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WELCOME TO THE

SPARKLING WYE WI
Situated in the busy, vibrant, market town of Ross-On-Wye, the southern point of Herefordshire and close to the borders of Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire.
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About Our Group

We were founded in January 2010 when the original Ross WI had sadly dwindled in numbers.

Our story tells that Shirley Eastwood, an existing WI member, felt so strongly that she didn’t want to lose the WI completely, that she presented herself at the gates of the local primary school where she knew she would find a good source of new recruits.

The new group was established with the aim of offering evening meetings and the name was chosen from the playful suggestion of a combination of sparkling wine and our lovely, river Wye.

From that time we have gone from strength to strength; having started with a mere eight members.

SWWI now has fifty-one members registered in 2024, and we are in the lucky position where we regularly receive enquiries from prospective new members throughout the year.

As a relatively new WI we are still evolving our traditions; we don’t sing Jerusalem.  We now have a beautiful waterscape banner made for us by our members and our wishes for a Clean River.

The social evening meetings are filled with a lot of chat and laughter, home made cake and the odd glass of wine.

We have an interesting and varied speaker programme, a series of social events held throughout the year including theatre trips and dinners, a monthly walking group, and the newly established craft group and monthly coffee mornings.

Latest News

Raising Money for Charity

Each year Sparkling Wye WI chooses a local charity to...

WI Sewers & Knitters

WISK for short! Meeting twice a month to knit, sew,...

Walking Group

Meet up once a month for a walk in the beautiful...

Coffee Mornings

A monthly coffee and catch-up, which happens on the 3rd...

Book Club Two

November 2022 - Breaking News!!!   Newly formed Book Club...

Programme Of Events

January 8th 7.30 'How to put on a Concert' - Jack Campey...

Our Next Meeting

The Sparkling Wye WI meet on the second Wednesday every month at 7.30 pm in the
Ross-on-Wye Bowling Club,
Ross-on-Wye. HR9 5AR

WI Campaigns

Members are at the heart of the WI. They play a central role in bringing issues onto the WI’s national agenda through campaigning. Campaigns are about making things better and tackling the issues that matter.

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