SWI News

11 August 2023

Members' News - Heritage edition print friendly version

12 July 2023

The SWI is on the move!

Big news about the SWI Edinburgh office!

04 July 2023

Members' News 16 print friendly version

24 June 2023

RHS - Scottish Handcrafts Winners 2023

Handcrafts winners and proposed schedule for next year's Royal Highland Show

22 June 2023

Women Together Summer 2023

Download the print-friendly version of the latest SWI members' magazine here

12 May 2023

Members' News 15 print friendly version

06 April 2023

Members' News 14 print friendly version

05 April 2023

SWI National Conference & Exhibition Members' Toolkit

Help spread the word about the event of the year and showcase what the SWI has to offer

29 March 2023

Royal Highland Show 2023

The full Royal Highland Show Handcraft competition schedule is now live...

17 March 2023

Members' News 13 print friendly version

24 February 2023

Members' News 12 print friendly version

08 February 2023

Women Together February 2023

Download the print-friendly version of the latest SWI members' magazine here

07 February 2023

Margaret Whiteford Award – Outstanding Member

Do you know a member of the SWI who is extraordinary, someone who goes above and beyond and deserves recognition of this award?

04 January 2023

Members' news issue 10 print-friendly version

31 December 2022

Vaughan Nash Community Competition 2023

This year's theme is Christmas and Institutes across the country are invited to enter

31 December 2022

This month's funding opportunities

Lots of funds are available – do they suit your needs?

13 December 2022

ADHD in Women

What you need to know about ADHD and how it affects women specifically

29 November 2022

Members' news issue 9 print-friendly version

29 November 2022

Members' news issue 9 print-friendly version

23 November 2022

National competitions hub

A new online resource for Federation Secretaries for National competitions

19 November 2022

This month's funding opportunities

Lots of funds are available – do they suit your needs?

19 November 2022

‘If we were not to change, we would not survive’

Chief executive at the Scottish Women's Institutes, Diane Cooper, speaks about the charity’s new strategy, her aim to diversify membership, and change the constitution.

18 November 2022

A new group for Glasgow

The city's women are keen to socialise

01 November 2022

We're in the news!

The new SWI women's groups in Glasgow and Bathgate were the subject of a major article in The Herald ahead of a special launch event in Glasgow on November 15th 2022.

25 October 2022

Members' news issue 8 print-friendly version

24 October 2022

New online training for members launches

Social media experts lead sessions on making Facebook work for you...

24 October 2022

Health and wellbeing is important to us

We are pleased to announce two new topics for November and January…

24 October 2022

Evelyn Baxter course for 2023

Japanese Temari balls are coming to groups across Scotland!

24 October 2022

Creative Crafts Show

Members were at the heart of the show this year

23 September 2022

Scottish Women’s Institutes mourns the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen was a true modern woman and an example to us all.

13 September 2022

Members' news issue 7 print-friendly version

05 September 2022

Survey results announced

Membership consultation feedback

17 August 2022

Draft Strategy update

Results are now in and will be revealed soon

13 July 2022

Mobile safe project launches

Fed up with nuisance calls? TrueCall could be the answer

27 June 2022

Royal Highland Show success

Congratulations to all participants especially overall winner Lou Washington, of Coldstream SWI!

30 May 2022

AGM: Time for Change

A focus on change and transformation was the theme at the Scottish Women’s Institutes Annual General Meeting on Saturday 28th May 2022 attended by 160 members.

25 March 2022

Interview with Diane - Available online

We have made a short film with Diane Cooper for members who couldn't attend her recent online 'Meet the CEO events'

25 March 2022

How Deen Divas set up an Institute

We have made a short film on how to set up an Institute, please get in touch for more information

02 March 2022

New: Your Member Toolkit

“I am delighted to invite you to be part of the SWI membership drive campaign, and I’d like to invite you to help us reach and recruit new members.

09 February 2022

Coming Together Safely - COVID Guidance

The SWI wants to keep all our members as safe as possible at events and meetings. We continually review the Scottish Government COVID guidelines to operate in a safe way. Here is the latest guidance as of 22nd Feb 2022.

09 February 2022

Membership Levies 2022

In the wake of a one-year period of reduced levies, we are starting to enjoy meeting face-to-face once again and as a gentle reminder, the membership fee is now £25. Your federation is due to pay the headquarters in November 2022.