Our monthly meetings - 2025

Details

January 16th 2025

Location

Our main monthly meetings are always held on the third Thursday of the month at Sowood Community Centre.

Each month the “Helpful Babes” arrive at 6:00pm to help set up the centre for our meetings and then pack away afterwards. All members will be part of this group over the year, there are a variety of tasks to suit all physical abilities.

Tea, coffee, cordial and cake or savoury snacks will be available during the social time of our meetings. Each month, the nominated members provide the food under the guidance of our “kitchen crew” who are identifiable by their green aprons. Refreshments can either be home made or shop bought, and sometimes support the theme of the speaker. Assistance with clearing and washing up are always appreciated.

Helpful Babes

Location

January 16th 2025

Location

Sowood Community Centre,

Stainland Road,

Sowood,

Halifax,

West Yorkshire

HX4 9HY

Doors open at 6:30 and the meeting starts between 7:00 and 7:15

Parking is at a premium, so please car share where possible.

January 16th 2025

Our Annual meeting, a review of the year and sharing of plans for 2025

February 20th 2025

David Hardcastle from "The Mobile Police Museum" will be joining us for a light hearted and interactive evening about the history of policing.

www.themobilepolicemuseum.com

2oth March 2025

February 20th 2025

2oth March 2025

We celebrate National Happiness Day with comedian Joey Howard.

17th April 2025

February 20th 2025

2oth March 2025

This month we will be learning more about the WI as it marks is 110th Anniversary. We will find out about its formation and some of the landmark campaigns that have made a lasting change to the Country.

15th May 2025

19th June 2025

Our WI is full of members with amazing and surprising life stories and this month we will be finding out more.

19th June 2025

Back by popular demand, our June speaker will be Steve Midgley, Wildlife Photographer aka the Wildlife Pirate.

Steve is a Wildlife photographer based in Halifax, West Yorkshire. This time we will be hearing about his recent trip to Botswana.

Steve will explain how he captures amazing images like the one above

17th July 2025

19th June 2025

Jessica Aldred will be giving her popular talk Adventures in Needlework. This charts her 20+ year career from training at the Royal School of Needlework, working in costume at the Royal Opera House, teaching needlework in a high security prison, working on commissions for the Royal family and much more!

21st August 2025

Mules and Minders, tales from a Customs Officer

18th September 2025

In September we will be having a night of games, along with our crazy September raffle!

11th October 2025

18th September 2025

For our 11th birthday we will be having a night of fun and music from local group, Little and Often.

20th November 2025

The first ever Great Sowood WI Pantomime!

18th December 2025

20th November 2025

Shake your baubles and round off the year with our fabulous Christmas Party