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.
The Lucy Hingley Memorial Lecture - POSTPONED
The Nutrient Network: Understanding vitamin B12 in a whole-body context
Joanna Ratcliffe a Lecturer, Fellow of the Higher Education Authority, and Registered Nutritional Therapist at the University of Worcester, will enlighten us about Vitamin B12 which plays a vital role in orchestrating key bodily functions. Vitamin B12 is essential for DNA synthesis, red blood cell formation, nerve function and most importantly, converting food into energy.
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New date: to be announced
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Venue: to be announced
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Cost: £8.50 members, £10.50 non-members​​
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As soon as we have a new date we will contact any one who had paid for the original date. If you are unable to attend the new date then please let us know and refunds will be issued.
Washi tape - what can you use it for?
Have you bought a pack of washi tape, but aren't sure what to do with it? Dee Woolford will show us some of the variety of things you can use this low-tack decorative masking tape to add pattern and colour to your art and crafting projects. During the workshop we will use the tape to make greetings cards and decorative items.
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Saturday 24 January 2026, 10.30am - 12.30pm
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WI House
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Closing date: 5 January 2026
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Cost: £10.00 members, £12.00 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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Tuesday 27 January 2026, 10.00 - 12.30, time tbc
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Saturday 7 Feb 2026, 10.00 - 12.30, time tbc
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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 - 12.30, time tbc
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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​
A forensic Experience - Become a CSI investigator for the day
Don't miss this chance to be a 'real' CSI Investigator. On arrival you will each be given your own paper suit and protective clothing, have a short briefing on how to examine a crime scene. Then you will examine 5 crime scenes and discuss the evidence gathered and work on activities including brushing for finger prints, detecting foot wear marks and using UV light in your teams. Will you find and interpret the evidence in time to denounce the culprit?
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A light lunch of soup and a roll with drinks is provided.
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Saturday 21 February 2026, 11.00 - 3.30pm tbc
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St Andrew's Methodist Church, Worcester WR1 2QT
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Closing date: 28 January 2026
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Cost: £30.00 members, £33.00 non-members​
A forensic Experience - Become a CSI investigator for the day
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 - 12.30, time tbc
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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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Saturday 28 February 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​
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 stay/attend this training.
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Saturday 28 February 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​
Welcoming new members of the WI
Come along to WI House in Hallow to meet other new members and find out everything about the WI and what your membership fee gives you access to.
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Saturday 28 February 2026, 1.00 - 3.00pm
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WI House
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Closing date: 5 February​
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Contact events@wfedwi.org.uk to enquire or book your place
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
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 time 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 Fundraising Walk
​The Federation’s annual fundraising walk will be held in the Wyre Forest, which is a lovely location with parking, refreshments and accessible walking routes. We will announce the chosen charity in the next County newsletter.
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, time tba
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Visitor Centre, Callow Hill, Bewdley DY14 9XQ
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Closing date: tbc​
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Cost: free
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Email events@wfedwi.org.uk to book your place
NFWI Annual Meeting 2026
Speakers will include:
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.
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Thursday 4 June 2026, time tba
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On-line only
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Closing date: tbc​
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Cost: tbc
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