£1 in person, free on Zoom We will have a stellar array of exciting speakers for you again for this year’s Show the Love. If you attended in February 2023 or in previous years you will want to come back. Please bring your friends, this meeting is open to non WI members.  Look out for […]

Did you enjoy Art Lessons at school? Have you picked up a brush for art since? This beginners art workshop will  be a real opportunity to relearn the how’s and why’s of drawing and water colour painting. Both colour, tone and  texture will tackled. You will be able to take away a simple landscape painting […]

£1 in person or free on Zoom. This is a personal invite to all those who have registered as WI Delegates or Deputy Delegates for Essex WIs. If it's your first NFWI AM or you have attended as a Delegate before, find out the format of NFWI AM and what is expected of you as […]

2pm-4pm OR 7pm-9pm HYBRID IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM WI votes for the final 2024 Resolution will be taken to NFWI's Annual Meeting in May by Link Delegates.  Help your WI to select it's preferred Resolution from the final shortlist by learning more about the proposed Resolutions and discussing the pros and cons of each. […]

Tatting is an old craft and a form of lace. We are so pleased to offer this taster day to this historic craft.  A starter pack is supplied with the shuttle and the thread. The workshop will consist of a talk on the craft and then under Kaye’s expert guidance you will have a go, […]

The Osteoporosis Assessment Service will be visiting WI Centre with their heel ultrasound scanner (McCue CUBAClinical) which does not use X-rays but safe ultrasound signals. The bone density measured in the heel is strongly related to the hip and spine and is an excellent surrogate scanning site for osteoporosis assessments.  A small amount of ultrasound […]

We are delighted to welcome members to WI Centre for the opportunity to help choose speakers for our Panel of Speakers Book.  You will experience taster presentations from up to 6 new speakers.  Tea and coffee will be available but please bring your own mug. This is a members only meeting.

  Join us for an historical walk around Colchester led by yellowbadge tour guide, Kate. The tour covers the history of Colchester and includes Hollytrees Museum, Colchester War Memorial, Colchester Castle, the Obelisk, the Roman Theatre, the Dutch Quarter, Jumbo Water Tower, Trinity Church, finishing at Tymperleys Coffee shop. Meet by 10.15 for a 10.30 […]

Enjoy a tour around the lovely Buckhatch Nursery & Garden Centre, led by our guide Gill. Gill will also demonstrate the planting of a summer basket and/or pot (please note that you will be standing in a greenhouse during the demo). You have the option of staying for lunch (at your own cost) - please […]

C&CC are pleased to be able to offer this workshop in Mountmellick Embroidery with Pat Trott, who is an expert in this field. Mountemellick is a whitework technique developed in Ireland during the 19th century. It is traditionally known as white on white and has very distinctive stitches. At this workshop you will be learning […]

We are delighted to welcome members to WI Centre for the opportunity to help choose speakers for our Panel of Speakers Book.  You will experience taster presentations from up to 6 new speakers.  Tea and coffee will be available but please bring your own mug. This is a members only meeting.

Are you thinking of observing NFWI AM virtually? Why don't you come along to WI Centre for the day and enjoy the company of other members while watching the meeting on the big screen? Enjoy free tea and coffee, bring your lunch and make it an occasion. Almost as good as going in person!

For 2024's Inter WI Quiz we are holding a single event instead of heats and a final as in previous year. Teams can consist of up to 6 members. We can have a maximum of 15 teams on the night and in the event that we are over subscribed a ballot will take place shortly […]

Non members £26 To celebrate our heritage focus during 2024 in C&CC, we will be serving a traditional afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones and cakes, served on vintage china. Angela Flynn will be preparing and serving the tea, supported by C&CC team members as waitresses.  After the tea there will be an illustrated talk by […]

Come and enjoy a great day out on the Suffolk coast.  Southwold boasts lots of history - a magnificent pier, a lighthouse and a brewery, and of course the beach, plus shopping and restaurants. We are only providing the coach, once you get there, the day is yours to spend as you wish.  Why not […]

The Osteoporosis Assessment Service will be visiting WI Centre with their heel ultrasound scanner (McCue CUBAClinical) which does not use X-rays but safe ultrasound signals. The bone density measured in the heel is strongly related to the hip and spine and is an excellent surrogate scanning site for osteoporosis assessments.  A small amount of ultrasound […]

We are delighted to welcome members to WI Centre for the opportunity to help choose speakers for our Panel of Speakers Book.  You will experience taster presentations from up to 6 new speakers.  Tea and coffee will be available but please bring your own mug. This is a members only meeting.

We are delighted to welcome members to WI Centre for the opportunity to help choose speakers for our Panel of Speakers Book.  You will experience taster presentations from up to 6 new speakers.  Tea and coffee will be available but please bring your own mug. This is a members only meeting.