Shake a leg: The Women’s Institute members celebrate the movement’s 50th anniversary in 1965 at Iffley
PERHAPS they weren’t a patch on the Television Toppers, who once graced our screens with their high kicks.
But these members of the Women’s Institute had great fun shaking a leg at a party. Seven institutes got together for a celebration at Iffley Institute in Oxford in 1965.
Our sister paper, The Oxford Times, published the picture under the headline (rather unkindly, some might think) of ‘Not-so-high kicks at Iffley’. The party was the first of its kind and it was hoped to make it an annual event.
The event was held in the WI’s 50th year.
This year, as we have recorded, the movement is celebrating its centenary.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here