WI presence at summer events
Come and join us - we would love to meet you at the events below.
Royal Welsh Show 2024
Royal Welsh Show
We will be at the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd from 21 to 24 July.
This year, our stand will be hosted by Gwynedd Caernarfon Federation of WIs in the Glamorgan Hall (stand number GH79).
Members will be available all week to welcome visitors to our stand and discuss the WI and the numerous opportunities it offers to women.
The WI exhibit will be based on the theme “Health & Wellbeing” and will feature activities that WI members have participated in. There will be information on wild swimming, walking, cycling, climbing, paddle boarding and wildlife around Snowdonia. There will also be a competition for children (counting butterflies) and daily demonstrations in needle felting, sugar craft, and macrame doll-making.
Information will be available on all the WI’s current campaigns.
There will also be items to purchase, such as hand-crafted scarves, cushions, scissor holders and pottery pencil holders.
Find out more about the Royal Welsh Show here.
National Eisteddfod of Wales, Wrexham
This year’s Eisteddfod will be held on the outskirts of Wrexham from 2 - 9 August.
August 2024
Our stand, located on the Maes, will be hosted by Clwyd Denbigh Federation. We will have a range of promotional and campaign materials available. For the first time, we will also have a dedicated area on our stand where women and girls will be able to relax, chat and take part in craft activities.
Some events will also be taking place in this area during the week:
- Reading of the short drama Yn Y Tren by Saunders Lewis - Judith Humphries and Morfudd Hughes, directed by Owen Arwyn. Followed by discussion with Manon Wyn Williams and Jerry Hunter - 2pm, Monday 4 August.
- Discussion on the Gorsedd Costumes - Rhinedd Williams and Ela Jones - 12.30pm, Tuesday 5 August.
- Discussion on the WI’s Thinking Differently: Autistic and ADHD Women and Girls campaign - morning, Wednesday 6 August.
- Discussion on the WI’s No More Violence Against Women campaign - morning, Thursday 8 August.
- Discussion with Mererid Hopwood, Archdruid of the Gorsedd of the Bards, Beti-Wyn James, the Herald Bard and Christine James, Recorder of the Gorsedd - 2.30pm, Thursday 8 August.
As part of the WI’s new ‘Bystanders Can be Lifesavers’ campaign, we will also be hosting CPR sessions. In addition, free period products and resources promoting the Live Fear Free Helpline, which provides help and advice on violence against women, will be available on the stand.
Find out more about the Eisteddfod here.