Shrewton & District WI Committee

The Members of every WI elect a President and a Committee of Officers at their Annual General Meeting, from amongst it's membership.​
The Committee act as trustees of the WI. Their primary responsibilities are to;
  • Meet regularly to discuss WI business (at least six times a year) and keep minutes of the meetings.
  • Organise meetings and activities for members.
  • Stay up to date with their federation and the NFWI and feed back to members.
  • Suggest policy and plans of action to members for approval.
  • Oversee the funds of the WI.

​Our Committee for 2024 - 2025

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Hilary Hall
Our President, Hilary Hall, is responsible for the overall running of our WI and was elected through a ballot of all members at our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 10th April 2024.  Hilary has previously served for over ten years as the WI Treasurer and we know will bring great experience, leadership and enthusiasm.
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Julia Kirkland
​The Treasurer oversees her WI’s accounts and gives financial advice to the Committee.  We are delighted to welcome Julia Kirkland to this role and although this is her first year on the Shrewton WI committee she brings a wealth of highly relevant professional business experience.
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Sandie Robinson
The Secretary and MCS Representative (Membership Communications Systems) ensures Committee and WI business is carried out correctly and efficiently.  Sandie Robinson, who held the role in 2023-2024 has been re-elected and will continue her sterling work.
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Karen Allen
The Vice President supports the President and other officers.  Karen Allen has been elected as our Vice-President and has also taken on the role of Programme Secretary, organising our varied and exciting programme of guest speaker's for the year ahead. ​
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Dianne Robinson
​Making our members and visitors feel welcome is essential and we are very lucky that our former President, Dianne Robinson, has agreed to stay on as our Hospitality and Visits Co-ordinator.
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Juliet Bleasdale
​Great record keeping and communication with our members is also vital therefore we have appointed Juliet Bleasdale to be our Minutes and Newsletter Secretary.  Juliet has been writing our newsletter for several months now and is wonderful with words therefore we were so pleased she agreed to take on the Minutes Secretary role too.
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Gillian Wren
With a smaller Committee this year we recognised that bringing roles together would provide the opportunity for improved ways of doing business.  Our Minutes Secretary from last year, Gillian Wren, is bringing together all aspects of social media communications and publicity into a single role and will be our Publicity and Media Officer.
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Gemma Sharrock
Whilst we like to be innovative and provide a wide range of activities, our regular monthly Craft Workshops, for participants of all abilities, continues to be immensely popular.  We have a very full and diverse programme of workshops and are thrilled to have Gemma Sharrock as our Workshop Co-ordinator.