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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 paid for 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 who 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 ".
We were also visited by our new Member of Parliament, Becky Gittins, who offered to come and speak to us (none politically of course) and to arrange a visit to the Houses of Parliament for any members interested.
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 Womens Institute locally. We meet every second Friday of the month at Dyserth Community Centre, 7.30 - 9.30.
