Fulham WI

Open Day - Bishop Creighton House

Fulham WI has been asked to publicise the upcoming open day at Bishop Creighton House. Details below:

Bishop Creighton House runs a range of serives for people in Hammersmith & Fulham, including a community centre, home safety and security projects, a home improvement agency and projects that look after the needs of older people, children and young people with learning disabilities.

Saturday 11th July, 11am - 3pm, free admission and activities

Everyone welcome!

Come and find out what we do in your community and see how our projects can help make your home safer and more secure.

Bishop Creighton House, 378 Lillie Road, SW6 7PH www.creightonhouse.org

History - Bishop Creighton House was set up in 1908 and began by running play centres and support groups for children and families in Hammersmith & Fulham. Through two world wars and the devastating effect of a bombing raid on our premises in Lillie Road, the work of BCH has continued unabated. Today, 100 years on, BCH works with children, families, people with learning disabilities and older people, promoting independent living and improving lives across Hammersmith & Fulham.

Disability Services - if you have a learning disability and live in Hammersmith & Fulham, the Mentoring and Workwise projects may be able to help you. Whatever your goal in life - whether it is getting a job, living on your own, travelling independently, building confidence, meeting new people or trying new things - our staff and team of trained volunteer mentors can help and support you to realise your full potential.

Independent living - Do you feel safe and secure at home? We have a number of projects to enable older and disabled people to remain independent and well at home. We can help in many different ways, offering a range of free or low cost help and advice. If you spend a lot of your time on your own, we can provide daily phone calls or regular visits from our volunteers. If you are in need of practical help, our handymen can change lightbulbs, fit new locks and undertake a range of small jobs. Larger works, such as installing an accessible bathroom or carrying out essential repairs can be arranged. We can also provide equipment to prevent accidents in the homes of older people and families with small children.

Community centre - seven days a week, from 9am to 10pm, our building is open for use by local people. We run our own groups - our weekly art, bridge, leisure and social clubs for older people help meet the social needs of the local community. Affordable offices and meeting space can be hard to find and BCH offers help to a network of groups and organisations.

Please contact us for more information about our services.

Your WI needs you!

Hello Ladies,

Date: Saturday 4th July
Time: 12 – 5pm
Where: Parsons Green -  stall number 61

We are looking for anyone who would be able to help on the annual FWI cake stall this Saturday - both providing cakes, biscuits, jam, chutney and any other delicious treats we can sell to the Fulham public - and manning the stall.

If anyone can't make the Saturday - you can drop any produce in at Niki's flat on Friday evening .. email nikihutch@hotmail.com for address and details.

Last year was a great success making around £900 for our chosen charity.

Please note all the ingredients in the cakes etc need to be labeled.

Hope to see you there.

Fulham WI Committee x

July Meeting

Hello Ladies,

The July Fulham WI meeting will take place on Monday, July 6 starting at 7.30pm sharp in the upstairs function room at THE PETERBOROUGH (may have gone back to being called the Southern Cross) on the New King’s Road

Please find here a link to Streetmap for directions:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srfx=525575&y=176750&z=&sv=525575,176750&st=OSGrid&lu=N&tl=~&ar=y&bi=~&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf 

Please remember subs are now overdue. All cheques should be made payable to Fulham WI for £29.00.

JULY SPEAKER

"Women Hiring Men - A Male Escort Perspective"
Fulham WI will be welcoming John to speak to us on this controversial subject.

John is a seasoned male escort who featured in a TV documentary last year and runs his own business www.claretknight.co.uk He intends to provide us with a holistic view of the escort business covering both the reasons why women hire escorts – and what this actually means – as well as the effect hiring an escort has on clients. We will also hear from the escorts perspective on how his work affects him – and the ups and downs of their business.

Questions are of course welcomed!

Please note that at John’s request no photography or press will be allowed.

In addition, bring your cheque books for Innovative Jewellery from Patricia Asare

Patricia is Polish/Ghanaian and was brought up in Ghana until she was 18, when she moved to Poland to do her Masters in International Relations. She moved to London in 2001 and has woas a nanny, assistant kindergarten teacher and an office manager. Patricia’s mother has a great passion for beads and jewellery which has finally rubbed onto her! She can’t get enough of jewellery making now and is delighted to be coming to display her wares at our July meeting. For a sneak preview please have a look at: www.patriciaasare.com

FWI PRESIDENT AND COMMITTEE

As the WI constitution decrees, all committee members who have been on the committee for three years (or more) have to stand down. Therefore at the end of September Joanna and myself will be stepping down as the co-presidents and there will also be a number of vacancies on the committee to fill. Some committee members would like to stay on but this is also a time for new blood and your chance to be involved in the running of the FWI. We will be looking for a committee of 7 people for roles including: President, Treasurer, Membership, Events, IT and Speaker Co-ordinator

We will be asking for nominations by the August meeting and then there will be a chance for every FWI member to have a say in who they want as the President/on the committee with voting taking place at the September meeting.

If this is something you would like to be involved in/have any questions about please email fulhamwi@gmail.com … it’s a fantastic opportunity and I have certainly enjoyed my time on the committee.

EVENTS
•    FWI Book Club – Tuesday, June 30 at The Peterborough
We have chosen to read The Return by Victoria Hislop. We plan to discuss from 7.30 onwards.

•    FWI Cake stall at Fair on the Green, Parsons Green – Saturday, July 4
We are planning our 2nd cake stall at the annual Fair on the Green this year. We will be looking for volunteers to help run the stall and also provide yummy cakes, biscuits, scones and jams etc for us to sell on the day. The profits will be split between our chosen charity and the FWI. Anyone who is interested should email: fulhamwi@gmail.com

•    FWI Midsummer Masquerade Ball – due a number of people being away or having event on July 11 we have decided to postpone the Ball until September. A new date will be sent around ASAP … if anyone is interested in helping to organise the Ball please email fulhamwi@gmail.com

•    Cartier International Polo – Sunday, July 26
We are researching a trip to the polo and will be sending around a separate email with details/costs. The plan – as the past 2 years we have run the trip – is to hire a coach/mini bus to take us there. The cost will be around £50.00 per person. If this is of interest please email fulhamwi@gmail.com

See you at the July meeting.

FWI Committee xx

Patchi & Flaxi's Cushions!

Patchi’s and Flaxi’s

Do you remember Natalie’s Cushions? Natalie kindly attended our December meeting with a wonderful display of her wares. She has recently renamed her cushion company Patchi’s and Flaxi’s. Natalie makes hand-made cushions by mixing and matching fabrics with clashing colours and textures, such as silks, wools, velvets and felts, and she often adds beads, buttons and sequins. She can make fun cushions out of your old clothes and put your friends’ names on them. She can also make any cushion with any colour, any texture, to any size, and send it anywhere ... Some of her cushions have already been sent to Ireland , Malta , Canada and Australia . Give her the design and she will make it! Natalie is obsessed with fabrics and feels each cushion she makes is made with positive energy and karma behind it, and gives something back to her community, since it is usually a gift for a loved one. You can see more of her cushions at Parson's Green Fair on Saturday 4th July, at Cleaver Square Village Fete on Sunday 12th July 2009 and on some Sundays at Spitalfields Market in East London .  The Patchis’ and Flaxi’s website is coming soon so watch this space! For now you can see her cushions on Etsy’s online hand-made store at www.tinyurl.com/patchisandflaxis

Feel free to contact Natalie even if you require formal scatter cushions at natchalaby@hotmail.com or on her mobile 07532282058.

Polo in the Park: Sat 6th June

For those who have purchased tickets for Polo in the Park:

(If anyone else wishes to attend, the event is officially sold out but there may be tickets available on the day at the door)

Hope you are looking forward to the Polo in the Park event on Saturday, we know some of you have already collected your tickets please find below arrangements for meeting up and for those who have not yet collected their tickets.

The gates open at 11am and play starts at 1.45pm. Niki will be heading there for 12.30pm and will meet anyone who wants to at the entrance to the Hurlingham Park and Polo field then (this is on Hurlingham Road) alternatively if people want to go early then Niki is more than happy for you to collect your tickets on Saturday morning.

A few things to note:

• There is no parking available on site and many of the roads will have a parking suspension as well.
• NO food and drink can be taken into the event. There are 4 bars and 11 food stalls there
• All bags will be checked and tagged
• Please also let Niki know if you are running late on the day.

If you have any questions, please call Niki or email her at fulhamwi@googlemail.com

Here's to a wonderful day!

Fulham WI Committee

FWI Committee

 We would love to hear from you. Please email us at fulhamwi@googlemail.com

	Niki Hutchinson, Co-President Niki loves her job, working for a technology and Telecoms PR agency in Chelsea. In her spare time she enjoys swimming, going to the gym and generally socialising with friends and family.
	Joanna Hackett, Co-President Joanna is a PA in a commercial property firm and loves her job. She can make the best Christmas tree decorations and has been a dedicated member of the FWI team from its inception.
	Sarah Brock, Treasurer Sarah is a corporate tax manager for a large firm of chartered accountants. She loves 80s music, star wars, socialising and (most of all) spending time relaxing with her husband and cat.
	Claire Reynolds, Speaker Co-ordinator Claire works in the international shipping industry.  In her spare time she loves travelling, cooking, socialising and is always keen to have a go at something new.
	Sarah Cook, Webmaster Sarah works in European Regulatory Affairs. She enjoys travelling, cooking, going to live music venues, the cinema and art galleries.
	Katrina Quinton, Committee Member Katrina is a fourth generation WI member and eventually confronted the inevitable and joined FWI for its first formal meeting and before too long ended up on the committee. Married to Edward with two step-daughters, Olivia and Ella – and the first FWI baby, Rupert.
	Katie Finnegan, Committee Member Katie has been a WI member since 2005. Amongst other things she likes cooking and eating, dressmaking, roller-blading and is trying to get better at windsurfing

Sarah Batho, Committee Member
Brought up on a diet of WI (Sarah's mother has been a member for over 30 years), Sarah joined FWI over 2 years ago and have been hooked ever since! Sarah works in fashion buying and other interests include, cooking, eating, fitness, walking and  socialising with friends.

FWI Masquerade Ball: tickets now on sale!

The tickets for the annual Fulham WI have now gone on sale and are ready to be snapped up. This year – due to popular request - we have decided to hold the Ball in the summer on Saturday July 11 and at a new venue, the University Women’s Club in Mayfair. The Ball will act as our main fundraiser for the year and any profit will be split between our chosen charity Thrive project and running the Fulham WI – so we need to sell as many tickets as we can – 140 in total. All members, friend, family, work colleagues, etc are invited to attend. Please join with us and support this event and make it a huge success!

Tickets are available to purchase via cheque (made payable to Fulham WI) or cash from Joanna Hackett at Flat 3, 300 Fulham Road, London SW10 4PQ. Alternatively please email fulhamwi@gmail.com for further information. We have chosen not to use an onllne payment as they now charge £1.25 per ticket!!

Date: Saturday, July 11 2009

Venue: University Women’s Club, 2 Audley Square, Mayfair

Time: 7pm to 1am

Dress code: Black tie and masks!

There will be reception drinks, a 3-course meal with 1/2 bottle wine per person, disco, casino and a raffle.

Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Fulham WI Committee xx

June Meeting: celebrating tea and poetry!

We had a kettle, we let it leak;
Our not replacing it made it worse,
We haven't had any tea for a week.
The bottom is out of the Universe!
- Rudyard Kipling

 

The June Fulham WI meeting will take place this Monday, June 1 starting at 7.30pm sharp in the upstairs function room at THE PETERBOROUGH (may have gone back to being called the Southern Cross) on the New King’s Road.

Please remember subs are overdue. Cheques should be made payable to Fulham WI for £29.00.

Please find here a link to Streetmap for directions:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srfx=525575&y=176750&z=&sv=525575,176750&st=OSGrid&lu=N&tl=~&ar=y&bi=~&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

June Speakers:

Henrietta Lovell – the ultimate Tea Lady!

She’s been called a couturier of tea – but Henrietta Lovell believes that fine tea should not be for the privileged few. Henrietta’s passion for tea began when she had to travel to China for work. Now a champion of the delights and range of teas from silver tip white tea to rarest oolong, Henrietta has just become Selfridge’s consultant on fine teas; she also runs the Rare Tea Company and is the proud winner of the 2009 Observer Food Monthly Award for best Independent Retailer. Henrietta will be joining us to discuss the art of making the perfect cup of tea; what to drink if you want to keep up your anti-oxidants but keep down your caffeine; and to explore the subtle possibilities that tea can offer.

Dayo Sowunmi – “At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet!”

The BBC has recently launched its Poetry Season – a passionate plea about why poetry matters. We have invited poet Dayo Sowunmi as an advocate for poetry in the modern age. Dayo will explore what poetry means to different people and how it has affected the world we live in. Plato’s quote: “At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet!” will form the overarching theme of his talk.

 

FWI News

FWI 2.0 – Facebook and Twitter

For those techno-savvy ladies, you’ll be happy to know that the FWI has gone all 2.0! We’ve had a facebook group for a while now, so we’ve moved on and set up a Twitter feed too. To follow us please got to www.twitter.com/fulhamwi All the latest news and events will be posted here in real time.
FWI Events – ALL EVENTS unless stated are open to family/friends

Book Club – Wednesday, June 10

We have chosen to read The Return by Victoria Hislop. We plan to discuss on June 10 at The Peterborough from 7.30 onwards.

FWI cake stall at Fair on the Green – Saturday, July 4

After successfully making around £900 last year we have decided to take a stall at the 2009 Fair on the Green. We are looking for volunteers to make cakes, bread, jam, chutney etc that we can sell on the stall and also those who would be interested in helping on the stall on the day. It was a fun time last year – and we are praying for sunshine again! The money raised from the cake stall will be split between our chose charity for 2009 and the FWI. Email fulhamwi@gmail.com if you are interested.

FWI Annual Ball – Saturday, July 11

After the success of our annual Christmas Balls we have decided to organise this years’ Ball in July. We will be holding the event at the University Women’s Club in Mayfair – it will be reception drinks, 3-course meal with ½ bottle of wine, disco and a casino. The theme is “Mid-summer Masquerade” – so get creative with those masks! The money raised from the Ball will be split between our chose charity for 2009 and the FWI.

Ticket Sales

There will be 140 – 160 tickets to sell at £50 each. We are currently setting up an online payment website for the ticket sales and will be sending a full email with details within the next couple of days, Tickets will be on sale at the June and July meetings. However to reserve your table (of 8 people) or individual tickets please email fulhamwi@gmail.com

Raffle prizes

We will also be having a raffle where we will be asking for help with prizes. If anyone can offer a raffle prize or know colleagues/friends/family who would be happy to donate a prize please let us know on the usual address: fulhamwi@gmail.com

Cartier International Polo – Sunday, July 26

Last year we did not run our annual trip to the Cartier International polo in Windsor and a few ladies have been asking if we will be doing it again this year. We will be looking into costs of tickets and transport and will let you know ASAP. It would be great to get a rough idea who would be interested in this event. If you are interested please email fulhamwi@gmail.com

See you on Monday evening!

Fulham WI Committee x

Tupperware "Party" - open until Sunday 24th May

Andrew Humphrey - who many of you met on Monday - will be keeping the Fulham WI Tupperware "party" open until Sunday 24th May.

 

Please do contact him if you have an order to make.

 

Any rewards from the party will be donated in cash to our 2009 charity - Thrive.

 

If anyone did not get a catalogue, or needs to contact Andrew with any queries about anything, his contact details are:

 

Andrew Humphrey

andrew.humphrey@gmail.com

07759 753695

Hammersmith Stitch n' Bitch: Tuesday Night Knit Night!

 

Love knitting and want to knit with fellow like-minded knitters?
Want to learn to knit in a comfortable environment?
Are you a die-hard life-long knitter?
Need a new hobby?

Then come along to TUESDAY KNIT NIGHT for a natter with the Hammersmith Stitch N’ Bitch.

Starts Tuesday 26th May, 6-8pm at Cafe Nero, 1-5 King Street, Hammersmith, W6 9HR

 Thereafter every other Tuesday, same time, same place. Bring needles and yarn.

Contact: Rowan
Email: rowanbenjamin1@gmail.com
Mobile: 07980 884 474