Welcome to Minchinhampton Women’s Institute
Minchinhampton Women’s Institute (Minchinhampton WI) is part of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes, in the Gloucestershire Federation. The WI is the largest women’s organisation in the UK.
Minchinhampton WI meets on the first Wednesday of each month, starting at 2:30pm, in the Scout Hut on Dr Brown’s Road. Most meetings include a talk by a professional speaker and finish with refreshments. Meetings typically finish by about 4:30pm. Visitors are very welcome – your first visit is free and subsequent visits cost £4.
Recent talks at our regular monthly meetings include Unusual Cures and Blood Galore (the History of Medicine), the Dymock Poets and ‘Lost The Plot’.
Have a look at our Events page for our regular and ad hoc activities and groups.
Our next meeting is on Wednesday 1st July. Our talk will be about Amelia Edwards – an Egyptologist and Traveller active in the 19th century..
Membership of the WI is open to women aged 18 years or over, and costs £54 for the 2026-27 season (1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027). Members who join later in the membership year pay a pro-rata amount.
