Rita Steele,

I have been a member of Spring Chicks since its first meeting in 2009 serving as both president and Secretary. 

I have been a Advisor for just over three years, I am on the committee of membership support and training sub-committee and a trustee since June . I am also the steward for our trips to the WI Annual Meeting in the U.K

I moved to the island from Oxford with my husband and three children in 1976 and now have ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren some living here and the rest in Derby. 

Before I retired a number of years ago, I worked in finance and still work as a invigilator at one of the local schools. 

Cath Chatterley,

I joined Parkfield WI in 2013 as a member. I went onto the Committee in 2014 and I have been President for the last 6 years. I was co-opted I onto the Board of Trustees in 2020. 

I work full time as a Dental Nurse and I also enjoy crafting. It was because of this love that I started the Manx Craft Guild which is now in it’s 10th year. I also work for the Isle of Man Youth Service. 

I have been married to my husband, Simon, for 18 years and we have two new cats called Hank and Chewie.

I love what the WI has given me and I have made new friends and learnt a lot of new things from the Speakers we had. My roles on the board is Social media and Website and i am also chair of the Creative and Craft committee.

Ann Turner

I joined the WI eight years ago and have belonged to two groups, Arbory and Port St Mary. It's been a very enjoyable time, meeting new people, renewing old friendships and learning new skills.

Growing up my mother was always involved with Arbory WI's entry to the Southern Agricultural Show, so I was really pleased to join the WI Agricultural Show Committee in 2019. Early this year I became a trustee.

I live in Colby with my husband and two dogs. We have two daughters who at present are living in the UK. I'm mostly retired but occasionally do some educational supply work.

Angela Souter

My name is Angela Souter, I am married to Ian who was raised on the Isle of Man. We have two children and a gorgeous granddaughter! I was born and raised in Chelmsford, Essex, and lived in Hertfordshire before moving and living overseas for over 30 years. Firstly in Kuwait, then Abu Dhabi, with a short interim living in Cheshire, then finally Dubai, where we settled for the last 27 years. We retired to the Isle of Man in 2019.

I originally trained as a Dental Surgery Assistant Tutor at UCH London, then as a Dental Hygienist at the Royal Dental Hospital, St George's, Tooting, London. Changing career when I moved overseas I worked as a Nursery Teacher before retraining in Dubai as a Primary School teacher.

I enjoy gardening, bird watching, cooking and knitting, play Mah Jong once a week and love to challenge myself with projects in Leather, Mosaics, Watercolours and Acrylic paints.

I became a member of Bradda Head WI in 2019; the warm welcome at my very first meeting had me hooked! I joined the committee in 2020 and became Secretary later that year. The rest, as they say, is history!