Well done and many thanks our members who joined the Manor House Gardens Users Group litter pick on Saturday 3 July. They were able to try out our new pink hi-viz vests which were created especially. Fortunately, the weather was favourable at the time of the pick and the waterproofness wasn’t tested! If you would… Continue reading
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Events for July
See below programme and details for the Hever Castle Festival. Our Largest Festival Ever to Offer a Summer of Optimism and Joy JULY TO AUGUST 2021 – HEVER CASTLE, EDENBRIDGE, KENT We’ve made it – hooray! What’s more, it’s our largest festival ever with even more of your favourites – magic, live music acts, operas,… Continue reading
Streets of London Quiz with Graham Hooper
Friday 25th June saw the latest in a series of online quizzes from quizmaster Graham Hooper (seen relaxing in the picture to right) which we must say have kept us going over the past year and a half. This time the usual format of 6 rounds of 8 loosely connected questions were united by the… Continue reading
June meeting – Hazel Beale – Three historic houses in Bexley
This month’s speaker was Hazel Beale who introduced and reminded us of three important historical houses that are almost on our doorstep – Hall Place in Bexley, Danson House in Bexleyheath, and the Red House also in Bexleyheath. Through her photographs Hazel showed the contrasting architectural styles: Tudor, Jacobean, Georgian and Victorian. Hazel introduced us to Hall… Continue reading
Events for June
Se below flyer for virtual events hosted by Surrey Federation including Annie Sloan, creator of Annie Sloan Chalk Paints. Pleas be aware that the live events are open to Surrey Federation members only. JUNE 2021 SFWI FLYER Continue reading
Plaque unveiling and first Manor House Gardens litterpick
Thanks to everyone who joined us during our plaque unveiling yesterday. The picture shows our President Caroline Powell with committee member Carolyn Bosworth Davies who organised our plaque for the oak we planted almost 6 years ago. Hopefully the weather will hold for this coming Saturday 5 June when Manor House Gardens User Group will… Continue reading
Make a cake for Lewisham Free Cakes for Kids
Free cakes for children is an organisation of local volunteers that organises cakes for those children and families who might not be able to afford celebration cakes for themselves. How it works is that organiser Emma creates doodle polls with the dates and details of the cakes needed and people sign up to the cakes… Continue reading
May Meeting – Women Artists in Modern History – Rachel Levitas
This month’s speaker was Rachel Levitas who gave us a brief overview of influential women artists in modern history; their circumstances, their subjects and their impact. She started with the shocking story of 17th century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi, a survivor of sexual violence who persevered against the odds to succeed in a man’s world as a… Continue reading
Events Diary for May
Online events that may be of interest. Click links for more details of how to book or enter. West Kent Federation would like to invite you to a Zoom talk “Weather forecasting – the history and what the science tells us about the future”. To register for the talk, please either email or write to Carol… Continue reading
Virtual Sign Language and Laughter Workshop on 1st April 2021
Paul Hills, an experienced event facilitator and coach, introduced us to his virtual sign language for Zoom Meetings, designed to help more effective participation. He was inspired by his voluntary work as a lifeguard on Falmouth beaches where effective signalling was crucial. We learnt how to signal that we wanted to speak, agreed and disagreed,… Continue reading
March Meeting – Slavery – Dr NIck Draper
Prize winning author Dr Nick Draper gave us a really fascinating talk about slavery for our March meeting. Nick described the rise of slavery from the 16th century and what happened after it was abolished, to both the slaves and the slave-owners, pointing out the links to the slave trade with some local landmarks… Continue reading
Events Diary for April
Online events that may be of interest. Click links for more details of how to book or enter. Child Bereavement UK – online baking competition SFWI’s APRIL Virtual Events Flyer Child Bereavement UK ‘Battle of the Bakes’ competition judged by Mary Berry – runs through April into May. WSFWI EVENTS April 2021SFWI’s APRIL Virtual Events… Continue reading