On Thursday 5th February 24 members of Lee Green WI went to CityView Restaurant at Shooters Hill College for an evening of fine dining. We had a wonderful time. I thought this was the best food I have eaten at CityView and the front of house team were much more confident – the students just go… Continue reading
A visit to the Supreme Court – January 2026
We had a marvellous outing to the Supreme Court in January. It was very interesting to see inside the Courts and understand what goes on there. Fabulous textiles! A big thank you to our guide, Ella. “A really fabulous WI outing” “So interesting.” “Great trip.” “Thank you for organising such a wonderful trip. Enjoyed every… Continue reading
Strictly Bollywood – Our January 2026 meeting
What a lot of fun we had at our first meeting of 2026, strutting our stuff to lively Bollywood music! A big thank you to Kangan of Absolute Bollywood for guiding us through the moves with such enthusiasm, we had a great time. Anyone want to dance again? Online classes are available £30 a month,… Continue reading
A visit to Secrets of the Thames, the mudlarking exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands – January 2026
A group of us enjoyed a ride on the Superloop to visit Secrets of the Thames: Mudlarking London’s Lost Treasures, the exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands. This was a great follow up to our previous talk and our own experience of mudlarking with the WI. The exhibition provided a real insight into our… Continue reading
Carols for Crisis – December 2025
Amazing! In spite of the rain, lots of people came to the door to reward our efforts and donate to Crisis – we raised an amazing £340. Thank you to everyone who took part and all who made donations. A lovely festive occasion in spite of the rain! “An awesome group totally undeterred by the… Continue reading
Gingerbread house decorating – Our December 2025 meeting
A fun and festive evening was had at our December meeting when we overcame our creative fears to glue and ice our gingerbread houses while sipping some festive fizz. It was a great opportunity to have a chat while we braved very sticky fingers and encouraged each other to just have a go at making… Continue reading
Rock around Blackheath – Our November 2025 meeting
What a wonderful evening of entertainment from Paul Wright. Paul started looking at local musicians when he found that Tom McGuinness of McGuinness Flint fame lived in his house in Dacre Park in the 1970s. Paul is a great storyteller, the funniest story was perhaps the one… Continue reading
Life is sweet! A wine tasting with Carolyn – November 2025
A thoroughly enjoyable evening was had by eighteen members who joined Carolyn to sample the delights of some sweet wines. Carolyn showed us that there is a lot more to sweet wine beyond the port and sherry we are familiar with and demonstrated that there is a wide range of styles and that some sweet… Continue reading
Bumper cake sales at Lee Green Open Studios – November 2025
A huge thank you to all our wonderful leafleteers, cake bakers, sellers and buyers at this year’s Open Studios event which took place over the weekends 15/16 and 22/23 November. As you can see, we had a huge array of cakes to sell which made us very popular with our customers. It’s a great… Continue reading
Those little annoying leaks …. improving incontinence with Louisa Djuric – October 2025
This workshop proved very popular. Delivered via Zoom, Louisa Djuric of LKD Physio introduced the fundamentals of pelvic floor health, bladder incontinence, and women’s health physiotherapy. It highlighted that 40–60% of women experience bladder incontinence, yet only a small proportion seek help. The two main types—stress incontinence (leakage during coughing, laughing, jumping) and urge incontinence (sudden, strong… Continue reading
Meeting dates for 2026
The dates for our 2026 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 15 January – Bollywood workshop Thursday 12 February – History of the Hither Green Corbett estate Thursday 19 March –… Continue reading
A visit to the College of Arms – October 2025
We spent a fabulous evening in the company of Dominic, the Chester Herald, our enthusiastic and engaging guide for our tour of the College of Arms. We learned that the College, founded by Richard III, is the official heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and much of the Commonwealth including Australia and New Zealand. … Continue reading