Copmanthorpe Women's Institute

06/10/2026

October 2026 meeting: The Heart of the Matter - learning key CPR skills (30 chest compressions + 2 rescue breaths) from the St John's ambulance and how to use a defibrillator

Many thanks to Alison, Yvonne + Eleanor for your excellent session 👍

Followed by refreshments, raffle and chance to catch up

🎶

06/10/2026

Such an important campaign

The WI is delighted to be taking part in 's Women & Girls Match Fund: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000GLdgHYAT

For one week only, every pound donated to our No More Violence Against Women campaign will be matched.

This funding will help us to:

· Train WI members to become No More Violence Ambassadors.

· Develop new educational resources and campaign materials.

· Increase understanding of domestic abuse, including coercive control and other non-physical forms of abuse.

· Equip members with the confidence to speak about violence against women in their communities.

· Support members to organise awareness events, talks and local activities.

· Encourage community action during the UN's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign.

Donate today and share the campaign with someone you know. Together, we can help end violence against women.

06/10/2026

The WI is delighted to be taking part in 's Women & Girls Match Fund: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000GLdgHYAT

For one week only, every pound donated to our No More Violence Against Women campaign will be matched.

This funding will help us to:

· Train WI members to become No More Violence Ambassadors.

· Develop new educational resources and campaign materials.

· Increase understanding of domestic abuse, including coercive control and other non-physical forms of abuse.

· Equip members with the confidence to speak about violence against women in their communities.

· Support members to organise awareness events, talks and local activities.

· Encourage community action during the UN's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign.

Donate today and share the campaign with someone you know. Together, we can help end violence against women.

29/09/2026

Oct 26 bookclub: Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama

This is a mighty tome at 442 pages. First published in 1995 with a newer foreword in 2004.

Covering Barack's family history in Kenya, being born in Honolulu and in his early twenties working with poor communities in Chicago. Later stuyding law at Harvard University where he became the first black president of the Harvard Law Review.

Scores ranged from 5 - 8

Next book: The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller

26/09/2026

Beautiful autumn morning to host a first trial "swap shop". Great to meet up with members from Acomb, Askham Bryan, Dringhouses, Kirk & Green Hammerton & York Central WIs over tea & cake to share ideas and chat all things WI

22/09/2026

Fresh posters displayed around the villages with our programme for the rest of the year - lots to look forward too!

New members very wecome 🙂

15/09/2026

September 2026 Cop Cooks: Harvest theme

To start caramelised onion, garlic & barley soup made with home grown veggies

Followed by:
Apple cake
Apple + sultana cake
Courgette & olive oil loaf with butter
Apple tarte tatin
Apple + plum crumble x 2
Apple crumble
Rhubarb + apple crumble with lots of custard

Lovely to catch up over delicious autumn flavours

08/09/2026

01/09/2026

September 2026's meeting: Digital Legacy by Rebecca d'Orazi Flavoni

Many thanks to Rebecca from RDF Training Academy for tonight's excellent presentation on digital legacy 🙂 Covering the importance of protecting our digital property and online persona.

With practical tips on how to add a legacy contact on your 'phone and social media account. Lots to think about what and how to safely hand over useful info on our digital footprint to our loved ones

Followed by tasty resfreshments and chance to catch up

26/08/2026

Aug 26 book club 📚: Long Island by Colm Toibin

Interesting book chat last night discussing Long Island (the sequel to Brooklyn) set in the 1970s featuring Eilis, Nancy and Jim. With Eilis's family life with husband Tony and his illegitimate love child in Long Island, America and ex-flame Jim with his pub in rural Ireland. Who will Jim end up with?

A wide range of views from i loved it 10/10 going to read more by the author, to meh too slow not for me 5/10

Next book: Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama