Wishaw WI Warwickshire

22/10/2026

Our October monthly meeting was a real treat as we welcomed the fabulous Wendy Garcarz, who also writes under her pen name, Wendy Charlton! ✍️

Wendy is the author of five novels and joined us for a fascinating, funny and truly inspirational talk about her jam-packed life, her love of writing and how her own experiences have inspired the themes woven into her espionage novels. 🕵️‍♀️📖

Wendy has certainly never let anything stand in her way when it comes to living life to the full, and with so many adventures still on her bucket list, she reminded us all that there is always something new to look forward to and plenty of opportunities to follow our passions! What an inspiration to us all. ❤️

The evening ended with a book signing for her latest novel, Chinese Secrets — which Wendy tells us is her favourite work to date! We wonder what exciting adventures she has in store for us next! 📚

A huge thank you to Wendy for sharing her stories, laughter and enthusiasm with us. A fantastic evening was had by everyone!

🌟 Looking for a speaker for your group or organisation? We can wholeheartedly recommend Wendy. She is engaging, entertaining, funny and inspirational — a speaker who will leave your audience smiling and feeling motivated!

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18/10/2026

Alongside interesting g speeches from bomb disposal expert, Lucy Lewis and Countryfile’s Adam Henson, this year’s Annual Federation Meeting brought together huge numbers of WI Members from across Warwickshire for an afternoon of talks, shopping and camaraderie. Wishaw WI was proud to be presented with the Federation Darts Trophy by Jeryl Stone and Adam Henson for winning the County Darts Tournament. 🎯
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18/10/2026

26/09/2026

Well done to the Wishaw WI Warwickshire quiz team for coming in top of the leader board at the Big Federation Quiz venue in Bedworth tonight and huge congratulations to the Long Itchington WI team for being overall winners 👏👏👏

24/09/2026

🎯🏆 BULLSEYE! WISHAW WI ARE WFWI DARTS CHAMPIONS! 🏆🎯

What a fun Tuesday evening spent at the lovely White Horse in Balsall Common, where Wishaw WI faced an unprecedented final against not one but TWO other teams — Long Itchington and Stockton 2.

There were arrows flying, chat flowing and plenty of laughs, but when the final dart landed… Wishaw took the glory! 🎯🥇

A huge thank you to Long Itchington and Stockton 2 and all the supporters for a fantastic, fun and very friendly evening. ❤️

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16/09/2026

Wishing all members of the The WI (National Federation of Women's Institutes) many more years of fun, friendship, learning and action

14/09/2026

What a fabulous evening at Wishaw WI! 🌸

Tonight’s Cookery & Craft Show showcased the amazing talents of our members, with fantastic entries across all 17 categories – from floral and fauna arrangements to crafts, cookery and writing. 🌿🧁🧶✍️

The carefully chosen classes gave everyone the opportunity to grow, make, create or write something and take part – and the results were brilliant! 👏

A huge thank you to our judges for their professionalism, encouragement and the difficult decisions they had to make, and to our wonderful organising team, who have spent months preparing for tonight and ensuring everything ran seamlessly. ❤️

Thank you to everyone who entered, and a huge congratulations to all our winners! 🏆👏

We’re also sending our very best wishes to Nancy, our cookery judge, who sadly couldn’t join us after an accident. We wish you a speedy recovery, Nancy, and hope to see you soon. ❤️

🎂 111 years of the WI! 🎂

Before the prize giving, we were delighted to welcome fellow Member, Lynne Stubbings, Wishaw’s Vice President and former National Chair, who gave us a fascinating insight into the history of the WI and a reminder of its mission and purpose.

It was a great opportunity for our long-standing members to reflect and for our newer members to learn more about the organisation we all belong to.

And what better way to finish than by reminding ourselves of the WI motto:

💜 Inspiring Women 💜

Happy 111th Birthday for Wednesday NFWI! 🎉🥂

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31/07/2026

What a wonderful evening we shared together! ☀️🥂🍰

A huge thank you to one of our lovely members for hosting a fabulous Prosecco and cake party in her beautiful garden. With glorious sunshine, plenty of laughter, delicious cakes and a fantastic bottle tombola kindly donated by our members, it was the perfect opportunity to get together and enjoy each other’s company.

We’re delighted that all the donations from the evening will go to Warwickshire Federation of Women’s Institutes’ chosen charity, the Esther Project – a Warwickshire-based organisation that helps transform women’s lives by offering support with mental health, domestic abuse, addiction, homelessness and so much more, empowering women to thrive.

Thank you to everyone for your generosity and to our wonderful hosts for putting on such a fantastic evening in support of such a worthwhile cause. It really showed the kindness and community spirit that makes Wishaw WI so special. 💙
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16/07/2026

What a wonderful evening we had at Wishaw WI this month as we celebrated our 103rd Anniversary! 🥂
We marked the occasion with a glass of bubbles and a heartfelt rendition of Jerusalem before welcoming our fantastic speaker, Emma from Sweet Heritage.
Emma took us on a fascinating journey through the history of how our sweet tooth evolved, from the earliest use of nectar and liquorice roots, through wartime rationing, and right up to the sweets we know and love today. Along the way, members shared memories of classic advertising campaigns – including the unforgettable "And all because the lady loves..."!
To make the evening even sweeter, we enjoyed some nostalgic favourites including Troach Drops, sherbet lemons, and rhubarb & custard, bringing back lots of happy memories and lively conversation.
A truly enjoyable evening, celebrating 103 years of friendship, learning and fun. Here's to the next chapter of Wishaw WI! 💙 WI WarwickshireThe WI (National Federation of Women's Institutes)

13/07/2026

Wishaw WI are delighted to be volunteering once again to create the floral arrangements in St Chad's Church, Wishaw throughout July.

Using beautiful foliage foraged from the local area, alongside colourful garden blooms, we've filled the church with arrangements that reflect the beauty of the season and the countryside around us.

It's always a fun morning spent together, sharing ideas, plenty of laughs, and making a difference in our local community. We hope everyone who visits St Chad's enjoys them as much as we enjoyed creating them! 💐💚

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