Our events are open to members and non-members unless they state otherwise in the description.

Golf Fun Day

DO YOU PLAY GOLF?DO YOU HAVE A GOLF HANDICAP?If so, St Osyth WI have offered to arrange aFUN GOLF DAYfor Essex Federation.The date provisionally booked at Clacton-on-Sea Golf Club is1st OCTOBER 2015The day would include coffee and a Danish pastry on arrival, and a sandwich and chip lunch at the end of the round of […]

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A Celebration of Christmas

A Service of Carols and Cathedrals Wednesday 2nd of December 2.30pm. Ticket/Programmes £5.00 each available from the WI Centre or on the door.

A Celebration of Christmas

A Service of Carols and CathedralsWednesday 2nd of December 7.30pm. Ticket/Programmes £5.00 each available from the WI Centre or on the door.

Craft Open Door Day

Bring your own projects (sewing, knitting etc) and enjoy a day of happy chatter whilst you work away doing your own thing.It is hoped that this will become a regular monthly get-together. There is no obligation to attend every month.A nominal charge of £3.00 per attendee, which will cover tea and coffee—bring your own packed lunch. 2016 DATES […]

Craft open Door Day

WI Centre 10.30am — 3pm.Bring your own projects (sewing, knitting etc) and enjoy a day of happy chatter whilst you work away doing your own thing.It is hoped that this will become a regular monthly get-together. There is no obligation to attend every month. A nominal charge of £3.00 per attendee, which will cover tea and coffee—bring […]

Working with Watercolour

A watercolour painting day focusing on ways of successfully working with paints top create different effects.You will experiment with watercolour techniques throughout the morning as you build your confidence and work towards completing a larger scale painting by the end of the day.Your tutor will supply materials for the day. Tea and coffee provide, please bring […]

New Speakers Day

Normally a Friday but not on this occasion is the very popular and normally oversubscribed New Speakers Day! We look forward to seeing you at the New Speakers Day at the WI Centre, Whitelands, Terling Road, Hatfield Peverel, CM3 2AG which we have arranged for Thursday 26th February 2016. There will be five or six different […]

Craft Open Door Day

WI Centre 10.30am — 3pm.Bring your own projects (sewing, knitting etc) and enjoy a day of happy chatter whilst you work away doing your own thing.It is hoped that this will become a regular monthly get-together. There is no obligation to attend every month. A nominal charge of £3.00 per attendee, which will cover tea and coffee—bring […]

Tour of the New Broadcasting House in London

We will make our own way to the BBC Broadcasting House in Portland Place, where our tour will begin at 1pm. (Portland Place is just 3 minutes from Oxford Circus Underground and 6 minutes from Gt Portland Street Station) The tour will last 1.5 hours where the entertaining and informative guide will bring to life […]

COUNTY ANNUAL MEETING

99th County Annual Meeting Cliffs Pavilion, Station Road, Southend on Sea, Essex SS0 7RAFriday 11th March 2016 Doors open 9.45am for 11.00am – 3.30pm (approx.) We are delighted to announce our guest speakers for the day, Ruth Goodman a renowned British freelance Historian and Nick Grounds, an Auctioneer and NAFAS Demonstrator.  There are cafeteria/bar facilities but due to the […]

Dance Diversity

A full day of dance and fun!  This is for all shapes, sizes, ages and fitness levels. Learn 3 great dances.  In the morning you will learn Burlesque.  It’s a really fun and friendly way to get fit, build confidence and to find that inner you.  Your tutor will take you through the classic moves […]

WI Centre 10.30am — 3pm.Bring your own projects (sewing, knitting etc) and enjoy a day of happy chatter whilst you work away doing your own thing.It is hoped that this will become a regular monthly get-together. There is no obligation to attend every month. A nominal charge of £3.00 per attendee, which will cover tea and coffee—bring […]

Craft Open Door Days

WI Centre 10.30am — 3pm.Bring your own projects (sewing, knitting etc) and enjoy a day of happy chatter whilst you work away doing your own thing.It is hoped that this will become a regular monthly get-together. There is no obligation to attend every month. A nominal charge of £3.00 per attendee, which will cover tea and coffee—bring […]

Stamford and Burghley House Trip

The coach will leave here at 8am where you will travel to Stamford to meet your Blue Badge Guide and then into Stamford for your guided tour.You will then stop off at Stamford Garden Centre for a coffee break and then onto Burghley House.The Coach will leave for the return journey at 4.30pm. 

Craft open Door Day

WI Centre 10.30am — 3pm.Bring your own projects (sewing, knitting etc) and enjoy a day of happy chatter whilst you work away doing your own thing.It is hoped that this will become a regular monthly get-together. There is no obligation to attend every month. A nominal charge of £3.00 per attendee, which will cover tea and coffee—bring […]

A Day of Papercraft

COOKERY AND CREATIVE CRAFT COMMITTEE A DAY OF PAPERCRAFT Enjoy a day of Paper craft, in the morning we will make 3 cards of different designs, and after lunch prepare 2 scrapbooking pages. You may bring photographs if you wish, but this is optional.Our tutor, Donna Keene, will supply our work packs, but please bring a small […]

An English MedleySaturday 23rd April, 2016At Great Notley Community  Association Hall10.30 am-3.00pmTicket Price £10.00Non – Members £11.00 What better way can you celebrate St. George’s Day than in the company of fellow WI Members enjoying An English Medley?  This day will consist of three different presentations that represent  one  particular aspect of England.The morning sessions will […]

County Style Day – “An English Medley”

 An English MedleySaturday 23rd April, 2016At Great Notley Community  Association Hall10.30 am-3.00pmTicket Price £10.00Non – Members £11.00 What better way can you celebrate St. George’s Day than in the company of fellow WI Members enjoying An English Medley?  This day will consist of three different presentations that represent  one  particular aspect of England.The morning sessions will […]

Ikebana

AN INTRODUCTION TO IKEBANA        Saturday 7th May 2016.10am to 3pm, doors open at 9.45am, tickets £30.00Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangements, dates back to cover 500 years and is still practiced as a highly respected cultural art form in modern day Japan. Unlike conventional flower arrangements, which emphasizes on colour and the bloom of different […]

Recycled Jewellery

Members only £30.00. More details to follow

Craft Open Door Day

WI Centre 10.30am — 3pm.Bring your own projects (sewing, knitting etc) and enjoy a day of happy chatter whilst you work away doing your own thing.It is hoped that this will become a regular monthly get-together. There is no obligation to attend every month. A nominal charge of £3.00 per attendee, which will cover tea and coffee—bring […]

Rag Rugging

COOKERY AND CREATIVE CRAFTS COMMITTEE Rag Rugging20th May 201610 – 4 doors open at 9.45EssexFederation£25.00Rag Rugging Join in this class with Lynne Sharpe from The Make It Room and learn how to make your own rag rugs. You will be taught rag rugging techniques which will allow you to go home and create your own fabulous soft […]

Craft Open Door Day

WI Centre 10.30am — 3pm.Bring your own projects (sewing, knitting etc) and enjoy a day of happy chatter whilst you work away doing your own thing.It is hoped that this will become a regular monthly get-together. There is no obligation to attend every month. A nominal charge of £3.00 per attendee, which will cover tea and coffee—bring […]

Craft Open Door Day

WI Centre 10.30am — 3pm.Bring your own projects (sewing, knitting etc) and enjoy a day of happy chatter whilst you work away doing your own thing.It is hoped that this will become a regular monthly get-together. There is no obligation to attend every month. A nominal charge of £3.00 per attendee, which will cover tea and coffee—bring […]

Maldon Barge Trip

A two hours sail on board a Thames Sailing Barge will include a Ploughmans lunch. These historic barges have been an iconic sight around the East Anglian Coast for at least 150 years and with their ability to nose their way into small creeks and inlets and also take on the often stormy North Sea on their […]

Craft Open Door Day

WI Centre 10.30am — 3pm.Bring your own projects (sewing, knitting etc) and enjoy a day of happy chatter whilst you work away doing your own thing.It is hoped that this will become a regular monthly get-together. There is no obligation to attend every month. A nominal charge of £3.00 per attendee, which will cover tea and coffee—bring […]

The Essex Federation 2016 Holiday to Alnwick

For this years holiday we will be staying at the Hogs Head Inn, (named are the pub in the Harry Potter Books) a contemporary new-build in  that stands on the edge of the Historic Market town of Alnwick.We are in the process of finalizing the itinerary for our Holiday to Northumberland, we will definitely be […]

French Beading

Details to followPlease ignore times stated below 

Craft Open Door Day

WI Centre 10.30am — 3pm.Bring your own projects (sewing, knitting etc) and enjoy a day of happy chatter whilst you work away doing your own thing.It is hoped that this will become a regular monthly get-together. There is no obligation to attend every month. A nominal charge of £3.00 per attendee, which will cover tea and coffee—bring […]