The West Kent Federation of WIs are holding a quiz at Charlton Park RFC for teams of up to 6 people and costs £5 per head. This a chance to get into practice for our own annual quiz! If you would like to go along to the quiz please ask Janice Newport on Thursday evening for more details and she can book you/your team a space. The deadline for team entries is Saturday 17th October.
This takes place over the weekends 14th/15th and 21st/22nd November this year. We will be running our usual fabulous cake stall at our new venue in the hall at Brindishe Lee (where we hold our regular meetings) over both weekends but we can only do this with your invaluable help…….
We will need lots of cake to sell for our stall to be a success so this is a great chance to try your hand at being a star baker – all bakers are stars in our eyes!
Helping out on the stall is good fun too. It is a great way to help raise funds for the WI and also to get to know other members and meet the wider community too. We’re very grateful for all your help, thank you! And don’t forget we need visitors to our stall too, so do bring your friends and family for a slice of cake.
Tessa Boase will be making a welcome return to Lee Green WI to tell us the story of London’s lost department stores.
This takes place over the weekends 14th/15th and 21st/22nd November this year. We will be running our usual fabulous cake stall at our new venue in the hall at Brindishe Lee (where we hold our regular meetings) over both weekends but we can only do this with your invaluable help…….
We will need lots of cake to sell for our stall to be a success so this is a great chance to try your hand at being a star baker – all bakers are stars in our eyes!
Helping out on the stall is good fun too. It is a great way to help raise funds for the WI and also to get to know other members and meet the wider community too. We’re very grateful for all your help, thank you! And don’t forget we need visitors to our stall too, so do bring your friends and family for a slice of cake.
Our much-anticipated Christmas meeting will be a tasting event! Our very own fantastic Carolyn Bosworth-Davies will be taking us through a range of drinks (with and without alcohol) with nibbles to complement the flavours. All you need to do to join in the fun is sign up with Alison Hooper before 19th November, pay a small fee of £5 and specify alcohol or non-alcohol. Alison will take names and money at the next two meetings. If you can’t make either meeting, please contact Alison via email () or our MADAM WhatsApp group. This meeting is only open to members, but we’ll welcome waiting list visitors back in January. Members can attend the meeting and not participate in the tasting if they wish, no £5 payable.
We will be taking to the streets of Hither Green and Lee again this year to wassail and bring festive jollity in aid of Parkinsons UK. Please do come and join in! The words will be provided but please bring a torch as well as friends and family. We’ll be meeting outside Trinity at 5pm on Monday 21st December and will be singing for about an hour.
The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, a City Livery Company, was formed in 1403 to represent workers in the book trades. Members included booksellers who copied and sold manuscript books, limners who decorated them, suppliers of writing materials and book-binders. The Hall is a Grade 1 listed building dating back to 1673, built shortly after the Great Fire of London in 1666 and surviving the London Blitz. It has spectacular rooms, a hidden garden and historic documentary archives. The visit includes a private tour and tea/coffee and biscuits after the tour and costs £20 per person. Contact Kay Hart if you would like to come along. The Hall is a 5 minute walk from City Thameslink station.
Have you ever wondered if Great Aunt Daphne’s ugly vase really is worth something? And what about that bargain you snapped up at a car boot sale that you are convinced is worth a bob or two? Wonder no longer as January is the time to bring such an item along to our meeting to see if you are right.
Tim Anthonisz will be joining us to look at our possible treasures and tell us a little about them. Tim began his career at Sotheby’s and later became a valuer on the Antiques Roadshow. He has also appeared on Celebrity Antiques and Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. Tim will share his life in antiques with us and has invited everyone to dust off their family heirlooms to see if we really do have a treasure in the attic. One item each please.
Carolyn Bosworth-Davies (there is no stopping her!) will be taking us to Urban Winery, Canada Water in London for a wine tasting trip. More details on cost, public transport and timing (morning but tbc) in November but please make a note of the date if you might be interested.
Watch this space!
A talk on the Deptford Ragged School by John Price.
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Richard Winston will tell us about some tips for good wildlife photography.
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Kathryn Harkup will be telling us all about poisons and famous poisoners!
Jennie Randall will tell us about the devasting V2 attack which destroyed this Bromley pub in November 1944.
Watch this space!