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Arts Sub-Committee
Arts Sub-Committee handle an array of creative competitions and one-day schools. Subjects include: music, drama, public speaking, painting, calligraphy, 3-D decoupage, parchment craft etc. A variety concert is also organised every third year.
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Balmoral Sub-Committee
The WI’s input at the annual Balmoral Show is organised and handled by this Committee. They provide a social centre for members, their families and friends to meet at the WI Rooms within the Balmoral Park Showgrounds, Lisburn.
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Homecraft Sub-Committee | Home & Garden Sub-Committee
Members of the Homecraft Sub-Committee actively promote craft through one day schools and craft fairs/ craft weekends. Their aim is to encourage interest in traditional and modern handcraft. The Home & Garden Sub-Committee tutor those who wish to learn/improv...
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International Sub-Committee
Responsible for keeping members up-to-date with the work of our ‘umbrella’ organisation – Associated County Women of the World. Members contribute to various projects which have been carefully vetted and selected by the ACWW Projects Committee. The main e...
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Magazine & Leisure Sub-Committee
The Magazine & Leisure Sub-Committee handle the production of the Ulster Countrywoman, the WI’s in-house magazine. The Committee also organises several competitions: scrapbook – which encourages each Institute to produce a colourful and detailed scrapbook...-
Festival of the Spoken Word 2019
The Arts Sub-Committee hosted the annual Festival of the Spoken Word in Richhill Presbyterian Church Hall on Saturday 12th October 2019. The opening remarks were by Arts Sub-Committee Chairman Lesley Dowds, who warmly welcome... -
WI at the City of Belfast Autumn Flower Show 2019
This year the City of Belfast Autumn Flower Show ran on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September in Botanic Gardens, Belfast and the Women’s Institute was once again asked to run a class for members. Over the two days, the m... -
Photographic Competition 2019
It Makes Me Smile The title for the Magazine and Leisure Sub-Committee’s annual Photographic Competition this year was ‘It Makes Me Smile’ and entrants were tasked with capturing a striking, original image in keeping with... -
Golf Tournament 2019
WI Golfer of the Year 2019 The Magazine and Leisure Sub-Committee hosted the Federation’s annual Golf tournament at Portstewart Golf Club on Monday 10th June, with all the lady golfers excited to play on the Riverside course....
