Quernmore Women's Institute

07/06/2026

Some of our ladies gathered together and had a very enjoyable afternoon tea at The Lemon Tree at Thurnham Hall in Lancaster. The group consisted of current and former members.

30/04/2026

Some of our ladies had a lovely day taking part in the walk from Embleton. 90 WI ladies joined the walk to raise funds for the ACWW. It is an annual event in Cumbria.

21/04/2026

21/04/2026

Our speaker this month was Bez Cooper who was a member of the famous dance troop, The Tiller Girls. She joined them at the age of 16 and had an amazing career working on stage and in television all over the world. They worked alongside many famous singers and comedians and performed regularly at The London Palladium.

19/04/2026

Some of our ladies travelled to Edinburgh this weekend to watch the Six Nations England v Scotland Women's Rugby match at Murrayfield. It was a great game, an amazing experience and the Red Roses did us very proud.

18/03/2026

This month our speaker was the inspirational Dave from Lancaster Tactical Street Angels. He shocked and enlightened us with stories of the homeless people in Lancaster and the surrounding area. He and Stacey do an amazing job fund raising and delivering food, clothing and bedding for those in need. We were all moved to give donations to the cause.

18/02/2026

This month our speaker was Catherine Galaska and her talk was entitled ‘Mind the Gap –Tales from a Senior Gap Year’. Catherine explained how her life took a turn for the worse and as part of her determined efforts to turn things around, she entered a competition and won a trip including a £10,000 cash prize, a camera and travel insurance. She formed a plan and bravely set off alone starting in Canada. She visited Alaska then travelled down through the north to south America. After a brief visit home to welcome a new granchild, she set off to Singapore and visited Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia amongst other places and ended in New Zealand.
She showed us her route and photos of her travels. She travelled 86,000 miles, took 44 flights and every other mode of transport you can imagine. She enjoyed the whole experience despite some mishaps and met some fascinating people.

28/01/2026

Our speaker this month was auctioneer extraordinaire, Mr Will Alexander. We learnt how his love of cows and farming led to his choice of career. He then conducted an auction of items our members had kindly donated. It was fast paced and fun. We raised £136 for local charity Unique Kidz, whose representatives had visited us earlier this year.

23/12/2025

Quernmore W.I. wishes all our friends past, present and future a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy 2026.

03/12/2025

We were visited by inspirational speaker Su Ashworth at our November meeting. Her enthusiasm, energy and positivity gave our members food for thought. Smile!