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In the December 2024 issue of Middlesex News our president Debbie Levy answers 10 questions - take a look to see what she said...... LINK
Bingo night was back by popular demand. A big thank you to Malcom the Con Club President for being our caller. Some big wins on the night. We also had guests from Families Thriving Together our 2024 chosen charity who were presented with a donation from our raffle proceeds.
A magical evening at the Magpie Pub, we went swishing (swapping our summer accessories) and socialising with a drink, nibble and chat.
Sunbury Village WI Tea and Social has gone from strength to strength during 2024. With regular membership of daytime attendees, this fortnightly social catch-up is a big favourite without members. A big thank you to Pam Ibrahima for hosting.
For our June WI evening, we were joined by Holly Cranmer a perfume enthusiast. who gave a talk on How to find the right Perfume for You. We arrived with our bags full of our favourite smells. What an evening of the olfactory senses. We were reintroduced to some old fragrant favourites and then some newer scented discoveries....
Entertainment by Billy Clayton, Oh, what a night! we danced the night away with music from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's.
We welcomed Alice from Rosie's Corner back to support with our seasonal-themed craft evening of glass painting.
Betty and Helen from Cruse Bereavement Support joining us for our March WI evening 2024. The clarity helps people through one of the most painful times in life – with bereavement support, information and campaigning. Thank you to our member Sally would is a bereavement volunteer and made the connections to arrange our speakers.
Talk from Elmbridge Community Eco Hub – Past, Present, Future
12 years since Sunbury Village WI was formed and it is still going strong. The group celebrated with a bring-a-dish supper, tombola and pass the parcel.
Christmas 2023 started with a Christmas Craft-Themed WI evening facilitated by Alice from Rosie's Corner. We dabbled with decoupage creating elegant tins. We beaded and painted to make beautiful things.
A huge thank you to Claire Corrigan for organising this comedy night out - lots of fun and laughter.
On a slight damp October morning a group of our WI members took to the streets and river bank in Sunbury Village for a litter pick. The location was chosen to support the clean rivers campaign. Pickers, bags and tabards were provided via Spelthorne Bough Council. We even had Spelthorne Litter Pickers hi viz jackets, thank you...
On Sunday 10th September was the date for the Middlesex Federation to launch their own activity in support of the Week of River Action, with a Riverside dip, dabble and picnic hosted by the WI groups from Sunbury Village and Teddington.
Summer picnic time, the sun shone and the rain stayed away. We sat out in our chairs with drinks and nibbles in Orchard Meadow in Sunbury. Sam the ice cream man visited to everyone's delight, A bumper raffle, with a very popular tray! Then it was game time with skittles, a bit tricky on uneven grass but we persevered,...
Afternoon tea at Weybridge garden Centre and an evening at Elle and Fee in Ashford.
We have been delighted to be including a number of craft themed WI evenings as part of our programme in 2023.
The lovely Donna and Michelle joined us from Families Thriving Together who provide inclusive access to parenting support for anyone that parents ensuring there are little to no barriers to participants. They encourage communities to come together with the common issue of parenting, normalise parenting support and reduce the stigmas attached to...
We were delighted to be joined by the lovely Nikky Cussen who offered to host our members ran evening. Nikky is a crafting fan and in the past ran the SVWI craft nights, she was also our president for a number of years. Unfortunately we don't currently have a craft club, so at members request we have introduced some craft...
The Sunbury Gallery and the Contemporary Art of Embroidery
The Brigitte Trust - Creating awareness of the services within Surrey which include Bereavement Support, Death Café, Neurological Support Group, Pets are Therapy, Coffin Club,.
Back by popular demand was the Birthday supper night, we enjoyed fish and chips or halloumi and chips, the kitchen team at the Conservative club did us proud.
What a fabulous evening we had. 22 members descended on Prezzo in Shepperton for our SVWI Christmas meal. We were greeted with Prosecco, the food was delicious, and the conversation was full of fun and laughter. What a wonderful evening, a true celebration of bring women together, a bit less education on this occasion. However, we did learn the...
An evening of line dancing with Hersham Dance Connections, mulled wine, minced pies and gift wrapping.
On a cold November evening ladies flocked to the Riverside Arts Centre, Sunbury, to watch Calendar Girls ran by the Picture Palace. A joint event hosted by Teddington and Sunbury Village WI's. We were treated to tea, coffee and cake in the interval. This event was open to bring friends, to promote membership. By the end of the evening,...
A time to celebrate all the amazing activities and fundraising by Sunbury Village WI.
10 years ago, the WI inspired by Gareth Malone did a big drive to encourage WIs to set up a choir. They gave a two-year set up and get ready window before the big national competition.
The winning 2022 national WI resolution is Women and Girls with ASD & ADHD - under-identified, under-diagnosed, misdiagnosed, under-supported. It as also received the highest votes from Sunbury Village WI members.
Our President Debbie was brave and stood up to address the room at the annual meeting in Cardiff (May 2023), photo as featured in the July/Aug edition of WI life.
Inspiring women - then and now
The WI is a unique organisation shaped by its members. In 1915, we set out to give women a voice and to be a force for good in the community. Since then, our members and our ambitions alike have grown tremendously. Today, we are the largest women's organisation in the UK and we pride ourselves on being a trusted place for all women of all generations, to share experiences and learn from each other. A WI membership offers the opportunity to meet women in your local area in-person and virtually, to make friends and make a difference in your community. We campaign nationally on a wide range of issues and provide life-long learning and self-development opportunities for women in England and Wales.
Since it was formed in 1915, the WI has operated as a charitable organisation and individual members have taken an active part in society. With a strong, sometimes outspoken, campaigning focus to provide women with a voice, with education and useful skills there's lot of opportunities for every women to find something they're interested in.
Middlesex Federation was formed in April 1921 and is home to 44 WIs, each of which holds monthly meetings on a wide variety of topics and will be involved in other activities which could include craft groups, campaigning, walking, book clubs - in fact almost anything the members want!
Each individual WI is a local charity, the Middlesex Federation of WIs or MFWI is the umbrella organisation that co-ordinates some activities and provides an additional link to the national organisation. This site aims to inform and inspire you to get involved in a way that suits you.
Learning and Development has always been at the heart of the WI since its very beginning. Experience the Spirit of Denman as your next learning adventure in a long history of delivering added value to WI members and the community at large.
Denman at Home is for like-minded people from all over the globe can take part in our online courses, learning new skills, brushing up on their history or taking their hobby to the next level . It's all there for every ability and every interest. Since the launch of Denman at Home in May 2020, we've had over 90,000 different people join our online courses and events, will you be next to discover that hidden talent you never knew you had?
