Join the East End WI!
St Margaret’s House have hosted the East End WI for many years for their monthly meetings.
The East End WI welcomes women of all ages, from all communities and all walks of life. Join them for their lively and friendly talks, meetings and activities.
The WI (Women’s Institute) is a unique organisation shaped by its members. In 1915, they set out to give women a voice and to be a force for good in the community. Since then, their members and their ambitions alike have grown tremendously. Today, they are the largest women’s organisation in the UK and they pride themselves on being a trusted place for all women of all generations, to share experiences and learn from each other. The WI campaigns nationally on a wide range of issues and provide life-long learning and self-development opportunities for women in England and Wales.
The East End WI meetings are on the third Thursday of each month, in person.
Membership to EEWI is currently £51 per year, April to March. New members will pay a pro-rata subscription depending on the quarter in which they join. You can join at any of their meetings and can pay by cash, cheque or ask us for online payment details.
The EEWI remains inclusive to all and so if membership is not open to you, you are welcome to attend meetings as a visitor with a suggested voluntary donation of £5 per session.
The next meetings are:
16 April 2026: talk – David Bowen, Travels on the Edge of History
21 May 2026: AGM plus Sally Shanley with an intro to new WI VIA online learning platform and Natasha Chetwynd on women’s football
18 June 2026: talk – Sarah McCartney from 4160 Tuesdays on her adventures in perfume
16 July 2026: talk – Anna Bowles on Ukraine and the role of women
20 August 2026: talk – Jacky Robinson, Some Women of the 1950s who Defied Convention - and also wrote a Cookbook
15 September 2026: talk – Jennifer Watt, surgeon, clinical fellow at St Thomas’ Hospital, on the periodic surgical training work she does in West Africa
15 October 2026: talk – Beccy Allen, Arts & Wellbeing Director / Co-CEO at St Margaret’s House on its history, current focus and future plans
19 November 2026: talk – Nigel Smith, cinema walk leader and part of the team that produces Screenshot for BBC Radio 4, on Tower Hamlets cinema history
17 December 2026: Christmas party
If you are interested in finding out more please get in touch with the East End WI directly, who can provide you with further information.