Fulham WI

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.

Fulham WI in THE LADY!

 
We're in The Lady!  Fulham WI has arrived and is heralded in the bastion of good taste of ladies' magazines.  For the grand total of £1.80 you can read about us in Sof McVeigh's column this week.  Feel terribly proud of ourselves.

Hammersmith Swishing Event

 

Lip Balms & Scrubs

Following our meeting on Monday, Sof McVeigh has sent us thfe following web details of various suppliers:

http://www.aromantic.co.uk/ for beeswax etc

http://www.naturallythinking.com/ for essential oils etc

http://www.bathbomb.biz/ for soap supplies etc

and of course Sof's website http://www.thehomemadecompany.com/ for kits and a few other bits and bobs, also do check out her blog (Sof says) on my website if you want more info about the Mint Body Scrub, and other ‘foraging’ type ideas. http://www.thehomemadecompany.com/sof-says/

Happy making!

Sof expressed how much she thoroughly enjoyed meeting us all and hearing about the WI – so much so that she has mentioned it in her weekly column in The Lady magazine next week. The Lady, like the WI, is for much younger women than you’d think –especially under Rachel Johnson’s editorship! It’s out on Tuesday.

xFulham WI

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! 

 

December Meeting - 6 December at 7:30pm

Dear Ladies

 

It’s that time of year again!  The December Fulham WI meeting will take place on Monday 6 December at 7:30pm.  We will be making recycled Christmas decorations and having a social evening.  We will also be having our annual mince pie competition with this year, for the first year, a prize!!!!

Please be advised that 2011 subs, due in January, will be £30.  If you wish to get this out of the way before the Christmas season we are accepting subs now.   
 
We also have some WI diaries for 2011 at £3.50 each.

 

CONTENTS  
 

• Mince Pie Competition
• Harmonies Christmas Single – 12 Dec
• Jewellery Making – 22 Jan
• Wives & Sweethearts Exhibition at National Army Museum
• Ethical Just Got Fabulous Shopping Event
• 2011 Theatre Group Dates 
• Mother’s Day Meeting: 4 April
• Cookbook: Recipes Needed for Parson’s Green Fair July 2011
• 2011 Speakers
• 2011 Activities

HAPPY HOLIDAYS  
 
Practice your recipes for our Annual Mince Pie Competition now as we are planning the biggest and best competition ever.  Prize will be a copy of the new CD by WI singing group, The Harmonies!

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

Harmonies Christmas Single

12 December

My name is Naomi Willmott and I belong to the Bitton WI, in the Avon Federation.I belong to the new band "The Harmonies" Voices of the WI, and we are trying to make Jerusalem number 1 for Christmas, this can ONLY be done on the 12th December by downloading of Itunes, costing 99p.  Please can you send this on to any fellow WI members, family friends or collegues.  
 

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

January - Monday 10 January - The Homemade Company (http://www.thehomemadecompany.com/) is going to tell us how to make de-tox body scrubs for the new year.  

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! 

Claire, our speaker secretary has the list of suggestions that came up at the AGM which she is working on so 2011 will be interesting I am sure.

2011 Activities 
 
We've fixed up the Glamorous Jewellery night and are researching other ideas raised at the meetings.  Keep them coming and we will do our best to put them into action.

Apologies for the rather poor quality of this month's mailer - Laura has been hit by the cold weather and succumbed to a lurgy.  I'm sure standards of FWI mailers will be restored with Laura's health.

 

Hope to see as many of you as possible on Monday night clutching your mince pies and sense of humour and if you can't make it, then every happiness for Christmas and the New Year.

 

Fulham WI x

Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) Campaign

To support the WI's campaign for country of origin labelling (COOL), WI members are asked to put supermarkets' claims of improved labelling to the test. 

Many major retailers claim to have already voluntarily improved the labelling of own-brand meat and fish products.  However, WI members continue to find examples of unclear labelling, particularly of processed meat products.

In January 2011 the WI would like members to visit their local supermarket and:

• Examine a range of own-brand products.  Do they carry country of origin labels?  Do they tell you where the meat was sourced as well as where the product was processed or packed?  We are asking members to focus on own-brand products as these are the ones supermarkets have the power to improve.
• Ask for a meeting with the manager to discuss poor labelling.  Ask how you can find out the origin of unclear products.  Find out what the supermarket is doing to improve country of origin labelling.  It is best to call and arrange this in advance to ensure that the manager is available to meet.  If it is not possible to speak to them, send a letter asking for an explanation.

Please report back to the NFWI with details of any unclear labelling found and any explanation from the supermarket.  At emplate report sheet will be provided for use at the next meeting, as well as an address to send this to once it has been completed.

A question and answer style briefing can be found here to help answer any questions you may have and to use in your conversations with supermarket staff. 

The government has signalled its support for clearer country of origin labelling, but believes supermarkets and manufacturers should voluntarily clean up their act.  This action will help show whether this is a credible approach, as the NFWI continues to push for mandatory country of origin labelling. 

Itis a good idea to let your local newspaper know about the action to raise awareness in your local media.  A draft local press release will be available from the NFWI.

November Meeting - 1 November from 7:30pm

 

The November Fulham WI meeting will take place on Monday 1 November at 7:30pm.  Our speaker will be Roseline Ndoro from Ndoro Children’s Charities.  This will also be our Annual AGM.
 
Please be advised that 2011 subs, due in January, will be £30.  If you wish to get this out of the way before the Christmas season we are accepting subs now.
 
We NEED recipes!!  This year’s Christmas fundraiser will be a Fulham WI Cookbook of members’ favourites.  The books will be sold at the December meeting so if you could please have recipes to us as soon as possible it would be greatly appreciated.
 
CONTENTS
 
Nobember Speaker & 2010 AGM
Haymarket Theatre WI Fundraiser: 30 Oct & 6 Nov - URGENT HELP NEEDED!!
Christmas Emporium: 10 Nov
Finchley WI Craft and Shopping Fayre: 14 Nov
Pottery Cafe: 18 Nov
Michael Bourne’s Cinderella: 30 Nov
Mince Pie Competition and Whiskey Tasting: 6 Dec
Christmas Decorating: 7 Dec
Fencing Taster Session: 13 Dec2011 Theatre Group Dates Mother’s Day Meeting: 4 April 
 
SPEAKER
Roseline Ndoro: Ndoro Children’s Charities
 
Roseline Ndoro, who is of Zimbabwean origin and has lived in the UK since 1974. She visited Zimbabwe in 2007 and was shocked by the plight of AIDS orphans in her home district so decided to do something about it. Upon return to the UK she set up the charity to raise funds to build an orphanage, school and health clinic on one site. Ndoro Children's Charities became a registered charity in 2008.
 
The talk will be a brief overview of the current situation in Zimbabwe followed by a summary of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and finally a summary of our first major project, Zororo Leadership Academy, including how we hope to make it sustainable.
 
2010 AGM
As the WI constitution decrees, all committee members who have been on the committee for three years (or more) have to stand down; Sarah Batho and Alex Palmer will both be stepping down.  Those running for re-election are:  Katrina Quinton (President), Claire Reynolds (Speaker Coordinator), Gillian Benson (Membership Coordinator) and Laura Charles (Secretary).  Those running for the first time will be Katharine Robinson (Treasurer), Toto Patel, Anjeze Fejzo and Amanda.  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 November meeting.
 
If this is something you would like to know more about please email fulhamwi@gmail.com.
 

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
 
Run, Rabbit, Run: Haymarket Theatre
Saturday, 30 October and Saturday, 6 November from 11am
 
We are running the tea and cakes stall at the promenade production by the Haymarket Academy youth theatre.  Cakes required by Friday night before please and we need 3 volunteers for Saturday 30 October in 1940’s dress (anything with a pinafore on top will work!).  Audience is 100 and all proceeds (£2.00 for cup of tea and a piece of cake) will go to the WI.  We are sharing the 6 November date with NWLondon WI. Please let us know if you can help as a matter of urgency.
 
 
Christmas Emporium
Wednesday, 10th November 2010, 10am – 6pm
 
Fine Cell Work invites Fulham WI to a launch of new embroidered items – bags, tea cosies, small animals, quilts, cushions large and small – hand stitched in 29 British prisons.  Held at 20th Century Theatre, 291 Westbourne Grove, London W11.
 
Fine Cell Work is a uniquely creative charity which trains and pays prison inmates to do fine needlework in their cells. This is a key building block for their rehabilitation, giving them the hope and financial means to stop re-offending. The prisoners’ work has been commissioned by English Heritage and the V&A Museum. Fine Cell Work was recently chosen as a Times Christmas charity.
 
 
Finchley WI Craft and Shopping Fayre

Sunday, 14 November, from 10am – 2pm
 
Finchley WI have invited us to attend their festive fayre at Avenue House, a lovely and quirky venue (http://www.avenuehouse.org.uk/index.php).  They will be selling vintage clothing, flowers and mid century furniture as well as some lovely goodies made by local crafts people and artists.
 
 
Pottery Café: Get your hands dirty & create some lovely Christmas gifts!
Thursday, 18 November, from 7pm
 
Get your hands dirty and create some lovely Christmas gifts!  Quick – only one place available!  Studio fee is £5.99 per person, which must be paid by no later than the November meeting.  After that you just pay for what you paint on the night (costs vary, but average medium-sized item is approx £12). Collection is around 1 week later.  Fulham venue. 
 
 
Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella - Theatre Group
Tuesday, 30 November at 7:30pm
 
Amazing ballet at Sadlers Wells.  Tickets are £32, reduced from £40.  If you have ordered a ticket please note that payment must be received at the November meeting.  Please do let us know if you wish to be added to the waiting list.  
 
 
December Meeting

Monday, 6 December, from 7:30pm
 
It’s that time of year again!  Following Fulham WI food-tasting tradition, we will be having a whiskey tasting at the December meeting.  Guests will be welcome but we would ask for a minimum donation of £2. 
 
Practice your recipes for our Annual Mince Pie Competition now as we are planning the biggest and best competition ever.  Prize will be a copy of the new CD by WI singing group, The Harmonies (available now for pre-order on Amazon):
 
The Harmonies are five members of the Women’s Institute, handpicked from over 200,000 members in the ‘Search for Stars of the WI 2010’ competition. Their debut alum Voices of the WI features a beautiful selection of all-time favourites such as "When I Fall in Love", modern classics like "You've Got A Friend", and a new contemporary arrangement of "Jerusalem", all sung in The Harmonies' unique style. The album also includes brand new songs, which draw on influences such as Carole King and The Carpenters. 
 
Gingerbread House & Christmas Decorations

Tuesday, 7 December, 6:30 – 8:30pm
 
Get into the festive sprit - learn how to make an entire gingerbread house & Christmas decorations!   Full payment of £45 is due by no later than November meeting.  Acton venue. 
 
 
Fencing Taster Session
Monday, 13 December
Central London Fencing Club are hosting another Fencing Taster Session and have invited WI members to sign up for only £10 – 50% off the normal price.  Please contact Alex Palmer at the meeting 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 1st March
Tuesday 14th June
Tuesday 20th September

Tuesday 29th November 
 
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 along! 
 
Please let us know if you can think of any other speaker or event ideas for 2011.

October Meeting - 4 October from 7:30pm

 

The October Fulham WI meeting will take place on Monday 4 October at 7:30pm.  Our speaker will be Steve Parlanti on bronze casting.

Please be advised that 2011 subs, due in January, will be £30.  If you wish to get this out of the way before the Christmas season we are accepting subs now.

We NEED recipes!!  This year’s Christmas fundraiser will be a Fulham WI Cookbook of members’ favourites.  The books will be sold at the December meeting so if you could have recipes to us by 1 November it would be greatly appreciated.

 

CONTENTS

• October Speaker
• Thai Cookery School: 9 & 30 Oct
• Charity Volunteering: 30 Oct
• 2010 AGM – 1 Nov
• Finchley WI Craft and Shopping Fayre: 14 Nov
• Pottery Cafe: 18 Nov
• Michael Bourne’s Cinderella: 30 Nov
• Prize-Winning Mince Pie Competition: 6 Dec
• Christmas Decorating: 7 Dec 
• 2011 Theatre Group Dates 
• Mother’s Day Meeting: 4 April

 

SPEAKER

Steve Parlanti: Bronze Casting

The Fulham based Parlantis were arguably the most important bronze founders of their time. They cast bronzes for all the top sculptors of their era, including Gilbert, Epstein and Gaudier-Brzeska and their work can be found throughout the world, including noted museums.  Steve Parlanti, a direct descendent, will talk us through the skillful art of bronze casting, why it is so important and yet why it is largely unrecognized.  His wealth of knowledge on his family business will describe why the Parlanti Foundry was so important, how they put Fulham on the world map, and finally their continuing legacy, especially our local neighbourhood!

 
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 – Please note it is our policy that only paid WI members may take part in organised events.  If you wish to become a member please speak to a Committee Member at the meeting.  Subs are £29.50pcm.

Thai Cookery School

Learn an authentic Thai recipe to impress your friends! Ealing venue.  Cost is £20 per person, per dish. Both are fully booked but please let us know if you would like to be put on the waiting list.

Massamein Curry (with chicken)

Saturday, 9 October, from 1pm

A very popular curry in Thailand and Europe, it is made with chicken, peanuts, potato and onions. Learn how to make this delicious meal. 

Duck Curry

Saturday, 30 October, from 1pm

Red curry with duck, egg plant, pineapple and cherry tomatoes. Impress your friends with this yummy Thai dish. 

 

Charity Volunteering - National Make A Difference Day

Saturday, 30 October

We are hoping to spend some time volunteering with this year’s charity Bishop Creighton House in honour of Make a Difference Day.  It is still being arranged but expect an announcement at the October meeting and more details to come.  This will be a fantastic opportunity to show our support for BCH and will be a great social event as well!

 

2010 AGM – November Meeting

Monday, 1 November, from 7:30pm

As the WI constitution decrees, all committee members who have been on the committee for three years (or more) have to stand down; Sarah Batho and Alex Palmer will both be stepping down.  Therefore at the end of October there will 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.

There is no limit to the number of committee members (the more the merrier!) however we will be looking to fill one specific role: Events Coordinator. Members can of course stand for the existing roles of President, Treasurer, Membership, Speaker and IT Coordinators as well. We will be asking for nominations by the October 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 November meeting.

If this is something you would like to know more about please email fulhamwi@gmail.com.

 

Finchley WI Craft and Shopping Fayre

Sunday, 14 November, from 10am – 2pm

Finchley WI have invited us to attend their festive fayre at Avenue House, a lovely and quirky venue (http://www.avenuehouse.org.uk/index.php).  They will be selling vintage clothing, flowers and mid century furniture as well as some lovely goodies made by local crafts people and artists.

 

Pottery Café: Get your hands dirty & create some lovely Christmas gifts!

Thursday, 18 November, from 7pm

Get your hands dirty and create some lovely Christmas gifts!  Studio fee is £5.99 per person, which must be paid by no later than the November meeting on 1 November.  After that you just pay for what you paint on the night (costs vary, but average medium-sized item is approx £12). Collection is around 1 week later.  Fulham venue. 

 

Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella - Theatre Group
Tuesday, 30 November at 7:30pm
 
We have held 20 tickets for this amazing ballet at Sadlers Wells.  Tickets are £32, reduced from £40.  Tickets are held until 20 October and payment MUST be received by then to
ensure your ticket.  Please make cheques payable to Fulham WI or pay cash at the meeting.

 

Mince Pie Competition – December Meeting

Monday, 6 December, from 7:30pm

It’s that time of year again!  Practice your recipes now as we are planning the biggest and best competition ever.  Prize will be a copy of the new CD by WI singing group, The Harmonies (available now for pre-order on Amazon):

The Harmonies are five members of the Women’s Institute, handpicked from over 200,000 members in the ‘Search for Stars of the WI 2010’ competition. Their debut alum Voices of the WI features a beautiful selection of all-time favourites such as "When I Fall in Love", modern classics like "You've Got A Friend", and a new contemporary arrangement of "Jerusalem", all sung in The Harmonies' unique style. The album also includes brand new songs, which draw on influences such as Carole King and The Carpenters.

 

Gingerbread House & Christmas Decorations

Tuesday, 7 December, 6:30 – 8:30pm

Get into the festive sprit - learn how to make an entire gingerbread house & Christmas decorations!   Full payment of £45 is due by no later than 1 November, our next meeting.  Acton venue. 

 

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

 

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 along! 

Please let us know if you can think of any other speaker or event ideas for 2011.