Find out what our WIs have been up to and what they have planned….

CPR = CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION THROPTON W.I. committee arranged an interesting demonstration of CPR which was given by a local person, highly trained in CPR technique.  Twelve of us assembled in Thropton Memorial Hall one June afternoon and watched Paul bring out...

Slaley WI gets drenched to donate over £2,000 to MND ………………….07/06/26 Very early in January, as the New Year dawned, Slaley WI announced that 2026 was to be their year of self styled ‘challenges’. As well as personal challenges to learn new skills, four of the fittest...

🎉🚶‍♀️ WE DID IT! 🚶‍♂️🎉 The Wombling Walkers have officially completed the Trek26 sponsored walk at Wells-next-the-Sea! 💙 Thirteen miles, plenty of laughs, aching feet, a few “whose idea was this?” moments, and enough determination to keep us all going right to the...

Breaking news - A possible two day trip to take in Chatsworth House and its Christmas Market as well as retail therapy at Meadowhall Shopping Centre in November. We hope to have full details and application forms out with the next (July) Newsletter but for now just...

HEXHAM TOWN WI CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY  Hexham Town WI celebrated its 10th Birthday Anniversary recently with a ‘Tea on the Train’ event at the Bellingham Heritage Centre. Members and their family and friends were joined by Moira Bengtson, our WI...

Acomb WI Craft & Craic group have been busy crocheting oysters as part of the North East & Cumbria Groundworks project to place 4000 oysters into the North Sea...  

At their recent 109th birthday, after their party meal, members of Heddon on the Wall WI were entertained by a Bubbleologist.    The photo shows President Lesley inside a bubble blowing further bubbles outward - everyone had a go at being surrounded by a bubble and...

Wylam & District Churches held an ECO event on 18th & 19th October they called it Our Fragile Earth. Their aim was to stir up, inspire, educate and equip residents of Wylam to care for the planet, as individuals, as a community and as a nation. On 18th October...

As winter approaches and displacement continues to rise across Ukraine, the Whitfield Women’s Institute (WI) in Northumberland has spearheaded a humanitarian appeal to support both people and animals affected by the ongoing conflict. Responding to growing local...