News

As you are now on our new website and viewing this post on our 'News' page, did you know that under the tab marked up as ‘Find a WI’ by scrolling down this page you will find the details of your WI. The details in the grey panel are taken directly from your MCS Record. If any of the details are missing or incorrect please contact your MCS Rep, to make the appropriate changes.

If you have a separate Website for your WI, then please make sure that this is up to date, and that the link to it is included on MCS.

In a recent review we found several excellent examples of bespoke websites, which enquirers can find by following the link – take a look at the Groombridge WI website for instance: https://groombridgewi.com.

Some WI’s who don’t have a website, but do have an excellent Facebook Page, have chosen to add this, as their Website Link, which works beautifully. For instance, take a look at Westham Evening: https://www.facebook.com/westhameveningwi/. So if you have a Facebook Page why not add this as your ‘Website’ link on the MCS System.

Please check that you have specified ‘Disabled Access’ as we know that this is something that some prospective new members have been looking for, but have not found.

Please remember that any changes you make today on MCS will not show as changed on the Website until the next day.

One of the joys of our new Website, is it gives each of our Wis the possibility of creating their own website, which means they will be able to ‘show off’ all that they do. There are some excellent examples from some of our Wis who are doing exactly that.

For inspiration please take a look at:

https://east-sussex.thewi.org.uk/find-wi/horam or https://east-sussex.thewi.org.uk/find-wi/forest-row

Are you feeling inspired?? Would you like some help in creating pages for your own website, under the East Sussex Pages?

Please register your interest with Rachel on hq@esfwi.org.uk. If we get sufficiient interest we will look at organsing a workshop to help you.

Our Federation Annual Meeting

Our Federation Annual Meeting saw many happy WI members enjoying a fantastic day at the Winter Garden theatre in Eastbourne on the 29th March ... Here are a selection of photos taken on the day intended to give you a flavour of the day, were you there? maybe you can spot yourself.... If you weren't there this year we hope this will whet your appetite for coming along next year.

ESFWI Federation Annual Meeting - Eastbourne

March 23rd 2022 was a red letter day - as we returned to having our first face to face Annual Meeting in 3 long years, and what a meeting it was!!

A total of 375 members congregated at the meeting, and the Centenary Banner and Bunting were there too. The whole meeting was lively and there was just a lovely warm atmosphere - when old friends were reunited and new friends were made. The HQ team of Vicky and Judy had done us all proud with their organisation both before and during the day.

The venue was excellent and we were treated to some rather amusing stories of the trials and tribulations of being a WI Judge from the Super Duo of Sue Davies and Avril Parrini. They provided a super warm up act to our main speaker who was Eddie the Eagle. His energy and enthusiasm was infectious, and the feedback from members was that he was really entertaining.

Of course, this being WI - we had a raffle and we had an amazing response to our appeal for baskets and for those who love a jewellery bargain, the ACWW had come up trumps - so there were lots of opportunities to spend a bob or two. We also had representatitives of all of our sub committees who were there to talk to members about their plans for the future.

Plans are already afoot for our next years meeting which will be on Wednesday 29th March at The Winter Garden - we strongly advise you to buy your tickets early. There will be the return of all the old favourite stalls, but also we are looking to have some new additions too.

Here's just a small selectoin of the photos we took - they probably don't really do the event justice - but maybe it will give a flavour of the day.

FAM audience

ACWW

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