ESSEX WI

• 85590 - Other education n.e.c.
• 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

We are a limited company with Charitable status and are governed by our written Constitution. The Board of Trustees, consists of up to14 WI members who are elected by the membership biennially. It is their responsibility to oversee the day-to-day running of the organisation... The Women's Institute started in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada in 1897 as a ‘self help' group for farmer's wives. Adelaide Hoodless's youngest child had died from drinking contaminated milk and she was determined that it shouldn't happen to other children. She set up the Women's Institute with the aim of educating and supporting its members which is a tradition the WI upholds to-day. Since its inception the WI has been non-sectarian and non-party political. However, as the largest women's organisation in the country, we are a force to be reckoned with and continually campaign for changes and improvements to the position of women and that of their families. We pride ourselves on the fact that all members pay the..

Also known as: FEDERATION OF ESSEX WOMEN'S INSTITUTES

Registration numbers: 02747046 (CH)

Primary location: Hatfield Peverel United Kingdom