pembrokeshire federation of women's institutes
London
The Pembrokeshire WI is a very active and dynamic WI Federation with 51 WI
groups and over 1100 members. Our WI groups span the whole of the county's
geography - from Saundersfoot, in the South, to St Dogmaels, in the North and
the Preseli Hills, to the East. Wherever you live, in Pembrokeshire, there will
(without doubt!) be a WI that you can join, just down the road from you! Many of
our members also like to join several Wis – it just makes 'getting to know new
friends' even better and, of course, means getting involved in so many and
varied activities! The Pembrokeshire Federation was formed in 1921 - therefore,
in 2021 we will be celebrating our 100th Anniversary. At the moment, our
Federation and all of our WIs are busy planning for 'our Big Year'! In addition,
in 2021, we will be hosting the NFWI Wales Conference, in April, 2021. The
meetings, across our county, are all so varied – we are so lucky to have so many
different groups – those that meet in the daytime, those that meet in the
evening. We also have a great variety of groups with a big mix of ages as well
as some that are slightly younger versus those that are slightly older. Whoever
you are and whatever you like to do, you can guarantee that you will find a WI
that suits you! We own our own House in the county town of Haverfordwest (WI
house) which is open to members on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 3pm –
all our members are welcome to pop in and have a catch up and chat with a Board
Of Trustee member – between those hours there is always someone there to welcome
you! We use this house for meetings as well as hiring it out for the local
community to use for day schools, educational course and seminars. We are
fortunate to have a variety of sub-committees which organise the events both
within Pembrokeshire and beyond – these include Sports & Leisure, Home Crafts,
Membership & Community & Environment. We publish a monthly newsletter, which
keeps WI members informed of all future events and enables groups to share
information, across the county, too! Quite simply, Pembrokeshire, with all its
beautiful landscapes and gentle pace of life, is blessed with having a WI
Federation that is so friendly, dynamic and so welcoming no matter who you are,
what your age or what your beliefs are – give it a try, you'll just find so many
friends along the way!
