Events

Join us in a taster session to try the fastest growing sport in the UK. Padel Tennis is an innovative form of tennis that is fun, and sociable. It is […]

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 […]

Calling All Treasurers! A chance to get together in person and meet other Treasurers.  No matter how long you have been a Treasurer it is always good to share some […]

Join us on a visit to Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome to learn about life experienced a century ago at this distinctive WWI site with the largest surviving group of […]

Welcome to the 23/24 season of FEWI's darts tournament.  The year's tournament is being co-ordinated by The Brentwood Belles and we are very grateful for their help and expertise. Team […]

Come and join us for a lovely lunch at the Clacton-on-Sea Golf Club. After a two course lunch we will have an interesting talk by Jane Harman who has been […]

The C&CC  team are very excited to offer for the first time a Lino Printing workshop with Eleanor Malinder of Wee Bothy Art www.weebothyart.com at WI Centre. You will be guided through […]

This event is sold out - please contact WI Centre if you would like to go on the waiting list Come and joing us for a lovely lunch overlooking the […]

Non members £45 As part of our programme of Summer Lunches, come and join us for a sumptuous lunch. Our after lunch speaker will be the very entertaining Paulus with […]

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 […]

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 […]

Do you often wonder how you would cope in a medical emergency? This one-day course provides a comprehensive set of practical skills needed by first aiders in most circumstances, giving […]

Welcoming all new Treasurers (plus any treasurers who would like a refresher). We will cover many of the areas of your role including year end accounting preparation and you will […]

Non members £15 This walk in Spitalfields, led by experienced private walks tour guide, Sue Jackson, will be around Spitalfields.  The immigration of the French Hugenots into this area of […]

Rachel Lawson describes Punch Needle as "drawing with wool".  Rachel runs The Modern Crafter with her sister at their Saffron Walden store. Their designs and patterns have featured in several […]

Non members £15 This walk in Spitalfields, led by experienced private walks tour guide, Sue Jackson, will be around Spitalfields.  The immigration of the French Hugenots into this area of […]

Come along to WI Centre for plenty of bargains, craft supplies, books, kitchen equipment and so much more. First come first served at this bumper stash busting day. Take a […]

£1 in person at WI Centre or FREE on Zoom 10am Are you new to the roles or just thinking of taking on the role of President or Secretary?  You […]

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 […]

2pm-4pm OR 7pm-9pm HYBRID IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM NFWI's Resolution Shortlist will be decided in October so this meeting is an opportunity for you to learn more about each […]

Wow your guests at Christmas with beautifully decorated cupcakes.  In the morning you will learn and practise the skills needed to decorate your cupcakes.  After lunch you will be creating […]

Non members £22 Federation of Essex Women's Institutes (FEWI) presents a day organised and run by CCC members to give you an opportunity to learn new skills whilst going home […]

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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 […]

£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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Cancelled due to speaker unavailability. 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 […]

Are you a new treasurer for your WI? Or have you been doing it for a while and are still unsure about things? This is the event for you! Come […]

Early Bird £18 book by 29th February 2024 Members £21 Non Members £25

Members £38 Non members £41 Do you want to hear about millinery and its local history, and learn how to make something beautiful and meaningful? Milliner Susan Widlake will firstly […]

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 […]

FREE EVENT At our County Annual Meeting on 22nd May 2024, FEWI's Resolutions Co-Ordinator, Laura Pisaneschi (Chafford Hundred WI) and the Resolution Proposer, Frances Simmons (Wanstead WI ) launched an […]

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 […]

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 […]

£1 in person at WI Centre or FREE on Zoom Are you new to the roles or just thinking of taking on the role of President or Secretary?  You will […]

FREE Are you new to the roles or just thinking of taking on the role of President or Secretary?  You will hopefully find these sessions useful.  All WI Presidents, Secretaries […]

£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 […]

£1 in person at WI Centre or FREE on Zoom Are you new to the roles or just thinking of taking on the role of President or Secretary?  You will […]

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, […]

Come and join us for a lovely lunch overlooking the picturesque River Crouch in the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Burnham on Crouch.  After a two course lunch we will have […]

Are you interested in the history of the WI?  Or do you keep your WI's archives and need advice?  Or maybe you want an exclusive close up look at the […]

1. Full day 10.30am-3pm - morning talk and afternoon workshop in person (10 places available) 2. Morning talk only in person 10.30am - 12noon (20 places available in addition to […]

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 […]

Non members £35 Our after lunch speaker will be author Clare Mulley.  Clare is an award-winning author focused on female experience during the Second World War. Her books include AGENT […]

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 […]

Come along to WI Centre for plenty of bargains, craft supplies, books, kitchen equipment and so much more. If you have any stash to donate, please contact admin@essexwi.org.uk First come […]

non members £16.50 We will travel by underground to Westminster and walk to Buckingham Palace where you will learn about the Guard Change and the history of Buckingham Palace and […]

non members £16.50 We will travel by underground to Westminster and walk to Buckingham Palace where you will learn about the Guard Change and the history of Buckingham Palace and […]

Non members £25.50 Gingham embroidery is a lovely form of embroidery using straight stitches to make patterns on gingham material.  Now is your chance to learn this new technique at […]

Are you a new treasurer for your WI? Or have you been doing it for a while and are still unsure about things? Come along to WI Centre and we […]

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 […]

Does your WI need additional funds? Come along to this informal online session where Becky from easyfundraising will show you how you, the member and your family and friends can […]

Does your WI need additional funds? Come along to this informal online session where Becky from easyfundraising will show you how you, the member and your family and friends can […]

Non members £32 Join us for a festive-inspired introduction to Hardanger Embroidery with Karen Odinga. This method of counted, cut, and filled stitching takes its name from the area surrounding […]

Non Members £47 On this bread making course you will learn, and take home, white and brown bread, bun dough, naan breads, pittas and flatbreads.  You will be working with […]

Non members £39 Another in our Heritage Craft series, this is the first time we are offering this technique.  The workshop begins with the history of canal art before practicing […]

Non members £22 A wonderful opportunity to see the famous Hedingham Castle snowdrops and experience a private tour of the Castle itself with one their historians.  Ticket price includes tea/coffee […]

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 […]

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 […]

Non members £31.50 Straw plaiting is a heritage craft and we are pleased to welcome Paul, a master thatcher to lead this workshop. This is the first time we have […]

Are you interested in the history of the WI?  Or do you keep your WI's archives and need advice?  Or maybe you want an exclusive close up look at the […]

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 […]

Non members £24 Some of you might remember your grandparents making a rug from rags and now you have an opportunity to learn this skill yourself. You will be making […]

Would you like more information about the chosen resolution? Would you like your WI to make an informed decision when voting? Come and discuss the pros and cons of this […]

Are you a new treasurer for your WI?  Or have you been doing it for a while and are still unsure about things?  Come along to WI Centre and we […]

Join us to continue our historical walks around Colchester led by yellowbadge tour guide, Kate.  This tour covers the history of Colchester and includes St Botolph's Priory, Tymperlys, Trinity Street […]

The NFWI Annual Meeting for 2025 will be entirely virtual. Come along to our live screening and watch along with other WI members and delegates. There will be a nominal […]

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 […]

Non members £27.50 Continuing our focus on Heritage crafts and customs we will be again serving an Afternoon tea. The C&CC team will serve your tea which will have been […]

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Are you new to the roles or just thinking of taking on the role of President or Secretary?  You will hopefully find these sessions useful.  All WI Presidents, Secretaries and […]

Are you new to the roles or just thinking of taking on the role of President or Secretary?  You will hopefully find these sessions useful.  All WI Presidents, Secretaries and […]

Non members £66 Following members requests we are returning to Burghley House, this time with more emphasis on the artwork and a guided tour of the garden.  In July we […]

Welcome to the 25/26 season of FEWI's darts tournament.  The year's tournament is again being co-ordinated by The Brentwood Belles and we are very grateful for their help and expertise. […]

Non members £48 This workshop offers the opportunity to unleash your creativity and make a 30cm drum lampshade, with a fabric of your choice, which you can use in your […]

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 […]

Non members £37 As part of our programme of Summer Lunches, come and join us for a sumptuous lunch. A fabulous 2 course lunch with coffee or tea at Hunters […]

As part of our sponsorship scheme, FEWI has teamed up with Essex Ladies County Golf Association (ELCGA) and Golf World Stansted to offer members and their relatives the chance to […]

  In partnership with English Heritage and Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Suffolk West Federations, the WI will be "taking over" Audley End for WI Day 2025. English Heritage are offering WI […]

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 […]

Non members £17.50 The tour will be through the City of London. It will start by the Monument visiting some wonderful City churches and Leadenhall Market, the Royal Exchange, Bank […]

Come along to WI Centre for plenty of bargains, craft supplies, fabric, yarn and so much more. If you have any stash to donate, please contact admin@essexwi.org.uk First come first […]

Non members £33 Explore traditional smocking (a pleated and stitched technique) with Karen Odinga creating a decorative round bauble sampler. Your bauble can multi-task as a pretty hanging ornament for […]

Non members £17.50 The tour will be through the City of London. It will start by the Monument visiting some wonderful City churches and Leadenhall Market, the Royal Exchange, Bank […]

Non members £15 We are delighted to welcome Alex Froggatt, Glass and Decorative Arts Specialist from Sworders Auctioneers.  Alex will spend the morning with us talking about his speciality – […]

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 […]

Non members £46 We are pleased to be welcoming back to WI centre Eleanor from Wee Bothy Arts www.weebothyart.com This hands-on workshop is designed for those who have completed the […]

Non members £39 Come along to a painting party with Express Yourself Painting.  You will paint a picture with acrylic paints, accompanied by music.  All materials are provided, apron, brushes […]

We are pleased to offer end of year training on Zoom. Karen Powell and Verity Brome will cover all you need to know to successfully produce an end of year […]

Are you new to the roles or just thinking of taking on the role of President or Secretary?  You will hopefully find these sessions useful.  All WI Presidents, Secretaries and […]

The C&CC team would love to welcome members for some crafting, chatting, cake and coffee. Maybe you've started a project and are stuck, or you need some help to get […]

We are delighted to announce that true to our promise to take events around the County, this year's Carol Concerts will be in Kings Road United Reformed Church, Westcliff on […]