Archive for May 24th, 2018
WI Members Supporting ACWW’s ‘Women Walk the World’ Campaign 2018
Women Walking Worldwide in aid of ACWW! The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) held its international Women Walk the World Day on Sunday 29th April 2018. On days in and around this special date, a number of WI Areas a...
Drama Festival 2018
An enthusiastic audience packed Loanends Presbyterian Church Hall on Saturday 14th April to enjoy the sketches and plays from a number of Institutes. Arts Sub-Committee Chairman Carole Baird warmly welcomed everyone, includin...
Bowls Final 2018
On Saturday 7th April, nineteen Area finalists headed to Christ Church in Castledawson to take part in the annual Federation Bowls Final. Magazine and Leisure Sub-Committee Acting Chairman Dorothy Andrews gave everyone a very...
Annual General Meeting 2018
The 77th AGM was held on Thursday 22nd March 2018 in the Stormont Hotel, Belfast – a new venue for this year. The proceedings were chaired by Federation President Lady Anthony Hamilton and the Stormont’s ballroom was filled...
Homecraft Award Winners 2018
Congratulations to the following talented WI members who recently won prestigious Homecraft awards, which were presented at the AGM on Thursday 22nd March 2018: Full Circle Winners Lorna McClure, Armoy WI Inez Richmond, Armo...
Scrapbook Competition 2018
Congratulations to the talented winners of this year’s Scrapbook Competition, who showcased their creative skills using various craft techniques, materials, photography and layouts to compile vivid, colourful scrapbook pages ...
Mary Boyd Competition 2018
This year the International Sub-Committee’s Mary Boyd Competition tasked entrants with compiling an original limerick on the theme ‘Worldwide Friendship’. The winner was Jennifer Skelly of Moneyrea WI, who was presented...
Music Festival 2018
What a feast of entertainment was enjoyed at the 2018 Music Festival held in St Mark’s Parish Church, Armagh on Saturday 10th March! Arts Sub-Committee Chairman Carole Baird welcomed everyone and choirs and soloists from ar...
Arts Festival 2018 – ‘Our Wonderful World!’
Arts Sub-Committee Chairman Carole Baird warmly welcomed everyone to the annual Arts Festival Coffee Morning, held at WI HQ, Federation House, Belfast on Friday 16th February 2018. The theme for the competitions this year was...
Christmas Event 2017 – Christmas Carols!
Hundreds of ladies from Institutes across the province descended on the Tullyglass Hotel in Ballymena on Saturday 25th November 2017 to celebrate the Home and Garden Sub-Committee’s annual Christmas Event. This year’s event...