Seventeen members were given a talk and demonstration by Carolyn’s daughter Robyn, to the range of Tropic Natural Skincare products for which she is an Ambassador. Robyn firstly told us about how the company had been started by Susie Ma – a previous contestant on The Apprentice and explained the guiding principles and ethos of… Continue reading
Category Archives: Events
Strictly we quizzed …, February 2024
We were delighted to welcome back Graham “Quizmaster” Hooper for the Strictly Come Quizzing quiz in February. Many congratulations to the worthy winners, the Out of Towners, Masters of Whine who came second and Quizee Rascals and Rowche Rumba who shared third place. A huge thank you to all who took part and helped… Continue reading
Carol singing, December 2023
A very joyous and festive evening was had by all on Friday 22 December when about twenty of us including our friends and family sang together on local streets to raise money for Crisis. An amazing £282 was raised on the door and subsequent donations increased the total donation we made to a wonderful £450! … Continue reading
Lee Green Open Studios, November 2023
A huge thank you to all our wonderful cake bakers, sellers and buyers at this year’s Open Studios event. Based in Lochaber Hall, we were delighted to support this great community event again. We … “… sang Happy Birthday to one visitor, heard a poetry recital from a lady recovering from a stroke and had… Continue reading
Up to the oche*! May 2023
In May, we were invited by Catford WI to take part in a South East London darts tournament. We scrambled together a team of spirited enthusiasts (lured in partly by the promise of a subsidised bar at CWI’s hall) and a keen travelling supporter, and headed off on the 202 bus for a great night’s… Continue reading
Summer bowls in a leafy paradise, June 2023
It was a gorgeous sunny evening, very peaceful with birdsong, rustling leaves on the trees around the green, the clunk of bowls … and much chat and debate about style and tactics For the second year running, on another lovely summer’s evening, about 20 members of Lee Green WI attended a Bowls Taster session hosted… Continue reading
Picnic in the Park, July 2023
On 8 July WI Committee members were watching the weather like hawks … after the heatwave of June, rain was promised for our picnic in the park … and indeed for much of the morning we had enjoyed some long overdue rain. Could our picnic go ahead or would rain stop play? As tension… Continue reading
Manor House Gardens Festival, June 2023
The Lee Green WI Cake Stall is now a firm fixture at the annual Manor House Gardens Festival which took place this year on 24 June 2023. The stall was busier than ever but our fabulous volunteers managed amazingly not only with the queues of hungry customers, juggling cash and taking card payments but also… Continue reading