WMFWI : West Midlands Federation of Women's Institutes

07/10/2026

On behalf of Birmingham University, members may find this of interest.

05/10/2026

WMFWI Annual Conference
Closing date for booking to attend is Monday 12th October

https://ticketlab.app/event/38612-West-Midlands-Federation-of-Womens-Institutes-52nd-Annual-Meeting-tickets #/

27/09/2026

Our campaign guide to this year's resolution, 'Access to More Public Toilets' is here! The guide is full of practical information to help you raise awareness within your community on the importance of public toilets and offers several ways for WI members to get involved to make a difference in their local area.

You can download the guide or request paper copies on MyWI here: https://mywi.thewi.org.uk/public-affairs-and-campaigns/news-and-actions/new-campaign-guide-on-access-to-more-public-toilets

27/09/2026

25/09/2026

Tomorrow! Free admission!

https://www.sfwi.org/love-yourself-

Love Yourself Wellness Day Free Admission – Saturday 26th September Stafford County Showground Come and join us and bring along your friends! A day exclusively for women with a range of creative and wellness activities, health checks and more. All activities are free of charge but some are restric...

16/09/2026

Happy WI Day 😊🎉

23/08/2026

As we approach the week of River Action, what activities have you planned to help clean up our rivers? Perhaps an email to your MP? Or something more substantial? Send in your photos to the Cog.

"People in the midlands who don't live by the sea, locals know what's happening and they protect their children"

23/08/2026

Less than two weeks!!

Only 2 weeks left to submit your resolution!

This is your chance to highlight an issue you are concerned about and put forward your ideas about what you would like to see the WI campaign on from next year.

You can find the submission form, and all the information you need about the resolution process here: https://mywi.thewi.org.uk/public-affairs-and-campaigns/news-and-actions/submit-a-resolution-make-a-change-202627

The deadline for submissions to be sent to your federation is 1 September. Get in touch with us if you need more info - [email protected]

23/08/2026

Register for Restart a Heart Live

The annual public awareness live-stream event Restart a Heart Live is back on 1 October 2026. It aims to offer CPR familiarisation to as many people as possible by live streaming sessions to living rooms, classrooms and workplaces. Delivered by Resuscitation Council UK, Save a Life Cymru and other partners, the goal is to train one million people across the UK by 2027.

To join the event, register your interest at www.restartaheart.live so that you can receive email updates and reminders of the event and also the live link on 1 October. You can register as an individual, family or community group. A timetable of events will be available closer to the time.

Earlier this year, NFWI-Wales and Save a Life Cymru launched a CPR video for members. The video is available to watch here: https://www.thewi.org.uk/wi-in-wales/campaigns/bystanders-can-be-lifesavers

Please help us share the video widely.

Achub Bywyd Cymru / Save a Life Cymru

23/08/2026

We welcome the Prime Minister's commitment to offer all rough sleepers housing over Christmas. WI members are calling for action to support homeless women through our new campaign, launching soon.

Vulnerable women are often invisible in official figures because they rarely sleep rough. Many spend nights walking, sofa surfing, or remaining with abusive partners rather than sleeping on the streets. The first step must be to count everyone experiencing homelessness.

We are encouraging WI members to write to their local council and urge them to participate in the Rough Sleeping Women's Census. Find out more about the census at Women’s Rough Sleeping Census - Solace Womens Aid and you can contact the Public Affairs team for a letter you can send to your local council.

Contact us at [email protected]

Photo - Solace Women's Aid

Crisis Action