A lovely time was had by all on our WI trip to Lesnes Abbey on Saturday 18 March. Even if it was a bit chilly and the skies were rather grey, the rain managed to hold off for our visit and although many of us knew… Continue reading
Visit to the Drapers’ Company
A group of Lee Green WI members visited the Drapers’ Hall on 3 March and were treated to a fascinating tour led by a wonderfully informative guide. One of the wealthiest and most influential of the City of London livery companies, the Drapers’ Company can trace its roots back to the 13th century. Originally functioning… Continue reading
The Great British Bake Off Musical!
The Great British BAKE OFF Musical Noel Coward Theatre St Martins Lane, London. Groups 6+ £49.50 Valid Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 7.30pm evenings & Thursday 2.30pm matinees BOOKING UNTIL 1st MAY ONLY ! Best available Stalls & Dress Circle seats (Band A & B) The Great British BAKE OFF Musical has just opened at The Noel… Continue reading
Our Spring Quiz – The results are in!
We had a great evening’s quizzing in the comfort of our own homes (and cars) on Friday 3 March with teams joining us from not just across the country but across the world! Many thanks to question master Graham who kept us on our toes with the answers in each round being linked to… Continue reading
Our February Meeting – an evening with Ian Elmslie
We spent a fabulous evening with Ian as he cantered through his encounters with those who have made an impact and influenced him throughout his life. Ian started us all thinking about who from history we would most like to meet – a particular shout out to Ruth who nominated Richard III and Noel Coward!… Continue reading
Women’s History Month at Royal Museums Greenwich
The Royal Museums Greenwich are hosting a number of events during March for Women’s History Month. All events are free. https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/womens-history-month-2023 Continue reading
Lee Green WI banner and Anya Hindmarch!
Work on our own banner began in 2018 and it features some of those things that are closest to our hearts about our own WI and our locality including wine, tea and cake, our day trips and Manor House Gardens! Our super banner was designed and made by Donna, Deborah, Lucy-Anne, Kath, Pat D, Annie… Continue reading
Our January Meeting – Life Drawing with David and Robin
A great way to start the year with a return visit by David Weekes and model Robin for an evening of life drawing. Rapt with concentration and not to mention a fair bit of giggling we put charcoal and pencil to paper to capture Robin’s quick changing dramatic poses. A big thank you to those… Continue reading
Ten wines for Christmas – our December meeting
A really great time was had by all at our December meeting in Lochaber Hall. A fabulous WI finish to 2022! Celebrating our 10th anniversary in 2022, Carolyn featured ten tips for matching food and wine and ten ‘resolutions’ for better drinking in 2023. So for those of you who couldn’t make it to the… Continue reading
Not sure how to do stuff on the computer?
Two great sounding online courses are being offered by the National Federation of Women’s Institutes that you can do anytime and might help to answer some of your questions. They are available for you to do at any time and registration is easy. Just click on the course title for details and to register. This… Continue reading
Our visit to Danson House
Who knew we had such a gem on our doorstep? We had a lovely visit to Danson House on 27th November. A lovely tour and the icing on the cake was the little Christmas market .. Thank you to Jane Verity for organising another really interesting outing. Continue reading
Lee Green Open Studios Cake Sale
Based in Lochaber Hall, we again provided refreshments over the two weekends of the Lee Green Open Studios. Thank you to all the volunteer sellers, cake bakers, cake eaters and all who helped behind the scenes – a splendid selection of cakes over all four days and a very successful event. It’s great fun helping… Continue reading