Tag: Women's Institute

  • WI December Meeting

    Histon and Impington Women’s Institute is meeting on Thursday 18th December from 7.30pm at Histon Methodist Church.

    This is a Christmas Celebration and bring and share supper.

    Women of all ages are welcome. Email hisimpwi@gmail.com for more information or to say that you are coming.

  • WI August Meeting

    Histon and Impington Women’s Institute is meeting on Thursday 21st August from 7.30pm at Histon Methodist Church.

    The talk is entitled “An Architectural tour of Histon” by Tim Brading.

    Women of all ages are welcome. Email hisimpwi@gmail.com for more information or to say that you are coming.

  • WI Talk: The Challenges of Living in Sierra Leone

    WI Talk: The Challenges of Living in Sierra Leone

    Histon and Impington Women’s Institute is holding a talk on Thursday 16th February from 7.30pm at Histon Methodist Church.

    Ian Harvey will talk about living in Sierra Leone, the eighth poorest country in the world.

  • Women’s Institute ‘tree of hats’ heads off to help the homeless

    Women’s Institute ‘tree of hats’ heads off to help the homeless

    The popular HI Friends Christmas Tree festival has played a part in helping to provide some much needed warmth for those in need this year thanks to many hours of hard knitting by the Histon & Impington Women’s Institute (WI).

    The colourful creations by the Histon & Impington WI which will now keep the homeless warm this winter. Photo Sophie Howson.

    One hundred and twenty beautifully created bobble hats, hand-knitted by the 64 members of Histon and Impington WI formed their entry to December’s festival. These have now been donated on their behalf by the Daily Bread Co-operative to organisations such as Wintercomfort and The Lockon in Fair Street, both of which work to provide warm winter clothing for the City’s homeless and rough sleepers.

    Speaking to HI HUB about the project, organiser Sophie Howson said:

    “As a WI we decided that it would be lovely to have a project that would help others and the Christmas Tree Festival was an excellent vehicle. The members were very enthusiastic and many learned, or re-learned, to knit together and make hats and colourful pom-poms for the project. We have future projects planned now as it has been a really excellent and fun thing to do with a philanthropic outcome. We always want to encourage more members to the WI and would love to see some new faces at future meetings”.

    The next branch meeting is at Histon Methodist Church Hall at 7.30pm on Thursday 18th February and new members are very welcome. There will also be an illustrated talk on ‘Literary Cambridge’ by Peter Hains on Thursday 19th January. Full details here.

    Get in touch, or find out more, by emailing hisimpwi@gmail.com