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Saturday 23 February 2013

Country Living Magazine Spring Fair LWEWI Member Competition

The brilliant team at Country Living Magazine are offering one lucky London West End WI member the chance to win a fabulous pair of tickets to the Country Living Magazine Spring Fair.



The Country Living Magazine Spring Fair is the perfect place to pick up new and inspiring ideas for your home and garden. From 20-24 March, London’s Business Design Centre will be host to independent designers, small producers and craftspeople across the UK. It’s the perfect opportunity to treat yourself to a whole new look, from unique jewellery and fashion collections to furniture, fabrics and accessories to add country style to your home. Plus, discover delicious regional food in the dedicated Food Hall.


Visit http://www.countrylivingfair.com/spring/ for more information about the fair.

The Prize
  • One pair of tickets to the Country Living Magazine Spring Fair
  • Special offer ticket code

To be in for a chance of winning simply join the London West End Women's Institute by the end of February. The winning member will be picked at random and contacted at the beginning of March.

Membership for 2013 is £33.00, this can be paid by cheque (e-mail for billing details) or via paypal (you can find the handy link on the side). Membership is non refundable and will expire at the end of the year.

Please email us at londonwestendwi@gmail.com, if you would like any more information about the competition, joining or the LWEWI.

Good Luck,
Kieren, London West End WI Secretary

February meet: quick round up

In our February meeting we had a lovely talk from member Alessia, a part time beekeeper. She spoke to us about bees, beekeeping and honey.

Pictures from February's meeting including our infamous knitted tea cosy!
If you are interested in joining the London West End WI or finding out more about what we do send us an e-mail on londonwestendwi@gmail.com .


Kieren, London West End Secretary

Thursday 21 February 2013

Community Preview BM Pompeii and Herculaneum

The London West End Women's Institute have been invited to the next British Museum community preview on Sunday 24th March between 11am and 5pm

The LWEWI have been given a limited number of tickets, if you are interested in coming along please get in touch using the usual e-mail londonwestendwi@gmail.com.

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In Spring 2013 the British Museum will present a major exhibition on the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, sponsored by Goldman Sachs. This exhibition will be the first ever held on these important cities at the British Museum, and the first such major exhibition in London for almost 40 years. It is the result of close collaboration with the Archaeological Superintendency of Naples and Pompeii, will bring together over 250 fascinating objects, both recent discoveries and celebrated finds from earlier excavations. Many of these objects have never before been seen outside Italy. The exhibition will have a unique focus, looking at the Roman home and the people who lived in these ill-fated cities. source

Helena,
London West End Women's Institute Committee

Saturday 16 February 2013

19th February meet: Bees, Beekeepers & Honey

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In our February meeting our lovely member Alessia will be speaking to us about London's bees.

"What's the buzz all about?"

The low down on urban beekeeping and how to support bees (not just honey bees) without the sting. An update on bee population decline, what it is, where it is, what you can do to counteract it, what impact is it going to have on your diet, talking about which...let's do a little bit of honey tasting, just to round up the evening nice and sweet.

You can find out about the Women's Institute's SOS for Honeybees campaign on the NFWI website.

Where? We will be meeting at our usual home of St George's, Bloomsbury. Upper Vestry Room, St George's Bloomsbury, 6 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HR. Doors open at 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start.

Please bring along refreshments to share with the group, (they don’t have to be home made!)

Membership for 2013 is £33.00. Membership is non refundable and will expire at the end of the year. Guests are very welcome (£3 for non-WI members) If you would like to come along to the next meeting then email us at londonwestendwi@gmail.com.

Kieren,
London West End Women's Institute Secretary

Friday 15 February 2013

2013 Membership

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London West End Women's Institute membership is still open for 2013!

Meetings
We meet on the third Tuesday of every month from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at the Upper Vestry Room, St George's Bloomsbury, 6 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HR

What to expect: Our Meetings run for two hours. Don’t worry about coming on your own, most of our members do! We usually start our meetings with mingling, drinks and food then sit together for a speaker or activity.

We also meet on the first Tuesday of the month for Craft Club from 6:00pm at the Seven Dials Club in Covent Garden from 6:00pm. 42 Earlham Street, London, WC2H 9LA. Whether your passion is cross stitch or crochet, feel free to bring along any WIPs or forgotten projects. All levels of experience welcome!

There is something for everyone here at LWWI, regardless of what your interests are.

Annual LWEWI Membership for 2013 now open for new members! Current members can renew membership in January.

Membership for 2013 is £33.00, this can be paid by cash or cheque at our next meeting or via paypal (you can find the handy link on the side). Membership is non refundable and will expire at the end of the year. Guests are very welcome (£3 for non-WI members)

If you would like to come along to the next meeting then email us at londonwestendwi@gmail.com.

See you soon,
Kieren, London West End WI Secretary


Saturday 2 February 2013

Craft Club 5/2/2013

We will be meeting for the first Craft Club of 2013 on Tuesday. Whether you're thinking of dusting off those knitting needles or finishing off that forgotten cross stitch, pop along to the Seven Dials Club in Covent Garden from 6:00pm.

London Westend WI, Valentine's craft
Valentine's craft source

See you there!
Kieren
London Westend Women's Institute Secretary