The Committee really enjoyed putting together the photos for this year’s Christmas card which featured many of the meetings and events we enjoyed over the past year. The photos were taken from the many taken and shared by members on the Make Do and Meet Whats App group so a big thank you to all… Continue reading
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An author among our midst!
Some of you will remember Liz Murphy was recently awarded Highly Commended for her article submitted to the Lady Denman Cup competition. That was just the start, now Liz is a published author – massive congratulations to you Liz from all of us at Lee Green WI. Such… Continue reading
2024 Meeting Dates
The dates for our 2024 meetings are listed below so you can add them to your new diary as soon as possible. We will be adding full details for each meeting in Upcoming Events. Thursday 18 January Thursday 22 February Thursday 21 March Thursday 18 April Thursday 16 May Thursday 20 June Thursday 18 July… 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
A golden evening – our December 2023 meeting
Thank you Lucy Anne for a gold themed evening of gilding! Our Christmas trees and decorations were even shinier this year with the addition of the gilded stars and snails we made at our December meeting. We glued and brushed our way to success learning new words (skewings*) and having a jolly good chat… Continue reading
Make Do & Mend Banner Repair, November 2023
Many of you will be familiar with our banner which was selected by the National Federation of WI to be displayed as part of a project with Anya Hindmarch to celebrate the rich history of the WI. Work on our banner began in 2018 and it features… 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
The Queen’s Police Officer – Our November 2023 meeting
We enjoyed a thoroughly entertaining evening with Richard Griffin who served in the Metropolitan Police from 1970 to 2013. Richard brought along lots of medals, letters, invitations and photographs from his time working with the royal family and had many excellent stories and anecdotes to tell us about his years looking after the late Queen… Continue reading
Sherry tasting with Carolyn, November 2023
Following last year’s enthusiastic chat about sherry on our Make Do And Meet WhatsApp group and to coincide with International Sherry Week, our very own wine educator Carolyn hosted this sherry tasting event. Carolyn presented an informative talk about the different sherry styles and the methods of production and then we got down to… Continue reading
We hit the floor Strictly style – October 2023 Meeting
Really had a misconception about ballroom dancing! Who needs a man to lead? Katie Durant returned to Lee Green WI in October for a night of dancing, Strictly style. Warming up with basic steps from the waltz, cha cha and samba, we went on to take our partners and trip the light fantastic while perfecting… 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