2015 was the WI Centenary year and Institutes across the country are holding special events to commemorate it.

At Chavey Down WI, 2015 was also our 40^th Anniversary and we decided we would celebrate both these occasions with a cruise along the Thames from Windsor to Maidenhead.

On the 11^th April 2015 a large group of WI members gathered on a quay in Windsor. French Brothers’ crew were friendly and warm and we left on the “Windsor Majesty” which now was draped with our banners, flowers & balloons.  As we motored along this beautiful stretch of the river our Skipper gave a commentary identifying everything from historic buildings to celebrity houses.  He was also within chatting distance and found himself quizzed on a variety of topics from the size of other boats in the fleet and how to manoeuvre them though locks and marinas through to the licenses required in order to skipper a passenger boat (this one had him worried!).

For us though, the real highlights of this day were the conversations, memories and laughter shared by members as we enjoyed a glorious cream tea together.