We had a lovely trip to the Museum of Brands and their exhibition Adwomen in March. Following an introductory talk about the museum and exhibition we were left to explore. Highlights were the exhibition which linked nicely to the the talk given at the April 2024 meeting by Lizzie Broadbent, and the Time Tunnel where… Continue reading
Baking with Ed – February 2025
We cannot thank Ed Baker enough for offering us this workshop in his bakery in Campshill Road to celebrate Real Bread Week. When we arrived, we were offered hot sausage rolls (the best pastry ever) and there were three different flavours (the favourite with us was the one with fennel) and the Portuguese custard tarts… Continue reading
It’s all Greek to me – the WI quiz returns! – January 2025
A huge thank you to our quizmaster Graham and Alison Hooper for yet another excellent quiz. Great fun was had while we scratched our heads and taxed our brains. Many congratulations to worth winners Out of Towners and to second and third place teams Taunton Road… Continue reading
Getting to know your local waterways – Our February 2025 Meeting
Did you know there are eels in the river Quaggy, or that some of the stones in the Quaggy are 50 million years old? We certainly didn’t, but after an excellent talk by Paul de Zylva from the award-winning community group Quaggy Waterways Action Group (QWAG) we were superbly well informed. We heard about our… Continue reading
An evening at City View restaurant – February 2025
We had a lovely evening at City View restaurant at Shooters Hill Sixth Form College. The final year students treated us to their fine dining menu while first year students demonstrated their front of house skills. Good food and service and excellent company in a restaurant with a truly spectacular view. The Jerusalem artichoke veloute… Continue reading
The ABC of Annabel Dott – Our January 2025 Meeting
Lynne Dixon kindly joined us in January to tell us about Annabel Dott who has been described as a Tiresome Lady Architect. Annabel was born in 1868 and went to South Africa to marry a man of the clergy, Patrick Dott. While she was there, she redesigned the vicarage they lived in and was probably influenced… Continue reading
Bobbles and fizz – Our December 2024 Meeting
We had a lovely evening tasting bubbles while winding wool for a bobble hat shaped Christmas tree decoration and of course enjoying the opportunity for a good old chat. The room was pretty evenly split between those who enjoyed the ‘proper stuff’ (champagne) or the sparkling wine more. … Continue reading
Carols for Crisis – December 2024
Wow! Thank you to all those who joined in the carol singing in Effingham and Taunton Roads. We had the biggest group of singers we’ve ever had and made a fabulous sound. Lots of money was stuffed into our collection pots and we were able to send a donation of over £400 to Crisis –… Continue reading
A snifter of port at Carolyn’s! – December 2024
Our very own wine expert Carolyn hosted 18 members for a port tasting in December. We began the evening with a white port, tasted first on its own then with a bit of tonic to sample Port Tonic which is much loved in Portugal. We were really surprised by this: “nicer than Gin and Tonic”!… Continue reading
A school at war – Our November 2024 meeting
We welcomed Mary Smith to our November meeting to tell us about school life during WW2, arising from two fascinating recent discoveries made while she was headteacher of Maidstone Girls Grammar School in Kent. The first was the uncovering of an extensive set of tunnels used as underground classrooms, and the second was the discovery… Continue reading
All’s Well That Ends Well – November 2024
We had a wonderful afternoon at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at the Globe Theatre, taking time out of busy December days to enjoy the atmosphere of a candlelit performance of All’s Well That Ends Well. We all enjoyed the production eventually getting our heads around the twists and turns of the plot as Helen contrives… Continue reading
Lee Green Open Studios – November 2024
A huge thank you to all our wonderful cake bakers, sellers and buyers at this year’s Open Studios event which took place over the weekends 9/10 and 16/17 November. As you can see from the smiles, it’s a great event to take part in – a great opportunity to meet other members and a great… Continue reading