Thirteen WI members from Ladock, Sticker and Atherton in Lancashire experimented with their first virtual Cook In on Zoom. The recipe for plum streusel cake was emailed to everyone, ingredients bought and then armed with mixing bowls and other essential tools the women baked together. Everyone agreed that it was fun and the pictures assembled […]

October is Black History Month, an event that has been celebrated in the UK for more than 30 years. The month was originally founded to recognise the contributions that people of African and Caribbean backgrounds have made to the UK over many generations. Now, Black History Month has expanded to include the history of not […]

Two of our CFWI Climate Ambassadors recently attended a virtual conference entitled ‘Right Tree – Right Place: Wild about Truro and Cornwall’. They found the content interesting and very informative about environmental issues. They learnt a lot about ecosystems and economic issues, and also some inspiring examples of initiatives in Cornwall with talks from farmers […]

In 2016, the NFWI developed a partnership with IAM RoadSmart which resulted in a number of successful driving events being held around the country.  Over a three-year period, over 1500 members took part in various driving experiences, all proven to help develop and improve women’s road confidence; from speed awareness, driving at night, motorway driving […]

Mermaids: Mylor & Flushing WI members have been busy in their gardens throughout lockdown and the summer, and are now enjoying the fruits of their hard work. A sunflower challenge went out to grow the tallest one and proved quite competitive. The result was close, but Lyn Chapman was declared the winner with an amazing […]

A twist was given to this month’s flower arrangements at Mawnan WI which, following National Poetry Day, were accompanied by poems. Some verses were written by members; others were chosen because they had particular memories attached to them. The task set was to create an all-round design in a long rectangular container focusing on a […]

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 […]