Contact & Membership

By Clifton WI

Monthly Meetings

Our meetings are face to face and held on the last Wednesday of the month in the rear hall of Alma Church: 29 St. Johns Road, Clifton, BS8 2ES. Meetings start from 7.30pm and usually end around 9pm. As well as socialising, we have a speaker or an activity and there is a bar for hot and cold drinks. 

All women are welcome to visit or join Clifton WI. 

 Annual Membership of the WI starts in April and the membership fee for 2025 is £51.00 which for this year has been subsidised making it £49.00. Renewing members, please update your details using the WI template form renewal.

Clifton WI receives about half of the membership fee. We spend much of this income on  hiring the venue and paying speakers. We supplement this by fund-raising in various ways through the year. We also try to support local charities from time to time.

Paying your annual subs

To avoid paying bank charges, we encourage members to pay by BACS please. Details of the Clifton WI account can be given on request. 

Joining during the year 

Membership is available part-way through the year for new members. You will pay a pro-rata amount:

1 July to 30 September £36.25
1 Oct to 31 December £23.50
This is the current subsidised pro-rata rate for 2025-2026.

Dual membership is also available. If you would like to become a member of one of our sister WIs in the Durdham Down Group or indeed any other WI, details can be given on request. 

Visiting Clifton WI
Non-members are most welcome to visit us 3 times in any one year, after which you are invited to commit to membership. Visitors to Clifton WI are asked to pay £5 per visit.

Contact Details
On joining, we ask new members for their details to ensure the National WI database (the MCS) holds correct information for you. We will ask you to complete an application form and thereafter keep us up to date with any changes to your contact details. 


Clifton WI Committee
 
Committee for 2024/25
President - Adele Gardner 
Secretary - Sue Easmon 
Assistant Secretaries - Sally Meadows and Catherine Cheeseman 
Consultant -Catherine Elsey 
Helen Bowen - Treasurer
Cindy Paul - Membership 
Cheryl McKeon Slater- Programme Co-ordinator and Newsletter

What does the Committee do?
We work as a team to keep Clifton WI thriving, but we could always use some help.  Many hands make light work, and we are always keen to co-opt interested members to bring a fresh perspective. New members are most welcome to join the committee, 

How much of my time would it take?
The committee meets once a month at a member's house, and meetings usually start at 7.30pm and we aim to finish by 9pm. The dates are flexible to accommodate other interests - we're all busy women! 

Most committee members volunteer to take responsibility for a particular role or offer to help with other things, such as, providing the refreshments, organising the kitchen rota, or putting together the raffle and other fundraising efforts. 

Sounds interesting, what next?
If you might like to join the committee, please ask any of us about it. We'll be happy to tell you what we do and invite you to a meeting.

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