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The Cheshire Federation of WIs Art & Crafts Subcommittee welcomed members from 10 WIs with refreshing ice-cold mocktails, setting the scene for a fun and creative afternoon. Guided by the talented Becki and Lucy from Imaginators, everyone picked up a…

Yesterday, Cheshire Federation of WIs welcomed over 159 members to our annual Literary Lunch at Hartford Golf Club for a wonderful afternoon of books and conversation. A huge thank you to our Cheshire News Editor, Pat Sharp, and her team…

  Well we were back at The Royal County Cheshire Show with a vengeance. Its no mean feat to put something like this together and we had  lots of members from across the Federation helping in some capacity to ensure…

This year’s WI LD in Fylde Camp had the theme of books.  One hundred members gathered for an amazing weekend. We booked the gorgeous weather for the third year. These photos are just a taster. There is a private Facebook…

The Hat Museum and Plaza Cafe event organised by the Art and Crafts Sub-Committee proved to be very popular with Cheshire Federation of WIs members, we had over 150 applications. By organising an additional date, eventually 84 members were able…

Frodsham Community Centre welcomed a crowd of enthusiastic history lovers on Thursday 14th May for a fascinating day of talks, activities and displays exploring our Edwardian past, presented by the Public Affairs Team, Cheshire Federation of WIs . The day…

Here in Cheshire Federation of WIs every year during Great Big Green Week (June) we change the map icon of our WIs to green if they take action to reduce their collective carbon footprint. To support this, we offer a…

We have pleasure in announcing the election results for 2026/7 Federation Trustees and Officers. Ann Beckett – Federation Chair Ann Pye – Federation Hon Treasurer Vice Chairs – Sue Bentley MBE, Vivien Lee and Wendy Morris Additional Federation Trustees are…

Just a little peek at some of the highlights of Cheshire Federation of WIs meeting today at Nunsmere with over 400 delegates and member guests. Our speakers were: – the Lord Mayor of Chester Councillor Sherin Akhtar. She is the…

Yesterday, Cheshire Federation of WIs had the pleasure of exhibiting at the Greater Manchester Green Summit – and what a fantastic day it was. The event began with a plenary session led by Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, setting…

Tonight was Challenge Cheshire and what a fantastic evening it was. We can’t say too much… but let’s just say there were plenty of laughs, brain teasers, and members fully throwing themselves into the fun of it all. We even…

I was delighted, accompanied by Ann Beckett our Federation Treasurer, to visit the Countess of Chester Hospital at the end of December 2025 for the launch of a smart new Blood Bike – Denman III – replacing those previously in…

Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming our members to ‘Christmas at White Friars’ . Our lovely Georgian house right in the middle of Chester offering a tranquil space amidst the hussle and bussle of the city. On offer…

WI Craft Workshop Success What a fantastic day at Frodsham Community Centre. A busy, buzzy festive day of making and creating — with WIs from all across Cheshire Federation of WIs trying their hand at five Christmas-themed crafts: – Decorative…

What a fantastic day at the Storyhouse today for our Autumn meeting. We have just got home so it’s been a long day made longer by most of our trustees being stuck on the motorway or train and instead of…

Once again, Cheshire Federation members have put their best foot forward. On 16th October, to mark Restart a Heart Day, we held a sponsored walk around beautiful Delamere Forest to raise funds for The Oliver King Foundation. We were delighted…

An Update on our Clean Rivers Campaign A huge well done to our Cheshire Federation of WIs members who’ve been out supporting the Clean Dee campaign over the past two weekends. Together, we’ve gathered the surveys needed to complete the…

Cheshire Federation of WIs Annual Golf Day at Hartford Thirty-four members of the Cheshire Federation of WIs gathered at Hartford Golf Club last Friday for the annual golf competition, enjoying glorious late-summer sunshine. Bramhall WI’s Gill Ridley-Fink and Julia Watson…

On Saturday, over 120 Cheshire Federation of WIs members came together in Port Sunlight for a very different kind of Monopoly. Organised by our Leisure for Pleasure Team, the day was packed with clue-hunting, laughter, and the most ridiculous photos…

The Happy Place Festival at Tatton Park was a brilliant weekend. There always an excuse to promote our wonderful organisation and this one was fabulous. The NFWI team had a wonderful time meeting so many enthusiastic festival-goers in such a…

Round Tower WI reports of the one of the Croquet sessions organised by the Sport Sub Committee. ‘Eight of us went along to Upton on the Wirral & learned how to play croquet. It was a really good, fun evening,…

Ann Pye (Vice Chair & Trustee, Jill Kitchen (Resolutions Officer) and Susan leicester (Vice Chair & Trustee) represented Cheshire Federation of WIs at this year’s Nantwich Show on Wednesday 30th July. The WI stand had information about current resolutions and…

Over 100 incredible women gathered in a field for a weekend of fun, friendship, and fabulousness – Hollywood style! From glitz and glam to laughter and sparkle, this event had it all. This is what WI life looks like —…

New Members Day What a lovely day it was on Friday as new WI members from across the Federation visited our head office at White Friars, Chester! Members were warmly welcomed and enjoyed learning about the inspiring history of the…

Literary Lunch 2025 Pat Sharp, editor of Cheshire News, organised a highly enjoyable Literary Lunch at Hartford Golf Club on Wednesday 10th June. A capacity audience of 160 members attended from all over Cheshire. The weather was glorious, and a Cheshire…

RECORD OF THE ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING SATURDAY 29TH MARCH 2025 Selina Prescott, Federation Chair gave a warm welcome to WI Delegates and members, attending The Winsford Academy, for the meeting which had been organised as a weekend daytime meeting, she…

Fantastic day for the Jigsaw Race at Eastham Rake organised by the Leisure For Pleasure Team. 1st Place – Hasbridge (a mixed team of Haslington WI and Handbridge WI finishing at 71 minutes, 2nd Place The Terrible Trio – another…

We really did have an amazing day in Chester with three brilliant speakers – *Mary Lamb and Sheldon about her Three Peak Challenge, *Paul Mealor Welsh Composer and *Nicki Chapman TV and Radio presenter (amongst other things) plus over 700…

Following on from the Green Dot Day workshop on air source heat pumps in March by Sue Bentley, the people who attended on the day were invited to a private visit to Bluebell Cottage Gardens for a talk by the…

Today is World Rivers Day. The day recognises the importance of rivers and their role in ecosystems, agriculture, and industry. It also promotes public awareness and participation in efforts to protect waterways worldwide. It’s also the NFWI Week of River…

Well that’s a wrap. Our pop up art gallery has closed but what a success it’s been. Our Cheshire Federation of WIs members have done us proud. The feedback has been wonderful from our members and visitors. It was a…

Disability Awareness Day (DAD) is the world’s largest ‘not for profit’ voluntary led disability exhibition.  This annual event is held in Walton Gardens near Stockton Heath, Warrington on a Sunday in July. It was a great opportunity to CFWI to…

A wonderful few hours in Stockport for our ‘Monopoly’ event with over one hundred members from across the Cheshire Federation of WIs in 21 teams racing around the town. Members started and ended at The Plaza Theatre where we were…

Another fabulous year at the Royal Cheshire County Show. We would like to thank all our members for their contribution. A full write up will be in the Cheshire News Trophy Prize Giving ROYAL CHESHIRE COUNTY SHOW 2024 CHESHIRE FEDERATION…

    Our members certainly had a great time meeting other members from our Federation and from across the country. The AGM is was interesting and very moving and the Resolution for ‘Dental Health Matters’ was past with over 95%…

The Website and Social Media Team invited WIs to enter the 2023 Winter Photo Scavenger Hunt. The categories were: A WI Winter Celebration / Party  Bundled up in Winter Gear Resolutions A Wintery Landscape Christmas Jumpers By the Fireside A…

This years Annual Council Meeting was a little bit different this year. We welcomed our Presidents for an opportunity to mingle and learn some hints and tips as well as complete the Annual Council business at Hartford Golf Club, Burrows…

We were over the moon to receive over 30 entries for the Summer Photo Scavenger Hunt. The quality was very high, and it made our job very hard to choose a winner. In fact, we had to call in an…

REPORT FOR NFWI AGM MAY 2023 HELD AT ST DAVID’S HALL IN CARDIFF The meeting opened with St David’s Hall ringing with the sound of 100’s of WI members singing Jerusalem. After the appointment of officers and tellers, and the…

Green Dot Day 2023 Every year Cheshire Climate Ambassadors ask all WIs to do something during Great Big Green Week (10th – 18th June) to reduce their collective carbon footprint. If they  let us know what they have done, their…

CFWI Spring Council Meeting 29th March 2023  If you weren’t at the Winsford Academy on Wednesday 29th March then you missed a treat. Federation Chairman, Selina Prescott, introduced visitors from Lancashire, Staffordshire and Clwyd-Flint Federations, past Chairmen and CFWI members.…

Another Leisure For Pleasure event took place today and what a great success. Nine teams entered our Jigsaw Race at White Friars followed by a delicious plant based soup. Incredibly happy event with great team spirit, lots of chatter whilst…

The Federation Darts Final was held at Winnington on March 10th. There were some very close matches and the semifinalists were Hale WI, Pickmere WI, Huntington WI and Winwick WI with Huntington going on to win the trophy and Winwick…

People lined the streets of Chester to enjoy the city’s Pride parade this weekend. What a sweltering hot day.  The event was welcomed back  after Covid-19 just in time to celebrate its 10th Birthday and it didn’t disappoint. It was…

What a wonderful day we had at the Literary Lunch at Cheshire View, Christleton. It was long awaited due to Covid and so wonderful to see so many members (over 200) attend. The tables were decorated with local blooms from…

What a fantastic event.  Hope you enjoy looking at the amazing entries and a very small proportion of the people who made it happen. Thank you so much to the Cheshire Show Committee, all the sub committees, the volunteers across…

Here are some reflective notes about the event from one of our members in the Federation.  It was a fantastic experience sharing the day with so many women with one thing in common – The WI Our WI is part…

We are delighted to post the October Cheshire News featuring all the news from across the Federation including the Cheshire Virtual Fun Show. Why not take a seat with a nice warm drink and have a read. The Trustees have…

Video with Judges comments can be found at the bottom of the report. Photographs of Winners and Highly Commended for Each Category Please press the link to see all the entries received and the judges comments Virtual Fun Show –…

Cheshire Federation names the newest Blood Bike for Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire Blood Bike.                           Helen Bundy – Blood Bikes Co-ordinator writes – SHROPSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE AND CHESHIRE BLOOD…

      On Friday 25th October 2019 – 52 members travelled to Denman for a weekend of learning, fun and relaxation. After settling into their room tea and cake was the introduction to the delicious food enjoyed throughout the…