In light of the latest advice from the government with regard to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) we are unfortunately cancelling our monthly face-to-face meetings until further notice.
However, we are now running meetings and clubs online via zoom and members will receive details.
Keep in touch via this website, social media and our online newsletter to keep you updated of any further changes to our programme or clubs.
Stay safe everyone.
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 2020 is now closed. If you have any further questions about joining our vibrant and active WI please get in touch.
20 Oct: A virtual guided tour to Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California! - Join Erin Gates from California State Parks PORTS for a stroll through Humboldt Redwoods State Park!
Review Sep: Periods, Pelvic Floor and Peri-menopause - Vicki followed up with some further resources from her talk: Video on breathing I have 2 as one explains it more and the other is about pelvic floor connection more – so you can choose which to watch. Both similar... Continue Reading →New memberships & renewals plus Money for Good workshop with Friends of the Earth
Let’s Get Lyrical, poetry evening
House plant surgery and swap
Sustainability – an evening of short talks (cancelled) now Online houseplant surgery
Record-breaking adventurer Sarah Outen
Bingo Night!
Needle felting
Cider talk and tasting
Periods, pelvic floor, peri-menopause
Living adventurously with Explorers Connect
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
For October’s meeting, following our very brief AGM where we’ll welcome our new committee, we’re travelling across the globe for a virtual guided tour to Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California!We’ll join Erin Gates from California State Parks PORTS for a stroll through Humboldt Redwoods State Park, home to the largest stand of old growth redwood forest remaining in the world.
These giants, the tallest living things on earth, historically covered much of the Pacific Northwest of the United States, but logging in the early and mid 20th Century cut down 96% of old growth Redwoods, with only 4% remaining today.
We’ll walk virtually among these magnificent trees with Erin as she shares the stories they have to tell – about resilience, adaptations, and the history of their preservation which began with a women’s garden group in the early 20th century.
There will be opportunity for chat and questions after the tour. The walk starts straight after the AGM so be sure to don your virtual walking boots and sun hat and let’s go exploring!
Something that as women we have all had experiences of, or will have, and sometimes suffered in silence with. Vicki aims to inform us on how she uses fitness and nutrition to help at all stages of women’s health, the importance of our pelvic floor and allow us to talk openly about a subject that can still be a bit of a taboo – menopause.
We’ll hear a bit about Zoe and then we’ll start the workshop. You’ll need pens, pencils and some decent paper to work on.
Lisa will talk to us about all things antiques and select five member treasures to assess and discuss — just like on the Antiques Roadshow!
