WOMEN'S RUGBY WORLD CUP 2025

Northamptonshire Federation of WIs was asked to Yarnbomb some of the street furniture within the St James area of Northampton that lead to Franklins Gardens, and where some of the World Cup matches will be played, including England. This will be a high profile event shown on TV and social media across the world and gives us an opportunity to put Northamptonshire WIs on the world stage!

‘THIS ENERGY NEVER STOPS’

2025 August Yarnbombing Newsletter - click here

Members were out in force supporting the England v Samoa match at "The Saints".

We had the pleasure of meeting some of the England players including Abby Dow, well known for her crotcheting, and Holly Aitchison. We presented them with a braid of your Red Roses which they are going to hang in their changing rooms for each match.
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25.08 Abby Dow and Holly Aithison

A huge thank you to England Rugby and the wonderful #RedRoses for meeting fans, our local Rugby Players and the WI at Daventry Library. There were lots of smiles, selfies, and signatures! #RWC2025 #WRWC2025

Here are a few images of the project. Congratulations to all concerned - the designers, knitters, donators, and those who helped put up the yarnbombing. WIs and friends from all over Northamptonshire were involved. You did us proud!!

Badby & Fawsley WI decorated their post and telephone box

Badby & Fawsley WI yarnbombed their telephone box and postbox

Congratulations to Chris Carr, our County Chair, who gave a very good interview with Radio Northampton on the last day of April. It can be found here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002b4ll

The project, commissioned with support from England Rugby and West Northamptonshire Council, has grown significantly in scale since it was first proposed.
25.04 Chris Carr with Line out montage

We joined St George and his dragon on the Market Square Northampton to celebrate St George's Day. It was an ideal opportunity to showcase some of the yarnbombing we have prepared in readiness for the Womens World Rugby Cup matches to be held in August 2025. Carolyn was busy showing young girls how to crochet!

25.04 Before the crowds came at St George's Day event Market Square Northampton

25.04 Examples of Yarnbombing for theWWRC

February 2025 Our Federation Chair Christine Carr with the Rugby Women's World Cup at Franklin's Gardens, together with Trustees and our colourful stand showing examples of Yarnbombing. Promoting Northamptonshire WIs.

County Chair with World Cup

YARNBOMBING – WWRC 2025
I am really excited about the progress we are making with the yarnbombing project and extremely grateful to all of you who are taking part. I can’t wait to see it all on display. With that in mind we are looking for people that may be able to help in a practical way by sewing things together ready for display. We also need people to help us attach the displays onto the allotted street furniture and railings. This will entail tying, stapling, sewing or knitting things We hope to have a local facility to use for storage whilst we do this.

Monday 27 January Yarn Bombing Project Meeting
10am at WI House
Thank you to everyone that came along to the WWRU World Cup Yarnbombing meeting today. Some fantastic work in progress and more being planned. It’s going to be amazing!

25.02 Bunting in the making including pompoms

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A great day networking at Franklins Gardens with some of our Yarnbombing on display too. Well done to @Loughboroughlightning who beat Leicester Tigers 36 - 24. Great result team lightning.

Federation Secretary and Trustee with Mascot

All set up at Franklin's Gardens