We have a big treat in September – an evening with Dame Anne Evans, who lives locally but is famed internationally as an operatic soprano. Retired now, the role for which she’s most well known is that […]

Appropriately for the weather, we spent our July meeting decorating paper hand-held fans, thanks to Louise. We also learned about the secret language of fans, and that there is a fan museum in Greenwich. It was a […]

For our June meeting we had a baking demonstration from Lesley. I’ve always found apple tarts very difficult: they fall apart when I try to get them out of the tin. This was a tart using a […]

In May our meeting found us touring Antarctica, which we discovered is not just a beautiful haven for birds and penguins. The cleanliness of the area is scrupulously maintained by sanitising everyone that sets foot on the […]

We enjoyed a very interesting evening sharing photographs and the stories they represented, and learned some new things about our friends. We had photos of places, of birds, of objects, all representing events in our lives or […]

Our February was a delicious event – taste tourism. We had all chosen one of a random selection of countries (from a dish full of slips of paper) with the idea that we’d bring an item of […]

We had a lovely, cosy Christmas social this year – thank you to everyone who came along and brought tasty things to eat. It was especially cosy as we were in the kitchen because the main hall […]

Traditionally we learn a new Christmas craft in November, and this year it was ornamental wreaths, suitable as tree decorations, made from can ring-pulls, hosted by Louise. Pictured is a selection by our talented members, with different […]

Our October meeting was a birthday celebration for N1WI, with a spooky theme. Our treasurer looked wonderful all in black with her sparkly black spider hairpiece, and we also had a sparkly black cat. Cookies were creepy, […]

Our September meeting was great fun! With modelling wax and tools supplied by Walnut Works, we created little sculptures – and the variety and imagination were incredible. We’ve all taken them home and those who wish can […]

Whisks into dragonflies! A very creative evening with wire whisks, wire-cutters and beads – and look what we made! Lots of fun had by all and, of course, lively conversation throughout.

For our July meeting, we learned about CPR, using what3words to help emergency services locate you, and how to find your nearest defibrillator. The training was using RevivR, an interactive training module from BHF. It is available […]

Having waddled to the keyboard after eating far too much cake, I have to say our June meeting was very tasty. Lesley, who is renowned for her lemon drizzle cake, demonstrated how she makes it, having brought […]

Our May meeting truly tested our memories, with hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s. So many songs I recognised, sung by people whose names I just could not remember. Nice memories of long ago were brought […]

Our April meeting was our annual meeting and a social. We took the opportunity to look back over the past year, and how many brilliant meetings we had, thanks to all our members who get so involved […]

For our February meeting we were joined by Niloufar Lamakan, a former member of N1WI, who has just published a romantic comedy, Aged to Perfection, and she was interviewed by Lesley. Niloufar was a very entertaining speaker, […]

Our December meeting is a Christmas social in our hall, and I’m looking forward to spending some time with everyone.

In November, Ingrid showed us how to make a traditional Swedish Christmas decoration – a woven paper heart that can be used to contain small sweets and hung from the Christmas tree. We all had fun making […]

In October we had an evening of baking. Lesley organised a demonstration where she showed us how to make Madeleines and Lemon and Blueberry Teacakes. In true Blue Peter fashion she had prepared some earlier to pop […]

Our September meeting was a Fairtrade evening hosted by our member Sandra, who does sterling work on Fairtrade in Hackney, and Gilbert Smyth, who is Fairtrade Champion for Hackney Council. Fairtrade Fortnight was in September, and the […]

Our August meeting was a fun-filled music quiz. Thanks to Natalie and Sheila for organising the music, questions and prizes.  We had a lovely time reminiscing about the musicals and film and learning a few new facts […]

Bring, Show and Tell We had a lovely meeting in June, sharing treasured memories via possessions and images. We had a picture showing four generations of women from the same family, one of a son all dressed […]

This month we were creating jewellery from an exciting selection of beads and bits. We had colour, we had sparkle, we made bracelets, we made earrings. We had biscuits, we had wine, we had fun! With thanks […]