About the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI)

The Women’s Institute (WI) was formed in 1915 to revitalise rural communities and encourage women to become more involved in producing food during the First World War. Since then the organisation’s aims have broadened and the WI is now the largest voluntary women’s organisation in the UK. The WI celebrated its centenary in 2015 and currently has almost 220,000 members in approximately 6,300 WIs. The WI plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities.
For more information go to https://www.thewi.org.uk

When you join Southport Scarlets  WI you also become part of the NFWI. Your membership automatically allows you to receive the WI Life magazine written especially for WI members and delivered to your door eight times a year.

The Lancashire Federation of Women’s Institutes (LFWI)

Lancashire Federation was formed in 1920 and now has over 8000 members belonging to 170 WIs. LFWI has eight sub-committees work hard to deliver interesting and educational courses on the arts and craft, leisure and sporting taster days, opportunities to explore national issues as well as informative excursions and sporting activities. Each September our Shows sub-committee organises a craft and produce show in Leyland. The show is open to the public and everyone is welcome to come along and appreciate the wealth of talent we have in Lancashire.
There are lots of trips, courses and events organised at the LFWI level.  
For more information go to www.lancashirewi.org.uk

For online courses go to www.denman.org.uk

WI Moodle – Training and Resources for WI Members

This is a password protected, members only online space with guidance on running a Branch of the WI as well as on a huge variety of topics if interest to members. There are also may discussion fora on a wide range of interesting topics. You will be sent your username and a temporary password once you have become a WI member.

Access WI Moodle at http://www.witraining.org.uk