Annual Council Meeting – Tuesday 10th March 2020 – Winsford Academy
Jean Harding, Federation Chairman welcomed WI members to Winsford Academy and the members sang Jerusalem accompanied by Hilary Totten, Comberbach WI, who played the piano splendidly. Neighbouring Federation Guests from Clwyd-Denbigh, Shropshire and Staffordshire were welcomed alongside Chris Bailey, Margery…
Autumn Council Meeting – Mere Golf & Country Club
What a day! Weeks of planning and negotiations with the venue certainly paid off. Our trustees and staff arrived early, setting up the sales tables, stage and raffle all before 9am. Everyone was in position to welcome the early arrivals…
Inter-Federation Bowls Match – 16th September 2019
As part of Staffordshire’s Centenary celebrations they challenged Cheshire to a bowls match. This took place on Monday 16th September at Florence Bowls and Tennis Club in Stoke on Trent. Cheshire were represented by Pat Ingram Marion Taylor and Sue Benson…
Capesthorne Hall – 12th September 2019
Capesthorne Hall – 12th September 2019 Eighteen months ago I was approached by Lady Bromley-Davenport at the Royal Cheshire Show suggesting we held an event to launch our Centenary celebrations at Capesthorne Hall courtesy of herself and Sir William Bromley-Davenport.…
Floods at Whaley Bridge
We received this lovely letter from the Chairman of Derbyshire Federation of WI’s. It was our pleasure to offer help and we are delighted that the residents of Whaley Bridge are now out of immediate danger.
Chester Walls Walk – 17th July 2019
About 150 ladies assembled at the House in White Friars on Wednesday morning to walk the walls. They went in groups of 20+ each with a blue badge guide and walked part of the walls and saw some of the…
‘THE TIME IS NOW’ LOBBY 26TH JUNE 2019
Cheshire Federation was well represented at the Climate Change Lobby ‘The Time is Now‘ held at Westminster on Wednesday 26th June from 1pm to 4.30pm to draw the attention of MPs to the problems of pollution and climate change and…