Events
Cambridgeshire Collection
Central Library, Lion Yard, Cambridge
Wednesday 12 February 2025, 11am – 12.30pm
An opportunity to see some of the Cambridge Collection and have a guided tour of the archives held at Cambridge Central Library.
Cambridge County Council's Local Studies is home to major collections of material from across the county, including books, newspapers, photographs, maps and plans. It contains the Cambridgeshire Collection which holds over 80,000 items dating from the 1680's onwards, including images of places, people and events from across the whole county. It even holds lots of WI bits, including a few scrapbooks from a 1958 competition!
Cost: £6.00 (Members only)
Waiting List
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Jigsaw Challenge 2025
Oakington Pavilion, Cambridge CB24 3AW
Monday 24 February 2025, 10am for 10.30am start
Gather a team of 4 friends from your WI and come along to take part in our annual Jigsaw Challenge - to see who can complete the picture first.
No snow this year!
You will be welcomed with tea and coffee from 10.00am.
A light lunch of soup and bread, followed by a muffin, will be served at about 12.30pm, when all puzzles are completed.
A small prize will be awarded to the members of the winning team Why not bring along your old tried and tested puzzles to swap with other members on the day.
Cost: £11.00 (Members only)
Closing Date for bookings: Monday 3 February 2025
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Pancake Tuesday Coffee Morning
CFWI Office
Tuesday 4 March 2025
10.30am-12.30pm
Join us for some delicious Pancakes
Bacon and Maple Syrup
Traditional Lemon/Orange/Sugar
Nutella
Along with a cup of coffee or tea
Cost: WI Member £8.00 Non WI £10.00
Closing date for bookings: Friday 21 February 2025
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Guided Tour of the Whipple Museum of Science
Cambridge CB2 3RH
Wednesday 12 March 2025, 10.30am
Exclusive visit to the Whipple Museum as we visit at a time when the museum is closed to the public. The Whipple Museum’s collection includes scientific instruments, apparatus, models, pictures, prints, photographs, books and other material related to the history of science.
The Museum building is part of the first Free School in Cambridge. It was founded in 1944 when Robert Stewart Whipple presented his collection of scientific instruments to the University of Cambridge. Since his initial gift, the Museum is home to many instruments formerly used in the Colleges, Departments of the University of Cambridge and local companies ranging from 18th century astronomical instruments to early 20th century electronic calculators.
Meet at the back door of the Whipple Museum by entering the New Museums Site from Downing Street at 10.25am for entry at 10.30am.
Cost: £6.00 (Members only)
Booking closes: Thursday 20 February 2025
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Swishing Saturday
CFWI Office
Saturday 15 March 2025,
10am - 11.30am and 11.30am - 1pm
We are asking members to donate good quality, new or nearly new women’s clothing, handbags and hats to be sold to other members at bargain prices.
It is a great fundraising opportunity for the Federation.
A chance for us all to take a long hard look at our wardrobes and give unwanted items a new home.
An opportunity to pick up affordable “new to you” clothes.
March 18th is Global Recycling Day and this event is closely aligned to one of the proposed WI resolutions for 2025 “Join the Repair Revolution”. This is your opportunity to see how easily and cost effectively we can all join the revolution!
DONATIONS.
Start sorting out your wardrobes and bring your donations of women’s clothes, handbags and hats, to the WI Office from 17th February – 10th March. (See the newsletter for opening hours). Please ensure the items are washed and ironed, this will ensure they look their best at the sale.
Contact the office if you would like someone to collect donations from your WI.
We are running two sessions 10am-11.30am and 11.30am-1pm. There are two events on TicketSource, one for each time - so remember to book the time of your choice.
Refreshments will be available to purchase during the morning.
Cost: WI Member £2.50 Non WI £3.50
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(Tickets will be available on Ticketsource until the day before the event)
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A Morning with Angie Stewart
CEO of Cambridge Women’s Aid
CFWI Office
Friday 21 March 2025, 10.30am
Join us as we welcome Angie Stewart to Girton in the month that we celebrate International Women’s Day. Angie is the CEO of Cambridge Women’s Aid, an organisation that has provided specialist support to survivors of domestic abuse in Cambridge since 1977. Angie will talk about her role and the incredible support provided by Women’s Aid.
We hope that you can join us as we hear about this amazing organisation and the ways that your WI’s can help.
Refreshments provided.
Cost: £6.00 (Members only)
Booking closes: Friday 14 March 2025
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Air Fryer Talk and Demonstration
CFWI Office
Monday 24 March 2025
10am-12pm
Is it Worth Taking Out of the Box?
A helpful discussion and demonstration on the Air Fryer
Sharing of information/articles/recipes/types available. If you already have an air fryer, please bring your recipes, thoughts and advice too so that we can all learn from each other.
Tea & Coffee will be available.
Cost: WI Member £7.00 Non WI £8.00
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Booking closes: Monday 10 March 2025
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CFWI Annual Council Meeting 2025
Comberton Sports and Arts, West Street, Comberton CB23 7DY
Monday 28 April 2025
Doors open 6.15pm for 7pm start
This is our formal meeting where we reflect on the activities of 2024/25 and you approve the standing orders for the Federation and the Financial Statement for 2024.
Our speaker this year will be Lucy Lewis. Some of you may have had the pleasure of hearing her inspirational talk about her career as the UK’s first female bomb disposal expert. However she now has her hands full with a new challenge – she is Cambridge University’s first woman marshal and we are delighted that she is going to include some of her experiences in this role in her talk.
There will be stalls, displays, a raffle and refreshments available to purchase in the break.
All WIs are invited to send a delegate to the meeting, to vote on the constitutional items on the agenda. Delegate tickets should be paid for by their WI.
All members are welcome.
All tickets (delegates and members) are £10.00
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Booking closes: Tuesday 15 April 2025
T&C’s
Please note that participants will not be required to show a ticket at the event. No refunds will be given after the closing date, but if you are unable to attend we may have a waiting list.
In the event of a refund - this will not include the booking fee of 6.5% plus VAT.