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
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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
Online Journaling workshop with Jackie Sumerfield – Thursday 29 April
West Kent Federation of WIs invite you to a Zoom talk on Thursday 29th April at 1.45pm – talk starts at 2pm By Jackie Sumerfield on Journaling How to make a beautiful journal even if you cannot draw or paint. I’ve been keeping journals since 2005 and have about 30+ to date. I’m passionate about… Continue reading
WI Banner Exhibition
Back in 2018 a group of us got together to create a banner to commemorate 100 years of the WI and to celebrate our own Lee Green WI and the local community. As you know last Monday was International Women’s Day when in pre covid times some WIs would meet with their banners in celebration.… Continue reading
Virtual Events for March
We have been sent by both National and Federation the details for various WI events coming up in the next few weeks, which you might be interested in. All details are on our website and include: – Behind the Scenes of Bake-off with Howard Middleton 16th March 6.30pm (£5). See Surrey flyer below. – Image of the Black from… Continue reading
Membership details for 2021 – due April 1st
Lee Green WI are pleased to confirm that in response to the challenges of the COVID situation over the past year, renewal of membership fees has been postponed by three months. As a result, the due date for payment of annual subscriptions has been pushed back from January 1st to April 1st 2021, in recognition… Continue reading
International Women’s Day 2021 – Kent Wildlife Trust Event
Kent Wildlife Trust is hosting a virtual celebration event of International Women’s Day on 8th March, looking at the difference that access to nature can make for women, and how women can make changes for nature too. ‘Women, Power and Nature’ will be hosted by Head of Advocacy, Julia Hunt, and in discussion with Tracey… Continue reading
Art of Lockdown Quiz Results and Refuge Link
Dear All, A huge thank you to everyone who took part in last Friday’s quiz Still Life: The Art of Lockdown. We had a record number of participants (over 160 people in 42 teams) and many congratulations go to the worthy winners Bridge Over the River Quaggy who scored 44 out of a possible 48 points. Please… Continue reading