2026
5 October – CFWI Autumn Meeting, Storyhouse, Chester. Speakers Dr Mark Williams DBA PLY OBE & Baroness Floella Benjamin
7 October – A talk on the history of the River Weaver. 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, the flying housewife, Whitton Albion Football Club
22 October & 10 November – AI training workshop (via Zoom)
4 November – Annual General Meeting
19 November – 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. Byley Village Hall, Kokedama workshop. Learn the Japanese art of growing plants within a neat ball of moss. Create a miniature Christmas tree.
19 November – 1.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. Byley Village Hall, Sugar craft workshop. Make 3 snow scene decorations in readiness for Christmas
23 November – 3 course lunch & entertainment provided by the Roberts Bakery Band
1 December – Christmas meal. Competition: homemade Xmas hat
1, 3 & 5 December – Open Day, Whitefriars
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
6 February – Sashiko Workshop, Eastham – learn how to embroider using this traditional Japanese method
10 February – A screening of the Peoples Emergency Briefing, Whitefriars, 2.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.
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)
