I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this meeting, but like all WI meetings you must approach meetings with an open mind and a willingness to learn something new. Within the time frame, both Paula and Fawz managed to relax us, clear our minds, and encouraged us to concentrate on ourselves, our breathing, and… Continue reading
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Garden Museum Trip – April 2019
If you are interested in gardening, churches or history and haven’t visited the Garden Museum since its redevelopment in 2017, you are in for a treat. It is housed in the medieval and Victorian church of St Mary at Lambeth, and it is well worth a trip. We had two speakers during our visit, one… Continue reading
March Meeting – Linda Donnelly – Humanist Celebrant
Our March meeting had a very thoughtful theme as our speaker, Linda Donnelly gave us a fascinating insight into the world of a humanist celebrant. Linda performs personally tailored, secular ceremonies for all kinds of life time events from naming ceremonies to funerals and weddings too. https://humanist.org.uk/lindonnelly/ Continue reading
Sleuths needed
Some of you will know we have been asked to track down the Northbrook School War Memorial which commemorates the 57 old boys of the school that lost their lives in the First World War. Northbrook was the original school on the Trinity School site where we meet, and there is a picture of the… Continue reading
February Meeting – Pilates with Liz Murphy and St David’s Day Quiz
We went a bit ‘off piste’ for February as our planned guest speaker, Sarah Corbett, was unfortunately taken ill and cancelled just 90 minutes before the meeting. Fortunately, we were able to persuade pilates instructor, Liz Murphy, to step in with a taster session of standing pilates. Thanks so much Liz, you saved our bacon!… Continue reading
5k your way – move against cancer!
Back in April 2017, Freya Rodger came to tell us about her Freyathlon project where she had a go at all 41 Olympic sports open to women at Rio2016. She swims, cycles, runs and is herself in remission from cancer. More recently she has become Ambassador for @cancer5kYourWay. And below she gives details of her latest venture… Continue reading
Visit to Garden Museum on Friday 12th April
Visit to Garden Museum on Friday 12th April at 11am. Next to Lambeth Palace, on Lambeth Palace Road. 10 mins walk from Waterloo, Victoria. As a group, we will have an introductory talk to kick off our visit. Prices: Adult £8, Senior £6.80, Art Fund Member £5. Lots more info at gardenmuseum.org.uk Caroline will take bookings… Continue reading
2 Temple Place
Many thanks again to Kay for organising our trip to 2 Temple Place, a late Victorian mansion built by William Waldorf Astor on the Embankment. It truly lived up to its reputation as one of London’s extraordinary architectural gems. Continue reading
January Meeting – Banner Reveal!
Also at our January meeting, Donna and other members of the banner sub-committee revealed the banner they have been working on since last March. We all agreed that it was was worth the wait and the finished product was indeed splendid! We hope to process with our banner proudly aloft soon. Watch out world –… Continue reading
January meeting – Ukulele with Maxine Haffner
We all very much enjoyed last Thursday’s meeting when Maxine Haffner, ably assisted by her daughter Oleta, introduced us to the ukulele. We have since heard from Maxine who has said how much she and Oleta enjoyed working with us too – ‘Such a musically talented group of women!’ she said. Some of the members asked about her YouTube… Continue reading
The Great Banner Reveal!
We are very pleased (and not a little excited!) to announce that at this month’s (January) meeting the Banner Sub-committee will be unveiling the result of all their hard work over the past year. Along with you, most of the WI Committee have been kept in the dark about what the banner looks like (they’re a… Continue reading
Happy New Year to all our members!
We had a fantastic year in 2018! We organised trips to amongst others, The Courtauld Gallery, Royal Hospital Chelsea, The Painted Hall. Community events included Manor House Gardens Festival and Lee Green Open Studios. Speakers covered subjects from writing plays, being on Great British Bake Off and how to improve confidence. We tried Morris Dancing,… Continue reading