Worcestershire Federation of WIs
What's On
Upton-upon-Severn © Michael Whitefoot
For more information and to book your place contact your WI Secretary or email events@wfedwi.org.uk if you aren't a WI member. All images are for illustrative purposes only and may not reflect the content or end result of individual workshops. The WI Learning Hub provides cookery courses, craft demonstrations, history and cultural talks and activities free for WI members.
Treasurer's workshop
Are you
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a new Treasurer and need to know how to be a Treasurer,
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a more experienced Treasurer who wants to keep up to date with best practice and/or
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an experienced Treasurer who hasn't been on a Treasurer's workshop within the last 2 years.
Then come to one of the WFWIs Treasurer's workshops which are held throughout the year.
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Saturday 7 Feb 2026, 10.00 - 3.00pm
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WI House
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Free to members
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Email events@wfedwi.org.uk to book a place​
Press and promotions evening with supper
Get your WI noticed from social media to press releases and posters. We will share and discuss ways of getting your WI noticed and attracting new members. A light supper will be included.
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Tuesday 10 February 2026, 6.30 - 9.30pm
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WI House
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Closing date: 19 January 2026
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Cost: £7.00, payable from WI funds​
Prospective New Speakers
Come to our next auditions for prospective new speakers. Each speaker will give a brief taster or demonstration of what they have to offer your WI for your meeting programme. come and see what's on offer in the County.
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Thursday 12 February 2026, 10.00 - 12.45pm
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Hartlebury Parish Hall
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Closing date: 22 January 2026
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Cost: £7.00 or £12.00 for 2, payable from WI funds​
Treasurer's workshop
Are you
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a new Treasurer and need to know how to be a Treasurer,
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a more experienced Treasurer who wants to keep up to date with best practice and/or
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an experienced Treasurer who hasn't been on a Treasurer's workshop within the last 2 years.
Then come to one of the WFWIs Treasurer's workshops which are held throughout the year.
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Friday 13 February 2026, 10.00 - 3.00pm
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WI House
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Free to members
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Email events@wfedwi.org.uk to book a place​
Treasurer's workshop
Are you
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a new Treasurer and need to know how to be a Treasurer,
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a more experienced Treasurer who wants to keep up to date with best practice and/or
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an experienced Treasurer who hasn't been on a Treasurer's workshop within the last 2 years.
Then come to one of the WFWIs Treasurer's workshops which are held throughout the year.
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Tuesday 24 February 2026, 10.00 - 3.00pm
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WI House
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Free to members
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Email events@wfedwi.org.uk to book a place​
Pottery Workshop
You will make an assortment of Easter hanging ornaments. Liz will then take your items away for firing and glazing before returning them to you for collection and display.
Please bring an apron to protect your clothes. Tea and coffee provided.
​Thursday 26 February 2026, 10.30 - 12.30pm
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WI House
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Closing date: 2 February 2026
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Cost: £25.00 members, £28.00 non-members​
Treasurer's workshop
Are you
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a new Treasurer and need to know how to be a Treasurer,
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a more experienced Treasurer who wants to keep up to date with best practice and/or
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an experienced Treasurer who hasn't been on a Treasurer's workshop within the last 2 years.
Then come to one of the WFWIs Treasurer's workshops which are held throughout the year.
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Saturday 28 February 2026, 10.00 - 3.00pm
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WI House
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Free to members
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Email events@wfedwi.org.uk to book a place​
Troubleshooting workshop
Join our Advisers for this informative, constructive and positive workshop where participants will be supported to consider a range of situation.
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The values of the WI are fellowship, truth, tolerance and justice, yet sometimes there may be conflicts or other difficulties. In this interactive session we will explore difficult situations that may arise within a WI and discuss ways to deal with them or avoid them where possible.
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Tuesday 3 March 2026, 10.00 - 12.30
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WI House
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Closing date: Thursday 5 February
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Cost: £7.00​
New Members Session
This session is primarily aimed at new members, but any member who wishes to find out more about the WI is most welcome. The session will include a tour of WI House, a chance to meet our fabulous admin team and to quiz your advisers on any WI-related topic you like. Please let Trudi know on events@wfedwi.org.uk if you wish to attend this training.
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Tuesday 3 March 2026, 1.00 - 3.00pm
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WI House
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Closing date: Thursday 5 February
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Cost: free​
Office 365 training workshop
There will be a free training workshop for Officers with a WFWI Office 365 account following the morning workshop. Please let Trudi know on events@wfedwi.org.uk if you wish to attend this training.
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Tuesday 3 March 2026, 1.00 - 3.00pm
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WI House
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Closing date: Thursday 5 February
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Cost: Free​
Nature and Wildlife in Churchyards
A celebration of nature inside churches and graveyards form ancient carvings to bats, plants and fungi. Join Rosemary Winnall for this fascinating illustrated talk on all the nature that can be found in churchyards and how nature is represetned on stained glass, tombs and carvings within our churches.
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Tuesday 17 March 2026, 7.00pm
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St George's Hall, Bewdley
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Closing date: 12 February​
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Cost: £7.50 members, £9.50 non-members
WFWI Spring Meeting
Bring your friends and family to listen to an inspiring talk from Lara Vafiadis who rowed 3000 miles solo across the Atlantic Ocean as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge in 2022-23. Lara pushed herself to her physical and mental limits to complete the row which was dedicated to her father for all the times he went above and beyond. Lara is an Old Vigornian of King’s School, Worcester.
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Monday 13 April 2026, 7.00 - 9.00pm
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Swan Theatre, Worcester
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Closing date: 16 March​
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Cost: £9.00 members, £11.00 non-members
Let's Talk About: Your Last Great Event - your Death!
Back for a daytime event by popular demand, some and join a small group to discuss these aspects of your life in a safe space.
​Have you thought about planning your funeral?
What are the options? What can you choose and who will pay for it?
Do you need to /should you talk to your family and/or solicitor?
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Wednesday 15 April 2026, 1.00 - 2.30pm
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WI House
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Closing date: 30 March​
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Cost: £5.00
Copperplate and Calligraphy Script Workshop
This workshop lead by Peter Lloyd from the Pigsty Studio, will give you the opportunity to work on and improve your calligraphy and copperplate writing skills. This may be useful if you preparing to enter the WFWI Craft Competition in July 2026.
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Tuesday 21 April 2026, 10.00 - 12.30pm
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WI House
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Closing date: 19 March​
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Cost: £13 members, £16 non-members
Wonderwool Wales Coach Trip
Travelling by coach to the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells, Mid Wales. Spread across 3 halls, with about 220 exhibitors showcasing the very best of wool, fibre, textiles, equipment & accessories. Bringing together everything you’d expect at a premier yarn & craft festival: beautiful hand-dyed yarns, fleece for spinning or felting, weaving supplies hand-dyed yarns, undyed yarn, spinning wheels, looms, or knitting and crochet tools and much more. You’ll also find books, patterns, embroidery threads, fabrics, patchwork kits and inspiration for all levels of makers and all budgets. For all the lowdown: https://wonderwoolwales.co.uk/
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Saturday 25 April 2026, departure times and pick-ups tba
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Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, Mid Wales
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Closing date: 26 March​
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Cost: £25.50 members, £28.50 non-members
Annual Charity Fundraising Walk
​The Federation’s annual fundraising walk will be held in the Wyre Forest, which is a lovely location with parking (parking charge), refreshments and many walking routes. We will start with an introductory talk by a forest ranger, then follow the Arboretum Trail which is 3.2 miles long with some uneven ground and steeper climbs.
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Please take your WI's donations to WI House (or bring them on the day). For more information about the Wyre Forest have a look here: https://www.forestryengland.uk/wyre-forest.
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Wednesday 13 May 2026, 10.00am OR 1.30pm
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Visitor Centre, Callow Hill, Bewdley DY14 9XQ
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Closing date: 1 May 2026​
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Cost: free
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Email events@wfedwi.org.uk to book your place
Trip to Royal Windsor
​Book your place on this trip to Windsor Castle. The ticket price includes return travel, entry to the castle including the State Apartments, Queen Mary's Dolls House and St George's Chapel where you can see the tombs of 11 monarchs including Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip.
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Why not make up a group from your WI and/or bring along friends and family.
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Thursday 21 May 2026, 7.00am, 7.35am or 8.15am
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Pick-up points: Bromsgrove, Worcester and Evesham
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Closing date: 23 April 2026​
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Cost: £53 members; £56 non-members
Stencilling and Screen Painting Workshop
​Come along and spend 4 hours int he company of Georgia Jacobs a textile artist who gains inspiration form geology and nature. During the workshop Georgia will teach us how to use fabric paint to make our own textile masterpiece using Myla stencilling and screen-printing techniques.
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Saturday 23 May 2026, 10.00 - 2.00pm
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WI House
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Closing date: 30 April 2026​
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Cost: £14 members; £17 non-members
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Thursday 4 June 2026, 10.30 to 4.30 approx
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On-line only; viewing links will be sent in May 2026.​
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Cost: £5.00 individual, £20.00 group tickets
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Reserve your spot: EventBrite
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WI members can find more information on MYWI website. ​​
NFWI Annual Meeting 2026
Speakers will include:
Mary Lewis, Chair of the Jane Goodall Organisation UK will join us to commemorate Dr Jane Goodall who was scheduled to speak to us, but sadly passed away in autumn 2025.
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Anne Boden who founded Starling Bank following a long career in global banking technology. Anne was awarded an MBE in 2018 and chaired the UK Government’s Women-led High-Growth Enterprise Taskforce. Anne now pursues her interests in entrepreneurship, technology and economic growth as CEO of AI by Boden.
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Professor Michele Dougherty CBE FRS FRAS is Executive Chair, Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Michele is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Professor of Space Physics at Imperial College. She led unmanned exploratory missions to Saturn and Jupiter, was Principal Investigator of the magnetometer instrument on the Cassini mission to Saturn, and is Principal Investigator of the magnetometer for the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy moons Explorer (JUICE), which launched in April 2023. In July 2025, she was appointed as the United Kingdom’s first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years.​​​
The Bayeux Tapestry
​To coincide with the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum later in 2026, the Federation is planning to hold a talk on the background of the Tapestry. The 70-metre Bayeux Tapestry depicts the 1066 Norman invasion and Battle of Hastings, and is due to go on display in the Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery at the British Museum in the autumn of 2026.
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Tuesday 23 June, time tba
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Location: tba
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Closing date: tbc​
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Cost: tbc
The WFWI Annual Craft Show
This is an opportunity to showcase members' creative skills either in the individual classes such as cookery, calligraphy, or in the co-operative class. ​
The 2026 competition schedule will be in the March mailing to WIs. The main theme running through the show will be "The Worcestershire Countryside".
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Tuesday 21 July, time tba
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Location: The Ark, Alvechurch
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Closing date: tbc​
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Cost: tbc
