CENTENARY SHOW AND FAMILY FUN DAY FRIDAY 7TH and SATURDAY 8TH JULY 2017 10am to 4pm at WI CENTRE, HATFIELD PEVEREL Advance Tickets £5.00 Tickets on the gate £6.50 Children under 12 years, free entry Come and join us with your friends and family for a fun day. View all the wonderful entries of craft, […]
Read More...We’re starting the countdown to the Centenary Ball! This black tie & formal dress event will be at Chelmsford Race Course, on Saturday 25th November 2017. The evening will include a 3 course meal, live entertainment from The Cassettes band and the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets during the evening, to win some lovely prizes. […]
Read More...After 10 years of hard work as a WI Adviser for Essex Federation, Tricia Evans retired at the end of 2016. Tricia has been a familiar, friendly face to many WIs throughout the county, offering support and guidance in her own unique and often humorous way. Tricia also played a particularly active role in forming […]
Read More...Would you like to more informed about the chosen Resolutions? Would you like your WI to make an informed decision when voting? Then come along and join us in this lively discussion! There will be: Guest speakers on the Resolutions. Discussion and Debate. Go back to your WI enthused […]
Read More...Federation Show The entries for the various classes are coming in and we are looking forward to seeing those scarecrows! We will have a selection of traders on site for those who enjoy a bit of “retail therapy”. Plus, fun for the children with face painting, bouncy castle, name the scarecrow and hopefully Punch & […]
Read More...CROWNE PLAZA RESORT COLCHESTER Five Lakes, Colchester Road, Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex CM9 8HX Friday 17th March 2017 For our Centenary year we begin the Celebrations with an extra special County Annual Meeting. The meeting will be full of interest: a pageant, and the speaker will be Strictly’s Anton du Beke! We will have Country Markets and also […]
Read More...The Board of Trustees would like to invite all WIs in Essex to join in the celebrations and hold their own Tea Party/Lunch/or Evening event on or around 21st June 2017. We will be holding a competition of photographs for the most interesting and original photos of your events. We will also display as many […]
Read More...STOP PRESS Latest News … Essex Federation Officers: Kay Lodge, Federation Chairman Sheila Gunson, Federation Treasurer Jane Bird, Vice Chairman Fiona Cattermole, Vice Chairman June Ward, Vice Chairman
Read More...1897 Foundation of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies Banner The NFWI has been jointly awarded a piece of historic artwork honouring women’s roles in democracy and struggle for rights. In celebration of 800 years of Magna Carta, Parliament commissioned artists to produce banners to hang in Westminster Hall during the course of 2015 […]
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