We welcomed Julie Durston to our September 2023 meeting to talk about first aid. A really useful and practical session as Julie covered how to help if a casualty is unconscious and deal with bleeding and choking. She reminded us how to give CPR and showed us how not to be scared of using… Continue reading
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Up to the oche*! May 2023
In May, we were invited by Catford WI to take part in a South East London darts tournament. We scrambled together a team of spirited enthusiasts (lured in partly by the promise of a subsidised bar at CWI’s hall) and a keen travelling supporter, and headed off on the 202 bus for a great night’s… Continue reading
Managing Plants in an Increasingly Dry Climate – July 2023 Meeting
From left to right, sweet woodruff, gladiolus ‘The Bride’ and thyme, a few of the plants mentioned by Joanna in her talk We welcomed back garden designer Joanna Herald as our speaker at our July meeting. Joanna has been designing gardens for nearly 20 years and was one of the start-up team behind Hortus in… 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
Picnic in the Park, July 2023
On 8 July WI Committee members were watching the weather like hawks … after the heatwave of June, rain was promised for our picnic in the park … and indeed for much of the morning we had enjoyed some long overdue rain. Could our picnic go ahead or would rain stop play? As tension… Continue reading
Sunday Lunch at The Clink, June 2023
On Sunday 25th June about 30 members of the WI successfully negotiated the security processes and vetting system at Brixton Prison to sit down in the Clink Restaurant for a 3 course Sunday lunch. The food was prepared and serviced by prisoners who are working towards gaining a City and Guilds National Vocational Qualification. The… Continue reading
Manor House Gardens Festival, June 2023
The Lee Green WI Cake Stall is now a firm fixture at the annual Manor House Gardens Festival which took place this year on 24 June 2023. The stall was busier than ever but our fabulous volunteers managed amazingly not only with the queues of hungry customers, juggling cash and taking card payments but also… Continue reading
Our June Meeting – The Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich and Some of its Forgotten Women
The Navy has links with Greenwich that go back centuries but it is usually only the retired and disabled sailors, The Greenwich Pensioners, and the officers who managed them that are remembered. Jacky presented a fascinating talk about some of the widows and children, the wives and sisters whose stories she has been discovering. Some… Continue reading
Chocolate and Jerusalem – our May meeting
For our AGM in May we invited Amarachi Clark from Lucocoa to come and tell us all about her company (the only ‘bean to bar’ chocolate maker in London). After graduating with a degree in computer science and a career in charity work (including Comic Relief), Ama then taught herself how to make chocolate… Continue reading
April meeting – Kate Eddowes
In May about 60 members turned out to hear Lynne Dixon’s fascinating talk about the life and times of Kate Eddowes – the fourth victim of Jack the Ripper. Lynne explained that she had read Hallie Rubenhold’s wonderful book ‘The Five: the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper. She was enthused… 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