Welcome to

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Swanland

Women's Institute

The WI offers opportunities for all women to enjoy friendship, to learn, to widen their horizons and together to influence local, national and international affairs.

These web pages are intended to both provide women in and around Swanland access to information about the WI, whether they are members or not, also to provide a wider public with a view of an organisation and an area with which they may be unfamiliar. In either case we hope that you find the information of interest. Swanland is situated seven miles west of Hull and nine miles south of Beverley on the edge of the Yorkshire wolds and near the Humber Bridge.

Activities Current Programme              

2004 Wednesdays

7th.. April

Miss G MItchell Nurse in the Arctic

5th May

Resolutions Meeting

2nd. June

Mrs Atherson  Millennium Mural

7th. July

Mrs Desforges Life, Love and Laughter

4th August

Mrs Applegarth And thereby hangs a tail

1st September

Members Evening

6th. October

Mrs Mossfield Postal history as a hobby

3rd November

Mrs M. Oneill Beauty for th mature lady

8th Dec note date change

Mr T. Richards An evening with Morcambe and Wise

2005 January

No Meeting

                     

2nd February To be arranged
2nd. March A.G.M

Other Activities

As well as the monthly meetings we have other activities which include, a Summer Supper, a Strawberry Tea, and a Harvest Supper. Members can also participate in events and outings organised by the Federation, meeting members and friends from other Institutes.

History

Swanland WI  celebrated its 50th. anniversary this year. The first meeting was held in April 1949 when 53 members attended. At this time Swanland was a small village with very little development. However in the 1960's when the village began to grow, the membership rose to over 100. Over the past few years, despite many more houses being built, membership has fallen to 40. This is, we feel, due to the greater mobility of those who live here, many households having two cars making the attractions outside the village which were previously difficult to get to much easier.
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month in Christ Church Hall starting at 7.30 p.m.
Visitors and new members are always welcome.
Swanland WI belongs to the East Yorkshire Federation of Women's Institutes whose office is at :- 2(b) Railway Street, Beverley.

Market

There is a WI Market held each Friday morning from 10a.m. to 11.30a.m. (except January) in The Memorial Hall, Lairgate, Beverley. Three members from Swanland are 'marketeers'.

This page was updated  on 14th.Feb. 2001