Hello, and welcome to the De Beauvoir WI! 

First set up in 2014, we have grown our friendly and inclusive community of women (over 18s), to a membership of varied walks of life, experiences, and languages. We meet monthly (currently every first Thursday, venue under Contact page) to eat cake and drink a cuppa or wine, and to enjoy a varying roster of talks, workshops or something different – we have been known to dance! Our campaigns and charitable support are important to us (please see our Campaigns page) while our sister groups are busy in the weeks with crafting, reading, walking, keeping fit and visiting galleries or museums (please see our Groups page) – nothing is obligatory! We also treasure our links with the local area and its community initiatives, but we welcome any joiners from further afield.  

Please use the Contact page to email us for more information about joining, or anything else. Our annual fee is £51 for: all meetings, interest groups, and wider membership of the WI including its magazine and website (with a recently launched Learning Hub). Membership renewals happen in April each year. If joining after April, new members can pay a pro-rata fee. Guests are generally welcome at our meetings for a £7 guest charge and prospective members can attend one meeting for free. Occasionally we have “member only” events and meetings, so please check the monthly meeting poster (below).

COMING UP

Councillor Anya Sizer and some of our WI regulars and committee.