Local Areas
‘My Happy Memories Quilt’ by Julie Uprichard, Maghaberry WI
I have recently finished an English Pieced patchwork quilt. It’s a very old, traditional design and method of working a patchwork quilt. I love quilting and think I enjoy collecting fabric even more. My intention is to use it...
Garvagh WI – Northern Ireland’s 1st WI Celebrates 90 Years!
The Federations of Women’s Insitutes of Northern Ireland has been marking its 90th Anniversary this year and the Garvagh Institute is also celebrating this special 90th milestone as the oldest Institute in the province, h...
Institute Adventures – Across the province, and beyond!
The Annual Outing is a WI tradition. Here’s what some of our groups have been getting up to so far this season… Ballievey WI Cheers to the Jersey Jet-Setters! On 15th October, 10 mem...
❤️ HM Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022
Joint statement from Margaret Broome, Chair of the Federation of Women’s Institutes of Northern Ireland, Ann Jones, Chair of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes, and Ann Kerr, President of the Scottish Women’s I...
Summer Outings – WI Ladies On Tour 2022!
Summer came early for lots of our WI members and friends, who’ve been setting off on fun-filled adventures across the province since early May. The Annual Outing is a WI tradition and it’s great that our groups are ab...
WI Life – Institute News Reports (*Summer 2022)
“When women get together as a group, it is immensely powerful.” (Annie Lennox) As we draw to the end of the WI season, below are some short snippets of WI life, detailing what our groups got up to when members got tog...
Author & Journalist Holly Crawford of Islandmagee North WI shares her story…
Where There’s A WI, There’s A Way! Nowhere in the dictionary will you find ‘The Woman’s Institute’ used as a definition for any of the following words: Welcoming, organised, dedicated and determined. Bu...
🎈Celebrating More Milestone Institute Anniversaries!
It’s cake cutting time again! The Federation of Women’s Institutes of Northern Ireland is celebrating 90 years in 2022! Here, we share some of the Institutes that have also reached a special milestone mark recently! Som...
🌳Plant a Tree for our Future – Boardmills WI
Planting Progress… As part of the Plant a Tree for our Future campaign, Boardmills WI members bought trees for their own gardens, but the Institute also obtained a tree for each member, which were then donated to Trinity ...
Slemish – Spring Area Meeting
Members from Women’s Institutes in the Slemish Area gathered in Cullybackey Community Centre on Tuesday 26th April 2022 for their Spring Meeting, which included the annual Area awards ceremony and reports. They enjoyed a ve...