WELCOME TO SILVERDALE WI

We are delighted to announce that we held our August and September meetings in the Gaskell Hall: life is heading back towards "normal". Rummikub evenings and coffee at the pub are also starting this month.

Our usual Silverdale WI activities were suspended during lockdown but we kept in touch with our members and did what we could. The walking group has been walking, in groups of less than 6, since the first opportunity on Monday 29th March 2021. Some of us have "met" for a Zoom "Coffee not at the pub" every week since March 2020. The Book Group have Zoomed, as have the committee. Small groups have tried paddle-boarding and gone cycling.

We are receiving, and circulating, regular newsletters from our Cumbria-Westmorland Federation: they are now offering a series of Zoom meetings with speakers. Our Annual Meeting was held in November as usual, but remotely. 

For a flavour of what WI offers nationally, have a look at two recent issues of the "WI Life" magazine:
          April 2021   :   May/June 2021  

We welcome new members and enquiries - see our contact form.

Logo of NFWI: The WI Inspiring Women
Silverdale WI, in rural North West Lancashire, has about 75 members and welcomes women of all ages.  We have a regular monthly meeting (usually first Thursday of the month, 7 for 7.30pm in the Gaskell Memorial Hall), generally with an outside speaker, and lots of other activities both regular (walking, dining out, Rummikub, floral art group, book group, coffee, drinks) and occasional (theatre trips, climbing wall, history walks, craft events, ten-pin bowling, watersports, etc).  Do come and join us!

 

Logo of CWFWI: tree, lake, mountains

We are part of the National Federation of Women's Institutes, and hold joint events with the local Dallam Group within the Cumbria-Westmorland Federation of WIs.
Membership of Silverdale WI costs £30 for the year 2021-22, from 1st April (and there will be lower rates for new members joining later in the year).   As well as all our local activities, membership benefits include the monthly Cumbria-Westmorland Federation newsletter (available by email or as hard copy); eight issues a year of the magazine WI Life (by post); and access to a wide range of group, federation and national activities including online courses from the WI's Denman College. If you are interested, under normal circumstances you are welcome to come to a few meetings as a visitor (suggested donation £3) before deciding to join us.  For now, just get in touch using our "Contact form".
Silverdale WI is Registered Charity no. 1017798