Jeryl Stone, NFWI Chair: I have so enjoyed seeing today's WI Day sisterhood & celebrations. Our movement is 110 years old - but absolutely thriving; reflected in each post & party happening today. Long may we continue to be a lodestar for friendship and getting things done! Thank you for everything.

Today is #WIDay2025 🥳. Am all set to give the @womensinstitute.bsky.social WIDay talk celebrating 110 years of the WI. Join us this evening at 7.30pm online (book your place 👇) to learn more on #womensgrassrootsactivism learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/cour.... @womenshistnet.bsky.social #LSBU

Today is WI Day and our 110th birthday! For our members, 16 September always presents a chance to celebrate the firm friendships in our movement, recognise our fantastic legacy of inspiring women, and reflect on all that we achieve together through our quiet yet persistent power.

At 7.30pm this day next week I am giving the @womensinstitute.bsky.social WI Day 2025 talk. It is online & you can book via link 👇. Having worked on history of WI for 30+ years I am 🤩 . #womensgrassrootsactivism @womenshistnet.bsky.social learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/cour...

Yesterday, it was a pleasure to welcome @womensinstitute.bsky.social Chair Jeryl Stone to @eisteddfod.cymru. We were also delighted to have a visit from First Minister Eluned Morgan @prifweinidog.gov.wales. Thank you for visiting our stand for a chat.

An Grianán, modelled on @womensinstitute.bsky.social Denman House, a place 'we could go at any time & discuss our mutual problems...& learn how to be good citizens of Ireland & the world'. Venture supported by WI & WINI highlighting little known cross border co-op 1950s+. #womensgrassrootsactivism

We just love this story! Keinton Mandeville go viral! #HumanFruitMachine #TikTok #InspiringWomen www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/wha...

Now all eyes are on the "Roses", England Rugby's team in the Women's Rugby World Cup. Northamptonshire Federation of WIs are getting into the spirit, having spent a year creating yarnbomb murals to line a mile (!!!) of streets leading to the Franklin's Garden Stadium! Amazing work. #Yarnbombing

You brought it home!! ⚽ Welcome #Homecoming to our #Lionesses. Congratulations from all of us at The WI!

Calling all @womensinstitute.bsky.social Essex members! I still have two talks to go at these fantastic branches of The W.I. in August and September this year. I hope to see you there! 💚💚💚

The WI are proud partners / supporters and signatories of this campaign. We've been campaigning for decades on the climate and environment, and our legion of Climate Ambassadors are calling time on Gov, and policy makers.

Something to look forward to…

Really honoured & delighted to be invited to give 2025 #WIDay talk showcasing rich history of activism by @womensinstitute.bsky.social. WI is a core participant of @ukri.org #AHRC #womensgrassrootsactivism project. Come along to learn more on how WI activism helped transform lives of women & girls.

*New talk klaxon* Where: The WI Learning Hub What: @caitbeaumont.bsky.social's talk on The WI at 110 Years – The Story of a Movement for Women Paid Member: £0.00 Tuesday, 16 Sept 2025 at 7:30PM (1 hour). Link for more: learninghub.thewi.org.uk/at-home/cour...

It was an honour to present our work on #microplastics in rivers to the APPG on microplastics in Westminster last week chaired by Alberto Costa MP with reps from @womensinstitute.bsky.social & various organisations. Excellent discussion on how to limit microplastics entering the environment.

Hello and welcome to our Welsh sister, NFWI-Wales - looks like you've had a great week!

NFWI-Wales: We were delighted to have a stand at the Everywoman Festival in Cardiff on Saturday. We shared resources relating to our health campaigns, and contributed to a panel debate on gender-based violence. Thank you to WI member Nicola Awni from Gwent Federation who shared her lived experience

We had wonderful conversations about climate justice, leadership & action as part of the Climate Justice at the Museums event @morethanadodo.bsky.social. Working with @womensinstitute.bsky.social and @samhampton.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social Looking forward to analysing our data. #RHRNclimate

Are you local to Rochford and a member of Roach @womensinstitute.bsky.social WI.? I'll be there this evening talking all about Irish women's history, publishing a book and reading an excerpt from THE WALK. Copies for sale afterwards during tea-and-cake time! See you there! 💚💚💚💚

We are thrilled to confirm that our lifesaving proposal is to become the new national campaign for @womensinstitute.bsky.social The WI has been such an important campaigning body for over a century, & to think that Bystanders Can Be Lifesavers, will become part of that- wow!

Watching the online Women’s Institute annual meeting today to see if our resolution might become the next national campaign…. #wishusluck #bystanderscanbelifesavers #wi_am2025 @womensinstitute.bsky.social

Countdown to #WI_AM2025. A sneak look at the behind the scenes of today's "set". Hope you're excited and sitting comfortably for today's Annual Meeting online....

A big happy birthday to Mel B, who - as a survivor of coercive control and an abusive relationship - was a passionate and brilliant speaker on ending Violence Against Women and Girls at our Annual Meeting at the Royal Albert Hall last year. Happy 50th Mel from all of our membership #VAWG #MelB

Counting down to the Annual Meeting on Wednesday 4 June. Tune in to hear a fireside chat between Melissa Green and Emma Bridgewater, catch up on all things WI and hear from our WI Supporter Angel Strawbridge. Grab your Emma Bridgewater/WI mugs, and get your tickets: shorturl.at/7v76v

Our UK Supreme Court ruling statement.

Laundry wastewater is full of microplastic fibres, contaminating water supplies and soil via biosolids. 👚 The UK Parliament's proposed Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill is a crucial solution we fully support to protect our environment. 🌍 (Image credit: @womensinstitute.bsky.social)

The new WI Life magazine (May & June) is out now! Featuring: period positive champion Chella Quint OBE, and an exclusive interview with Emma Bridgewater about our exciting new collaboration: a '110 years of the WI mug'! Available to pre-order right now: www.emmabridgewater.co.uk/collections/...

Huge thanks to @martinbagot.bsky.social for his support for our campaign. This dental disarray hits women hardest 👇🏽 #DentalHealthMatters

Read the full @womensinstitute.bsky.social report here: www.bda.org/news-and-opi...

Here's a link to the report [opens as a PDF]: www.thewi.org.uk/__data/asset...

Thanks to all the Parliamentarians we met today, for their support. Our report asserts that the dental health crisis hits women the hardest 👇🏽 #DentalHealthMatters

Absolutely brilliant audience of 540 members of #NFWI-Wales and #TheNationalFederationofWomensInstitutes in Llanelli this morning for their 100th Welsh Conference - inspired by the WI #cleanriversforpeopleandwidlife campaign

The @womensinstitute.bsky.social has announced more generous parental leave for its 45 paid employees, which the charity says will mean it offers some of the best policies available

Our NFWI-Wales Chair, Jill Rundle, went on BBC Wales' Sunday Supplement programme this week, to talk about our legacy of campaigning, our roots in Wales, and why we're still so relevant today. Skip to 42mins, 26 seconds in to listen again: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Our new maternity and parental leave policies for staff was discussed in @civilsociety.bsky.social this week. We're committed to supporting women, their careers, and also the partners of those having a child - to alleviate financial and emotional stress. www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/women-s...

The April issue of WI Life has landed in beautiful sunshine! This month we update up on Thinking Differently & 2 neurodiverse mbrs share their experience of menopause. Plus, we meet Ashley, making waves in a male dominated industry, & Lucy going from jogging in her garden to a Guinness World Record!

We have launched new improvements to our family-friendly policies designed to better support our employees and their families, including in maternity and adoption pay, partner/paternity leave and pay, & the introduction of neonatal and premature baby leave and pay. www.thewi.org.uk/jobs/new-emp...

Difficult to avoid spoilers on #Adolescence It reminds us the biggest risk to women & girls health isn’t blood pressure or obesity, it’s men & boys Misogyny harms more women in the UK & globally than terrorism & organised crime Yet misogyny itself isn’t even a criminal offence

Amazing to work with fab members of @womensinstitute.bsky.social @soroptimistgbi.bsky.social ICA & Fed of WI of Northern Ireland on #WGAPodcast. @ruthdav.bsky.social @annefhlogan.bsky.social Anna Muggeridge & myself v grateful to them + #AHRC & @historyhub.bsky.social for making it happen 😍.

In 2025 we are proud to be celebrating 110 years of the WI! And we're encouraging WIs and Federations to join in - from tree planting & ‘parties in the Park’ to a free WI Webinar session on our Learning Hub. We can't wait! www.thewi.org.uk/celebrating-... #WI110years #inspiringwomen

Whew! Made Research🐟 deadline by a whisker! Working with @annefhlogan.bsky.social @ruthdav.bsky.social @racheljcollett.bsky.social Anna Muggeridge & members of @womensinstitute.bsky.social @soroptimistgbi.bsky.social & ICA we had 28 activities over 18 months on #AHRC #womensgrassrootsactivism.

Support the Microplastics Filter Bill... #EndPlasticSoup www.thewi.org.uk/media-centre... #Microplastics #Environmental #Laundry #Sunstainable www.theguardian.com/environment/...

📢Ep. 4 of #WGAPodcast is now available here: historyhub.ie/womens-grass... In this episode @annefhlogan.bsky.social chats with members of @womensinstitute.bsky.social & @soroptimistgbi.bsky.social about environmental activism. Enjoy 🌼 & re-post! @whaireland.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

Yes! It's our Thinking Differently campaign, & the subject of our first podcast! Thanks so much for coming to our event at @beamishmuseum.bsky.social today :) #IWD pca.st/episode/f6e2...

Today, on International Women's Day, we were invited onto the Breakfast Show that broadcasts across 3 BBC Yorkshire radio stations - to fill the airwaves with positivity, optimism, & to talk about our brilliant movement. Listen from 2 hours, 18mins, 42 seconds in! #IWD www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

To mark International Women’s Day, we've teamed up with the Beamish Museum to launch an exhibition showcasing the activist / craftivism materials used by WI members over the last 110 years. #IWD www.beamish.org.uk/events/wi-ex...

We signed an open letter to David Lammy calling on Gov to keep its promises. The last time the aid budget was slashed, progs supporting women & girls took 1 of the biggest hits. We stand alongside @careintuk.bsky.social in urging Gov to commit 20% of UK aid directly to protect fund #GenderEquality.

Ahead of International Women's Day on Saturday, we commissioned new public polling on the rise of #misogny, with @opiniumresearch.bsky.social. And the results make depressing reading: Evening Standard, London: www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/wome...

If you're a member of the @womensinstitute.bsky.social in the beautiful village of Paglesham, Essex, I'll see on Wednesday! Thank you so much for inviting me.