Welcome to the Northumberland Federation
– a thriving and vibrant Federation
Whether you are a member, thinking of joining us or just visiting the region, I would like to welcome you to Northumberland.
Northumberland is one of the least known and most unspoilt regions in England. It contains the Cheviot Hills reaching to the Scottish Borders, some 50 miles of coastline of ‘outstanding natural beauty’ and, of course, Hadrian’s Wall, Holy Island and the Farnes.
The Northumberland Federation of Women’s Institutes (WI) was formed in 1917 to revitalise rural communities and encourage women to become more involved in producing food during the First World War.
Since then the organisation’s aims have broadened and the WI is now the largest voluntary women’s organisation in the UK.
The Northumberland Federation of WIs celebrated its centenary in 2017.
The WI plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities.
The WI is based on the ideals of fellowship, truth, tolerance and justice. The organisation is non-sectarian and non-party political. WIs are charitable and everything they do must be consistent with that special legal status.
Members and counting
We now have 111 WIs around the Federation with membership numbers ranging from 9 to 90.
Latest News
Lady Denman Cup 2020
What I heard on the bus… There is a revised closing date of Friday 18 September 2020 for members to submit their entry to their Federation Office. Results will be announced by mid-December 2020. A revised schedule, individual entry form and Federation entry form is...
Our Chairman’s Message – June 2020
Lockdown letter number 3 now in print as we all wonder when it will all end and the answer, I suspect is not all that soon. By now I should have attended several Annual Meetings, received the votes for the Annual Meeting in June and on a personal level should have...
Lockdown Food Quiz – Results
Here are the answers to Sue's lockdown food quiz. Hope you enjoyed it Lockdown Food Quiz – Results
Upcoming Events
Our Next Event
We run events at Cresswell House, our Federation office in Seaton Burn as well as around the Federation.
From walking netball, to sugar-craft, join us for a talk on Claude Monet, or support the campaign to reduce plastic in our seas.
Each of our sub-committees run a variety of events which you can view by clicking one of the links below.
Alternatively you can view our events calendar here
National Annual Meeting CANCELLED
Information with your Secretary
June 4
