Upcoming Events
April 2024
Bowls Final – 20th April 2024
Brought to you by the Magazine and Leisure Sub-Committee The Federation’s ~Bowls Final Tournament 2024~ Connor Presbyterian Church Hall, Kells (Carncombe Road, Kells, Ballymena, BT42 3LA) Saturday, 20th April 2024 Our WI bowlers have been battling it out in Institute & Area tournaments across the province, but who will be WI Bowling Champion 2024 & winner of the Milk Marketing Board Salver?! More information will be published in the next edition of the Ulster Countrywoman magazine. You can…
Music Festival 2024 ♫ – Templepatrick📍*Now taking place on: 27th APRIL 2024
Brought to you by the Arts Sub-Committee ~Music Festival 2024~ *Please note the change of date: 📍Now taking place on: Saturday, 27th APRIL 2024 10:30am Templepatrick Presbyterian Church Hall (750 Antrim Road, Templepatrick, Ballyclare, BT39 0AP) *Click the link for class information & preliminary details of the set pieces: http://www.wini.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Music-Festival-27th-April.pdf *The entry form is available here: http://www.wini.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Music-Festival-Entry-Form-2024.pdf
ACWW Day – ‘Women Walk The World’ – 29th April 2024
Celebrate ACWW’s international network by joining together to ~‘Walk The World’ in 2024!~ ACWW Day and ‘Woman Walk The World’ events are taking place all across the globe, so now is the time for WI Areas and Institutes to organise their walks in support of ACWW! Each year, sponsored walks are arranged on (or close to) 29th April! All proceeds in aid of ACWW, to finance the great work carried out by the organisation in helping rural women and their…
Ulster Countrywoman magazine – ‘Summer 2024’ Edition – *Deadline: Tuesday, 30th APRIL 2024
The next edition of the Ulster Countrywoman magazine is the ~Summer 2024~ issue. The deadline for all submissions to the Summer magazine is: (*before) Tuesday, 30th APRIL 2024! Please email all articles, anecdotes, advertising, etc to: editor@wini.org.uk (*This deadline is the final cut-off date for content, but please aim to submit items well in advance of the deadline, where possible – as the sooner content is received, the better!) The Summer magazine is due for release from approx. 30th…
May 2024
Balmoral Show – 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th May 2024
The 155th Show! ~Balmoral Show 2024~ Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn Wednesday, 15th – Saturday, 18th May 2024 Details of the WI Competitions are in the ‘Downloads’ at the following link: http://www.wini.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Balmoral-Show-2024-Advert-WI-Competitions-Class-Details.pdf The entry form is available here: http://www.wini.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Balmoral-Show-2024-Entry-Form-WI-Competitions.pdf
June 2024
Quiz Final – 5th June 2024
Brought to you by the Magazine and Leisure Sub-Committee The Federation’s ~Quiz Final 2024~ Annaghmore Parish Church Hall, Portadown (53 Moss Road, Craigavon, Portadown, BT62 1NT) Wednesday (evening), 5th June 2024 WI’s best brains have been battling through the closely contested Institute & Area heats, but which team will be Federation Quiz Champions & winners of the Orr Burns Salver?! More information will be published soon, including times for team registration, round one and the rest of the evening’s itinerary!…
Golf Tournament – ‘WI Golfer of the Year’ – 24th June 2024
Brought to you by the Magazine and Leisure Sub-Committee The Federation’s ~ WI GOLFER OF THE YEAR 2024! ~ Portstewart Golf Club – Riverside Course (117 Strand Road, Portstewart, BT55 7PG) Monday, 24th June 2024 Save the date & watch this space… Please also keep an eye on the next edition of the Ulster Countrywoman magazine for more information, including pricing, tee times & booking form.
July 2024
Photographic Competition – ‘All in a Row’ – *Deadline: 15th July 2024
Brought to you by the Magazine and Leisure Sub-Committee ~Photographic Competition 2024~ The title for year’s Photographic Competition is: ‘All in a Row’ Get your ideas all in a row for this competition – use your creative eye and capture an image that relates to this theme! The title has been deliberately left open to your interpretation. Your photograph can feature any appropriate subject of your choice, as long as it is in keeping with the ‘All in a Row’…
August 2024
Mary Boyd Competition – *Deadline: 30th August 2024
The International Sub-Committee invites you to enter the Federation’s ~MARY BOYD COMPETITITION 2024~ For this year’s creative challenge, entrants are tasked with making: A FOLDABLE SHOPPING BAG WITH AN INTERNATIONAL THEME Requirements: The bag should be lined and you can make use of any materials. Entries can be hand or machine stitched. No maximum size. The international theme can be based on the fabric used, appliqué or by any other creative means. Entries will be on display at our next…
September 2024
WI at the Autumn Fair – Botanic Gardens, Belfast – 14th & 15th September 2024
Join us at the City of Belfast Autumn Fair 2024 in Botanic Gardens, Belfast (College Park Avenue, Botanic Avenue, Belfast, BT7 1LP) on Saturday, 14th & Sunday, 15th September 2024 Running from 12:30pm – 6:00pm on both days Autumn will get underway in the city with the return of the fabulous Autumn Fair in beautiful Botanic Gardens, Belfast – and WI will be there! This will be a weekend of celebration, marking the changing of the season with…
November 2024
The Home and Garden *Christmas Event* in Armagh – 23rd November 2024
Brought to you by the Home and Garden Sub-Committee ~The Christmas Event 2024~ 📍Save the date… * Saturday, 23rd November 2024 * Celebrate Christmas WI style as we return to the Armagh City Hotel (2 Friary Road, Armagh, BT60 4FR) More information will be published at a later date. Watch this space…