Runcorn WI

Our local @RuncornFoodbank is running short on quite a few things, every month we try to collect things to donate.

This Month’s Meeting is on Thursday the 20th Of July at 7.30 pm Steve Holmes will be joining us as our speaker for July’s meeting who will be telling us all about Moths and their lifecycle, which are just as important to our natural ecosystem, as bees and butterflies.

Pride at the Priory! Join us on Saturday 8th July! Join Runcorn WI and make your own rainbow pebble, inspirational bookmark or plait a colourful tassel bracelet @NortonPriory

Our May meeting is this Thursday! Join at 7.30pm on the 18th May, for Morris Dancing and more! Also listed is what our local foodbank needs @RuncornFoodbank

Lovely time at Wat Phra Singh UK วัดพระสิงห์ อังกฤษ this morning - our local Buddhist temple was celebrating Songkran today (Thai New Year). We tried some marvellous food, and have ideas for about five meetings at least! - @WatPhraSingh_UK

Our monthly meeting is next week! Join us on Thursday 20th April at 7.30pm - This month we are having a talk on Autism awareness.

What an amazing turnout at Halton MakeFest today - we enjoyed the day immensely and ran out of items to make! Thanks to our marvellous ladies that put their creative talents to use today! @HaltonMakeFest #HaltonMakeFest

One week till @haltonmakefest at Widnes Library - we will be there and you can join in with making a letter box draft excluder and more! This is a fun free event, with lots happening all day (10am to 4pm).

We as always had brilliant refreshments, sang a rousing Jerusalem, swished some items and gave away some sunflower/wildflower packs thanks to @oldtownbloomers What a lovely night!

Tonight’s guest speaker was the brilliant Kirstie Atherton- who gave us a fascinating ‘Tomb Talk’ inspired by her role as a celebrant and her passion for people having the funeral they really want. We heard some fascinating insights into the behind the scenes world of funerals

Yearly Subscriptions Due: Your membership subscription for the year from 1/4/23 to 31/3/24 are due this month, £46 for the year! We think that’s a bargain for 10 meetings with interesting speakers, craft and lets not forget the cakes.

@RuncornFoodbank -Collection: Every month we collect for our local foodbank and this month they need: Tinned Fish, Sponge Puddings, Custard, Orange Juice, Instant Mashed Potato, Jam,Tin Openers. They are currently overstocked on pet food, beans, nappies and feminine hygiene items

This Month’s Meeting is on Thursday the 16th March 7.30pm. Our speaker will be Kirstie Atherton - Celebrant who explains her role in weddings or funerals and loves that a celebrant is a person who works with you to make any ceremony completely personalised in a non-religious way.

Happy International Women's Day from Runcorn WI! International Women's Day 2023 campaign theme: #EmbraceEquity For International Women's Day and beyond, let's all fully #EmbraceEquity. Equity isn't just a nice-to-have, it's a must-have.

We are continuing to ask for our members to bring items (only if they can) for @RuncornFoodbank

This month's meeting is this Thursday 16th February- with a #showthelove theme about Moths! and raising funds to buy a piece of a nature reserve! @CheshireWT @WomensInstitute

This Month’s Meeting is on Thursday the 19th January at 7.30pm - An evening of singing, with a professional choir master teaching us some tricks!

Happy New Year! To all our friends, new and old, we wish you a Happy New Year! We have a brilliant year of fun, learning and friendship planned for 2023 and we hope you will join us! Our monthly meetings resume on Thursday 19th January - more information coming soon!

Merry Christmas! As 2022 draws to a close, we would like to wish our members and friends, a very Merry Christmas. Each and every member of Runcorn WI makes it a truly wonderful group to be a part of and we look forward to what 2023 holds for us!

This Month’s Meeting is on Thursday the 15th December at 7.30pm It’s Christmas and what better way to end the year than with a fantastic Christmas Party. Loads of exciting plans 😊