Programme
2023
January –
Big Band. Open invitation to visitors
February – In
House Auction
March – Charities talk
April – St.
Francis Hospice and Easter celebration
May – Annual
Meeting and Coronation social.
June –
Street Dancing Demonstration from local dance school.
July – Isaac Harvey MBE.
Award Winning Public Speaker on Mental Health and Disability
August - Meet in the park tba
September –
Sue Hamilton Barking History talk
Adjusted programme:
First Ladies WI Programme for 2020
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Apr 1st
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CANCELLED
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May 6th
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CANCELLED
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Jun 3rd
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CANCELLED
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July 8th
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Cancelled
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Aug
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Cancelled
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Sep 2nd
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Cancelled
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Oct 7th
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10th Birthday
Celebrations
Auction
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Nov 4th
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Sarah McCartney
Perfume Lady plus
samples!
also
Remembrance and Fancy
Dress (in lieu of VE Day)
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Dec 2nd
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Musical Duo
Christmas celebrations.
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Programme 2020
Programme 2019-20
Programme
2018 -2019
June 6th ACWW - Philippa Croft
July 4th Millinery and Hats - Brenda Roberts
Aug 1st Summer Break - Picnic in the Park
Sept 5th East End Suffragettes - Sarah Jackson
Oct 3rd 8th Year Celebration - Kay Lodge, Chair of The Federation of Essex WI
Nov 7th Bollywood Night - Krupa Chavda
Dec 5th Christmas Celebrations and Christmas Card making
Jan 9th Membership Renewal and Barking Foodbank
Feb 6th Dr Helen Pankhurst - International Women's Rights Activist and Writer
Mar 6th Gardening News - Peter Railton
Apr 3rd British Red Cross - Philippa Radford-Hancock
May 1st Annual Meeting
2017 Programme
4th January Membership renewal, Cllr Bright and Redbridge Food Bank
1st February London Air Ambulance
1st March Peter Railton Gardening News
5th April Brian Carline Days of Dolly Blue and Izal
3rd May Annual Meeting
6th May Ingrebourne Group Meeting
2016 Programme
| January 6th | Membership renewal |
| February 3rd | Annette Gregory- Hospital Radio |
| March 2nd | Pat Allen – Bee keeping |
| April 6th | Sandra Grayson – Graphology |
| May 4th | Annual Meeting |
| June 1st | Elisa Spampinto – T'ai Chi |
| July 6th | Jean Fullerton – Local author |
| August 3rd | No meeting |
| September 7th | Peter Lazell - My time on the beat. |
| October 5th | Mark Watson – Epidemics and Diseases |
| November2nd | Christmas Craft night |
| December 7th | Christmas Quiz Night |
2015 Programme
| 7/1/15 | Membership Renewal |
| 4/2/15 | Haven House |
| 25/2/15 | Congo Sewing Project |
| 1/4/15 | Easter Meeting |
| 6/5/15 | AGM |
| 3/6/15 | Pearly Queen of Old Kent Road and Bow Bells |
| 1/7/15 | Mobile Museum |
| August | Holiday Time |
| 2/9/15 | Mel Rees Comedic speaker |
| 7/10/15 | Cancer Research talk |
| 4/11/15 | June Ward from Essex Federation |
| 2/12/15 | Christmas Fun Night |
2014 Programme |
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| January 8th | Membership Renewal/ Crafts and Chat |
| February 5th | Dagenham Police. Crime Prevention and Personal Safety |
| March 5th | Going Underground. Shirley from LU will give a talk on the filming that has taken place on our very own Underground/Tube system. |
| April 2nd | Easter Meeting with Daffodil Competition |
| May 7th | AGM |
| June 4th | Guide Dogs Presentation |
| July 2nd | Board Games night. Also, Paul a Bridge Coach will be coming to give us the basics on this classic game. |
| August | Holiday Time |
| September 3rd | TBC |
| October 1st | WI goes Medieval with Philip McDonnell. Bayeux Tapestry or Barking Embroidery? |
| November 5th | TBC |
| December 3rd | Christmas Fun Night |
First Ladies WI Barking and Dagenham 2013 Programme
Jan - Membership Renewal, Badge Making and crafts
Feb - Workshop:Bollywood Dance
Mar - Speaker: Breda Reynolds from Gale Street Organics
Apr - Speaker: Linda Rhodes, Historical Crimes Of Barking and Dagenham
May - Annual Meeting, Committee Election and Review
Jun - Speaker: Tracy Mackness of Giggly Pig
Jul - Workshop: In House event - craft, chat and organic buffet*
Aug - No meeting but instead an optional day out, to be discussed!
Sep - Workshop: Belly Dancing
Oct - Workshop/Social: In House Crafts and chat
Nov- Speaker: Elisabeth Abbott from the Guide Dogs Association
Dec- Social: Seasonal In House Christmas, workshop, crafts etc
* At this event, non members on their first visit are free to attend the meeting but they will need to pay £3 for the buffet. Non members on their second or further visit will pay £3 to attend meeting
First Ladies WI Barking and Dagenham 2012 Programme
Feb - Line Dancing
Mar - Mark Watson, Local History talk part 2
Apr - Customize your clothes and jewellery
May - Hanging baskets demonstration
Jun - Herbalist remedies and health talk
Jul - Essex bee keeper, Arther Huggins
Aug - TBA
Sep - Open crafts workshop/fair
Oct - Barking MAD - amateur dramatics society
Nov - Annual Meeting
Dec - Christmas Meeting
Trips, Socials and Local Events
We would like to have a regular update on local events as well as ideas from members about trips, activitites and socials. And we would appreciate if a few members could help out with uploading info onto this webpage-please let the committee know if you can spare approx 1 hour a month. Please come forward with any info, ideas and suggestions.
This page is in development so please bear with us and return soon.
Local Events
Eastbury Manor House:
Family Days:
Sat 3rd March Elizabeth Fry Day
Sat March 10 Quiz night
Tues 27 March Candlelit tour
Sat 7April Easter Egg Hunt
Sat 5 May World War II Day
Sat 2 June Jubilee Celebrations
Sat 9 June Londons Open Gardens
Sat 7 July Tudor Olympics
Valance House: See leaflet/website for details
Tues 14 Feb 100 years of guiding Talk
Sat 25 Feb Tea Dance
Tues 13 March Tales from a Monastry talk
Thurs 22 March The Titanic Disaster talk by Mark Watson
Sat 24 March Sawp Shop day
Sat 31 March Olympic Memory Games
Tues 17 April Chloroform and crime Talk
Sat 21 April St Georges Day Event
Sat 28 April book sale
Victorian Week 10-14 April - Activities, walks and talks, see leaflet.
Eastbrookend End/local Parks:
See leaflet- Events in your local Parks for more details
Broadway Barking Theatre:
Local Libraries:
Further Afield:
Country Living Fair March 2012, Islington.
