The Gloucester Road WI is a diverse group of women with some amazing skills and experience.
We formed in 2011, and currently have 80 members who meet monthly and engage in an activity or listen to a speaker. We also fundraise for local charities and participate in the national WI campaigns and initiatives.
Membership for 2019 is still open as we still have a few places available for new members.
If you’d like to join our vibrant and active WI please and have any questions please get in touch.
17 Sep: Bangra Drumming - A Bangra Drumming workshop this month and back at our usual venue, St Andrew’s Bowling Club on Derby Road. Please be aware this is going to be a noisy session as we’ll be hearing a demo and having a go... Continue Reading →New memberships & renewals plus a talk from Rachel Lundy
Swishing and regifting
Music therapy talk
Craft workshop with Jemima Lumley
A talk from Unseen UK
Cheese tasting (with wine) and a quiz
Car maintenance (off-site at PC motors)
Macrami craft session
Bhangra drumming workshop
AGM & female butcher/knife skills
A talk from a renowned historian
Xmas party
Additional charges may apply for extra events or activities.
Programme may be subject to change at short notice for absolutely any reason.
We meet at 8pm on the third Tuesday of every month in the:
Bristol St Andrew’s Bowling Club,
Derby Road,
St Andrews,
Bristol
BS7 9AQ
A Bangra Drumming workshop this month and back at our usual venue, St Andrew’s Bowling Club on Derby Road.
Please be aware this is going to be a noisy session as we’ll be hearing a demo and having a go with the drums.
Back to crafts this month as we take on the classic 1970s trend of macramé. Ali will be taking us through the steps to make a hanging indoor plant holder.
We’ve revamped our competition to win a Denman Bursary. We want you to celebrate women in any way you like. So it could be about yourself or any woman – family, colleague, famous woman – who inspires you.
So get your creative hats on. You could write a poem, or a short story, or perhaps create a painting or photograph. There are no fixed categories so feel free to use any other imaginative craft you can think of. Let’s see how creative our WI can be!
We have three prizes: First prize is £200 and two follow up prizes of £100 for you to spend on a course at Denman. The deadline is the October meeting for judging, with the winners being announced at the quiz in November.
This month is a bit different as we go off site and take a visit to PC Motors to learn all things car maintenance.
The meeting takes place at:
PC Motors in Horfield at Unit 1a Elm Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8RJ.
But we will convene beforehand nearby at the Tinto Lounge on Glos Rd from 7.15pm, then head over to PC Motors. Once we are done we’ll head back to Tinto for our WI business.
We had an informative talk from Unseen UK. Find out more here: https://www.unseenuk.org
Do you know your Gouda from your Gorgonzola, your Stinking Bishop from your Yarg? It’s time to test your taste buds with our cheese tasting quiz (and quite frankly this is the meeting a lot of us cheese lovers have been waiting for!).
Please bring along any homemade chutneys too to try with the cheese.
Not all of our cheeses will be vegetarian and obviously if you have a severe dairy allergy, or are pregnant (and avoiding soft and blue cheeses) then you might want to give this one a miss.
