Associations Charities That specialise in Womens institute

Informing and educating

Speakers of educational interest. Craft group to help underprivileged people in UK.

Meetings with speakers and outings. Smaller groups or classes for specific activities or interests.

To inform and educate and to provide friendship to a wide age range of women.

Monthly meetings in Gorsley Chapel where we have speakers on a variety of subjects. We visit local places of interest as well as theatre trips or evenings out for dinner etc. Members are able to attend events organised by the Gloucestershire Federation. We strive to involve ourselves in local issues plus those that are backed by the WI

Fund-raising

The main purposes of the WI are to enable women who are interested in issues associated with rural life, including arts, crafts and sciences, to improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions both national and international, in music, drama and other cultural subjects and in all branches of agriculture, handicrafts, home and economics.

To enable women to benefit from acquiring information from speakers

Educating women

Women's Institute, Leigh Village

Activities & events to advance the education of women for the public benefit in all areas including: issues of political & social importance; music, drama etc.; all branches of agriculture, craft, home economics, science, health and social welfare. To promote sustainable development for the public benefit. To advance health and citizenship for the public benefit. Monthly meetings in Wolsingham.

Bringing Education and skills to the members and to provide a regular support group to all members

Working to improve and develop conditions of rural life

TALKS , DEMONSTRATIONS , FUND RAISING EVENTS , LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS

We are the modern voice for today's women. We play a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities.

General

We provide regular meetings and activities, educational and recreational, for all women in our area. Everyone is welcome.

Ladies group open to all ladies in the area, meeting for social and educational meetings and outings.

Please note classification 305 no longer applies as we have permission to sell the building & site from the charity commission and it is not sold yet, so we still own the property and it is boarded up. 102 still applies as we meet in another hall.

Provides activities for women, monthly meetings, and outings, maintains millenium garden

Meetings; trips and outings; educational talks and visits; socialising together and with other W.I.'s.book club; gardening club; theater visits

The Women's Institute organisation is based on the ideals of friendship, truth, tolerance and justice. We aim to advance our member's education in citizenship, national and international affairs, music, drama, science, handicrafts, agriculture, home economics and health and social welfare. We seek to give members the opportunity of working together, and of putting into practice our ideals.

To enable women who are interested in issues associated with rural life, arts, crafts and sciences, to improve and develop rural life, to advance education in citizenship, national and international matters. It seeks to give to women the opportunity of working together through the WI and of putting into practice those ideals for which it stands.

TO EDUCATE WOMEN TO ENABLE THEM TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY, TO EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS AND TO DEVELOP AND PASS ON IMPORTANT SKILLS

Providing women with educational activities by giving a bursary to Denman the W.I.s National college to learn a skill.Speakers throughout the year talking about a wide range of subjects.Campaigning on issues that matter to us and the community I.E closure of Libraries