Townswomen's Guild

The Townswomen's Guilds (TG) is a British women's organisation. There are approximately 30,000 members, 706 branches and 77 Federations throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight. (Figures updated 1 August 2013).

The movement was formed in 1929, at the instigation of Margery Corbett Ashby and Eva Hubback, when women first won the right to vote and with the aim of educating women about good citizenship. Since then, TG has lobbied on national and local issues. Townswomen are encouraged to have ideas and views, develop new skills, campaign on various issues, support each other, make new friends and above all, have fun.

The national headquarters of the Townswomen’s Guilds (TG), is in Birmingham, England. There are 77 Federations, with 706 Guilds in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight.

The Townswomen’s Guilds’ (TG) Patron is Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and the organisation’s National President is Dame Diana Brittan DBE and National Vice-Presidents are; Dame Jocelyn Barrow DBE, Eileen Bell CBE, Baroness Flather and Dame Esther Rantzen DBE.

TG’s Honorary Life National Vice-Presidents are; Maggie Chilton MBE, Jean Ellerton JP, Marjory Hall OBE, Jean Hunt, Pamela Pollock, Pauline Myers, Sue Smith OBE and Iris Shanahan MBE.

In June 2013, Margaret Key, who is a member of the Aldridge Afternoon Guild in the West Midlands’ Federation, was announced as the new National Chairman of the TG, taking over the role from Pauline Myers (now Honorary Life National Vice-President). Margaret leads the board of the National Executive Committee (NEC) in the running the organisation and the staff at the headquarters.

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