Two linked cases of #coronavirus have been confirmed in South Ribble, Lancashire. The two people had recently travelled to Italy and are currently isolating themselves at home. Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing Dr Sakthi Karunanithi explains more. 1 of 2....

Pity some other celebrities don’t adopt the same approach when asked to comment on things about which they are deeply ignorant.

There comes a point in every WI’s life when it needs to take the plunge and…. …buy a bloody big teapot! Look at this magnificent fellow! 😂

We sincerely regret to announce that we will be cancelling the remainder of the 41st Lancaster Litfest with immediate effect. Please see Full statement below:

Tonight’s meeting cancelled for obvious reasons.

It’s our President’s birthday today and this beautiful poem was in one of her cards.

Just had our first virtual meeting! Lovely to see people and catch up on how everyone is coping. 😊

Thanks to your sacrifices, social distancing is working. But if we stop now, we risk increasing the spread of #coronavirus. Helpful advice here: nhs.uk/coronavirus #StayHomeStaySafe

Here's a fundraising campaign that will appeal to so many of us yarny types. On every evening of the first 4 weeks of lockdown Sarah Weir has designed and crocheted a vegetable. Now she is raffling them in aid of foodbank charity the Trussel Trust. justgiving.com/fundraising/cr…

If you're going out for a run this morning as part of your daily exercise, don't forget the 2 metre rule 🏃 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️

Took our Annual Meeting online tonight. Having done committee nominations by email we were able to announce the new line up and to present the report & accounts. President election to follow via email! Then we had a nice catch up including guest appearances from a toddler! 😊

Another successful Zoom meeting. This time we had a speaker! Great talk on the work of Morecambe Bay Food Bank from Annette. Link for donations: morecambebay.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/dona…

If we all learn one thing from MR14 's campaign, it's to be that friend or that friend's parent, who spots that a child is hungry , and ensures that child is fed that day. Fellow Women's Institute members, let's keep a look out.

Following MR14​’s powerful campaign, we are pleased to hear that the Government have announced a new £120m summer food fund to extend the school holiday voucher scheme in England.

We have an update for WI members regarding membership subscriptions in light of the disruption due to lockdown. Visit My WI for more details: mywi.thewi.org.uk/essential-info…

Could be of interest to anyone with year 12 children in their lives.

We are looking for crafty projects to include in the WI column in Crafts Beautiful magazine! If you're a WI member who's just completed a new project which you'd like to be included, get in touch at [email protected] 🧵🧶