Programme 2026/2027

2026

1 April – Helen & Gill, Northwich Hedgehog Rescue Competition: Anything hedgehog related

2 April – Cheshire Show class entry deadline

15 April – Afternoon tea, Vale Royal Abbey

16 April – Federation Quiz, Frodsham heats

21 April – Beauty workshop, John Lewis, Liverpool

29 April – Learn to Bowl, Wharton Recreational Centre

29 April – Active Ageing in Body & Mind, Whitefriars – a workshop on protective ageing & looking good

6 May – Resolutions & talk on the Magistracy. Competition: A favourite detective novel

6 May – Group Bowls Competition, Wharton Rec

3 June – Hartford Summer Show (refer to sub-committee for group categories)

12 June – Visit & lunch, Jodrell Bank, 11.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m

16 – 17 June – Royal Cheshire Show, Tabley (refer to sub-committee for group entries) – show theme the four seasons

27 – 28 June – Hartford WI showcase at Arley Show

26 – 29 June – Wild in Fylde, Camp Cheshire, Fylde, Lytham St Annes

1 July – A presentation by a representative from Al Anon. Competition: Recipe for a mocktail

8 July – Strawberry Tea – The Pavilion, Green Field, Hartford

17 July – Paint & Sip, Whitefriars – afternoon or evening session

5 August – Simon Hodgkinson, Artificial Intelligence. Competition: Try AI & bring the result

2 September – Sam Lambert, North West Air Ambulance. Competition: make a paper aeroplane

7 October – Lawrence Nasralla, Life on a Knife Edge. Competition: Your scariest moment in 50 words

21 October – VRG Autumn Meeting, Paula Bell as Mrs Victor Bruce, Whitton Football Club

4 November – Annual General Meeting & hot pot supper

2 December – Christmas meal. Competition: homemade Xmas hat

2027

6 January – Marc Byram, Getting the best from your phone camera. Competition: Photo of a landscape taken with a phone

3 February – Beetle Drive/Quiz. Competition: A fun fact

3 March – Susan Ord, The Secrets of Handwriting. Competition: A handwritten thank you letter

7 April – Gill Adlington, Painting For Everyone. Competition: The artwork I would like on my wall

        

Members are also able to access activities and courses co-ordinated by the Cheshire Federation of Women’s Institutes (CFWI) & the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI), and the WI Learning Hub (see Additional Info)