Dyserth Women's Institute

Women’s Institute (WI) Sefydliad y Merched (SyM)

Dyserth W.I. had a really successful day at Prestatyn's Classic Car Show on Bank Holiday Monday.

We had a stand on the High Street amongst the classic cars (and opposite an ice cream van) to provide us with an excellent site to try to engage with potential new members, in particular 'younger' women.

We tried to spread the word about not just our own Institute but others in the area (and further afield for holiday makers who approached us).

We spoke to many women 10 of whom showed an interest in joining W.I. It was interesting that we also had the opportunity to dispel some misconceptions:

• "No, you are not too young at 55 to join W.I.",

• "No, all the membership fees don't go to London to the detriment of the local Institute",

• "Institutes do other things apart from making jam and knitting - and you can join if you can't do either ".

It's not clear if all / any of the women who took away information about our next meeting will actually materialise, but we definitely raised the profile of the Women's Institute locally.

A big thank you to members Karen, Anne, Sue, Lynn, Linda, Val and Jan for their help with staffing the stand.

In August we also supported other WI members from across the two counties at the Denbighshire and Flint Show with Dyserth members winning two firsts, two seconds and a Highly Commended. Well done members.

Dyserth W.I. continues to offer fun and friendship to any woman living in and around Dyserth including Trelawnyd, Rhyl, Rhuddlan and Prestatyn. We meet at 7.00 p.m. on the second Friday of every month (except August). Our forthcoming meetings include speakers on Dolls Houses and Welsh Dancing.

If you want to keep up with our activities, then find us on Facebook. Just type in Dyserth WI to see pictures and articles about past events and outings.

If you are interested in joining Dyserth WI or want to find out more please contact our President, Linda on reesowen.lro@gmail.com or our Secretary Ann on hughesann059@gmail.com