The original SWRI badge design.
A YEAR after the centenary celebrations of Scottish Women’s Institutes (SWI) across the country, one Kintyre faction is celebrating its 90th birthday. Southend Rural member Elizabeth Semple says the group is looking back at 90 very successful years with gratitude to the millions of women who, down the years, kept the organisation safe.
Mrs Semple told the Courier the aims of the organisation, which was originally named Scottish Women’s Rural Institutes (SWRI), include advancing the education and training of its members in home skills, welfare and citizenship. She said it is also committed to preserving the traditions of rural Scotland and to working for international cooperation and understanding among women.