2026
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
16 September – Tour & lunch at the Lion Salt Works, Marston
18 September – Cheshire WI Golf Day, Heyrose Golf Club
5 October – CFWI Autumn Meeting, Storyhouse, Chester. Speakers Dr Mark Williams DBA PLY OBE & Baroness Floella Benjamin
7 October – Lawrence Nasralla, Life on a Knife Edge. Competition: Your scariest moment in 50 words
21 October – VRG Autumn Meeting – Celebrating VRG’s 150th meeting will be Paula Bell as Mrs Victor Bruce, Whitton Albion Football Club
22 October & 10 November – AI training workshop (via Zoom)
24 October – Murder Mystery Evening & dinner, Frodsham
4 November – Annual General Meeting & hot pot supper
19 November – Festive Fun Workshop, Byley – a morning or afternoon workshop making various crafts including sugar crafting
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 – Lisa Barton, Petty Pool & Project Learn Hive. 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)
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