With much regret, the Lee Green WI Committee have decided that in light of today’s guidance issued by the Government, we should cancel this Thursday’s meeting. We are sorry to disappoint everyone at such short notice and have not taken this decision lightly but we are sure you will understand why we feel it would… Continue reading
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Postcard from Denman
And a great weekend was had by all! A fab weekend of sunshine, friendship, singing, dancing, bell ringing, willow work, glass fusing and cake! Many thanks to Caroline for organising. Continue reading
February meeting – Carol Harris – Lady Denman and the WI
At our February meeting we indulged in a lovely presentation from Carol Harris about Lady Denman and the WI. Carol loves delving in archives and specialises in social history, particularly Women’s history so was able to tell us about the start of the WI in; a false start in the UK, and then getting off the… Continue reading
January Meeting – Malcolm Jones – 1930s Glamour and Grime
In January, we were treated to a visit by arts and theatre lecturer, Malcolm Jones MA. Malcolm’s talk ‘1930s Glamour and Grime’ gave us an insight into the theatre scene of the ‘30s; from the glamour and escapism of Ivor Novello and Noel Coward in the West End to the working class theatre movement of… Continue reading
Make do and maintain!
Back in August last year, a group of us visited the Maritime Museum’s Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre/Object Store in Kidbrooke. See below for info on how to join their community of makers and menders every month for free. Website details at the bottom of this post. Some of our ‘Make do and menders’ have… Continue reading
Run Lou Run
One of our members, Louise Barclay is running in 3 events to raise money for Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. Read her story below and follow the link if you would like to sponsor her. By the way, it’s not her in the picture! Over the next 3 months I will be running in 3… Continue reading
Happy New Year! Happy New Decade!
We had a great year at LGWI last year – we made a summer bouquet (see picture), tried Krav Maga, found out about humanism, spring cleaned our bodies and minds, designed our gardens etc! Not to mention, starting up a new supper club, trips to the Garden Museum and 2 Temple Place. We’ve quizzed and… Continue reading
December Meeting – Ballroom Dancing – Katie Durant
Our December meeting saw us taking to the dance floor again with dance teacher Katie Durant – this time it was ballroom with a Christmas theme. We tackled the social foxtrot, the jive and the cha-cha-cha to a variety of seasonal songs and really got into the festive spirit. Big thank you to Carolyn who… Continue reading
Visit to City View Restaurant – November 2019
24 members of Lee Green WI had a great meal in November at the City View restaurant which is part of Shooters Hill Sixth Form College. We enjoyed superb food, good service and of course great company. There was special praise for the clever tricoloured pepper soup and the fantastic black forest torte. We would… Continue reading
Lee Green Open Studios
2019 was our forth fundraising outing at LGOS. As last year, we ran a refreshment and cake stall at Manor House Library over the two weekends that Open Studios ran. We are only able to run the stall with the help of WI members and we are very grateful to all who volunteered for the… Continue reading
November Meeting – Osteoporosis – Dr Louise Dolan
At our November meeting we had a talk given to us on Osteoporosis and broken bones. A talk that explained what it is and explaining whether we may be at risk? This was a hugely helpful presentation presented by Dr Louise Dolan, who is a consultant rheumatologist at Queen Elizabeth , Lewisham and Blackheath hospitals. In addition… Continue reading
October Meeting – Garden Design – Jane Beedle
We were treated in our October meeting to a entertaining second visit by Bake-Off’s Jane Beedle, this time describing aspects of her career in Garden Design following her training at Hadlow College. She explained her methods of coming up with garden designs for clients using a combination of practical decisions and aesthetic inspiration. She showed… Continue reading