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Women's Institute

Bampton WI is suspended from January 2018 for the next 3 years. One of the longest standing groups in the community, it began in November 1932 carried on through World War 2 and had 10 Presidents in its worthy career as follows:
  • 1932-1934 Mrs J. Shepherd
  • 1935-1940 Miss Bessie Newton
  • 1941-1943 Mrs Thornburrow
  • 1944-1951 Miss Docker
  • 1952-1955 Mrs Mary Docker
  • 1956-1966 Mrs Gwen Aynsley
  • 1967-1970 Mrs Mary Carruthers
  • 1971-1976 Mrs Gwen Aynsley
  • 1977-1978 Mrs Ada Preston M.B.E.
  • 1979-2009 Mrs Sylvia Hindmarch
  • 2010-2017 Mrs Elsie Mounsey

Bampton WI could be re-formed any time if a group of like-minded women were up to the challenges and rewards it offers. For further details please contact the Cumbria-Westmorland Federation office:
  • WI Office, The Masonic Hall, Station Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6BT
  • Tel: 01539 720921
  • Email: cwfwi@btconnect.com
  • Website: cumbriawestmorlandwi.org.uk
  • Facebook: Cumbria-Westmorland Federation
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