Centenary Events
Dunham Massey WI
On Friday 28th July 2023 the gardening group made a special visit to Dunham Massey Hall to view the Dunham Massey Book of Remembrance, which had been opened at the page commemorating the planting of a Rare Magnolia Tree which…
Moore & Daresbury’s 100th Birthday
It was Moore & Daresbury’s 100th Anniversary on 8th May, members & visitors celebrated in style on 11th May at our 100th Birthday Party. The committee and everyone involved gave them a night to remember. Selina Prescott, Federation Chairman, was…
100th Anniversary for Saughall WI
On their 100th anniversary Saughall WI celebrated their links with Chester and the village community in Saughall with a high tea attended by the Mayor of Chester, the Chair of the Cheshire Federation of WIs, Chester Town Crier, the Chairman…
Grappenhall celebrates their 100th Birthday
GRAPPENHALL WI 100 YEARS What do you do on a cold and snowy January Afternoon? Grappenhall WI members headed out to celebrate 100 years of their WI. Jean Geering their President welcomed 50+ members and former members, as well as…
Chairman’s Challenge
Timbersbrook
Hooray the Amelanchier tree has finally been planted by our Happy to Chat Bench. The tree was planted as part of Jean Harding’s Chairman’s Challenge to mark the 100th year of Cheshire Federation. To learn more about the Cheshire Federation…
Middlewood & Higher Poynton
Middlewood & Higher Poynton WI is the latest WI to respond to Jean Harding’s challenge to plant a tree to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Cheshire Federation. On Friday 8th November2019 a group of members assembled on Middlewood Way…
Cuddington & District
On Thursday 16th May 2019 a group of our members including President Joy Chrimes (spade in hand) following the planting of our tree as part of the Chairman’s Challenge to celebrate 100 years of Cheshire Federation.
Mottram St Andrew Planted a Weeping Pussy Willow
On 2nd October 2019 we welcomed Jean Harding, President of CFWI to our tree planting event to commemorate 100 years of CFWI in 2020. With brilliant blue sunny skies our President planted a weeping pussy willow tree in the garden…
Stories from WI’s
Kingsley WI Centenary Celebration
Good company, good food and a glimpse of history was the order of the day as Kingsley WI celebrated 100 years since its inauguration. They were pleased to welcome Jean Harding (CFWI Chairman), Cath Stone (Weaver Vale Group Chairman) and…
Barrow WI Celebrates 100 years
June was the month for celebration in Barrow. It was birthday time, not just any birthday but Barrow WI’s 100th Birthday, having been formed on June 17th 1919. We celebrated on that day with a wonderful afternoon tea party. The…
Dunham Massey 100th Centenary Dinner
On the 5th July Dunham Massey W.I. held their Centenary dinner at the Dunham Massey Hall Stables restaurant. The dinner was attended by honouree guests Mr and Mrs Chesters-Thompson (Lady Stamford’s Great Granddaughter), the W.I. Federation President Jean Harding and…
Audlem Celebrate their Centenary
Sometimes I have to put on a crown to remind people who they are dealing with, however on this occasion the sight of my suffragette costume, combined with the loud pop of Prosecco corks, made me an instant target at…
20/20 WI Vision
Centenary Notelets
Members of the Cheshire Federation were invited to design and draw some of Cheshire’s Landmarks to produce a set of notelets to sell for the Centenary. The brief was for a pen and ink drawing in green ink on white…
Centenary Baubles
GET CREATIVE, LET YOUR BAUBLES SPARKLE, DELIGHT AND INSPIRE OUR VISITORS TO THE WI MARQUEE AT ROYAL CHESHIRE COUNTY SHOW 2020
Centenary Cake Competition
Flyer for the competition to be held at Royal Cheshire County Show 2020 Centenary Cake Competition
Centenary Bag Design – Winner Announced
The Federation’s Centenary Bag was launched at Capesthorne Hall on Thursday 12 September. The winner of the bag design, Shona Amies, Lower Withington WI was congratulated on her design
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Inspiring Women
Millicent Garrett Fawcett
Courage calls to courage everywhere, and its voice cannot be denied. Millicent Garrett Fawcett (1847 – 1929) was a leading Suffragist and campaigner for equal rights for women. She led the biggest suffrage organisation, the non-violent (NUWSS) from 1890-1919 and…
Helen Carey OBE DL
Helen Carey OBE DL Early years I was born in Cheshire and grew up with the WI. My mother was a founder member of Hartford WI and on moving to Weaverham a member of Weaverham WI until her death…
Joyce Dean
Gwendoline Joyce Dean, was the second daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Pidduck of Corbrook Court, Audlem. She married Geoffrey Dean of Tiresford, Tarporley and they bought Haughton Hall from Brown’s of Chester who had used it for storage during the war.…
Julie Summers
Julie Summers takes a little time out to update us on her writing, past and present When I was growing up in Cheshire in the 1970s I knew more about the WI than I did about what it takes…
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Dunham Massey WI
On Friday 28th July 2023 the gardening group made a special visit to Dunham Massey Hall to view the Dunham Massey Book of Remembrance, which had been opened at the page commemorating the planting of a Rare Magnolia Tree which…
Centenary Day – 17th November 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHESHIRE FEDERATION. IT IS A OUR 100TH BIRTHDAY!! BEST WISHES TO ALL MEMBERS. HERE IS A VIDEO I MADE TO MARK THIS VERY SPECIAL DAY. JEAN, FEDERATION CHAIRMAN. Click on the link below for Jean’s birthday message to…
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Dunham Massey WI
On Friday 28th July 2023 the gardening group made a special visit to Dunham Massey Hall to view the Dunham Massey Book of Remembrance, which had been opened at the page commemorating the planting of a Rare Magnolia Tree which…
Cheshire Federation Of WIs Needlewomen
At the recent Centenary Concert at Chester Cathedral members saw the beautiful needlework made by CFWI members for the Cathedral. One member asked why we were sewing for a church when we are a non-sectarian organisation. The history of our…
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Circle Cake
The recipe featured in the 1935 Jubilee Cookery Book …… and again in the Cheshire Cookery Book published in 1965