November Meeting

At our next meeting on 4th November at 7 pm we will be welcoming Mark Drain, Community Fundraiser for East and South East London for Marie Curie.

Mark will talk to us at the start of our meeting and then we will have a question and answer session with him. 

Our social time and any committee updates will take place after Mark has finished.

Hope to see as many of you as possible!

The Zoom link has been emailed to members.

 August 2020

Just a short message to let you know that our meeting on September 2nd will be held by Zoom to safeguard our members.

Check your emails for the link.

We hope to be able to meet at the hall in October!

Stay safe everyone!

July 2020

Hello All

We hope that you are all keeping safe and enjoying the sunshine. 

The Covid guidelines continue to prevent us from meeting at the hall this month but we will still hold out hope for September! If conditions improve in the meantime perhaps we will be able to meet up in the park.

Here is Bev's beautiful photo to inspire us.

Best wishes

Dora

June 3rd

Hello Everyone!

It is so sad not be having our meeting tonight as I've been thinking of all the fun and socialising, not to mention tea and cake, that we have missed out on since March. Thankfully social media continues to keep us in the loop and now that we are allowed out more often, we can make the most of the summer sunshine even at a distance.

We have had to cancel our speaker for July but should we have access to the hall we will use the evening to catch up with each other. Don't hold your breath!

On a more positive note, we have been able to book a weekend break at Sinah Warren for next year.

Stay safe and hope to see you all soon.

Best wishes

Dora

Easter Bonnet Competition

Hello Everyone
I hope that you are all keeping well and safe during these difficult times.
Thank you to all our members who have been keeping our brains active by sharing puzzles and quizzes, keep them coming. Our WhatsApp groups continue to keep us informed and entertained.
Over the past week we have been voting in our Easter Bonnet Competition and I have the pleasure to announce that the winning entry was-

This beautiful hat was crafted by Bev who will be receiving a tasty Easter egg soon.
Congratulations Bev.
All the entries can be seen in our gallery at http://firstladieswi.blogspot.com/p/gallery.html

Cancelled Meetings

Hello All
It is so sad, but necessary following government guidelines, to cancel our meetings and sub groups for the time being. We will update you in due course of any further changes.
Please amend your diaries as follows:

First Ladies WI Programme for 2020 

Apr 1st	CANCELLED
May 6th	CANCELLED
Jun 3rd	CANCELLED
July 8th	Howard Slater East End & The Huguenots
Aug	Annual Picnic or boat trip
Sep 2nd	Janet Bedford Guide Dogs
Oct 7th	10th Birthday Celebrations Auction
Nov 4th	Sarah McCartney Perfume Lady plus samples! also Remembrance and Fancy Dress (in lieu of VE Day)
Dec 2nd	Musical Duo Christmas celebrations.

The committee wishes everyone well during our closure.
Dora

Next Meeting

Our next meeting at Ripple Centre will be on 4th March.
 6.45 pm to 9 pm

We will be welcoming Robert Lamb from Sycamore Trust to talk about Autism and the work that this local charity does in our community to raise awareness.

Visitors are welcome and your first visit is free.

World Autism Awareness Week is from Monday 30th March through to Sunday 5th April 

Next Meeting 5th February

We are looking forward to welcoming Karen Dunn
from the Ceramic Biscuit Company to our next meeting.


Visitors are welcome, first visit free.