Betley and Wrinehill Women's Institute

Contact:    Rhoda Farrington 

Tel No:     01270 820022

 Meeting Times and Further Details:

The Institute was formed in November 1938 and is in the Staffordshire Federation.

Meetings take place in Betley Village Hall on the second Wednesday evening of each month at 7.15 p.m. We have visiting speakers on a wide range of subjects, covering history, art, health, photography, alternative medicine, fashion, cookery, plants and flowers. Several outings are arranged; this year the main ones are Bath and Sandringham.

The Institute elects a committee of up to ten members; with a President, Vice—President, Secretary and Treasurer. Various duties are shared by the remainder of the committee.

 The membership is 32 at the present time (May 1998). Friends and relatives are welcomed to many of our meetings.

To celebrate our Diamond Jubilee this year we are arranging a 1930’s-style Garden Party at Betley Court, the home of Prof. and Mrs. Brown, involving many villagers, including children.

The W.I. has its own College in Oxfordshire and six members of our Institute will be attending a weekend course there next spring.

We receive the Staffordshire W.I. County Newsletter each month which keeps us informed of County events and competitions,

e.g. Wine Tasting in August and a Knitting and Stitching Show at Tatton Park in September.

The W.I. has its own magazine “Home and Country”.