What does Membership Offer?

The Benefits of Becoming a Member

WI membership offers friendship and the opportunity to meet like-minded women from different backgrounds. You can contribute your own ideas and help shape your WI. You can be involved at local, county and national level – how much is entirely up to you.

• We have a meeting or activity every month. As well as an opportunity to chat with light refreshments, meetings will include an entertainment.  This can be either a talk, quizzes, musical performance, craft session, demonstration or a meal, such as a BBQ or Dinner. At Christmas we usually have a party.

• In between meetings there are other activities such as our Craft and Chat group, coffee mornings, visits and shopping trips. As well as activities that we have organized ourselves, we also join in with activities and trips organized by Bedfordshire Federation WI.

• 8 editions to the WI Magazine ‘WI Life’ are delivered to your door.

• A Bedfordshire Federation Newsletter full of local information and activities is emailed to members each month, along with our own WI newsletter.

• There is access to the WI Learning Hub, which offers a variety of courses and training on-line, many of which are free to members. These include exercise classes, crafting and educational talks.

There are also national campaigns to become involved with if you wish. These are wide ranging and in the past have included support for Carers, increasing numbers of Midwives and Supporting UK Dairy Farmers.