Event Reports

Drama Festival 2014

On what turned out to be a fresh Spring morning all roads led to First Cookstown Presbyterian Church Hall for the Arts Sub-Committee’s annual Drama Festival.  Arts Chairman Ethel Simpson welcomed a great audience and she hop...


Music Festival 2014

The hills around Ballymoney were alive with the sound of music as the Arts Music Festival was held in Roseyards Presbyterian Church Hall on Saturday 29th March 2014. Arts Sub-Committee Chairman Ethel Simpson welcomed everyone, ...



AGM 2014

The Annual General Meeting took place on Thursday 27th March at the Kings Hall Conference Centre, Belfast. All present were kept up to date with the latest WI news and the work of the Sub-Committees and everyone was able to ref...


Bowls Final 2014

Pictured (L-R) are: Winner Edna Sharpe of Drumcree WI who represented the Moyallen Area, Umpire Sheena McCullough, Federation Chairman Margaret Collinson, Runner-up Stephanie McLean who represented the Clogher Area, and Executi...



Arts Coffee Morning 2014

The Cuthbertson Room in Federation House was resplendent with the entries for the Arts Competition on   display, when the annual Arts  Sub-Committee Coffee Morning took place on Friday 14th February 2014.    This annual ev...


Christmas All Wrapped Up 2013

On Saturday 30th November 2013 over four hundred WI ladies from all over the province came along to the Annual Christmas Event organized by the Home and Garden Sub-Committee.  This year the event was entitled Christmas All Wra...



The 27th Triennial Conference In Chennai, India 2013

                        In September delegates from the Women’s Institute travelled to the 27th Triennial Conference of the ACWW in Chennai, India. ACWW has memb...


The Speech Festival 2013

The beautifully refurbished 2nd Saintfield Presbyterian Church Hall was the venue for a very successful Speech Festival organised by the Arts Sub-Committee.  It was a joy to be in this wonderful facility and the catering by th...



WI at The City of Belfast Autumn Flower Show 2013

This year The City of Belfast Autumn Flower Show ran from 14th -15th September and the WI was once again asked to run a class for members. The members taking part were asked to display the following articles on a card table: Fl...


The Golf Competition 2013

The weather was kind to the twenty-six lady golfers who teed off amidst the beautiful surroundings of Newtownstewart Golf Course for the Annual WI Golf Competition on Monday the 3rd June 2013.  Some of the ladies had travelled...