NFWI Annual Review 2015-2016

1,000S OF MEMBERS
TOOK PART IN THE
FIRST WI SPORTS WEEK
IMAGES (from left):
Lorraine Bennetts,
Dunton WI, Claire
Baird, Tea and Tarts WI,
Jackson Hammond
Joy Jordan from Shelford WI in
Nottinghamshire Federation. Joy
competed in the Rome 1960 Olympics
in the 800m when she was 25, where she
came 6th with a time of 2:07:8
IMAGE: Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Brecknock Federation.
Alongside competitions with the NFWI committees,
there have also been key workshops this year
providing guidance on staging with winning tips and
tricks. One hundred and thirty WI members from
nine different federations attended the one-day
staging and interpretation workshops, ShoWIng Off,
demonstrating how to create a balanced and
structured presentation, and how to display visuals
whilst delivering a talk or workshop throughout the
year. Members from a range of federations attended
floral art workshops in Oxfordshire and West Kent
where members completed three arrangements and
learned new designs and fresh ideas to help take their
floral art skills to the next level.
A Combined Arts Conference at Denman welcomed
28 Federation Representatives who enjoyed a huge
range of different activities throughout the three days
to inspire them to share their experience and learning
with fellow members back in their federations.
Fifty-seven federations have a Combined Arts
Representative, 59 have a Sport and Leisure
Representative and 59 have a Science Representative,
which is a real demonstration of the breadth of
interests throughout the WI. Thirteen federations
organised their own Chemistry Workshop with Dr.
Natalie Fey from the University of Bristol, a project
that started in 2014 and has really captured the
ongoing interest in science throughout the
organisation. Another first for this year was the WI
Sports Week in September, which opened up a variety
of sports to all members through federation events,
with members of all ages and abilities taking part
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