North Yorkshire East Federation
Whixley Group
The Women’s Institute has a lot to offer supporting and helping the local communities in many ways.
WHIXLEY W.I. Meetings in Village Hall 7.15 pm
Want to join in?
Come along! See what we do!!
- Are you crafty? Then come to our Paper Magic session, Stone painting, and our Jennyruth Workshop.
- What about being legal? Hear all about our Magistrates Courts.
- Who live in this House? A Knaresborough house with many connections.
- Who was Shackleton? Hear his story.
- And come to many other interesting evenings.
- Don’t miss out and join us now. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month.
- To find out more see our programme for the year and check your diary.
Programme of events for 2026
Date |
Activity |
|---|---|
| January 6th | Social Get Together |
| February 3rd | Stone Painting |
| March 3rd | Shackleton Stoaways |
| April 7th | York Minster’s Stained Glass |
| May 5th | Crafts for Adults with Jennyruth. |
| June 7th | Who Lived in a House Like This? |
| July 7th | Whixley W.I. 100th Anniversary |
| August 4th | Paper Magic |
| September 1st | Spokey Dokey Badge Club |
| October 6th | How the Magistrates Court works |
| November 3rd | AGM 2026 and Beetle Drive |
| December 1st | Christmas Meal – t.b.c. |
Pick up our 2026 programme with all the details now!
You can find us on the Whixley Village website!
Visitors are welcome for a small contribution.
The picture above is of the large Acer tree Acer tree planted on Saturday 24th November 1990 to commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Womens Institute in Britain.
Photos from WI Events
Click HERE to view a post and photos from February 2026.
Click HERE for photos taken during various WI events October – December 2025. .
Click HERE for photos taken when Whixley WI was visited by a circus entertainer in September 2025.
Click HERE for photos taken when Whixley WI visit to Sweet Basil in May 2025.
Click HERE for photos taken at when Whixley WI Fashion Show at the village hall in April 2025.
Click HERE for photos taken at when Whixley WI enjoy a Festive meal at the Wild Swan in Minskip, December 2023
Click HERE for pictures from Whixley WI Soup and Sweet Event held in October 2023 we had visitors from six local WIs and friends from the village
Click HERE for some photos from the WI Ladies in the Whixley Panto, January 2023
Click HERE for some photos from the WI visit for a Festive Meal at the Ship Inn Aldborough
Click HERE for some photos from the WI visit to Green Hammerton and Kirk Hammerton WI, December 2022
Click HERE for some photos from the WI visit to Sweet Basil, December 2022
Click HERE for some photos from the WI visit to Dunesforde Winery, July 2023.
Click HERE for some photos from the Whixley WI Soup and Sweet event in December 2022
Click HERE for some photos from the Whixley WI North East Federation Event, October 2022
Click HERE for photos from the Whixley WI outing at the Lime Tree, celebrating two members’ signify birthdays, May 2022
Click HERE for photos from the WI outing to the Tiger Inn, November 2021
Click HERE for photos from various events in the autumn of 2021
Click HERE for photos from the WI “Fish and Chips Picnic” in the Planting in August 2021
Click HERE for photos of the WI at Whixley Live, July 2021
Click HERE for photos of the WI’s visit to the Old Vicarage Garden, July 2021
Click HERE for photo of the WI lunch at the Punch Bowl, May 2021
Click HERE for photos from the Whixley WI visit to the Yorkshire Federations Centenary Celebration, February 2020.
Click HERE for photos from the Wi Meeting held at the Anchor on February 4th 2020 with a Tai Chi instructor.
Click HERE for photos from the WI Annual Dinner held at the Crown in Boroughbridge, December 2019.
Click HERE for photos from the recent WI meeting where making decorations for Christmas was underway, September 2019
Click HERE for photos from the WI Visit to Allerton Castle, September 2019
Click HERE for photos from the WI York Lunch, August 2019
Click HERE for photos from the WI craft day at the village hall, May 2019
Click HERE for photos from the WI trip to Scarborough, April 2019
Click HERE for photos from the WI Christmas Party, December 2018
Click HERE for photos from the Soup and Sweet Event
Click HERE for photos from the visit to Eden Camp.
Click HERE for photos from the Yorkshire Day event held at Burn Hall.
Click HERE for photos from the WI visit to Linton Lock.