St Johns WI
ABOUT US
St Johns WI is part of the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI), and also the Surrey Federation of Women's Institutes (SFWI). We have around 50 members, mostly from St Johns, Hermitage Estate, Knaphill and Goldsworth Park. Meetings are held at 8pm on the first Tuesday of the month in St Johns Memorial Hall, The Lye, St Johns, GU21 7SQ. We also have other activities during the month and go on outings during the year.
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Meetings: The main part of the monthly meeting is a talk or demonstration, followed by the business of the WI. Members take part in planning the programme for each year and help to prepare, make, and serve tea and coffee at meetings on a rota basis. We circulate a board for volunteers for this at the monthly meeting.
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The Bourne 69 Group: St Johns WI belongs to the group which is made up of eight local WIs. They are: Brookwood, Heatherside, Horsell Afternoon, Horsell Village, Mayford Evening, Old Woking and West End. Group meetings are held twice a year, there is a group committee which consists of the President of each WI and the Group Convenor.
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SWFI (Surrey Federation of Women's Institutes) act as an umbrella body for all WIs in the County Federation and has a Federation Secretary who works at the SFWI's HQ, Guildford, at 6 Paris, Parklands, Railton Road, Guildford GU2 9XJ
(Tel 01483 233230).
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NFWI (National Federation of Women's Institutes) is an even bigger umbrella for all the WIs in England and Wales. It has an office and staff in Fulham, London (Tel 020 7371 9300). An Annual Meeting is held in different venues each year and a link delegate representing about 4 WIs attends. WIs take it in turn to send the link delegate. Members can apply to attend the Annual Meeting as observers.
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Resolutions on social and topical matters are submitted by individual WIs for full discussion, usually at the May WI meeting. This is followed by a respresentative attending the Annual Meeting where the delegate votes on the resolutions according to the wishes of the WIs she is representing. If carried, they empower the WI to influence local and national policy making.
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Denman College is the WIs own residential college at Marcham near Oxford. The list of courses for Denman College is published several times a year and covers a wide range of interests and activities.
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WI Publication:
SFWI publish a monthly newsletter which St Johns WI buys for its members.
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NFWI publish WI Life magazine for members 8 times per year
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