About WI
The Women’s Institute (WI) plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities.
Formed in 1915, the WI set out to revitalise rural communities and to encourage women to become more involved in producing food during the First World War. Since then the organisation’s aims have broadened and the WI is now the largest voluntary women’s organisation in the UK.
The WI celebrated its centenary in 2015 and currently has over 210,000 members in around 6,600 WIs.
To find out more about the WI please visit www.thewi.org.uk or Lancashire Federation on www.lancashirewi.org.uk
The website is packed full of useful information with special features on recipes, craft of the moment and updates on campaigns and resolutions.
There is also an online shop where you can treat yourself to a great choice of WI goodies!