GEDLING WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
Our Banner made by four of our Members
Welcome to the Gedling Women’s Institute’s website.
We hope the website will inform and involve all our members and visitors.
Gedling WI is a charity and we aim to improve women’s lives in our community and benefit life in the Gedling area. It is a chance for women to:
- make new friends;
- take part in a wide range of opportunities including monthly meetings, a varied and interesting programme with speakers and demonstrations, fundraising, social events, outings and activities;
- widen their horizons by taking advantage of educational opportunities;
- find and learn new interests and develop these;
- build on their existing crafts and skills - and
HOW TO FIND US:
We meet in the Memorial Hall on Main Road, Arnold Lane at Gedling, Nottingham NG4 3HG at 7:30pm on the 1st Tuesday of the month. The Memorial Hall is at the junction of Main Road and Arnold Lane, Gedling and across the road from All Hallows Church, Gedling
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COFFEE & CRAFT GROUP
Our Craft & Coffee Group is a get together for people interested in knitting, crochet, cross stitch and other similar crafts. You can also come along if you just fancy a chat.
We are an informal and friendly group who meet locally, usually on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10.30am for a couple of hours with like-minded people. If you like to meet people then this is the group for you. The cost is £2.50 per session to cover the cost of room hire. This includes a cup of coffee. Some of our members also stay on for lunch after the meeting.
Members bring along any small portable project of their own to work on during meetings.
We also knit things for Charity. These include:
Our Craft & Coffee Group is a get together for people interested in knitting, crochet, cross stitch and other similar crafts. You can also come along if you just fancy a chat.
We are an informal and friendly group who meet locally, usually on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10.30am for a couple of hours with like-minded people. If you like to meet people then this is the group for you. The cost is £2.50 per session to cover the cost of room hire. This includes a cup of coffee. Some of our members also stay on for lunch after the meeting.
Members bring along any small portable project of their own to work on during meetings.
We also knit things for Charity. These include:
- Blankets, hats, scarves, mittens/gloves to be sent overseas and;
- Blankets, cardigans & ventilator hats for the Neonatal Unit Intensive Care Unit of the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham.
FUNDRAISING
Gedling WI hosts various fundraising events. This includes monthly coffee mornings and a cake/craft stall at Gedling Gala each July.
In 2016 the ladies of Gedling WI decided to adopt a Charity. That year we raised £700 for Breast Cancer Care. They have raised the following sums since then:
- 2017 - £1,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust at Nottingham City Hospital.
- 2018 - £1,006 for Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.
- 2019 - £1,000 for Nottingham Hospitals Charity the Big Appeal including iMRI machine Appeal for use by paediatric neurosurgeons.
The ladies of Gedling WI have also supported our local food-bank by donating foodstuffs.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
In addition there are a variety of opportunities for members, organised by both the Nottinghamshire Federation and National.
In addition there are a variety of opportunities for members, organised by both the Nottinghamshire Federation and National.
A FEW FACTS ABOUT GEDLING WI:
Gedling Women's Institute was founded in 1933;
Membership has grown steadily to around 72 members;
Gedling W.I is part of Nottinghamshire Federation of Women’s Institutes and The National Federations of Women’s Institutes, which is the largest women's organization in the UK. Both can be contacted for more
information about the Women’s Institute at www.thewi.org.uk
Gedling WI is a member of the Plains Group of Women's Institutes along with Arnold, Bestwood Village, Netherfield, Sherwood and Woodthorpe;
Gedling Women's Institute was founded in 1933;
Membership has grown steadily to around 72 members;
Gedling W.I is part of Nottinghamshire Federation of Women’s Institutes and The National Federations of Women’s Institutes, which is the largest women's organization in the UK. Both can be contacted for more
information about the Women’s Institute at www.thewi.org.uk
Gedling WI is a member of the Plains Group of Women's Institutes along with Arnold, Bestwood Village, Netherfield, Sherwood and Woodthorpe;
Banner made by Plains Group Members to depict each W.I in the Group. Gedling W.I shown top left.
Why not come along and join us?
The current programme of events is shown on our 'Gedling W.I Events' page. Don’t forget to check out this page and see what we are up to
The current programme of events is shown on our 'Gedling W.I Events' page. Don’t forget to check out this page and see what we are up to
CONTACT US:
To find out more, please contact us using the form below:
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Registered Charity No: 1023115
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