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
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Mudlarking – Our June 2024 meeting
Christine Webb from the Thames Explorer Trust presented a fascinating talk about mudlarking and some of her finds. Mudlarking is searching the banks of rivers, in this case the Thames, for the artefacts that are revealed when the tide goes out. Objects from the thousands of years of… Continue reading
Attending the NFWI Annual Meeting – June 2024
Caroline Powell attended the Annual Meeting of the National Federation of WI at the Royal Albert Hall in June on behalf of Lee Green WI and three other WIs. Although it might sound a bit of a dusty affair, she had a great day! “Great speakers without exception on the topic of domestic abuse and… Continue reading
Singalong with Richard & Mark – Our May 2024 Meeting & AGM
This month we welcomed back Richard Gregg and Mark Andrew for some vocal fun. After a few warm up exercises to get the best from our voices, Richard and Mark took us through a medley of songs from The Sound of Music as well as telling us little known and fascinating facts about the musical… Continue reading
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
British Sign Language – Our March 2024 meeting
Tying in with British Sign Language week 18-24 March, we were delighted to welcome BSL translator Shahbana Aslam and her two colleagues Sandra and Charlotte for our meeting on 21st March. Shahbana talked with such passion and enthusiasm about the challenges and joys of her work with the deaf community for over 25 years. She… Continue reading
Tidylicious with Hester van Tien – Our February 2024 Meeting
Following the chat on our Whats App group about sorting out our lofts, sherry glasses, bags, clothes and photos, a visit from professional organiser, Hester Van Hien from Tidylicious was obviously very timely! Hester had lots of tips about how to declutter and save space in our homes without being minimalist and while recognising that… Continue reading
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
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
Qi gong with Drew Sinclair – Our January 2024 meeting
What a great start to our new WI year as Drew introduced us to qi gong, gently breathing, stretching and balancing our way to perfect calm! A wonderful way to start or end the day, to de-stress and take time for ourselves. We also learned that: Qi means ‘Life Force’ and Gong means ‘to cultivate… Continue reading