In response to enquiries from other Federations who do not currently have an on-line programme, the Gloucestershire Federation of WIs is very happy to extend an invitation to WI members from around the country to join them at their online events. Your members are able to buy tickets for Gloucestershire’s on-line events programme via Eventbrite […]

NFWI is currently processing Denman voucher refunds and has noticed that there are some voucher purchases made by WIs that have not been claimed. If your WI or any of your WI members are still holding valid Denman vouchers (i.e., vouchers with an expiry date after the 20th March 2020), please contact finance@denman.org.uk. The information […]

Resuming Meeting Guidance After the new Rule of Six was announced, you will be aware that the NFWI withdrew their  previously-released Resuming Meeting Guidance and advised WIs that members should not meet in groups larger than six. There were some queries about whether this extended to WIs meeting in Covid-secure halls, as the Government guidance […]

This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this year, more than ever, your support is needed. The charity sector has been badly affected by the impact of the coronavirus, with medical research charities been some of the hardest hit. Against Breast Cancer was quick to bring in measures to manage the impact of the […]

September saw the inaugural meeting of the Bodmin Gaolbirds WI Book Club.  In order to keep to the Rule of 6 and social distancing, the group met at The Callywith in Bodmin. Due to some of the invited members being vulnerable, the first meeting saw just three members attending.  However they were determined to get […]

Penpol & Point WI President Helen Gaches recently broke her foot. She would like to share the following in gratitude to all of her WI friends: When you most need your WI friends … When you’re out on a walk and break your foot – they’re the ones who’ll get help and stay with you […]

Mawnan WI members took part in a quiz set by Pippa to test their memory of TV programmes, past and present. There were a few old classics in there, but most were current programmes, regularly returning series or well known one-off dramas. Pippa gave the first letter of each word in the programme title and […]

You will be aware that in July 2020 the NFWI Board of Trustees had to make the difficult decision to propose the closure of Denman College and sale of the Denman estate. As many of you will already know, Denman College trust is a separate charitable entity of which NFWI is corporate trustee. Denman College […]

Climate Ambassadors Pippa Stilwell and Mary Lindsey would like to share with you reviews of two books which they enjoyed, relating to our environment and climate. Many of you may already have read the first title but, for those who haven’t, this book comes highly recommended as a well-written account of a successful re-wilding project […]

Against Breast Cancer introduces the second edition of their charity newsletter Together. After a difficult year, it is time to look forward and embrace the new normal. In this issue, they launch The Breast Tea Ever, a perfect opportunity to meet with your friends, family or colleagues virtually and eat cake, all to raise funds […]