A thoroughly enjoyable evening was had by eighteen members who joined Carolyn to sample the delights of some sweet wines. Carolyn showed us that there is a lot more to sweet wine beyond the port and sherry we are familiar with and demonstrated that there is a wide range of styles and that some sweet… Continue reading
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Bumper cake sales at Lee Green Open Studios – November 2025
A huge thank you to all our wonderful leafleteers, cake bakers, sellers and buyers at this year’s Open Studios event which took place over the weekends 15/16 and 22/23 November. As you can see, we had a huge array of cakes to sell which made us very popular with our customers. It’s a great… Continue reading
Those little annoying leaks …. improving incontinence with Louisa Djuric – October 2025
This workshop proved very popular. Delivered via Zoom, Louisa Djuric of LKD Physio introduced the fundamentals of pelvic floor health, bladder incontinence, and women’s health physiotherapy. It highlighted that 40–60% of women experience bladder incontinence, yet only a small proportion seek help. The two main types—stress incontinence (leakage during coughing, laughing, jumping) and urge incontinence (sudden, strong… Continue reading
Meeting dates for 2026
The dates for our 2026 meetings are listed below so you can add them to your new diary as soon as possible. We will be adding full details for each meeting in Upcoming Events. Thursday 15 January – Bollywood workshop Thursday 12 February – History of the Hither Green Corbett estate Thursday 19 March –… Continue reading
A visit to the College of Arms – October 2025
We spent a fabulous evening in the company of Dominic, the Chester Herald, our enthusiastic and engaging guide for our tour of the College of Arms. We learned that the College, founded by Richard III, is the official heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and much of the Commonwealth including Australia and New Zealand. … Continue reading
The baby boomer nostalgia show with Alan Haines – Our October 2025 meeting
The Baby Boomer Nostalgia Show celebrated being born sometime between 1946 and 1964. Alan Haines shared memories of the 1950s, 60s and 70s reminiscing about the joys of travel and slow communication, film and television, food and music way back when! Continue reading
A walk around St Margaret’s graveyard – October 2025
On 4th October 2025 Paul Wright took us on an interesting, amusing and informative tour of the old St Margaret’s graveyard at the top of Belmont Hill. For many years the graveyard was locked as it was unsafe but with the building development next door Lewisham Council were able to secure funding to begin restoration.… Continue reading
Oh! We did love to be beside the seaside! Our WI trip to Brighton – September 2025
Our eagerly awaited day trip to Brighton finally arrived on 20th September and we had such a marvellous time! After a week of very changeable weather forecasts, we were delighted that it (mainly) stayed dry for our trip. An excited chatter in spite of the early start greeted Caroline and Alison as they signed everyone… Continue reading
Ed (the) Baker – Our September 2025 Meeting
Local bread and pastry maker Ed Baker (sadly not his real name) came to talk to us about his fascinating journey from Lebanon to Lewisham, via many glamourous points along the way, and his transformation from city slicker to artisan baker, with the opening of his Ladywell bakery in 2022. He gave us some wonderful… Continue reading
Picnic in the Park – August 2025
Around 30 of us met for our annual summer picnic in Manor House Gardens, under the shade of our ten year old oak tree, to celebrate another wonderful year of WI-ing in Lee Green. There was plenty of fizz, cake and chat throughout the afternoon and the sun shone on us (mostly) as we whiled… Continue reading
The Museum of the Mind – August 2025
On 8 August 2025, ten members from Lee Green WI had a fabulous visit to the Bethlem Museum of the Mind at Beckenham. Whilst the Museum is free and open to visitors, we had the bonus of an interesting and informative introduction by the Director, Colin Gale who shared the history of the hospital. Colin… Continue reading
A visit to Mousehall distillery and vineyard – July 2025
Yet another smashing visit to a vineyard organised by Carolyn! On one of the few wet days this summer, we set off for Mousehall Distillery and Vineyard in East Sussex, a relative newcomer to the English wine scene, to sample some of their wines and gin. We had an excellent afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed… Continue reading