We had our Annual General Meeting, where we discussed the WI’s 2015 resolution: ‘Failing to care – assessment of need in long-term care’, elected our new committee and president, and had a clothing/accessories swish. Members brought up […]

We were joined by Miss Ballooniverse who injected colour, glamour and fun into our meeting with favourite characters, outrageous costumes, elegant jewellery and caricatures – all made from balloons of course!

Tim Newton joined us from the Suffolk council records office to discuss how he completed his own family tree and how best to track down your own weird and wonderful ancestors.

We had the pleasure of Jeanie – a qualified yoga instructor (and N1 WI member!) showing us some yoga moves and stretches that we can all work into our daily life to put a spring in our […]

Evan Davis joined us to discuss a wide range of subjects as varied as Russell Brand, the BBC, elections, Dragons’ Den, interviewing techniques and woolly whippets! Evan Davis was the BBC’s Economics Editor from 2001- 2008, following […]

Louise C showed off her talents by teaching us how to lino print. We learnt how to cut our own designs into lino and print them, and  everyone was able to take their prints home so they […]

We learnt a little more about the committee members (and lots of random facts) when they hosted quiz rounds on their specialist subject. With lots of time for teams to debate the answers, it proved to be very […]

In August we went retro at Rowan’s tenpin bowling.

We learnt how to create an attractive finish on a cupcake using a piping bag. We decorated cupcakes with Sarah Wiseman and improved our skills.

“Blessed are the Cheesemakers!” to quote the mighty Monty Python. We welcomed Philip Wilton from The Urban Cheesemaker AKA Wildes Cheese for a talk and sampling. There were delicacies available for purchase on the night.   Philip turned to […]

We had a fascinating insight into the licensed drinks industry with a female insider who works for one of the big companies. We heard her speak about current themes and trends, and how things have changed over […]

We hosted the yearly resolution debate featuring free pizza for one and all! On top of that we held an AGM and voted in new committee members including a new president, secretary and treasurer. Thanks to everyone […]

We learnt to Charleston with Nikki Santilli. Nikki is a vintage jazz dancer & teacher. She’s been dancing since the age of 4 and she uses old film clips to learn new moves. She dances, writes shows and performs at […]

We heard a magical mystery talk about The Vanishing Maidservant from Ian Keable who has been the British Magical Champion of Comedy and a recipient of the Magic Comedy Award from The Magic Circle.

We had an outing to Sh! Women’s Erotic Emporium in Hoxton Square where we heard the story of Sh! boutique from the female director Katherine Hyde who told us about her experiences of being a woman in the […]

It was our ever popular WI Crafting for Christmas meeting! With festive atmosphere, mince pies and mulled wine and tickets for the Christmas Party were available.

We met Andrew Humphrey AKA the Tupperware Man. Andrew is a new breed of party-seller bringing the concept to the current decade. Retro-fun! The meeting took the theme of a Tupperware party but was all about the social […]

We heard a fascinating talk by Adam Brand who is a professional graphologist. He uses handwriting analysis in a variety of scenarios such as checking compatibility of potential partners, assessing candidates for jobs, describing ancestors for genealogists, […]

We were thrilled to be joined by India Knight. A Londoner, a mum, a journalist for The Times, a Penguin author, a Victorian house owner, a Twitterer and a Culture Vulture. There was a Q&A lucky dip with […]