Guildford Cathedral have an exhibition of postbox toppers, running from 16th April until 2nd June

Old Coulsdon Cupcakes WI have this wonderful topper being exhibited, and we would love to hear from you if your WI has one being shown too? Women's Institute

Never let it be said we are not community minded 🤣🧁🍆👏🏻

As always, many people asking us about #bumblebees at the moment - WHY THEY’RE SEEING THEM ON THE GROUND - so here’s a thread to explain what they’re up to.
Please #retweet .
Every #queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen #bees for next year!…

Happy Easter to all our members, their families and friends from all at SFWI

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This year’s Not in my Name competition is to Design a Mug depicting the campaign to end violence against women.

Visit My WI to find out more about Not in my Name and to download the competition guidelines.

mywi.thewi.org.uk/wales/nfwi-wal…

Diary of the Travelling Chairs

Co-chair angie leach attended West Kent Federation of WIs Annual Meeting this week, here she is with Amanda Breach, their Chair

A perk of being a Trustee are the invites to other Feds & mixing with members you may not otherwise meet

Happy Holi!

Did you know the festival celebrates the beginning of spring & the victory of good over evil.

Held on the last full-moon day of the lunar month, the festival sees people smearing bright colours on friends and family and offering prayers.

MOTHERS DAY

Today can be a happy day or a hard day, but whatever your circumstances we are thinking of you 🩷

IWD 2024

Happy International Women’s Day

“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. … It shouldn't be that women are the exception.”

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

#InspireInclusion

QUESTION TIME…

It’s World Book Day!

We know many of our WIs have book groups, and we’re asking for your recommendations of books you’ve read, written by female authors?

Excellent 👏🏻👏🏻

A date that only comes around once every four years!

Do you have a birthday today?

Or, did you take that leap of faith and propose to your partner?

We’d love to hear your story 🐸

We love this recruitment campaign put together by members of Surrey VWI

If your WI needs more members we are sure they won’t mind you taking inspiration from them 😀. Women's Institute

Every WI can register for one FREE ticket!

Has your WI applied for theirs?

THIS YEAR'S SPEAKER

JUDI JAMES – who is one of the UK’s leading experts in behaviour and body language.

To book book via the website: surreyfedwi.org.uk/annual-council… or via Surrey WI News.

Happy Valentine’s Day to all our members. 💖

Knowing you’re surrounded and supported by friends is one of the many benefits for belonging to the WI.

Looking for some #halfterm fun? Head to our Glasshouse to explore the new Houseplant Takeover where some dinosaur friends have come to visit 🦕

Pick up a booklet and become a time traveller as you leap back in time to complete the tasks!

Plan your day: rhs.org.uk/houseplanttake…

Walton on Thames WI has made a climate scarf, displayed in the window of their local Nationwide

The scarf depicts the rise of temperature from 1919 to 2019, one stripe per year, and they ask ‘how long until it’s all black?’

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Diary of the Travelling Chairs
Co-chair Angie Leach had the honour of attending 60th birthday celebrations of Dormans Evening WI, formed the year she was born!
Here she is with President Karil Greenhalgh and Sheila Grey, a founding member Women's Institute

School is almost out and we've rounded up some of the best places for families to get out and about in Surrey this half-term - from swinging through the trees to dry-slope skiing and paintballing. Find half-term inspiration here: visitsurrey.com/whats-on/half-… ✨️

QUESTION TIME

We are working hard to bring you what you want.

With this in mind, we are planning a craft dabble day in November 2024.

Please let us know if you would prefer a week day or weekend day?

Thank you ☺️

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