Welcome to the SWI Events Info section. We host a series of events and competitions throughout the year and across the country.
These are currently on hold during 2020/21 due to the Covid restrictions. Please check back soon for up-to-date information which will be published on our News section.
The first monthly Education and International Committee newsletter has been sent to Federation Secretaries. It can also be downloaded below.
The first monthly Handcrafts & Homeksills Committee newsletter has been sent to Federation Secretaries. It can also be downloaded below.
Most of us like to get creative in the kitchen over the festive season, and for our Christmas baking competition we’re delighted to team up with Hamlyns of Scotland to find your favourite Christmas biscuits.
Christmas is a great time to spice up your recipes with warming spices like ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cardamom. It’s also the ideal opportunity to have fun with fancy cutters and put your decorating skills to use with icing, sprinkles and other toppings.
Why not try experimenting by adding a splash of your favourite tipple or some Christmas fruits to your recipe. Of course, with Hamlyns sponsoring the competition, it would be great if some of them could incorporate oats too!
How to enter
Send your recipe and a photograph to Handcrafts & Homeskills Events Co-ordinator, before Monday 15 November.
Email hand.house@theswi.org.uk or post to Christmas biscuit competition, The SWI, 42 Heriot Row, Edinburgh, EH3 6ES.
The recipes will be judged by Hamlyns of Scotland, and the winners will be announced on Monday 29 November.
The prizes Four winners will receive a Hamlyns Perfect Porridge Pack, which includes limited edition china breakfast bowls and mugs, and an apron and a tea towels, all designed by Scottish designer, Gillian Kyle, along with a hand-carved wooden spurtle and a range of Hamlyns’ porridge oats and oatmeals.
About Hamlyns of Scotland Hamlyns is a family business which produces a range of porridge oats and oatmeals, produced from premium Scottish oats, grown and milled in Scotland. 100% healthy – 100% Scottish.
Find out more at hamlynsoats.co.uk
The Scottish Country Dance Weekend will be held at Fisher’s Hotel in Pitlochry from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March 2022.
Registration is at Fisher’s Hotel on Friday afternoon from 3pm with dancing lessons after dinner, with further instruction on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Please note there will also be a class on the Friday afternoon for less experienced dancers (if required). This class will be going through the formations of the dances which will be taught during the weekend.
The closing date for applications is Friday, 29th October.
The application form can be downloaded from the Members' area of the website in the Downloads folder. It is also available by email from educ.int@theswi.org.uk
With the health and wellbeing of our members being a priority, the Study Tour will be postponed until 2-6th May 2022. Anyone already booked to visit the Cotswolds can transfer their booking, all those booked will be contacted separately. Further information on the tour is below:
The tour will travel down to Stratford-Upon-Avon. There will be pick up points in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Gretna Services. The tour is based for four nights at the Stratford Manor Hotel. The Study Tour will include a visit to some of the Cotswold Villages, Blenheim Palace and Warwick Castle. All information including a booking form and brochure can be requested from educ.int@theswi.org.uk. The booking form and brochure can be downloaded from the Downloads folder in the Members' Area of the website.
The Education & International Committee Proficiency Certificate Schedule is under review. If you require any information, please email educ.int@theswi.org.uk
SWI organises national competitions in curling, stadium bowling, outdoor bowling and golf. Federations select a team(s), usually by competition, to represent them in the competition. Further information can be obtained from the Education and International Events Co-ordinator - educ.int@theswi.org.uk. The website will be update with any future sporting events.
*Please click the side arrow to access the Guidelines relating to events.
The new revised Handcrafts & Homeskills schedules are now available for downloading in the members area. New certificates have been added. These will take effect from Spring of 2022.
The schedules can also be emailed on request. For the Homeskills schedule, there are additional notes for the Vegan & Vegetarian Meal certificates.
This will not affect the members who have already applied for their certificates.
If you have any queries, please contact the Handcrafts & Homeskills Event’s co-ordinator, Pamela. Email – hand.house@theswi.org.uk
SWI offers members the opportunity to attend weekend schools, particularly in handcrafts and Scottish Country Dancing. These are held in suitable venues in various parts of the Scotland.
The next Scottish Country Dance Weekend for SWI members will take place at Fisher’s Hotel in Pitlochry from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March 2022.
The next Handcrafts Weekend School will take place at Fisher's Hotel, Pitlochry 25th-27th March 2022.
Buttons, Braids & Tassels – Jane Currie is the tutor.
Silk Ribbon Embroidery – Heather King is the tutor.
Current applicants have been contacted. Members wishing to be put on a waiting list please contact the Handcrafts & Homeskills Events Co-ordinator. Email: hand.house@theswi.org.uk
Due to the current Covid restrictions this has delayed the arrangement of dates for the postponed Spring 2020 certificates. As soon as it is possible to do so, the Federations involved will be informed of proposed new dates. For example Federations that were due to have their certificates in Spring 2021 and Autumn 2021 will now be able to sit them in Spring and Autumn of 2022. The deadlines for the 2022 certificates will now be October 2021 for Spring 2022 and 1st March 2022 for Autumn 2022.This will affect future federations eligiblity to sit their certificates. Federation and Handcrafts & Homeskills Secretaries have now been informed. Please contact your secretary or the Handcrafts & Homeskills Events Co-ordinator. Email: hand.house@the swi.org.uk The Handcrafts Judges Certifcates have also been postponed, a future date will be arranged. In the meantime, please bear with the SWI as we try to adjust to the current circumstances which has had a profound effect on all SWI events.