Four venues for the heats: Newbrough Town Hall: Breamish Hall, Powburn: St Columa's Church Hall, Wideopen and Ulgham WI Hall Up to 4 members per team (any WI may enter more than 1 team) The cost per team is £12. Closing date: Tue 3 September, 2024
If your WI serves food either to members or visitors or because you cater for others it is strongly advised that you have at least one member who has an up-to-date Food Safety level 2 certificate. The recommended practice is that this is renewed every three years. We have arranged a course on Saturday 28 […]
Following the popularity of the Embroidery Workshop last year, we are really pleased to bring you a two day Crewel Embroidery Course at Cresswell House led by the talented Marian Fairless. She will introduce you to Crewel work, showing you lots of different examples, as well as teaching you a variety of surface decoration and […]
An opportunity for you to join a pastel drawing class, or classes, with Mags from Shotley WI. Learning this skill has transformed her life. So, who knows? The theme for the classes is what are very cute “Seasonal Mice”, from Harvest and Halloween to Christmas Mags guarantees a finished picture at the end of each […]
Wednesday 2 October 2024 from 12:30pm with lunch at 1:00pm in the Banqueting Suite, Hexham Mart. There will be a bottle raffle and three course lunch followed by a talk by Mel Gibson, who will take us back to our youth and talk about the history of girl’s comics. The cost for this fantastic event […]
The Annual Council Meeting will be held on Saturday 5 October 2023 in the Performing Arts Centre – The Miller Theatre, Royal Grammar School, Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4DX starting at 11am, doors open from 10am. It will be necessary to apply for observer / visitor tickets. Further information to come nearer the […]
Following the popularity of the Embroidery Workshop last year, we are really pleased to bring you a two day Crewel Embroidery Course at Cresswell House led by the talented Marian Fairless. She will introduce you to Crewel work, showing you lots of different examples, as well as teaching you a variety of surface decoration and […]
Can you complete a 500 piece jigsaw in 2 hours?. All teams of 3 (don't have to be from the same WI) will have the same jigsaw. There will be a break for light, sweet & savoury lunch. Winners are the first to complete or closest to completion after the allotted time. (cost: £10 […]
The winners and runner up teams from each of the heats will be competing against each other at the final. Held at Cresswell House on Thursday 17th October.
We are pleased to be bringing you a needle felting class with expert Lisa Kenny at Cresswell House. Lisa will introduce you to the skills of needle felting and you will then go onto to create one of the animals illustrated. With your newfound skills you will take home all of the equipment and materials […]