West Felton WI (Women's Institute)

06/09/2026

Come and join us at our next meeting on Thursday 10 Sept 2026 at 7pm at West Felton village hall. The guest speaker will be Jack Dent who is a local magician and he’ll be entertaining us with a talk about The History & Mystery of Magic along with plenty of tricks and illusions.

Ladies, you are welcome to come along as a visitor to see what West Felton WI is all about - lots of laughter, chat and friendship plus activities galore. You do not have to make jam but just want to have fun and make new friends.

The visitors entrance fee is £5 which incl tea & refreshments. The annual WI membership is currently £50.00 (there is no extra charge for the monthly meetings). We meet every 2nd Thursday in the month in the village hall at 7pm except for May and August. We currently have 51 members with an age range of 35 - 95.

If you think it looks interesting and fun, why don't you join us? You can attend two meetings before you decide whether you want to become a fully signed up member or not.

You do not have to live in the village to visit or join. The WI is for women aged 18-118 ~ for women just like you! Be brave and just come along!

Here is what WI membership gets you:

Joining the WI is a brilliant chance to get some me-time back in your life, it helps to combat loneliness and takes away some of the pressures of work, parenting, life etc... just for one evening a month!

Membership includes:
• The opportunity to make new friends, have fun, laughter, chat, activities and trips

• monthly meetings

• The glossy WI magazine posted to you 4 times a year

• The opportunity to visit other WI meetings around the UK on zoom and in person

• Access to all our sub groups including craft, books, ladies lunch, supper outings

• A chance to attend Shropshire Federation of WIs events and activities

• Access to 'My WI' information portal

• Access to the WI on-line learning platform - FREE courses on “Via”
A membership booklet that contains discount vouchers for various shops and services

Want to find out more? then email [email protected]

Also take a look at www.thewi.org.uk

Did you know that the WI is the largest women’s organisation in the country ?

29/08/2026

It’s WI Day on Saturday (5th) at Shrewsbury Abbey - it’s free to in and parking just across the road.

There’ll be stalls, tomobola, raffle, displays and competitions and of course tea and cake - it’s a great showcase for the WI - take a friend along with you (open to non-members) 😀

06/08/2026

04/08/2026

Remember there’s no meeting in August, so we’ll see you all again on Thursday 10th September - enjoy the summer! 😀⛱️🏝️

03/08/2026

We’ve had several winners in the WI competitions at Oswestry Show this year - congratulations on 3rd place to Ali Banks, Sue Edmonds, Yvonne Kicman, Jo Lawson, Gillian Sturgess and Sally Wheeler who worked together to enter the Group Category - this years theme being “Fields, Forest and Green Living”.

Congratulations also to those who won in the Individual Categories - 1st in photography was Ali Banks and 2nd was Marian Hesketh.

1st in the savory scones category was Gillian Sturgess and 2nd was Jo Lawson - Gillian Sturgess came 3rd in the gluten free cake category.

Thank you to all our members who entered the competitions - your efforts are much appreciated.

West Felton WI also served the WI teas in the morning - thank you to our tea ladies!

02/08/2026

A group of our members had a whale of a time at WI camping event “The Salopian Sleepover” recently - a weekend full of fun, friendship and workshops!

19/07/2026

The Girly Gourmets enjoyed an evening out recently at The Butchers Arms, The Wern, Weston Rhyn - we can definitely recommend the steak - super value for money.

18/07/2026

Several of our ladies had a fabulous time at a fused glass workshop recently at the Whitchurch Arts and Crafts Hub which was run by Ally Glass Studio - our ladies do like to get creative!

17/07/2026

Our ladies had a blast at West Felton carnival at the weekend - here they are on their float, winning 3rd prize.

And thank you to all our ladies who ran the WI tea tent - a big cheer all round!

12/07/2026

What a fabulous talk and enthralling demonstration about simulated injuries/trauma scenes we had from Casualties Union at our July meeting.

Anne explained they regularly get involved with injury/accident simulation exercises/training experiences which help healthcare professionals, rescuers and first responders to develop vital skills in care, diagnosis, and treatment.

Anne demonstrated how they use professional makeup techniques to add to the realism of injuries – she showed us how to make a wound using a play dough type of material along with fake blood. Many fake wounds are now made of silicone and are extremely realistic.

She then went on to show us how to make a black eye using make up – it looked so convincing and painful too!

A thoroughly enjoyable evening even if a tad warm!

Details about the charity and how to volunteer can be found at www.caualtiesunion.org.uk