Happy Hive WI

17/10/2026

Happy Saturday! And for this weekend’s we have a round of scategories again - answer each question with an answer that begins with the first letter of your name.

Share your answers below!

16/10/2026

The closing date (9 November) for WI members to enter our Not in my Name competition is fast approaching ⏰

Our 2026 competition is to design and create a coaster depicting the theme of ending violence against women.

As well as supporting a vital campaign, you'll be in with a chance to win a gift card of up to £20 🥇

Information about the Not in my Name campaign and the competition guidelines are available on My WI: https://mywi.thewi.org.uk/wales/nfwi-wales-news/2026-not-in-my-name-competition

This competition is open to members across England, Wales and the Islands.

15/10/2026

Our admin team are lovely but they do make the occasional oops! Don’t worry - if you open the booking survey for the winter warmer you’ll find all of the details are there!

14/10/2026

Poetry competition open to residents of Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire

Wondrous words to make you wonder…✨

To celebrate on Thursday 1st October, we’ve teamed up with former Staffordshire Poet Laureate and WordCraft co-founder Emily Galvin-Wilson to launch a brand new poetry competition, inspired by this year’s theme, Wonder ✍️

Whether you’re a seasoned poet or haven’t written a poem since school, we want to hear from you! There are three categories:

🩷 Under 11
🧡 11–17
💚 18+

There’s a £50 prize for the winner of each category and the chance to see your words celebrated right here in Newcastle.

Entries are open from 1–31st October.

Simply send your poem to [email protected], including your name and age category ✍️

Need a little inspo? 👀 WordCraft has been bringing poets and spoken word performers together since 2019 and has recently returned with regular events at The Crossways in Newcastle.

Their next night takes place this Tuesday 29th September 🎤

Pick up a pen and show us what makes you wonder 💭

14/10/2026

It’s Community Noticeboard Day! Today we’ll be highlighting some of the opportunities and events from groups nearby.

13/10/2026

Reminder of events and activities held by SFWI : Staffordshire Federation Women's Institutes over the next few months. If you’d like to book onto “It’s Christmas 2026” then email [email protected] to ask for the event form or visit the SFWI website to download it.

11/10/2026

It’s been a little while since we had “made by the bees” post, so here we are! Friday night refreshments saw the slow cooker come out for soup a Thai inspired spice kick, a wonderful way to welcome cooler weather!

400g sweet potato
300g carrots
400g tin coconut milk
1 and a half leeks - sliced and washed
1 red pepper
2 mild red chilli’s
1 clove garlic chopped
2 vegetable stock cubes
1-2 tsp Chinese five spice
2 tsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp honey
Salt and pepper to taste

Peel and cube carrots and sweet potato and layer in a slow cooker, add sliced leeks, pepper and chilli’s.
Sprinkle half a tsp of five spice to begin with (more can be added later if needed)
Pour in coconut milk
Make up stock cubes a with around 250ml water and add to slow cooker
Stir everything together.

Cook on high for 4-5 hours until root veg are fork tender. Then blend.

Add remaining ingredients in small amounts - stir each addition and allow the soup to sit for a moment before sampling and adding more if required.