Broompark and District WI - Durham

02/05/2026

This month’s book is My Name Was Eden by Eleanor Barker-White. Come along and talk all things book at Field & Fodder.

Join us next week for our WI Book Club!

Good company, great conversation, and of course… cake and a cuppa, or even a wine?

Wednesday 6th May
7:30pm

Message us to book your space

Bonus points if you recognise one of our favourite reads…

11/04/2026

BaD girls had a great time at the DCFWI Darts Competition today, and were pleased as punch to come joint 3rd with zero practising, and came away with 2 raffle prizes!

It was great to be at an event with WIs from across the county and to be able to have a bit of a chat with them.

Thanks to Durham County Federation of Women's Institutes for organising, we are looking forward to the next one!

13/03/2026

Over the past few years the NFWI has been participating as a stakeholder in the project: ""Agency and Advocacy: Locating Women's Grassroots Activism in England and Ireland, 1918 to the present"". The project set out to identify how grassroots women’s organisations can co-identify strategies to safeguard their future activities and activism for the next 100+ years.

The project has led to the creation of the Activism 100+ Toolkit. The Toolkit contains the experiences, expertise, tips and ideas of members from various grassroots women’s organisations across Ireland and Britain. It also describes how best to advocate for the enhancement of the lives of women and girls locally, nationally and globally.

You can download the Activism 100+ Toolkit here: https://mywi.thewi.org.uk/running-your-wi/members-resources/strategies-to-safeguard-survival

08/03/2026

BaD Girls representing at Beamish Museum on International Women’s Day. Great to see the banners out and about!

26/02/2026

Today, a band of merry BaD girls went to take part in the world record attempt for most people dancing the locomotion in one place happening, appropriately, at Locomotion, Shildon.

The weather was predictably not great, but despite the chilly, damp, day the atmosphere was buzzing and excited faces were seen all around.

Sadly the number of people there today was not enough to break the current world record, but we had great fun giving it a go, and would definitely join in a second attempt (and not just to get another badge haha). At least we know the moves now! 🚂

25/02/2026

Bystanders can be life savers - cpr and defibrillator usage do not need to be scary, learn what you need to do with the British Heart Foundation.

To protect your loved ones

09/02/2026

The BaD WI theatre group had a very enjoyable evening out seeing an excellent production of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.

We were very impressed by the performance, and it’s always a great evening out (and an excuse for a g&t 😃).

We very much recommend it for other groups looking for little outings!

11/01/2026

Here is the list of books the book group will be reading in 2026, there’s quite a variety!

Non-WI members are very welcome to join the discussion, come along to Field & Fodder, Bearpark, at 7:30pm on the first Wednesday of the month.

It’s an informal social evening with lively chat and lovely refreshments available 🙂

06/01/2026

Wednesday 7th January is our first book group meeting of 2026.

Join us at Field & Fodder, Bearpark, from 19:30 to discuss Wayward by Emilia Hart, and anything else you may have read recently.

A relaxed and informal social evening sure to ease the winter blues, with delicious refreshments on offer.

Non WI members welcome 🙂

07/12/2025

This is the BaD girls’ contribution to the Community Christmas Trail at Ushaw College, O Boxmas Tree.

The theme was Christmas Carols and our members made diorama boxes representing different carols. It was great having so many people getting involved with the creation of this piece, and it’s something we’re very proud of.