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Caton WI Caton WI meet on the first Thursday of the month, 7:30pm at the Victoria Institute. You are welcome to join us and we'd be delighted to see you.

Fun and friendship, plus the chance to learn new skills, get involved with the local community and take part in a range of activities. Caton Women's Institute provides women with fun and friendship, plus the chance to learn new skills, get involved with the community and take part in a range of activities. Our members have varying ages and interests and we meet at 7:30pm on the first Thursday of each month at the Victoria Institute. You do not have to join the WI to visit with us. Meetings usually start with a guest speaker. These cover a wide range of interesting topics such as bee keeping, dancing, setting up a business, felt modelling to name a few. Tea, coffee and biscuits and time to chat follow and then a short discussion of upcoming events and campaigns. When you arrive you will be greeted and introduced to some members so you have someone to sit with. If you have any access requirements please let us know and we can assist you.

18/06/2026

‘If we educate a girl📔, we educate a mother and a whole family’. At our July meeting we will hear from Helen Bingley, the former HIGH SHERIFF OF LANCASTER, about her charity work with girls’ education in Pakistan. This will be an insightful talk and there will be opportunities for questions. If you would like to join us and hear about this work, visitors are more than welcome. It’s a good time to come and try us out to see if you would like to join the WI, a friendly, welcoming community where you can learn new things, make friends, and have plenty of fun along the way. We are a mixed-age group. Thursday July 2nd; 7:30pm at the Victoria Institute. This month’s competition is: The best advice I was ever told... We take a break from our evening meetings in August but will be meeting up for a delicious afternoon tea 🍰on the 15th, 2pm at St Paul’s Church Hall (members only plus dependants).

15/05/2026

June Meeting – 🖼In the Frame: The Art of Recycling ♻ Join us on 4th June, 7:30, Victoria Institute, for a fascinating and inspiring talk by Peter Frankish about creativity, recycling, and community spirit. Following the sad loss of his wife, Peter began volunteering with St Catherine’s Hospice, where he noticed that many donated picture frames — with or without artwork — had little resale value. His simple but brilliant idea was to invite local artists and photographers to donate artwork, carefully match it with donated frames, and create unique ready-to-hang pieces at virtually no cost. The project became In the Frame, an initiative embraced and developed by the hospice, raising thousands of pounds to support specialist end-of-life care both at the hospice in Lostock Hall and in people’s homes across Central Lancashire. Peter’s talk promises to be moving, uplifting, and full of creative inspiration — perfect for anyone interested in art, recycling, charity work, or simply hearing a great local success story. Competition Bring along “A Charity Shop Find…” — something unusual, beautiful, useful, or amusing discovered in a charity shop. New members and visitors are always warmly welcome. Come along, meet friendly local people, and enjoy an entertaining evening with us.

Free Defibrillator Training 🩷💛🧡🩵💜
11/01/2026

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Exciting meetings for 2026 with Caton WI!
11/01/2026

Exciting meetings for 2026 with Caton WI!

31/10/2025

This week's meeting - Winter Wreath Decoration using Macrame and foraged materials. Bring along any greenery to use e.g. evergreens, cones, berries etc. The competition is "something natural" so dig out your most interesting item and bring it along to show. Visitors are very welcome and can join in on a first come basis.

07/10/2025

🧶🧵🪡 Craft club meet-up on Saturday 10-12 St Paul's Church Hall to work on our twiddlemuff project together. See you there!🧶🧵🪡

01/10/2025

To Russia... With Love? My travels in the (former) Soviet
Union 1969-1993 - libraries, black bread and vodka - a talk
by Jenny Walmsley is this month's meeting. It will also be our Annual Meeting. Visitors welcome. The talk will start at 7:30pm.

23/09/2025

"You are Here" by David Nicholls. Join us to discuss this book set across the coast to coast walk starting from Cumbria. 7pm Thursday at the Station.

26/08/2025

Book Club Thursday 28th August - Jumping the Queue by Mary Wesley. All welcome to come and chat about the book and everything else!

15/06/2025

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot is this month's book. Meet on 26th July 7:00pm at the Station to discuss this amazing biography. Science, medical morality, and family permeate through this one. If you haven't read it you can still join us for the discussion. Next month's book is The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez.

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