We are the Sotonettes, a modern, progressive Women’s Institute based in Southampton.  Wondering what we do? To see photos of our previous meetings please scroll to the bottom of this page.

Our next main meeting is on Tuesday 28 May

we will be in our new venue St Marks Church Centre, Archers Road, Southampton SO15 2LU

If you are not a member and would like to join us, email sotonettes@gmail.com or just come along to St Marks.
Doors will be open from 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start.
Refreshments will be available for £1.50, tea, coffee, and cake or biscuits. We may also have a raffle.
Sotonettes members attend for free. Visitors welcome fee £5.

Any queries please email sotonettes@gmail.com

Find out more about the Sotonettes and any updates on our public Facebook page here.

Date	Main Meeting	Location
28 May	Phoney Photos	St Marks Church Centre
25 June	Revive our Rivers	St Marks Church Centre
23 July	International Sports	St Marks Church Centre

If you would like to join the Sotonettes the membership fee is £48 from 1 Apr 24 – 31 Mar 25, (there is a pro rata rate if you join during the membership year and are new to the WI or haven’t been a member in the past year) Any questions? Please email sotonettes@gmail.com

The WI plays 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 and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities. Have a look at the National WI website here.

Modern WIs are uniting women across the country, mixing traditional WI principles with a focus on topics and interests of their members. It’s not all Jam and Jerusalem!

Our meetings are a place where women of all ages from the local community can share interests and learn new skills, and, most importantly enjoy themselves.

The Sotonettes WI usually meets on the last Tuesday of the month, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, in central Southampton. On occasion, we may meet on a different date or use a different venue but this will be well advertised in advance.  Each meeting is different and we have a range of things lined up. We may be learning a new craft or skill, having a speaker come in to talk about a topic or focusing on a campaign issue.

Thinking of joining the WI?  You are very welcome to come along to a meeting to find out more about us and you don’t have to be a member to participate – attending as a visitor costs £5 per meeting. Alternatively, you can join the WI for a whole year (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025) for only £48. You may visit us three times before joining – if you join on the same night as visiting, we’ll even refund your visitor fee! If you are a current member of another WI, just bring along your membership card and it’ll only cost £3 to visit us.

Take a look at our photos to see some our past meetings.