THE SCOTTISH Women’s Institute is celebrating its centenary in July and Lochaber branches of the organisation are marking the occasion with an afternoon tea.
The tea will be held in Duncansburgh Church Hall, Fort William, on Saturday July 1 from 2pm to 4pm.
Martine Young told the Lochaber Times: ‘In 1917, many rural women lived isolated lives in houses that were small, cold, damp, draughty. Thanks to a far-sighted farmer’s wife in East Lothian, realising their plight, she founded the Scottish Women’s Rural Institute (SWRI). The local institute provided one evening a month away from their demanding domestic duties, giving them the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas, broadening their horizons.’