Bid to bring back a lost Welshpool institution

Steps are being taken to relaunch a Welshpool institution that folded earlier this year after more than 95 years.

Welshpool WI (women’s institute) folded in March after membership dwindled down to less than a dozen, ending nearly a century of presence in the town.

When the news first broke, Jean Hurrell, who advises the Powys Montgomery Federation of WIs, said that “something can rise up from the ashes” and believes that there has been enough support shown to give it a go.

“We are holding a meeting on Tuesday, July 15 at 7pm in the Old Bakehouse to see what can be done,” Jean told us, adding that there are moves afoot to also form a similar group in Llanfyllin with a meeting there on July 8.

For more information, email pmfwi@yahoo.co.uk