effort
The outside of this scrapbook was just as important as the inside to Letcombe WI. The wheat presumably pays homage to the National Federation of WI’s rural origins and has been sprayed gold – perhaps in honour of the Golden Jubilee.
Stratfield Mortimer WI Scrapbook - Image 1
Reference: D/EX322/14
Into the Future
Stratfield Mortimer WI included a few pages in their 1965 Golden Jubilee scrapbook predicting what life would be like in the area in 2015. They include drawings by children of a train and a house of the future; a mother’s request for a swimming pool and a teenager’s suggestion that the open area called the Fairground should become a sports facility. Whilst the area did not become a leisure centre, it does now contain tennis courts and recreational space.
See also Stratfield Mortimer WI Scrapbook – Image 2.
Stratfield Mortimer WI Scrapbook - Image 2
Reference: D/EX322/14
Into the Future
Stratfield Mortimer WI included a few pages in their 1965 Golden Jubilee scrapbook predicting what life would be like in the area in 2015. They include drawings by children of a train and a house of the future; a mother’s request for a swimming pool and a teenager’s suggestion that the open area called the Fairground should become a sports facility. Whilst the area did not become a leisure centre, it does now contain tennis courts and recreational space.
See also Stratfield Mortimer WI Scrapbook – Image 1.