Fulham WI

November Meeting - Monday 7 November @ 19:30

Hello ladies!!
 
The November Fulham WI meeting will take place this coming Monday 7 November at 7:30pm.  Our speaker will be Dallas Barnes-Hughes (Katrina’s mother), speaking on Wedgwood. - – AND it is the AGM!
 
Please be advised that we are now taking subs for the 2012 calendar year - subs are £31.50.  We also have some of the new WI diaries for 2012 at £3.50 each.
 
We will be holding elections for committee members at our November meeting, and are actively seeking the following roles:
Crafts Co-Ordinator
Speaker Co-Ordinator
Website/Online Co-Ordinator
Elections for those positions which are currently filled will, of course, be taking place as well.
 
 
CONTENTS               
October Speaker
Events
NFWI Announcements
Local Requests
ETC.
 
 
NOVEMBER SPEAKER
 
The Speaker at our AGM this year is Dallas Barnes-Hughes and she will be speaking on Wedgwood.  
 
Dallas has had an interest in Wedgwood for many years having worked for the company and then continued to study its history and processes.  Please bring along any Wedgwood pieces you may have and Dallas will be pleased to tell us about them.  Wedgwood is a lot more than the blue and white jasper and it is a beautiful product from an innovative company founded by an amazing individual.  (Dallas also happens to be a very long-standing WI member … and is also Katrina's mother!)
 
As always, the meeting will be in the upstairs room at the Peterborough /Southern Cross pub on the New Kings Road (on the junction of Wandsworth Bridge Road ) nearest tube is Fulham Broadway.  Please find here a link to Google Maps for directions.  We look forward to welcoming new members and returning members alike.   
 
 
EVENTS
 
Thursday 17 November 2011 – Pottery Evening – get ready for Xmas at the Pottery Café at 735 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5UL.  Starting at 7.30pm, unearth your creativity and decorate pieces of pottery.  It costs £5.95 per place for materials, and for whatever you decided to decorate.  Pick up your work a week later after it has been fired in the kiln.  For more details and lists of pottery pieces that you can decorate please go to http://www.pottery-cafe.com/  This has always been a popular evening for WI members so please get in touch ASAP to book your place.
 
Tuesday 29 November 2011at 7:30pm – Priscilla Queen of the Desert – We have 20 dress circle tickets priced at £39.75 (normally £66) at the Palace Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue.  The show is due to close in the West End on New Year’s Eve so this might be your last chance.  Please let us know if you are interested and pay at the meeting.
 
And dates for next year …
 
Saturday 28 January – Changing of the Guard at BUCKINGHAM PALACE – exclusive – at 10.00am- more details to follow …
 
Friday 3 February – get over detox January and spend the evening in a pub for a great cause, whilst supporting fellow WI member Alex in her pub quiz!  In maximum teams of 5 test your general knowledge.  More details to follow …
 
Tuesday 21 February – Theatre Group - Ghost.  Again, more details to follow …
 

October Meeting - 3 October @ 7:30pm

The October Fulham WI meeting will take place this coming Monday 3 October at 7:30pm.  Our speaker will be the Hon Alexa Shackleton.

Please be advised that we are now taking subs for the 2012 calendar year - subs are £30.  We also have some of the new WI diaries for 2012 at £3.50 each.

We will be holding elections for committee members at our November meeting, and are actively seeking the following roles:

• Crafts Co-Ordinator
• Speaker Co-Ordinator
• Website/Online Co-Ordinator

Elections for those positions which are currently filled (see here) will, of course, be taking place as well.

CONTENTS         

• October Speaker
• Events
• Local Requests
• NFWI Announcements

OCTOBER SPEAKER
 
The speaker will be the Hon Alexa Shackleton, who has been instrumental in furthering Shackleton historical research.
Based in London, the Hon Alexandra Shackleton has contributed forewords to books on Antarctic exploration, and consulted for the Channel Four/First Sight Films television drama Shackleton, starring Kenneth Branagh. She has even had the honor to christen three ships: the Royal Navy's Ice Patrol ship, HMS Endurance; the trawler Lord Shackleton; and, most recently, the British Antarctic Survey ship,RRS Ernest Shackleton.
 
She succeeded her father, Lord Shackleton KG OBE PC (1911-94), younger son of the explorer, as President of the James Caird Society, and has been at the heart of all its activities since. She was instrumental with Harding Dunnett in displaying the James Caird at the London Boat Show at Earl's Court in 1994, and in lending support to Trevor Potts's four man (three men and a woman) In the Wake of Shackleton expedition, which sought to recreate the James Caird boat journey and Shackleton's crossing of South Georgia, the first such expedition to attempt this.
 
She travels around the world lecturing on Shackleton and his legacy to schools and city institutions and everything in between.
 
As always, the meeting will be in the upstairs room at the Peterborough /Southern Cross pub on the New Kings Road (on the junction of Wandsworth Bridge Road ) nearest tube is Fulham Broadway.  Please find here a link to Google Maps for directions.  We look forward to welcoming new members and returning members alike.   
 
EVENTS
 
Saturday 1 October – look forward to those of you who have signed up for the tour of Parliament.

Tuesday 11 October 2011 – Jack the Ripper Walk – Meet at 7.15pm just outside Tower Hill tube to set off at 7.30pm for a guided walk led by Donald Rumbelow, "internationally recognised as the leading authority on Jack the Ripper."  Costing £8 a place, this walk lasts just under 2 hours and provides a chance to inspect the murder sites, sift through the evidence - in all its gory detail - and get to grips, so to speak, with the main suspects. Afterward you can steady your nerves in The Ten Bells, the pub where the victims - perhaps under the steely gaze of the Ripper himself - tried to forget the waking nightmare.   http://www.jacktheripperwalk.com/
 
Thursday 17 November 2011 – Pottery Evening – get ready for Xmas at the Pottery Café at 735 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5UL.  Starting at 7.30pm, unearth your creativity and decorate pieces of pottery.  It costs £5.95 per place for materials, and for whatever you decided to decorate.  Pick up your work a week later after it has been fired in the kiln.  For more details and lists of pottery pieces thart you can decorate please go to http://www.pottery-cafe.com/   This has always been a popular evening for WI members so please get in touch ASAP to book your place.
 
And dates for next year …
 
Saturday 28 January – Changing of the Guard at BUCKINGHAM PALACE – exclusive – at 10.00am- more details to follow …
 
Friday 3 February – get over detox January and spend the evening in a pub for a great cause, whilst supporting fellow WI member Alex in her pub quiz!  In maximum teams of 5 test your general knowledge. 

Again, more details to follow …
Please contact Toto on criminalangel@hotmail.com or 07957 323 321 begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting regarding any of these events or anything that you would like to do.
 
 
NFWI ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Keep on Jamming! Real Jam Festival 2011
 
Don’t forget that entry forms are now available with full details on how to enter.  IT’s fun to take part in the competition and to test your skills.  You can send in your entry and in addition, on 8 and 9 October Denman will fling open its doors for activities involving top chefs and more.  Dinner, bed and breakfast are available for anyone wanting to come along.  More information can be found at www.denmancollege.org.uk and www.thewirealjamfestival.com or by calling 02865 391 991 and asking for leaflets. 
 
Win a kitchen makeover
Share your favourite recipe for a family meal costing under £7.50, and send a picture of it, to have the chance of winning a fantastic kitchen makeover courtesy of Morphy Richards. Other brilliant prizes include a WI cookery course at Denman for two.

Finalists will be invited to Denman on 5 December, when celebrity chef Brian Turner will crown the winner. Two runners-up will each receive a Morphy Richards product of their choice, plus a DAB radio and a WI cookery course for themselves and a friend. Every competition entrant will receive a discount code for Morphy Richards worktop cooking products. For full terms and conditions and to enter, go to www.homeofthehouseproud.com or call Denman College on 01865 391991 to ask for details.

Do You Write a Blog?
 
With the new WI website under development, the NFWI are investigating the potential for guest blogs.  If you write your own blog please send details of it to g.atkinson@nfwi.org.uk.
 
Love Your Libraries Campaign
 
After huge support for a resolution on library closures from delegates at the 2011 AGM, WI members are being urged to get involved in the Love Your Libraries campaign. 
 
We are calling on the Government to honour their commitment to act as a champion of the library service, and hope to collect 100,000 signatures and trigger a debate in parliament.  We have just launched an online version of the petition, on the Government’s e-petitions website, so please do go to the link below and sign, and pass on to friends and family!
 
http://epetitions.direct.gove.uk/petitions/1269
 
There are lots of other ways to take action: by joining your local library, collecting petition signatures, and writing to you local council. 
 
Enter the Fast Fashion ‘Little Black Dress’ Competition
 
WI members are being given the chance to design and create their own ‘little black dress’ as part of the NFWI’s Fast Fashion campaign, to be showcased at a fashion show at the Fashion and Textiles Museum at the end of the year.  Please let us know if you would like more information.
 
COOL Update
 
The NFWI held a briefing meeting on 5 July ahead of a crucial European Parliament vote on changes to food labelling regulations.  The NFWI Chair and Public Affairs Committee briefed MEPs and representatives from the European Commission and the Environment and Agriculture Committee on WI research and findings from the supermarket action day, when 87 WIs visited 135 supermarkets to gain a snapshot view of labelling on supermarket shelves.  Despite Government claims that a voluntary scheme is working, members’ reports showed real room for improvement and a marked variation in labelling practises across supermarkets, particularly on budget ranges.
 
Hours after the meeting MEPs voted to introduce mandatory labelling for fresh meat products and to tighten up the law to ensure that the presentation of labelling is not misleading for consumers.  While this is a major step forwards, unfortunately the Parliament did not take the opportunity to tighten up labelling on products with meant ingredients such as sausages or pies.  An impact assessment in two years time will assess the feasibility of this.  
 
Sign up to be a MDGs champion – eight ways to change the world
 
Building on the success of the WrW project, we are asking interested members to sign up to be Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) champions and raise awareness in their community as to why advancing women’s rights around the world is key to accelerating progress on the MDGs by the 2015 deadline.  The initiative will be launched in the autumn and champions will be provided with materials, resources and access to an online forum to share ideas with other MDG champions.  If you would like to sign up or find out more information please contact Yetunde Akintola on 0207 371 9300 ext 212.  For more information on the MDGs visit http://www.endpoverty2015.org/.
 
Ex-Offenders Project
 
Are you interested in helping female ex-offenders with cookery, literacy and numeracy so that they have skills to get them back on their feet and into work?  This is a new national project combining basic practical cookery with literacy and numeracy.  Please contact Diane Sanderson, Home Economics Adviser, at the NFWI Unit on 01865 391 788           ext 278 or d.sanderson@nfwi-unit.org.uk if you would like to find out more about the project.
 
ETC.
 
Maple Village WI Christmas Fayre
Saturday, 19 Nov from 10am – 2pm
Maple Village WI in Surbiton are holding their first FREE Christmas Fayre this year.  They  are inviting members to come along and partake in some Christmas Shopping, and are also wondering if any members would like to ttake a stall to sell your own products?  They are looking for candles, glass or ceramic items, children’s toys and clothes, and Christmas decorations and gifts. 

We were contacted by a photographer who is working on a project on the Women’s Institute through a series of portraits.  She is aiming to get a sense of the contemporary face of the WI – looking at individuals’ careers, interests, and hobbies.
 
Peter from Age Concern of Hammersmith and Fulham has got in touch regarding their Volunteer Befriending Service which connects volunteers with older people who may be isolated or housebound.  Volunteering involves and hour a week offering companionship or practical support, which means conversation, picking up prescriptions or accompanying someone to an activity, etc… 
 
Please let us know if you are able to offer your time and we will pass your details onto them.
 
Streetwise Opera Volunteering
 
We have been contacted by Streetwise Opera, a charity that uses music as a tool to help those who have experienced homelessness move forward in their lives. Their Workshop Programme aims to increase confidence and self-esteem, encouraging an engagement with wider communities through regular singing and acting workshops, performances and work placements, creating unique opportunities that allow people to move forward in their lives.
 
They are looking for helpful and committed volunteers for both daytime and evening opportunities and any help, however small, is always appreciated. Volunteers can help out in a number of ways including assisting with regular Theatre Trips, Public Performances, Fundraising Events and Workshops.
 
If you are interested please contact Nicholas at the Streetwise Opera office.
Email: office@streetwiseopera.org
Tel: 020 7495 3133
 
Parliament Week
 
Parliament Week is a new national initiative that aims to build greater awareness, understanding of and engagement with parliamentary democracy in the UK.
 
The inaugural Parliament Week will take place between 31 October and 5 November 2011 with a programme of activities across the UK that explore how and why the House of Commons and the House of Lords matter to everyone.
 
The theme for Parliament Week 2011 is ‘Stories of Democracy’ – from the past to the present, from local to national.  Parliament wants to raise awareness about how democracy affects people and how they can participate in it. 
 
Further information about the programme of events and how you can register to take part is available from www.parliamentweek.org or email parliamentweek@parliament.uk.
 
Breeze
 
The Breeze network from British Cycling is all about fun, local bike rides for women, by women – and there’s a whole range of support, training and ride opportunities too.  Breeze is part of British Cycling’s commitment to getting more women riding bikes for fun, and encouraging more women to join British cycling.  Breeze bike rides are free and getting involved is easy.  You can either use the ride finder to look for a Breeze ride in your area or if you’re interested in starting a group, why not become a Breeze champion?  To find out more, visit the website www.goskyride.com/breeze or www.britishcycling.org.uk.

September Meeting - 5 September at 7:30pm

We felt it was time to get to know ourselves better so for September we thought we would have a back to school meeting - the subject of which is "What I did in the Summer".  Do not fear or cringe or decide not to come but we thought it would give us a chance to talk to each other and maybe spark some conversations we didn't think we'd ever have!

The Rugby World Cup is approaching and I wonder how Faye has got on and how the England team have benefitted from her attentions - it's amazing that Fulham WI has a direct link to such an enormous international event - and that is just the start of things so come along and we can see how the meeting goes from there.  Claire Reynolds has moved from blowing up landmines in Sri Lanka to Kosovo and heaven only knows who else is up to exciting things - or like me sewing on name tabs on the new bits of school uniform!

We had a committee meeting this week and we have lots of things to tell you about - a separate mailer will be going out with lots of bits and pieces on it but we can go through them in more detail at the meeting.

We also need to start thinking about the AGM which will be in October and new people on the committee and the roles they can take on.

The Birthday Party on the 16th September needs more support for it to go ahead.  Friends and Family are welcome and encouraged and it will be a lovely with dinner and wine for £25 a head so please bring your cheque books and we can make it happen. 

I'm afraid I have been completely daft when it comes to Legally Blonde tickets on 13 September and have lost my list of those who want to come so please can you either email me (katrinaquinton@gmail.com) or let me know on Monday night so I can confirm the booking on Tuesday - sorry for being quite so stupid.

Other events coming up are the Jack The Ripper Walk in October and a night at the Pottery Cafe in November - more details at the meeting.

As usual, the meeting will be in the upstairs room at the Peterborough/Southern Cross pub on The New Kings Road on the junction of Wandsworth Bridge Road, nearest tube is Fulham Broadway.

We look forward to welcoming members both potential and existing and hope that this Birthday Meeting can be a happy one.

July Meeting - 4 July at 7:30pm

 

The July Fulham WI meeting will take place this coming Monday 4 July at 7:30pm.  Mr. Garry Wykes, retired Jewel House Warden, will be speaking about the 'Treasures of the Tower of London.’ 

Prior to the speaker, Gabrielle Archer from this year’s charity ‘500 for London’ will be giving us a brief introduction.

We also still have some WI diaries for 2011 at £3.50 each.

CONTENTS                  

• · July Speaker
• · Events

JULY SPEAKER

The speaker will be Mr. Garry Wykes, retired Jewel House Warden discussing the 'Treasures of the Tower of London.’  Mr Wykes worked at the Tower of London for 12 years. 

The exciting talk will include some  of the amazing history and facts about the Tower with an illustrated background to the world famous Crown Jewels and Royal regalia. also he will touch on some of the most moving and tragic events in the tower's 1000 year history and includes 'the Things they say' the funny side of being a jewel house warden on dealing with the millions of Tourists who flock to see the 25,000 precious stones in the collection. 

As always, the meeting will be in the upstairs room at the Peterborough /Southern Cross pub on the New Kings Road (on the junction of Wandsworth Bridge Road ) nearest tube is Fulham Broadway.  Please find here a link to Google Maps for directions.  We look forward to welcoming new members and returning members alike.    

EVENTS

Saturday, 2 July - Parson’s Green Fair – get ready to bake for our biggest fundraiser of the year! 

Saturday, 23 July - Geoffryre Museum – meet outside the museum at 10.00am.  Minutes from the City of London in Shoreditch is this gem.  One of London's best loved museums, it shows the changing style of the English domestic interior in a series of 11 period rooms and herb and period gardens (ranging from 1600 to present day).  Admission is £5.00. If you are planning to come to this then please let me know.
 
Saturday, 13 August at 4.00pm - Cocktail Making Course! - Learn how to make exquisite cocktails at Helix (http://www.helixbar.co.uk/), the amazing new cocktail bar with a fabulous view, overlooking the Thames next to Battersea heliport. For only £30, over 2 hours you will learn how to make wonderful cocktails , then have the chance to split into groups and compete against each other and make your own concoction, the prize being a bottle of bubbly to share with your winning team mates!  In order to finalise this course we need to book up ASAP, so please let us know if you are interested, friends and family welcome as always.

Friday, 16 September - Fulham WI's 8th Birthday - a date for the diary.

November – Jack the Ripper Walk – details TBC.

December – Panto! – we are thinking of getting festive with a group outing to the panto.  Details TBC.

2011 Theatre Group Dates 
We have set the following dates for 2011 theatre outings.  Please enter them into your diary and we will work out what we want to go and see nearer the time.  

• Tuesday 20^th September
• Tuesday 29^th November  

June Meeting - Monday 6 June - 7:30pm

The June Fulham WI meeting will take place this coming Monday 6 June at 7:30pm.  Andrew Cowen, family carer and Director of Caring Sharing & Company Ltd, discussing caring for the elderly and those with dementia.  

We also still have some WI diaries for 2011 at £3.50 each.

 

CONTENTS                  

• · June Speaker
• · Events

 

JUNE SPEAKER

 

The speaker will be Andrew Cowen, family carer and Director of Caring Sharing & Company Ltd, - a home care company that also specialise in dementia, a facilitator for the Government’s family carer programme “Caring with Confidence”, trained by the Alzheimers Society and a qualified lecturer in Social Health Care. He will be discussing caring for the elderly and those with dementia.

 

The talk will look at some suggestions and resources to help keep the elderly living safe, independent and empowered within their own home. We will also discuss some dementia symptoms, behaviours and the value of reminiscence while also dispelling some common myths about the illness. This talk is delivered in a positive manor, peppered with some amusing personal anecdotes that will be uplifting at the same time thought provoking. The talk will be followed by an open question and answer session with opportunities to ask more private questions after the event.

 

As always, the meeting will be in the upstairs room at the Peterborough /Southern Cross pub on the New Kings Road (on the junction of Wandsworth Bridge Road ) nearest tube is Fulham Broadway.  Please find here a link to Google Maps for directions.  We look forward to welcoming new members and returning members alike.    

 

EVENTS

 

Saturday, 4 June - Thames Beachcombing - meet at Mansion House tube station, exit 1 at 9.30am, £8.00.  Wear sensible shoes and bring a bag for your goodies that you will inevitably find on this tour (allow about 2 hours). More information can be found at: http://www.walks.com/London_Walks_Home/Thames_Beachcombing_/default.aspx If you are planning to come to this then please can you let me know so that I have an idea of numbers.
 
***Wednesday, 8 June, 7.00 – 8.00pm – Rococo Chocolate Tasting - NEWS FLASH! *** Two places have just become available for an opportunity to this VIP chocolate event.  The Cost is £20 and includes a goodie bag. More info can be found at: http://rococochocolates.com/chocolate-school/bespoke-events.html.  Please let us know if you are interested!

 

Saturday, 2 July - Parson’s Green Fair – get ready to bake for our biggest fundraiser of the year

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Sunday, 10 July - Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club - £35.00. If you are interested in an evening at Kew with the fantastic Buena Vista Social Club, then let us know! We were thinking of getting a group together. A kind of buy your own tickets and turn up and meet up with a huge picnic for an evening of great music, type of thing.
 
Saturday, 23 July - Geoffryre Museum – meet outside the museum at 10.00am.  Minutes from the City of London in Shoreditch is this gem.  One of London's best loved museums, it shows the changing style of the English domestic interior in a series of 11 period rooms and herb and period gardens (ranging from 1600 to present day).  Admission is £5.00. If you are planning to come to this then please let me know.
 
August - Cocktail Making Course! Let us know if you are interested in learning how to make (and sample!) Cocktails on a Saturday afternoon.
 
Friday, 16 September - Fulham WI's 8th Birthday - a date for the diary.
 
Please contact Toto on criminalangel@hotmail.com or 07957 323 321 begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting regarding any of these events or anything that you would like to do.

2011 Theatre Group Dates 
We have set the following dates for 2011 theatre outings.  Please enter them into your diary and we will work out what we want to go and see nearer the time.  

Tuesday 20^th September

Tuesday 29^th November  

 

May Meeting - TONIGHT - 7:30pm

The May Fulham WI meeting will take place TONIGHT, Monday 9 May at 7:30pm.  The speaker will be Loretta Oliver, from Ovarian Cancer Action.  

Please be advised that 2011 subs, now overdue, are £30.  If you have not yet paid you will be removed from our members’ list.

We also still have some WI diaries for 2011 at £3.50 each.

CONTENTS                  

• · May Speaker
• · Events
• · Announcements

MAY SPEAKER

The speaker tonight will be Loretta Oliver, from Ovarian Cancer Action:

On July 5th 2007 I was diagnosed with advanced Ovarian Cancer. I had just been for a smear test so I had assumed I was cancer free.  My children at the time were 2 and 4 years old.  My GP told my husband a week after diagnosis that I would die within 6 months.  Now, nearly 4 years on I am about to embark on my third session of chemo.  I work with Ovarian Cancer Action who are the only UK cancer charity with scientists dedicated to finding a diagnosis and treatment for Ovarian Cancer.  I try to raise awareness amongst women to ensure that the do not have to go through what I have been through.  In the last 2 years I have presented to over 1500 women.

After the meeting Sarah Russell from Mary Kay Cosmetics will be attending to underline the cancer story and offer us a chance to see their cosmetics:

Sarah Russell is an Independent Beauty Consultant for leading US skincare specialist Mary Kay Cosmetics. Dedicated to changing the lives of women around the world through their charity initiative, ‘Beauty that Counts’, Mary Kay Cosmetics is a proud supporter of The Eve Appeal. Sarah is here today to raise money for this fabulous charity, which funds vital research into gynaecological cancers, and she and her colleague are looking forward to pampering you with some luxurious mini-treatments after the meeting!

As always, the meeting will be in the upstairs room at the Peterborough /Southern Cross pub on the New Kings Road (on the junction of Wandsworth Bridge Road ) nearest tube is Fulham Broadway.  Please find here a link to Google Maps for directions.  We look forward to welcoming new members and returning members alike.    

EVENTS

4 June - Thames Beachcombing. Meet at Mansion House tube station, exit 1 at 9.30am, £8.00.  Wear sensible shoes and bring a bag for your goodies that you will inevitably find on this tour (allow about 2 hours).

2 July - Parson's Green Fair - get ready to bake for our annual stall at the fair.  We are also compiling a recipe book to sell on the day, so please send us your favourite recipes (and remember to credit the Chef if they are not your own).

10 July - Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club - £35.00. If you are interested in an evening at Kew with the fantastic Buena Vista Social Club, then let us know! We were thinking of getting a group together.

23 July - Geoffryre Museum at 10.00am.  Minutes from the City of London in Shoreditch is this gem.  One of London's best loved museums, it shows the changing style of the English domestic interior in a series of 11 period rooms and herb and period gardens (ranging from 1600 to present day).  Admission is £5.00.

August - date TBC - cocktail making course! Let us know if you are interested in learning how to make (and sample!) Cocktails on a Saturday afternoon.

16 September - Fulham WI's 8th Birthday - a date for the diary.

1 October - we have reserved 10 places for a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament. Starting at 10.30 and lasting 2 hours, the tour includes the Commons and Lords Chambers, the Queen's Robin Room, the Royal Gallery and Westminster Hall.  Tickets are only £10.00 so please let me know if you would like a place asap - we have to confirm our booking by the end of May.

Please contact Toto on criminalangel@hotmail.com or 07957 323 321 regarding any of these events or anything that you would like to do.

2011 Theatre Group Dates 
We have set the following dates for 2011 theatre outings.  Please enter them into your diary and we will work out what we want to go and see nearer the time.  
  
Tuesday 14^th June

Tuesday 20^th September

Tuesday 29^th November   

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We have been invited to the Ndoro Children’s Charities Wine Tasting and Art Exhibition, hosted by the West London Wine School (Saturday May 21 from 2:30 – 6:30, Supper Club, 12 Acklam Road, Notting Hill, W10 5QZ).  More information can be found here: http://ndorocc.eventbrite.com/?ref=enivte&invite=ODMyMjc3L2NyZXlub2xkc0BhZXQtdGFua2Vycy5jb20vMA%3D%3D%0A&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=invitenew&utm_term=readmore.  

April Meeting - 4 April from 7:30pm

The April Fulham WI meeting will take place on Monday 4 April at 7:30pm.  The speaker will be Fulham WI Member Faye Downey on ‘A Passion for Sport!’  As this is our Mother’s Day meeting, we invite all members to bring their mothers or aunts or sisters or maybe a friend.  Natalie from Patchi's and Flaxi's will also be selling her lovely cushions at the meeting.

Please be advised that 2011 subs, now overdue, are £30.  If you have not yet paid you will be removed from our members’ list.

We also still have some WI diaries for 2011 at £3.50 each.

CONTENTS  
                                   
·        April Speaker
·        Events
·        Announcements

APRIL SPEAKER

Faye holds a Degree & Masters in Sports Science from Loughborough University and has written and delivered World Class conditioning programmes for a wide range of sports and athletes representing Great Britain at Olympic, World Championship, European and Commonwealth level. Faye works at a national level in team sports for several Premiership football and Rugby clubs, including 2009 Guinness Premiership Champions, Leicester Tigers and Finalists, London Irish. Faye personally trained England Player Josh Lewsey for 3 years to keep him at the top of his game. 
As a result he says this about Faye:
 
“The physical demands of professional sports raise various challenges. So often do athletes waste energy with ineffective training without often knowing that they are doing so. As such, goals need to be aligned with a specific and effective training programme based on proven research. In my experience Faye Downey has the best scientific knowledge of any fitness coach I’ve worked with, but what’s more, has also the practical ability to relate this to physical results.”
Josh Lewsey, MBE, Fullback, Wing or Centre for London Wasps and England RFU
 
Faye was a member of the coaching team for England RFU during the 2007 Rugby World Cup and helped prepare Joe Worsley for his 2009 Lions Squad selection. Faye has recently travelled to Riyadh where she trained the Princess of Saudi Arabia after her knee surgery, and continues to return every 8 weeks to help in this process. Equally recent news, Faye has just been asked to return to train the England Rugby team with 3 other coaches for the World Cup 2011.
 
All of this work is done under the blanket of her Limited Company Oracle, which she set up in 2008. Please visit the site at http://www.oracle-elite.com
 
As a Fulham WI member Faye has commented on how inspired she has been at the talks given by the army, charities and of course the first female Beefeater! Indeed, Faye is the first and only woman to ever coach a national side, she is the only woman working in strength and conditioning in Professional Rugby. Volunteering to follow in that line up Faye hopes to inspire other members to follow their passions, whatever they may be, as she shares her own passion, stories and fitness tips with the group!
 
The talk will be "A Passion for Sport!" and will include ideas for all age groups on keeping trim, active and healthy! For those wishing to try out a few tips please wear comfortable clothes!
As always, the meeting will be in the upstairs room at the Peterborough /Southern Cross pub on the New Kings Road (on the junction of Wandsworth Bridge Road ) nearest tube is Fulham Broadway.  Please find here a link to Google Maps for directions.  We look forward to welcoming new members and returning members alike.    

 
EVENTS
 
Cocktails & Cupcakes - Saturday 9 April 2011, 5.30pm
The Thistle Hotel, Westminster 
What better way to enjoy learning how to make delicious cupcakes than to do whilst sipping exquisite cocktails? This is a hands on class where you will learn how to make cupcakes quickly and easily with the emphasis being on beautiful decoration. Take home your beautifully packaged handmade cupcakes and The Cocoa Box’s secret cocktail recipe.

Places are only £39 per guest. More information can be found at www.thecocoabox.co.uk.  Let us know if you are interested in taking part by emailing Toto James at criminalangel@hotmail.com – deadline is this Wednesday!
 
Thames Beachcombing Walk -  Saturday 4 June at 9.30am
You might think that all you're likely to find washed up along the edge of the Thames are broken beer bottles and bits of plastic, but the rise and fall of the river's tide is continually scattering its shores with objects hundreds or even thousands of years old. London Walks runs Thames Beachcombing expeditions throughout the year so thought this would be a great way to spend a few hours and hopefully find some hidden treasure!
We are planning to arrange for a group to go on this guided tour, starting at Mansion House tube station.  For more details go to www.walks.com.  Please can you let us know if you are interested.  Friends and family welcome!
 
Rococo Chocolate Tasting Event  To Be Confirmed:  16/17 March or 8/9 June, 6-7pm or 7-8pm
Cost is £20 and includes a goodie bag. More info can be found at: http://rococochocolates.com/chocolate-school/bespoke-events.html.  Please let us know if you are interested!

2011 Theatre Group Dates 
We have set the following dates for 2011 theatre outings.  Please enter them into your diary and we will work out what we want to go and see nearer the time.  
  
Tuesday 14th June

Tuesday 20th September

Tuesday 29th November   

Parson’s Green Fair 2nd July

As usual we will be having our Parsons Green Bake Sale.  Along with this we will be compiling a Fulham WI Cookbook.  If you have a special recipe to share, please send it to us by email and we will add it to the book. We will need volunteers to bake cakes and make goodies for the stall for the day.  Further details will be given nearer the date!

Fulham WI's 8th Birthday party - Friday 16 September     
A date for the diary!  To celebrate Fulham WI’s 8th birthday we will be having a party – all welcome!  Cost will probably be £25 pp, and further details will be available soon!
 

March Meeting - 7 March at 7:30pm

The March Fulham WI meeting will take place on Monday 7 March at 7:30pm.  The speaker will be Kieran from the Chocolution.   Please be advised that 2011 subs, due this month, will be £30. 
 
We also have some WI diaries for 2011 at £3.50 each.
 
MARCH SPEAKER
 
Kieran from the Chocolution Ltd
Kieran is a raw chocolatier and social entrepreneur. The talk will encapsulate all areas of chocolate, past present and future. His single objective is to share his passion for pure chocolate and to help you understand that chocolate is crucial to health. Taking a holistic view you will understand the process from bean to bar and what The Chocolution is doing to educate young people about raw chocolate and social enterprise.
 
 
As always, the meeting will be in the upstairs room at the Peterborough /Southern Cross pub on the New Kings Road (on the junction of Wandsworth Bridge Road ) nearest tube is Fulham Broadway.  We look forward to welcoming new members and returning members alike.   

 
EVENTS
 
Rococo Chocolate Tasting -  8 June 2011
Thanks to everyone who has got in touch, this event is now fully booked.

Cocktails & Cupcakes - Saturday 9 April 2011, 5.30pm The Thistle Hotel, Westminster       
What better way to enjoy learning how to make delicious cupcakes than to do whilst sipping exquisite cocktails? This is a hands on class where you will learn how to make cupcakes quickly and easily with the emphasis being on beautiful decoration. Take home your beautifully packaged handmade cupcakes and The Cocoa Box’s secret cocktail recipe.

Places are only £39 per guest. More information can be found at www.thecocoabox.co.uk.  Let us know if you are interested in taking part by emailing Toto James at criminalangel@hotmail.comThames

Beachcombing Walk -  Saturday 4 June at 9.30am
You might think that all you're likely to find washed up along the edge of the Thames are broken beer bottles and bits of plastic, but the rise and fall of the river's tide is continually scattering its shores with objects hundreds or even thousands of years old. London Walks runs Thames Beachcombing expeditions throughout the year so thought this would be a great way to spend a few hours and hopefully find some hidden treasure!We are arranging an exclusive guided tour, starting at Mansion House tube station.  For more details go to www.walks.com.  Please can you let us know if you are interested, we need 15 people to go ahead with this, and payment of £10 per place will be needed in advance.  Friends and family welcome!

Parson's Green Fair - Saturday 2 July              
We will need volunteers to bake cakes and make goodies for the stall for the day.  Further details will be given nearer the date!

Fulham WI's 8th Birthday party - Friday 16 September             
A date for the diary!  To celebrate Fulham WI’s 8th birthday we will be having a party – all welcome!  Cost will probably be £25 pp, and further details will be available soon!

Fencing Taster Session
TRY FENCING FOR JUST £10! (HALF PRICE OFFER FOR FULHAM WI MEMBERS, NORMALLY £20)
'One-off' taster session - Monday 11 April, starting at 7pm
Cost: £10 per personThe venue is the ground floor gym, Greycoat Hospital UPPER School, Ground Floor Gym, St Michael's Building, 98 Regency Street, SW1P 4GH.Map: http://www.centrallondonfencingclub.com/venues.php (nearest tube stations are Pimlico, Victoria or Vauxhall).
 
You should turn up at 7pm for the group warm-up, followed by the class which starts at 7.30pm.  The session ends around 9pm.   For the session, you just need to wear trainers, a t-shirt, and tracksuit bottoms (shorts not allowed). All other equipment is provided.  There are changing rooms and showers at the venue.  No experience necessary, and we provide all the fencing kit/equipment.
 
If you are interested contact Alex on alex_pea@yahoo.co.uk

February Meeting - 7 Feb at 7:30pm

 

 
 
The February Fulham WI meeting will take place on Monday 7 February at 7:30pm.  The speaker will be fellow WI Member Fiona-Jane Weston on her cabaret show, 20^th Century Woman. 

Please be advised that 2011 subs, due this month, will be £30. 
 
We also have some WI diaries for 2011 at £3.50 each.

CONTENTS  
  

• February Speaker
• Kensington Enchanted Palace: 13 Feb
• Theatre: The Children’s Hour: 1 Mar
• Wives & Sweethearts Exhibition at National Army Museum
• Rococo Chocolate Tasting Event
• Cocktails and Cupcakes
• Mother’s Day Meeting: 4 Apr
• Theatre Group Dates 
• Parson’s Green Fair: 2 Jul
• Fulham Brownies Leaders
• Chelsea Market Volunteers

FEBRUARY SPEAKER

Actress Fiona-Jane Weston is no stranger to women’s groups.  Since her youth, she has been pondering over the place of women in society and the advances they have made over the past 100 years.  She grew up in Queensland where Germaine Greer and a momentous feminist movement werespawned in response to the “red neck” macho culture for which that state was so renowned.  

Then came university and a degree in Chinese history and culture, before going to live and work behind the Bamboo Curtain. Here, she was able tostudy first hand the effects of Chairman Mao’s reforms on women. Further experience in the UK as a founder member of the Radical Actress Guild gave Fiona-Jane insights intohow women can sometimes be their own worst enemy when it comes to improving their own lot.  These experiences haveled her to create a cabaret around these very themes and will form the basis of her talk.  

Her show 20^th Century Woman will be performed at The Pheasantry  in Chelsea on March the 8^th, International Women’s Day.  Interestingly, Germaine Greer once lived at The Pheasantry while she was writing The Female Eunuch!   The talk will include a short excerpt fromthe show.

As always, the meeting will be in the upstairs room at the Peterborough /Southern Cross pub on the New Kings Road (on the junction of Wandsworth Bridge Road ) nearest tube is Fulham Broadway.  Please find here a link to Google Maps for directions.  We look forward to welcoming new members and returning members alike.    

EVENTS

Kensington Palace – Enchanted Palace 3pm Sunday 13^th February

Proposed Visit – Would you like to book tickets and come along with some members of the WI Committee?  Tickets are £12.50 each, more information can be found at: http://www.hrp.org.uk/KensingtonPalace/stories/Palacehighlights/EnchantedPalaceintroduction.aspx

Theatre Group: The Children’s Hour with Keira Knightly 1^st March at 7:30pm

To confirm your place, ticket price of £39.50 must be received Monday.  More information can be found here:  http://www.childrenshourtheplay.com/

Wives and Sweethearts Exhibition - National Army Museum To Be Confirmed:  9 Feb – 30 Jul

Keeping love alive in the armed forces is the focus of our upcoming Wives and Sweethearts exhibition which launches in February 2011 at the National Army Museum.  Treasured personal items from the Napoleonic war to present-day conflicts reflect the joys, sorrow and fears of soldiers and their loved-ones.  The displays also highlight the changing role of women from laundresses and cooks to armed serving personnel.  Please let us know if you are interested!

Rococo Chocolate Tasting Event  To Be Confirmed:  16/17 March or 8/9 June, 6-7pm or 7-8pm

Cost is £20 and includes a goodie bag. More info can be found at: http://rococochocolates.com/chocolate-school/bespoke-events.html.  Please let us know if you are interested!

Cocktails and Cupcakes To Be Confirmed: Saturday or Sunday in April

Come with us to the Britannia Hotel for a 2 hour cupcake decorating class - with cocktails!   Cost is £30. More information can be found at www.thecocoabox.co.uk.  Please let us know if you are interested!

April - Mother’s Day Meeting  Monday, 4 April, from 7:30pm   
We are planning to have a Mother’s Day meeting on 4 April and invite all members to bring their mothers or aunts or sisters or maybe a friend who is or isn't a member of another WI.  The idea for this meeting came about at a committee meeting where we were all talking about our mothers and their institutes so we thought why not bring them along to ours!  We felt that by giving enough notice you could work out the travel and accommodation!  Not sure yet who our speaker will be but we'll make sure its a good one! 

2011 Theatre Group Dates 
We have set the following dates for 2011 theatre outings.  Please enter them into your diary and we will work out what we want to go and see nearer the time.  
  
Tuesday 14^th June

Tuesday 20^th September

Tuesday 29^th November   

Parson’s Green Fair 2^nd July

As usual we will be having our Parsons Green Bake Sale.  Along with this we will be compiling a Fulham WI Cookbook.  If you have a special recipe to share, please send it to us by email and we will add it to the book. 

Chelsea Physic Garden Summer Dinner 16 September

We are planning an 8th birthday party on WI day in September.  This will probably be a cocktail bash.  Cost to be confirmed.  Please let us know if you are interested!

ANOUNCEMENTS

Leaders for Fulham Brownies Mondays 6-7.30pm

The Fulham Brownies (who meet near Parson’s Green) need some new leaders.  Let us know if you are interested and we will pass on the contact details.

Chelsea Market Volunteers Wednesdays    

This fresh fruit and veg market is sponsored by the NHS and held weekly at the Chelsea Theatre on the King’s Road.  Let us know if you are interested and we will pass on the contact details.

January Meeting - 10 Jan 2011 at 7:30pm

 

The January Fulham WI meeting will take place on Monday 10 January at 7:30pm.  The speaker will be Sof McVeigh from The Homemade Company

 

Please be advised that 2011 subs, due this month, will be £30. 
 
We also have some WI diaries for 2011 at £3.50 each.

 

CONTENTS  
 

• January Speaker
• Jewellery Making – 22 Jan
• Wives & Sweethearts Exhibition at National Army Museum
• 2011 Theatre Group Dates 
• Mother’s Day Meeting: 4 April
• Cookbook: Recipes Needed for Parson’s Green Fair July 2011
• 2011 Speakers

 

JANUARY SPEAKER

Sof McVeigh from The Homemade Company (www.thehomemadecompany.com) will demonstrate how easy it is for you to make your own all natural lip balms and hand balms, using cocoa butter, beeswax and essential oils. She will also touch on easy bath salts and body scrubs for that New Year detox!

 

The Homemade Company sells kits to make natural cosmetics, with their lip balm kit being this years huge Christmas present hit following an article in The Telegraph: (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/8142724/Homemade-cosmetic-kits-for-kids.html )

 

As always, the meeting will be in the upstairs room at the Peterborough /Southern Cross pub on the New Kings Road (on the junction of Wandsworth Bridge Road ) nearest tube is Fulham Broadway.  Please find here a link to Google Maps for directions.  We look forward to welcoming new members and returning members alike.    
 

EVENTS

 

Jewellery Making at The Make Lounge

22 January     
Glam Jewellery (3 hours, £45 pp)
Fashion your own glitzy earrings and bracelets using Swarovski pearls and crystals, beads and semi-precious stones. Most people create several pairs of earrings and a bracelet, depending on the complexity of the design.

Names and money please asap to confirm places.

 

 

Wives and Sweethearts Exhibition - National Army Museum

 

Keeping love alive in the armed forces is the focus of our upcoming Wives and Sweethearts exhibition which launches in February 2011 at the National Army Museum.  Treasured personal items from the Napoleonic war to present-day conflicts reflect the joys, sorrow and fears of soldiers and their loved-ones.  The displays also highlight the changing role of women from laundresses and cooks to armed serving personnel.

 

We are hoping to organise a visit to this exhibition - more details to follow
 

2011 Theatre Group Dates 
We have set the following dates for 2011 theatre outings.  Please enter them into your diary and we will work out what we want to go and see nearer the time.  
  
Tuesday 1^st March 
Tuesday 14^th June

Tuesday 20^th September

Tuesday 29^th November   
 
2011 Fundraisers

As usual we will be having our Parsons Green Bake Sale.  Along with this we will be compiling a Fulham WI Cookbook.  If you have a special recipe to share, please send it to us by email and we will add it to the book. 

2011 Speakers

February - Monday 7 February - (TBC) Tanvir Bush, a writer, who has degenerative tunnel vision (although only in her 30s) and now uses a guide dog., will speak on the challenges of going blind so young and the opportunities it has afforded her.  

March - Monday 7 March – (TBC) Iinterior design. 

April - Mother’s Day Meeting - Monday, 4 April, from 7:30pm   
We are planning to have a Mother’s Day meeting on 4 April and invite all members to bring their mothers or aunts or sisters or maybe a friend who is or isn't a member of another WI.  The idea for this meeting came about at a committee meeting where we were all talking about our mothers and their institutes so we thought why not bring them along to ours!  We felt that by giving enough notice you could work out the travel and accommodation!  Not sure yet who our speaker will be but we'll make sure its a good one!