On Saturday 25th May, 30 of our members, and friends or family of members, went on a tour of the Globe Theatre and then attended a performance of Much Ado about Nothing at the theatre. The tour (which took place during a rehearsal of the performance we were going to watch later) really brought the… Continue reading
Category Archives: Trips & Visits
Summiting the Brockley 3 Peaks – May 2024
Blessed with fine weather we had a great walk setting off from Ladywell Fields and summiting the Brockley Three Peaks: Blythe Hill, One Tree Hill and Hilly Fields – a total of about 8.6 km and 13,000 steps! ” A lovely walk today, thanks everyone!” “A fabulous first outing as a WI member. I enjoyed… Continue reading
Ladies who lunched, April 2024
Twenty of us enjoyed a fine dining experience at City View restaurant, part of Shooters Hill Sixth Form College where the food is prepared by advanced catering students, supervised and guided by professional chefs from the hospitality industry. We were treated to choices from Billy’s menu including his crispy squid with spiced oil dressing, a… Continue reading
Visiting the Met Police Museum, February 2024
A group of 10 members went on a visit to the Police Museum which is found in Marlowe House in Sidcup. It is a very small museum housed in one room but we were given a guided tour by the very informative Edward Smith, the Met Police’s Curatorial Assistant. He told us about the start… Continue reading
A Visit to the Vagina Museum, January 2024
A small group went on a visit to the Vagina Museum in Bethnal Green. It was previously a pop-up museum and has recently moved into its permanent home under the railway arches. The museum is dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and the gynaecological anatomy and the idea is to improve knowledge about the variations, conditions and… Continue reading
A Wonderful Visit to Westwell Vineyard, September 2023
On a beautiful September morning we set off by coach for Westwell Vineyard in Kent. Nestled below the Pilgrim’s Way, Westwell is a smaller vineyard than others we have visited but it is definitely one to watch. We were treated to an excellent tour by Claire, who explained… Continue reading
Visit to the Migration Museum, September 2023
On Friday 29th September a group of us visited the Migrant Makers Market (now Taking Care of Business) exhibition at the Migration Museum in Lewisham. Following a short introductory talk and an ‘icebreaker’ led by a member of the museum team, we shared stories about our own names and discovered just how many migration stories… 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
Visit to Camden Place, Chislehurst
Well, who knew we had such a treasure on our doorstep?! Thank you Jane for organising such a fascinating visit to Camden Place on Sunday 16 April. Following a lively talk on the personalities and history of the house, we were treated to a guided tour where we could look in more detail at… Continue reading
A walk around Bermondsey
Led by our lovely guide Elaine, we had a fascinating walk around Bermondsey on Thursday 4 May. Meeting at the Southwark Spike (more properly known as the Southwark Gateway Needle) on London Bridge we set off along Tooley Street, learning about King Olaf of Norway, James Braidwood and the… Continue reading
Visit to Blackheath’s Age Exchange
Following our Christmas raffle, the proceeds of which we donated to the Age Exchange, the committee felt a visit to its site in Blackheath (opposite the Station) was in order to find out more about its work. So early in February a group of us went along to the Bake House at the rear of… Continue reading
Visit to Lesnes Abbey
A lovely time was had by all on our WI trip to Lesnes Abbey on Saturday 18 March. Even if it was a bit chilly and the skies were rather grey, the rain managed to hold off for our visit and although many of us knew… Continue reading