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Bedlington WI supports local Veterans on Remembrance Day 2026
A well done to the ladies of Bedlington WI who 'put on a spread' (and what a spread it was) at the Bedlington Community Centre for Remembrance Day. They welcomed visitors and veterans who enjoyed the dry and warmth after the rainy service....
Craft team update – November 2026
The committee welcomed Judith Kirby and Barbara Bainbridge to our October meeting and am sure they will make a valuable contribution to the work of the committee. Plans were finalised for the Christmas Multi Craft Day on Saturday November 28th. So, get your...
Public Affairs, Education, Science & ACWW update – November 2026
The recent talk about the Hancock Museum was very successful. The Songs of Praise event at the Glasshouse was attended by a few WI members from our Federation - the programme will be aired on 20th Dec 26 at 1pm. International Women’s Day - A talk by Baroness Joyce...
Arts & Leisure team update – November 2026
Thank you to those who came to the Jigsaw Competition. It is always interesting to see the strategies used to complete the puzzle. Congratulations to winning team from Amble. Second were Kingston Sparks, closely followed by Denton Dollies and then Hedgeley. To the...
Treasurer’s update – November 2026
The main information this month is that details of subs for 2026-2027 have been sent to us from National and an email has been sent to all WI Secretaries. Also, available to download on my WI. Total subscription £57.00. WI share. £28.60. Federation share £13.30 and...
Membership Support update – November 2026
Happy Autumn ladies! Wrap up well, but remember the suncream and sunglasses!? Really serious request from me (and the rest of us at Cresswell House) and it's a result of having been told that some members have no idea about future events or important information....
News from the Chair… November 2026
Hello ladies, what a joy it was to see so many of you at the Annual Council Meeting and to read the lovely messages afterwards saying how much you had enjoyed the event. It was fantastic to hear Barbara give us all the wonderful news on the accounts. This is as a...
Programme Planning – 2026
So, after the successful event held at Cresswell House in September, all the ideas have been collated, we have also included the slides which, will hopefully help you when planning your next programme. Please remember that what suits one WI may not necessarily suit...
National Annual Meeting – Hull, 2027
National Annual Meeting 2027 The Connexin Live, Hull - Thursday 3rd June - in person and online It's that time of year again when we make plans for us to attend the National Annual meeting. Full information is being sent out in the WI Secretaries' mail this month. We...
Public Affairs, Education, Science & ACWW team update – October 2026
The tours of Woodhorn Archives were very successful. Hopefully, there will be enough interest to have our talk about the Hancock Museum. There is still time to apply for the talk "A career in Forensics" , specialising in fingerprints, on 17 November 2026. Closing date...
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