Monthly Archives: March 2014

Knit or crochet a poppy

poppyAs part of the WW1 anniversary celebrations we are asking members to knit or crochet a poppy from this Women’s Weekly poppy pattern. If you fancy turning your hand to one or more they need to be ready for the next meeting. One of our kind new members may even host a poppy-knitting evening in the Dacre Arms! We’ll keep you posted….

Vineyard visit

We have finalised details of our trip to our ‘local’ vineyard – our nearest commecial vineyard in Kent. This is a visit on Saturday June 7th to Meopham Valley Vineyard, based near Wrotham on the North Downs. Established in 1991 by David and Pauline Grey they produce sparkling wines using Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and also still… Continue reading

Up Deptford Creek, with waders

March 8 saw mud-loving WI’ers up to their knees in it with a wade along Deptford Creek at low tide. Continue reading