tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23784518864338780792024-03-16T01:09:59.873+00:00London West End WIWe meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month in the Upper Vestry Room of St George's in Bloomsbury, entrance on Little Russell Street, at 6:30 PM.
If you want to get in touch please email us at Londonwestendwi@gmail.comLondon West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.comBlogger331125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-20246135357784326292024-03-03T10:34:00.004+00:002024-03-03T10:38:34.587+00:00March meeting<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our March meeting, on Wednesday 20th, will be our AGM followed by a short session of practical sashiko embroidery, inspired by our February speaker, Rob Jones. We'll supply all the materials, and the instructions - and as you can see from the example below, it's nice and straightforward, and easy to complete a small piece in a short time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Non-members are welcome to attend but will be unable to vote for committee members in the AGM.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Want to be on the committee? Let us know ahead of the meeting via email, and also get in touch if you've got any questions about what being on the committee means in terms of responsibilities or time commitments.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRowG8aziXcSbc5pdpDDlNz382775jJ4HFmtRZJ6b2lsn4nK5WkDgd43TXCnIoxXFHFqSH4p3WsL412vws5jpHFrUSQpJuxEirv3avNlm39Ed7xQjGBYsjBUlbIDSKNMwaex6sZTnJzh0IgjU32LhiL964lshbkbxoW_efhfrgfU1gYoIoLacmLn77LH4K/s2048/IMG-20240225-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRowG8aziXcSbc5pdpDDlNz382775jJ4HFmtRZJ6b2lsn4nK5WkDgd43TXCnIoxXFHFqSH4p3WsL412vws5jpHFrUSQpJuxEirv3avNlm39Ed7xQjGBYsjBUlbIDSKNMwaex6sZTnJzh0IgjU32LhiL964lshbkbxoW_efhfrgfU1gYoIoLacmLn77LH4K/s320/IMG-20240225-WA0005.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sashiko - what we'll be trying in March</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAr3Pg1yo-zNboWnqXoq39_JZSHKNy27OC0RQD4W11pcz2uQq7iNcpN7dtiP2SCo-6rla6mSkyYCxDbry1IqcXi0TnfpVX5P4R5JZP7yHW96orOcHHYTyIbYW_1yj2cE4oxTvm3js8yBQzDS7OhFRS2SIaVaj1YaOXm4Kx99FTJ5sTci5CwMt66QXU36nU/s2048/IMG-20240222-WA0017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAr3Pg1yo-zNboWnqXoq39_JZSHKNy27OC0RQD4W11pcz2uQq7iNcpN7dtiP2SCo-6rla6mSkyYCxDbry1IqcXi0TnfpVX5P4R5JZP7yHW96orOcHHYTyIbYW_1yj2cE4oxTvm3js8yBQzDS7OhFRS2SIaVaj1YaOXm4Kx99FTJ5sTci5CwMt66QXU36nU/s320/IMG-20240222-WA0017.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ha0enUktz7vCQ5WGaDPN4FmwbRQw7IeIymzHO7_ZvrCSbK1Im0CJCx4RLtaprTFbcHbeRcuFDOQt4fzgEe68RNypxa_N9YDNwVYjAp4QHq2tC7GlCR-P9_0lUZfDMhl9etL9KA-cELud8HargQhoJ6XKRzLxdqvObvZ4JxvEcHHxEuL9piMvCcHQPpPd/s2048/IMG-20240222-WA0007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ha0enUktz7vCQ5WGaDPN4FmwbRQw7IeIymzHO7_ZvrCSbK1Im0CJCx4RLtaprTFbcHbeRcuFDOQt4fzgEe68RNypxa_N9YDNwVYjAp4QHq2tC7GlCR-P9_0lUZfDMhl9etL9KA-cELud8HargQhoJ6XKRzLxdqvObvZ4JxvEcHHxEuL9piMvCcHQPpPd/s320/IMG-20240222-WA0007.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaYsmnBxwg9ZPLov_lEi1e7pTM1WKsFNO0syXYsldlBuwBlGC94uCpcR3VyooZ0PvXRIHNtLpbD_suays7BJ6BEw_-s4hrtOcm_B9Z2pLvyKNqX-gEetYj34V1AcO56yURz2U8r04J4OPmvjx4TCWfJXQjnbMprwoNFadG44449-lvs2Tze9YpgoIEKvl/s2048/IMG-20240222-WA0014.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaYsmnBxwg9ZPLov_lEi1e7pTM1WKsFNO0syXYsldlBuwBlGC94uCpcR3VyooZ0PvXRIHNtLpbD_suays7BJ6BEw_-s4hrtOcm_B9Z2pLvyKNqX-gEetYj34V1AcO56yURz2U8r04J4OPmvjx4TCWfJXQjnbMprwoNFadG44449-lvs2Tze9YpgoIEKvl/s320/IMG-20240222-WA0014.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our speaker in February, Rob Jones<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We meet at 6.30pm in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's, Bloomsbury (entrance on Little Russell Street). Visitors are always welcome, you can email us for more info or just turn up on the evening.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Shop online? Click this<a href="https://easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/london-west-end-wi"> link</a> or scan the QR code before you shop and LWEWI will recieve a small donation, at no cost to you, for every transaction you make.</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zkSVdFdPnegH9coSGgMCR1kY2Y0sFtmz3MG3oPGk7pRC5IEuKNuSQOnAANMlOo-DAAEoEFVc5hjqpHplQya8D2uhb7xCrFb282GMgeb439cZ017vvclmNTNr7u2WFA4TtaOmSqMue36JdPon1IwuxGOSlyQ8_Fu3OeLe2nb0hkWDodm5Gaux6TwJeApr/s550/efr_cause_qr%20(1).png"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="550" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zkSVdFdPnegH9coSGgMCR1kY2Y0sFtmz3MG3oPGk7pRC5IEuKNuSQOnAANMlOo-DAAEoEFVc5hjqpHplQya8D2uhb7xCrFb282GMgeb439cZ017vvclmNTNr7u2WFA4TtaOmSqMue36JdPon1IwuxGOSlyQ8_Fu3OeLe2nb0hkWDodm5Gaux6TwJeApr/w200-h200/efr_cause_qr%20(1).png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><p></p>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-13303824843640702024-02-04T10:53:00.000+00:002024-02-04T10:53:27.697+00:00February 2024 Meeting: Japanese Textiles Talk<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our next meeting is on Wednesday 21st February at 6.30pm when we'll be learning about Japanese textiles.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayffou6nw7kGJDYbRl8ZUyscWhxB_oDB6RM1J-rp72Hj49Q9iRvh3v0OG0iPppmfq7EoSdxD7QKSWqn_iAla0_eFon4S1lN2Lwzo6rr2Asahwk8JcXyRf2pzQlsLsnODMOuywxHaZYs03ABUTgy6d9jRFHez8jKEGQmDWkb94GGThTHvDWPIsL3Cqmavy/s640/West%20Dean%20Romor%20Designs%20Kogin%20-%20Danburiko%20-%20dragonfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayffou6nw7kGJDYbRl8ZUyscWhxB_oDB6RM1J-rp72Hj49Q9iRvh3v0OG0iPppmfq7EoSdxD7QKSWqn_iAla0_eFon4S1lN2Lwzo6rr2Asahwk8JcXyRf2pzQlsLsnODMOuywxHaZYs03ABUTgy6d9jRFHez8jKEGQmDWkb94GGThTHvDWPIsL3Cqmavy/s320/West%20Dean%20Romor%20Designs%20Kogin%20-%20Danburiko%20-%20dragonfly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Rob Jones, a textile designer, will give us a talk about Japanese textiles crafts, discussing the origins and history and daily usage of the following crafts:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Shibori resist dyeing</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Katagami stencilling</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Sashiko embroidery</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Boro</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Kogin counted thread Sashiko</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Kasuri weaving</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilY8lhGhDGioVTRv_h758WWCG0hTlfxNN3fu7nJBcqZTFYi1dDpHFJEGWxXlZ3TT7PJuMbm8gHQL4e0qomCyadGf7cKrGiWV64R5Zi7Ysx2nB6tP2yXvwFVJeSXQzRe4RfwlpuJyrhu4-qoWU2v_kqURgansgcYAIc1n9LTfqtbFTnLgoDRE1vfk5A7Zk/s640/Intersecting%20circles%20sashiko%20-%20kit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="626" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilY8lhGhDGioVTRv_h758WWCG0hTlfxNN3fu7nJBcqZTFYi1dDpHFJEGWxXlZ3TT7PJuMbm8gHQL4e0qomCyadGf7cKrGiWV64R5Zi7Ysx2nB6tP2yXvwFVJeSXQzRe4RfwlpuJyrhu4-qoWU2v_kqURgansgcYAIc1n9LTfqtbFTnLgoDRE1vfk5A7Zk/s320/Intersecting%20circles%20sashiko%20-%20kit.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Rob will bring examples of all these vintage textiles for us to see, including examples of his own work. He will explain how he came to be a Japanese textiles designer/maker and teacher and tell us a few tales of his trips to Japan to learn with his sensei and internationally renowned Japanese textiles artist, Bryan Whitehead.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9cQg01fIALGvh9lw-1xmDKR677uhL8mLYQfo9RiyvysSQ9g0NRTAL1GxWf5459jtkb_o8zeChCkbIwDty5JET_qyDMebE_RSCxcpgXxQ116-yfPZ5xhkZyXyo9RDWmMJRNIp-xXHMJe2CefASTEjKHGNzTu93sG1dCnlSo7xcQzjg-haeHGz6ggEAJ1E/s640/Romor%20Designs%20Shibori%20quilt%20at%20Aizome%20exhibition%20at%20the%20EMbassy%20of%20Japan%20in%20London%20May%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9cQg01fIALGvh9lw-1xmDKR677uhL8mLYQfo9RiyvysSQ9g0NRTAL1GxWf5459jtkb_o8zeChCkbIwDty5JET_qyDMebE_RSCxcpgXxQ116-yfPZ5xhkZyXyo9RDWmMJRNIp-xXHMJe2CefASTEjKHGNzTu93sG1dCnlSo7xcQzjg-haeHGz6ggEAJ1E/s320/Romor%20Designs%20Shibori%20quilt%20at%20Aizome%20exhibition%20at%20the%20EMbassy%20of%20Japan%20in%20London%20May%202023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">There will be time for questions at the end.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">At the event he also bring along a small selection of his own work to sell alongside books on some of the crafts and some kits with needles, threads and patches.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">See his website, <a href="https://www.romordesigns.com/">https://www.romordesigns.com/</a> for more information about Rob and his work.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBk6v9lJz8XbghNHnK00W3Mw7_EgA-dx5yPT9VwdtQL20ORvj-jqiPZRB_Mv0R2pAFu9pzHBJ67St5qvoInqN58AFJ1hFsG5mLwMw8DhKewQrTmfluV9dLlC_GvF8iKXBk4MV3tMU7QOXOY9wGwXKzHvaCSkze0pmfJL5owvH-j2MF8y68yiIH1IjylFcz/s640/Romor%20Designs%20Burgundy%20Shibori%20Haori%20jacket%20-%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBk6v9lJz8XbghNHnK00W3Mw7_EgA-dx5yPT9VwdtQL20ORvj-jqiPZRB_Mv0R2pAFu9pzHBJ67St5qvoInqN58AFJ1hFsG5mLwMw8DhKewQrTmfluV9dLlC_GvF8iKXBk4MV3tMU7QOXOY9wGwXKzHvaCSkze0pmfJL5owvH-j2MF8y68yiIH1IjylFcz/s320/Romor%20Designs%20Burgundy%20Shibori%20Haori%20jacket%20-%20front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">We meet at 6.30pm in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's, Bloomsbury (entrance on Little Russell Street). Visitors are always welcome, you can email us for more info or just turn up on the evening!</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-81538648336814209242023-11-11T20:18:00.000+00:002023-11-11T20:18:29.303+00:00November meeting - the Biology of Christmas<p><span style="font-family: arial;">This month's talk is on <b>Wednesday 15th November at 6.30pm</b> and our topic is the biology of Christmas. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgiAGsLM0DcAHgZZGairX2wtpxfozC5mOyLVhbEYDMr6eG8UVorJROYisbenJ2qXWDJDGQXmCye8RfVfB5IDFKFJVFsHtkReKyDosesGcFdEg8gglke6zHu2KJZCnNkeZKJxb6lpUkWExQknpD3ip-Py7lq1RPp9DKWa5WAYbznrqVwVBzpcc5mh9K3hq/s892/christmas-victorian-card.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="818" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgiAGsLM0DcAHgZZGairX2wtpxfozC5mOyLVhbEYDMr6eG8UVorJROYisbenJ2qXWDJDGQXmCye8RfVfB5IDFKFJVFsHtkReKyDosesGcFdEg8gglke6zHu2KJZCnNkeZKJxb6lpUkWExQknpD3ip-Py7lq1RPp9DKWa5WAYbznrqVwVBzpcc5mh9K3hq/s320/christmas-victorian-card.webp" width="293" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Have you ever wondered about the stories behind our favourite Christmas plants and animals? Come along to our November meeting and find out about robins, reindeer, Christmas trees and the rest with our returning speaker, Jane McLauchlin.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Zv5RYB_dy9GO-oL4Ao-EvrLtpda3f2mdEcyfzOybkXRLm58efZ-6nDzxxUTP7YyfNXqYDScSPB8Og8vFoqTXPOEMst14GLkMoq_D_l8iFkqUr2kDU1wECk9ZSp9aQr0orcGvc74dQZUUlRgk3Ze81kzhGQcUFOe5B9H7Kmke22O1F5VpiTaI-hRK-m_1/s685/img_2689.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="514" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Zv5RYB_dy9GO-oL4Ao-EvrLtpda3f2mdEcyfzOybkXRLm58efZ-6nDzxxUTP7YyfNXqYDScSPB8Og8vFoqTXPOEMst14GLkMoq_D_l8iFkqUr2kDU1wECk9ZSp9aQr0orcGvc74dQZUUlRgk3Ze81kzhGQcUFOe5B9H7Kmke22O1F5VpiTaI-hRK-m_1/s320/img_2689.webp" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>We meet at 6.30pm in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's, Bloomsbury. See our '<a href="https://londonwestendwi.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html">about us</a>' page for a map and more info. Guests are welcome and your first meeting is free - we welcome all women aged 18 and over. If you haven't been before and want more info, you can email us on </span><a href="mailto:londonwestendwi@gmail.com" style="font-family: arial;">londonwestendwi@gmail.com</a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-3944813379030437792023-10-17T17:02:00.000+01:002023-10-17T17:02:25.747+01:00October meeting, Helena Roden and her art installations<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-2758417129003620924mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-2758417129003620924mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms", "marker felt-thin", arial, sans-serif;">OCTOBER MEETING - WEDNESDAY 18th - 6.30pm</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-2758417129003620924mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-2758417129003620924mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top">Helena will be guiding us through the stages, from development, planning and installation of her exhibition... no mean feat when you look at the size of the sculptures.<br /><br />She'll be talking to us about the seven different sculptures which were commissioned by the housing developers, they were commissioned to enhance the landscape and act as a focal point around the 400 new homes in the area. <br /><br />The pieces were made in a forge in Wales and had to be transported to Billingshurst in Sussex.<br /><br />Sadly these won't be on display in the hall... but we might be able to see some of the models and certainly find out about the creativity and logistics involved. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10UBLdQtY3-EfmHK0n9oGTQV2E5EVdfQ3jlMhxLVhPcuh3ygwj11FfC4mSDXZxkpOvHC62Blqsx7aBesbRZOoW1WxHLmY0qHaG2x4WtortEbkyEFz4v68h7eoNzjpxcEDL4smYLmBggYuSACvTgh9VQNJELuNBVdxUa5UtnE1VVrr33fnL-mPdhDRzRtL/s800/unnamed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10UBLdQtY3-EfmHK0n9oGTQV2E5EVdfQ3jlMhxLVhPcuh3ygwj11FfC4mSDXZxkpOvHC62Blqsx7aBesbRZOoW1WxHLmY0qHaG2x4WtortEbkyEFz4v68h7eoNzjpxcEDL4smYLmBggYuSACvTgh9VQNJELuNBVdxUa5UtnE1VVrr33fnL-mPdhDRzRtL/s320/unnamed.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiOrUkjtyyRSekZGOTvMjelD-XaXEgvaw2aGWR0F1UYpqTEUyUBGJnIyrUOYau1HG2Pl7Erlgm9zseI7VZpfq7xDL3nSFWMNknSqh5TSwBWCAQEWqL5TZhsctb7pWgYNiNqYn5V5u2REzSZzaGFxmk5BnQoFAm6MOBfUT4iVHH2x8KTFEcwXzl6CCgviH/s480/unnamed%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiOrUkjtyyRSekZGOTvMjelD-XaXEgvaw2aGWR0F1UYpqTEUyUBGJnIyrUOYau1HG2Pl7Erlgm9zseI7VZpfq7xDL3nSFWMNknSqh5TSwBWCAQEWqL5TZhsctb7pWgYNiNqYn5V5u2REzSZzaGFxmk5BnQoFAm6MOBfUT4iVHH2x8KTFEcwXzl6CCgviH/s320/unnamed%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We meet in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's Bloomsbury, 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Meetings are open to all women over the age of 18 - visitors are very welcome and your first meeting is free. Email us on londonwestendwi@gmail.com or check out our social media posts for more information</span></div><br /><div><br /></div>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-1192257491240493902023-07-18T20:17:00.002+01:002023-07-18T20:17:16.940+01:00July meeting, Wed 19th - handbell ringing<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlVw04SSD-SGdPsGyhjLVITEQsvjNhV2f8MNWBMkQ2zZDaaGt_ygQasjGYZl_-JvR5EwFd0KxC_itjZAcE0h3g_U-077HTwxn0D8QzhB2vIc_diYDre5QIXH35dL1Ia2AJdE2WaaKNoMogRfgzy6WUov6WsJctXymQ6-FR59qYPiXWeeOuaTTA2kimv77/s819/7B341A79-CD9F-48BC-9993-07368EBD406A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="819" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlVw04SSD-SGdPsGyhjLVITEQsvjNhV2f8MNWBMkQ2zZDaaGt_ygQasjGYZl_-JvR5EwFd0KxC_itjZAcE0h3g_U-077HTwxn0D8QzhB2vIc_diYDre5QIXH35dL1Ia2AJdE2WaaKNoMogRfgzy6WUov6WsJctXymQ6-FR59qYPiXWeeOuaTTA2kimv77/w400-h356/7B341A79-CD9F-48BC-9993-07368EBD406A.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">This month we’re having a go at handbell ringing with Sandra, a member of the Handbell Ringers of Great Britain.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">We meet in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's Bloomsbury from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Visitors are welcome, do contact us on londonwestendwi@gmail.com or message us via social media so we know to look out for </span>you.</span></span></p>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-31368528597338443952023-06-18T19:27:00.003+01:002023-06-18T19:27:35.086+01:00June meeting - local history talk with Jane Palm-Gold<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our next meeting is Wednesday 21 June, where we're having a local history talk from Jane Palm-Gold, on the history of Church Lane in St Giles, near to where we meet.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSUJEFHJi6Dgn4E3eijTpk9zzzGjw2Ky1AxV3fdHdkFoTr7h5jLjVBytdhR20tu_7yCVGXChdNY-L5MDLS1K-JUBO65dXJCkp5vezXJBi85ozrpUIzvUPE7hRx8Z4XBmFb5ce9iO1UhdOW-Ye7zw-O9c_Msye05fNGRGFB3HZGr3nsTS5zV9yvmdmvQ/s640/F%20Church%20Lane%20-%20From%20grease%20and%20grime%20to%20soap%20and%20sanitation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="548" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSUJEFHJi6Dgn4E3eijTpk9zzzGjw2Ky1AxV3fdHdkFoTr7h5jLjVBytdhR20tu_7yCVGXChdNY-L5MDLS1K-JUBO65dXJCkp5vezXJBi85ozrpUIzvUPE7hRx8Z4XBmFb5ce9iO1UhdOW-Ye7zw-O9c_Msye05fNGRGFB3HZGr3nsTS5zV9yvmdmvQ/s320/F%20Church%20Lane%20-%20From%20grease%20and%20grime%20to%20soap%20and%20sanitation.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">In the 1840s, the sheer number of desperately poor living in filthy conditions in the St. Giles Rookery meant disease and death lingered like a miasma over the parish. The authorities' view was that the locality was a breeding-ground for cholera and other diseases. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Church Lane lay at the heart of the Rookery, yet within a few years, the grease and grime was gone, transformed by soap and sanitation measures.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Jane Palm-Gold takes us on a journey to reveal the area's regeneration: New Oxford Street, 19</span><sup style="font-family: arial;">th</sup><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">century London’s newest street and shopping destination, and the Pears Soap emporium, exploring its art, advertising and Christmas Annuals as well as its problematic past.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">We meet in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's Bloomsbury from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Visitors are welcome, do contact us on londonwestendwi@gmail.com or message us via social media so we know to look out for you.</span></span></p>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-55696590578748732002023-04-28T12:12:00.002+01:002023-04-28T12:12:39.920+01:00May Meeting: Origami for Mindfulness<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our next meeting is on <b>Wednesday 17th May</b> when we're trying origami with Vanessa from <a href="https://www.origamipartylondon.com/">Origami Party London</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">Making origami can often be considered as just a novel form of entertainment and, in some circumstances, that is true. However, I believe that origami is also a powerful mental health tool when used with the purpose of helping to reduce anxiety. It</span><span style="color: #222222;"> helps a person to quieten and facilitates a calmer emotional state as it puts them back into their body whilst still engaging their hands and brain. And, as with other mindfulness practices, doing origami also encourages living in the moment which can provide a much needed mental break from worrying about the future or ruminating over the past. I believe that it is a very accessible introduction to the concept of a meditative practice </span><span style="color: #222222;">and making origami is a skill that once learned can be accessed any time that someone may feel the need to ground themselves. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">It is cheap, quick, creative, fun and also flexible. It can be enjoyed either alone or in a group setting and it works for all ages. You can also take a simple design (eg a crane) and once you have created a number of them make an art installation for your room/home/community space.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Meet in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's Bloomsbury from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Visitors are welcome, do contact us on londonwestendwi@gmail.com or message us via social media so we know to look out for you.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuZDx6vz3owPyVOPr4QDkyaLvTSCYhmNyXBEKbS4lCsFvcTqyoLI7zDN8FbNghTV-RTEoQfDmN5R8gZauQbLNNowo26mfSUsrjBd62GuoNYl41keiCQINjCg0wR6GOe-tjZT4s5z7u0F0Pv7ZJsTuLfbPPXjSHD3a_WrnO9eGZBQ3geEzZKn5SfJhPg/s1863/IMG_0025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1863" data-original-width="1397" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuZDx6vz3owPyVOPr4QDkyaLvTSCYhmNyXBEKbS4lCsFvcTqyoLI7zDN8FbNghTV-RTEoQfDmN5R8gZauQbLNNowo26mfSUsrjBd62GuoNYl41keiCQINjCg0wR6GOe-tjZT4s5z7u0F0Pv7ZJsTuLfbPPXjSHD3a_WrnO9eGZBQ3geEzZKn5SfJhPg/s320/IMG_0025.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPyYX_-2xVvOPyKEWcCEwEQOSusQC7ZjdKsWtDdyN_BInOin-XIEaEGWxHVEWP-3LBmsjuPpLa68HRfhbeqFoq5TuYyvkahljScj_oWWJq28AWK4vRy0jN3akGeeR9-e9UXhgIGDLtwfi2mhGGWFH98dX8Qy_EPzAoEOsXL-S_FDpd6mZBGz5DfrNOw/s3418/IMG_1930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2562" data-original-width="3418" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPyYX_-2xVvOPyKEWcCEwEQOSusQC7ZjdKsWtDdyN_BInOin-XIEaEGWxHVEWP-3LBmsjuPpLa68HRfhbeqFoq5TuYyvkahljScj_oWWJq28AWK4vRy0jN3akGeeR9-e9UXhgIGDLtwfi2mhGGWFH98dX8Qy_EPzAoEOsXL-S_FDpd6mZBGz5DfrNOw/s320/IMG_1930.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtftnEW1k0RlzQLdG7XoM8yTKnG9S1qfhnT7J2fofZHU08OJMa_js8vq1SvHLjmdTK2m5pgg726Z2qOmEI1bUYvKudUQ_bGGSIhuTHLf0_txn4FdDB_lFk9jmgNDe-1-EaP8Ep3waAFo6lzN0GKWe8LW6cd1RdxOeADylXBmHE7_5zCcWd1jWMLPDHw/s3615/IMG_1935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="3615" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtftnEW1k0RlzQLdG7XoM8yTKnG9S1qfhnT7J2fofZHU08OJMa_js8vq1SvHLjmdTK2m5pgg726Z2qOmEI1bUYvKudUQ_bGGSIhuTHLf0_txn4FdDB_lFk9jmgNDe-1-EaP8Ep3waAFo6lzN0GKWe8LW6cd1RdxOeADylXBmHE7_5zCcWd1jWMLPDHw/s320/IMG_1935.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-26854242490552127872023-03-05T11:44:00.002+00:002023-03-11T19:57:10.291+00:00Craft Club 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Craft club is back in person in 2023, and from <b>Tuesday 4th April</b> we are back at our old home of Atlantis Books on Museum Street! </span><span style="font-family: arial;">We'll be there 6.30 to 7.30pm on the 1st Tuesday of every month, in the downstairs meeting room. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">From April to have a craft of the month for everyone to join in with.</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Tuesday 4th April: Beaded earrings</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Tuesday 2nd May: Wool heart garlands</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Tuesday 6th June: Turning old books into hedgehogs (see photo below)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Tuesday 4th July: Paper quilling</span></li></ul><p></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Even better, to get us going again <b>the first 3 months are free</b>! LWEWI will cover the cost of the room hire and the materials. From July there will be a small charge to cover the room hire and tea and biscuits, and we'll supply any materials needed for the monthly craft.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">All members and non-members are welcome to join us, and also to lead craft sessions if you're an expert in paper crafts, or knitting, or glass painting, or jewellery making, or crochet, or....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Email us on <a href="mailto:londonwestendwi@gmail.com">londonwestendwi@gmail.com</a> for more info or just turn up on the night!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zSXFdInXdmfeGG8Q-oCdXX6CFYgvFlAC9tJXo085gi-tfXppd-KmnsQ8yLt2Iuo94OT5LkQ4d116Ep-OcdPaZwJIOn2lk72c1lDMSdfLETKP6B0UqOH26ZVa0oNafZHnjmhDZFefKrJZ3nlunqwkq9Eo9AczwlPsO67Pmm212NB2wPdnaFs-VAN_jg/s4160/IMG_20190205_190410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zSXFdInXdmfeGG8Q-oCdXX6CFYgvFlAC9tJXo085gi-tfXppd-KmnsQ8yLt2Iuo94OT5LkQ4d116Ep-OcdPaZwJIOn2lk72c1lDMSdfLETKP6B0UqOH26ZVa0oNafZHnjmhDZFefKrJZ3nlunqwkq9Eo9AczwlPsO67Pmm212NB2wPdnaFs-VAN_jg/s320/IMG_20190205_190410.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLlTBFmzaM1NtkybpRt-EAF5fC3Qt5GEYIy5SQm02wI_PH3NDu7DIXj-rwjvSzZUN8o4F11gW4fMDDzqCC8xGObmGSnr4doZDOQNgSxyaeHsG3rs-4W5Q342fV2NH-luEthsAmICLYIPXiers98MoK-XYuDbtMTZvJWN67lEwxZuW4jC60mrqAs29Wg/s4160/IMG_20190507_191342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLlTBFmzaM1NtkybpRt-EAF5fC3Qt5GEYIy5SQm02wI_PH3NDu7DIXj-rwjvSzZUN8o4F11gW4fMDDzqCC8xGObmGSnr4doZDOQNgSxyaeHsG3rs-4W5Q342fV2NH-luEthsAmICLYIPXiers98MoK-XYuDbtMTZvJWN67lEwxZuW4jC60mrqAs29Wg/s320/IMG_20190507_191342.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzj2Zgwzb3mFU184vGBq1bIdrG5s9G0hvbMpWg-a2pL1BUy7PRZGAQb3Q5Sj3OriS5uhTGfKIx_kmx42HJHKePmBLMEJb7ayx7cVk0Qh3dJMXum_a-A_3Z7-lp0bdmzTwTnEweeq8A-S4SRFy-Odihg3SuBcXEPL3xyGbDTLzbqgJwCgYCbTKlVf0mQ/s4160/IMG_20190806_192238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzj2Zgwzb3mFU184vGBq1bIdrG5s9G0hvbMpWg-a2pL1BUy7PRZGAQb3Q5Sj3OriS5uhTGfKIx_kmx42HJHKePmBLMEJb7ayx7cVk0Qh3dJMXum_a-A_3Z7-lp0bdmzTwTnEweeq8A-S4SRFy-Odihg3SuBcXEPL3xyGbDTLzbqgJwCgYCbTKlVf0mQ/s320/IMG_20190806_192238.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVYdT_T5GuFHOS0x5bFOIiu6BB0rRmLsGFPiTGjj_ME2ieLucIOEqGP_Croao_QempY_FoOy1VRQYVMxby3rwboQOzihZdH6D1HvFRRdQNkzNdHHhLkZwpcOalH5k-64nkoIuGVhhJJqI9ACBbpAE9UqmJlZR3pAE_EC6Scd8Jht0tbbuKNBUTnj7Yg/s4160/IMG_20191001_191500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVYdT_T5GuFHOS0x5bFOIiu6BB0rRmLsGFPiTGjj_ME2ieLucIOEqGP_Croao_QempY_FoOy1VRQYVMxby3rwboQOzihZdH6D1HvFRRdQNkzNdHHhLkZwpcOalH5k-64nkoIuGVhhJJqI9ACBbpAE9UqmJlZR3pAE_EC6Scd8Jht0tbbuKNBUTnj7Yg/s320/IMG_20191001_191500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-65311107277793781902023-01-07T20:13:00.003+00:002023-01-07T20:13:38.847+00:002023 Meetings<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> A reminder that the details for all of our 2023 meetings can be found in 3 places online:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">1. the Events 2023 tab of this blog:</span><a href="http://londonwestendwi.blogspot.com/p/events-2015_12.html"><span style="font-family: arial;">http://londonwestendwi.blogspot.com/p/events-2015_12.html</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2. Our Facebook page as events: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LondonWestEndWomensInstitute/events/?id=100064572460020&sk=events">https://www.facebook.com/LondonWestEndWomensInstitute/events/?id=100064572460020&sk=events</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3. Our Instagram page as stories and posts the week before a meeting</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Members will also be notified via the LWEWI WhatsApp group and our regular e-newsletter. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We'll also add information on these pages about craft club when it restarts in 2023, BM visits, outings and cake/craft stalls.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m93XxCXr93XvIAGYI4VSzl8PcHYT5u0qronpV2kuOP2nLNmUYGwCIJGJvw6tj_Kq-wHk_SSAKl2xBdzIcgqMWn2Zx2l3bDY63QyJ8Xn7vTQtlW7tMc7fvbT7p7-lgtSuWMoJ4O7blB5ZUydaG1XcycuNwiul1J2If0bGAxWjs7ihRY1mDZmvss3uqw/s800/vintage-burlesque.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="800" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m93XxCXr93XvIAGYI4VSzl8PcHYT5u0qronpV2kuOP2nLNmUYGwCIJGJvw6tj_Kq-wHk_SSAKl2xBdzIcgqMWn2Zx2l3bDY63QyJ8Xn7vTQtlW7tMc7fvbT7p7-lgtSuWMoJ4O7blB5ZUydaG1XcycuNwiul1J2If0bGAxWjs7ihRY1mDZmvss3uqw/s320/vintage-burlesque.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-39743284854816183212022-12-31T18:35:00.004+00:002022-12-31T19:19:27.412+00:00Review of 2022<p><span style="font-family: arial;">This past year we have managed to meet in person every month, have taken in 3 British Museum exhibitions,and started meeting in person for craft club again. Sadly we haven’t been able to do any fundraising, but we already have plans for 2023 stalls.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So what did we get up to this year?</span></p><div class="western"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>January: </b>We had a t</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">alk on </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Victorian clothes with Kat Jungnickel (</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">author of Bikes and Bloomers: Victorian Women Inventors and Their Extraordinary Cycle Wear)</span></span></span></div><div class="western"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm1eG3Hya13ixg_fB-XL8gIJPMDkgnNm8Q9ZAqvXPfwGEmcHyR8-MmRprswyPKnrhLKL-qsvTiNPj3wRxY8DuPKQhcYy5iRMqEsqcxg2rSx62mVw4jzJbMpwZBp7FYOnIca4snWvClJGNYBdzfoUohdsileuO9EVqg7e7CRYwTA2xGJTb5tumqF2PBQ/s4160/IMG_20220119_195524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm1eG3Hya13ixg_fB-XL8gIJPMDkgnNm8Q9ZAqvXPfwGEmcHyR8-MmRprswyPKnrhLKL-qsvTiNPj3wRxY8DuPKQhcYy5iRMqEsqcxg2rSx62mVw4jzJbMpwZBp7FYOnIca4snWvClJGNYBdzfoUohdsileuO9EVqg7e7CRYwTA2xGJTb5tumqF2PBQ/s320/IMG_20220119_195524.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="western"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>February: </b>This month we got crafty, with a Peruvian inspired embroidery craft activity with Helena</span></span></div><div class="western"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_3kgvZUu4J4XnMQKcr6KBH9RAnqmojAPYwL_Usn3e8a4TbVj3heCJlxszR-7vYQeEMsx48k69kwB1F0iHWIEeWTBKCU17XixKjRKwTXPkysGVOQJmSfkJOUGC99cw8BYs8OmYsd_ou2HQcWqn1BqSI6mBNNZAUH_QtEvYpDbRIKanKVJjTpcosc1oQ/s1600/IMG-20220216-WA0011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_3kgvZUu4J4XnMQKcr6KBH9RAnqmojAPYwL_Usn3e8a4TbVj3heCJlxszR-7vYQeEMsx48k69kwB1F0iHWIEeWTBKCU17XixKjRKwTXPkysGVOQJmSfkJOUGC99cw8BYs8OmYsd_ou2HQcWqn1BqSI6mBNNZAUH_QtEvYpDbRIKanKVJjTpcosc1oQ/s320/IMG-20220216-WA0011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div class="western"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>March</b>: This month was our AGM, attended by representatives of Middlesex Federation, and we also had a zoom talk on the history of the WI by Lisa Greenly who joined us remotely from Canada.</span></span></div><div class="western"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqh3TifTCsBpajqJtlIWAAZYtwCN_Q8BVkq9phP7yd6efiIvxsVkMTqUyCbF3rXTIBUZwNZ2ooY1P-xraqaP8qFws2O5Jv156zB2ivAjysU3zsEfXXA8u8iNro6dBFrsMMcbOrhzMfkY1BoeaRLW5C5ifOfSRa9a4kwF9SJMSixEeXovTkH_UcbjlqNA/s364/March.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">This month's talk was 'The Hot Spots of the World', an illustrated talk on some of the Volcanoes Liz Mooney has visited on her travels. </span></span></div><div class="western"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsFf0b7jPgplXmCi_zi70o9aPbpQO0FLMnj0ulPh0EzIn6d-PnWzC5b5wAmWqCzt2FjWa2btg6O-87MrlZV3rTSA3yXl2e9qYqVjv7Xvnr5ynWCuBeOIapr_EHub5k79YoD4d-YTEsKBy-MIdfMHxbMt53ekow40i1C2m4taKvg5CczrQHm_Y2b5OMA/s4000/20220518_193330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsFf0b7jPgplXmCi_zi70o9aPbpQO0FLMnj0ulPh0EzIn6d-PnWzC5b5wAmWqCzt2FjWa2btg6O-87MrlZV3rTSA3yXl2e9qYqVjv7Xvnr5ynWCuBeOIapr_EHub5k79YoD4d-YTEsKBy-MIdfMHxbMt53ekow40i1C2m4taKvg5CczrQHm_Y2b5OMA/s320/20220518_193330.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="western"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #757575; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-weight: bold;">June: </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">June was a hands-on evening of making our own fabulously scented </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">wax melts with Antoinette. </span></span></div><div class="western"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmtPWwSEn3nPV275DUn4md1rICUIrHC7Liei6Wgfg_QyTeriXoIrV4N0P5rlafNqKwFivB3EsV1zavUhqBiV9dkgLJAAg-g-6HS60vcevBJkIqFxje1_z1ERyQIWs4WBwlv6bMs9cJqkzdZ7px8o866rHk12TRC15kl-abJ5roqRoyWbxSypeSikrLQ/s1024/IMG-20220615-WA0012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmtPWwSEn3nPV275DUn4md1rICUIrHC7Liei6Wgfg_QyTeriXoIrV4N0P5rlafNqKwFivB3EsV1zavUhqBiV9dkgLJAAg-g-6HS60vcevBJkIqFxje1_z1ERyQIWs4WBwlv6bMs9cJqkzdZ7px8o866rHk12TRC15kl-abJ5roqRoyWbxSypeSikrLQ/s320/IMG-20220615-WA0012.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="western"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">July</b>: <span style="background-color: white;">July was another hands-on session, quite literally this time as Claude taught us how to carry out reflexology hand massages on each other!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4z1Hv1oAhFr_BFSy8D3tJNWlk4mVRgJ8HjOb1ceeU4_g0IUfWOayxiRS5JxaVSpPzyHORbO424lmuirijT723gfkSqBluRNpKgZdQqbQPQcozAfRXjvCnj68cjyd9xwC7RWx1UGe5AyUVEItrYBK-6DTe7idMYLZ8AFVQoAYUoB5fmcoqTuLUR6whQ/s4624/20220720_195911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4z1Hv1oAhFr_BFSy8D3tJNWlk4mVRgJ8HjOb1ceeU4_g0IUfWOayxiRS5JxaVSpPzyHORbO424lmuirijT723gfkSqBluRNpKgZdQqbQPQcozAfRXjvCnj68cjyd9xwC7RWx1UGe5AyUVEItrYBK-6DTe7idMYLZ8AFVQoAYUoB5fmcoqTuLUR6whQ/s320/20220720_195911.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Between meetings we also found time to attend the Soho Village Fair in July, and in 2023 we plan to have a stall there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrphAM57u3CqYZw1Bnqk0DS4Uqz60eyjdQIU-N4Ct5D8ydnzhRdfGvByKtxbA3MBEsiv_8Bq2_iJvsC4DGK7i9W8CsTxB2BWDOUBJHG8vPmYpgSZJHXKJ4Tdcw8mqh1lFvw0Z_8GVv_C44vcLiU2RH_DI8W0DWnxhSb2ieBfi9mOsO9Onuk5zBkT3oQ/s1024/IMG-20220710-WA0006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrphAM57u3CqYZw1Bnqk0DS4Uqz60eyjdQIU-N4Ct5D8ydnzhRdfGvByKtxbA3MBEsiv_8Bq2_iJvsC4DGK7i9W8CsTxB2BWDOUBJHG8vPmYpgSZJHXKJ4Tdcw8mqh1lFvw0Z_8GVv_C44vcLiU2RH_DI8W0DWnxhSb2ieBfi9mOsO9Onuk5zBkT3oQ/s320/IMG-20220710-WA0006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="western"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>August: </b>Despite the rain, we went for a w</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">alk and talk around St Giles looking at the haunts and history of Charles Dickens and his relationship with the area, led by Jane Palm-Gold. </span></span></div><div class="western"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_FReU1WWwMsB-h3I4rvoNDSKptH9TiYk1RU1tbtj55KL03dzgIuraLu2C8D7ULyu2cKSXXb_TlGqWIc_ghgxYLRg9B2PpqXlq71A3mpXcmhVlLigKuC7eeE5sjgTKJf4jAOrrylb6X_ZQF7sMzLKuS5YtCN6WHS3MNIdx89Bx0cJJl7ju9PDRmHBxA/s4624/20220817_194511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_FReU1WWwMsB-h3I4rvoNDSKptH9TiYk1RU1tbtj55KL03dzgIuraLu2C8D7ULyu2cKSXXb_TlGqWIc_ghgxYLRg9B2PpqXlq71A3mpXcmhVlLigKuC7eeE5sjgTKJf4jAOrrylb6X_ZQF7sMzLKuS5YtCN6WHS3MNIdx89Bx0cJJl7ju9PDRmHBxA/s320/20220817_194511.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="western"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>September: </b>This was a </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">British Sign Language taster session with Lindsey - we learned the alphabet, some basic BSL words, and some of the history and etiquette of BSL.</span></span></div><div class="western"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBbNunxqil-QYVT16NYWcYkhqFKPzFn7QTcb5Idh0aRyr5e_0ySNJmVArQC5n-ZRL3F9ZYyViIeU6PRyDVs5zgrRdHJDjnJzNbhNiL1bzrWzKLW1ICpkFBhV005NoqLHPlO-AfIm6-K3c2icG09gaSTr5XvSwp6VgLSe-HxQdCHmPBPkqd0p70XxlJQ/s4624/20220921_202433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBbNunxqil-QYVT16NYWcYkhqFKPzFn7QTcb5Idh0aRyr5e_0ySNJmVArQC5n-ZRL3F9ZYyViIeU6PRyDVs5zgrRdHJDjnJzNbhNiL1bzrWzKLW1ICpkFBhV005NoqLHPlO-AfIm6-K3c2icG09gaSTr5XvSwp6VgLSe-HxQdCHmPBPkqd0p70XxlJQ/s320/20220921_202433.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>October: </b>This month we tried out faux c</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">alligraphy with Jane in a hybrid meeting format, some of us in the hall, some at home and the speaker joining via Zoom. Luckily the tech worked, and we may have more sessions in this format in the future.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGz__AhDvBiEqqVOblf5qEkEaDIVyeNupoGTuKUhTVpMpVYTJRpWwGK-1WQIxQkO1T4JNG46-zf3hv8KPZTEtEpjPP8TvQWaDrBl-5amyCt7PdKZJm0PQvdfNZJuVwgggj7jego48MUsRwtnSyEzhTapjr8PX84XDVavJIifTinvR-a9wlPDtqDTSu3A/s4624/20221019_195650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGz__AhDvBiEqqVOblf5qEkEaDIVyeNupoGTuKUhTVpMpVYTJRpWwGK-1WQIxQkO1T4JNG46-zf3hv8KPZTEtEpjPP8TvQWaDrBl-5amyCt7PdKZJm0PQvdfNZJuVwgggj7jego48MUsRwtnSyEzhTapjr8PX84XDVavJIifTinvR-a9wlPDtqDTSu3A/s320/20221019_195650.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="western"><b style="font-family: arial;">November:</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> This month was another crafty evening, as we learned about Madhubani painting and created our own, under the guidance of Nilanjana from KraftGurus.</span></div><div class="western"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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At the moment we're pub based, but hoping to find somewhere a bit more craft-oriented, with better lighting, soon!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86DiXBixpLrS5kGBw8IZsaSQZiUbRy97hxkqNdI_mvzfkkvdrZaPm5dCxIVCd6BGVGrWeOjHBSXzveT_Lm5fqP8Fd2wsoY0LS4aAXkfPhZ6JhpeUVD3_UmxiIdiaiXIqX0mSrIm2Wdvgg077-zZ0weQhsnYcDtijbkuwisBehl_fxNqmiIBMfaRH2mg/s2048/20221231_183118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86DiXBixpLrS5kGBw8IZsaSQZiUbRy97hxkqNdI_mvzfkkvdrZaPm5dCxIVCd6BGVGrWeOjHBSXzveT_Lm5fqP8Fd2wsoY0LS4aAXkfPhZ6JhpeUVD3_UmxiIdiaiXIqX0mSrIm2Wdvgg077-zZ0weQhsnYcDtijbkuwisBehl_fxNqmiIBMfaRH2mg/s320/20221231_183118.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-77658806444748090972022-10-31T16:49:00.001+00:002022-10-31T16:49:24.808+00:00Next Meeting: 16 November, Madhubani Painting Workshop<div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Join us on Wednesday 16th November from 6.30pm, for a one-hour Introductory Madhubani Painting workshop from 7-8pm, led by Nilanjana, founder of <a href="https://kraftgurus.wixsite.com/website">KraftGurus</a>.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD63ghIIZrxLMfEnRO_W2UzNoOUnDspueVlMh_JgxIPoolCKuyvYldpqcceb2p3zOolESe81_4wR6I-5fufHPRxaUf3NSgrTNwv3YdYEdTJKa2E56NVbC-DRDQ_bhpRrv5b4Ab4oWN9UZ_4lRNzcFGXsbszQp1buWL26gtKQy-SVbkDRSMazssdpo4Bg/s2050/Eventbrite%20poster1.1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="2050" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD63ghIIZrxLMfEnRO_W2UzNoOUnDspueVlMh_JgxIPoolCKuyvYldpqcceb2p3zOolESe81_4wR6I-5fufHPRxaUf3NSgrTNwv3YdYEdTJKa2E56NVbC-DRDQ_bhpRrv5b4Ab4oWN9UZ_4lRNzcFGXsbszQp1buWL26gtKQy-SVbkDRSMazssdpo4Bg/w400-h153/Eventbrite%20poster1.1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">KraftGurus' mantra is: Learn, Create, Grow. It showcases India's heritage arts. Join us on Wednesday 16th November, for one-hour to be introduced to the colourful & intricate style of Madhubani Painting combined with fun-filled stories that explain the artform.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlagLU9jTRDGTKC2HFGwls_czlUmzoFb2WuF5_EBeLv1Jp6oKN9J0jEYU7pBQM_kn27QB8qhfKDHoYiJ-Pw4KRkm_UfW3AaXHC_CsGKDRj16BGgo_aajcKaaQ7EdRZWyJB32ls3h15qeDfrA9Kv1PHzNrJM12-MqvmNaT7zhGAOdXsyKv-7bP7uBCsGw/s612/Madhubani-Women%20Husking%20Rice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="612" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlagLU9jTRDGTKC2HFGwls_czlUmzoFb2WuF5_EBeLv1Jp6oKN9J0jEYU7pBQM_kn27QB8qhfKDHoYiJ-Pw4KRkm_UfW3AaXHC_CsGKDRj16BGgo_aajcKaaQ7EdRZWyJB32ls3h15qeDfrA9Kv1PHzNrJM12-MqvmNaT7zhGAOdXsyKv-7bP7uBCsGw/s320/Madhubani-Women%20Husking%20Rice.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" />The featured artform is the vivid Madhubani Painting, originating in Bihar, India. In the workshop, you will learn a popular Madhubani motif, while understanding the significance of each element making up this art. You will create your own painting and will get to take home your creations! This workshop is suitable for all ages, experiences and backgrounds – all materials will be provided.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1-B87nrfM4V-il_Y9EGaBvMKXAP0TBN676rpB0iYRppwBkZc1f9jRmYK4VrzLpd3QibvgdXmwMtEpVVUlTxAEBOXwqWzFpkx95pjF4jxYGzwHdEDHkVEu8kZFjDfRXfX3oSuJfJcTbzwFI9tq33srfTJUDUaR6k4YLb33XX52ubVIR9iRojnm1R_gg/s1000/Easter4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1-B87nrfM4V-il_Y9EGaBvMKXAP0TBN676rpB0iYRppwBkZc1f9jRmYK4VrzLpd3QibvgdXmwMtEpVVUlTxAEBOXwqWzFpkx95pjF4jxYGzwHdEDHkVEu8kZFjDfRXfX3oSuJfJcTbzwFI9tq33srfTJUDUaR6k4YLb33XX52ubVIR9iRojnm1R_gg/s320/Easter4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /><br aria-hidden="true" />About KraftGurus<br aria-hidden="true" />Founded by Nilanjana, its creation is inspired by the love of her homeland, India, and its arts heritage. KraftGurus aims to expand the experience of the exceptional arts-crafts of India through workshops-courses, handmade products and unique experiences.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" />With its aim to support the prize-winning artists based in India, Nilanjana works to increase awareness and knowledge of Indian art-craft practices through her unique storytelling style, which combines art practices in order to inform about the significance of different elements found in Indian art and the stories each element tells.' </span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">_________________________________________________________________</div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">HOW TO FIND US</b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">Meetings are held in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's Bloomsbury (look for the noticeboard by the gate on Little Russell Street) from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">Bring some refreshments to share if you can!</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /></div>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-36648212656548472112022-10-15T20:10:00.001+01:002022-10-15T20:10:24.194+01:00October Meeting, Wednesday 19th, Intro to Calligraphy<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKeHeC3rPaA0gAaM0KfUlhJX21KUJnT2oqGKJ3TtUsVbJ6IP-ujY_bHH7dHeMR2sTHWD3rtKCN-xefbyYOKBpABwj44WfW9ck3IPpNEyTILljKcS5ylGeDKXl0EZZQMk3eb9uy-2ZV1fstYhG8ERVzJzlaUzS_KJKYBj9U9h52bjVwCL324N1IvNoyA/s2121/20210524_184907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2121" data-original-width="1591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKeHeC3rPaA0gAaM0KfUlhJX21KUJnT2oqGKJ3TtUsVbJ6IP-ujY_bHH7dHeMR2sTHWD3rtKCN-xefbyYOKBpABwj44WfW9ck3IPpNEyTILljKcS5ylGeDKXl0EZZQMk3eb9uy-2ZV1fstYhG8ERVzJzlaUzS_KJKYBj9U9h52bjVwCL324N1IvNoyA/s320/20210524_184907.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This month we will be joined remotely by Jane Lappage from <a href="https://calligraphyarts.co.uk">Calligraphy Arts</a>, who will be teaching us a form of calligraphy called '<span style="background-color: white;">Faux’ which is easy to have a go with paper, tracing paper, coloured biros/pencils and pencils, all things you can get quite cheaply from The Range (other bargain stores are available!) or have around your home. She will also</span><span style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> explain the difference between chisel end and fine point calligraphy etc, and talk briefly about the history of calligraphy.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVX7CMUVNq7RyKVO8HoOSnJcipHLy7bN7e2IGFtmlFghDdHUyC204jaIdOjnKc--iVA_SP18sAW8isF9-Co_MoqSAZszEH2Y2SSE90mCwJOsOEGnRBIwB7111_ZUYyb9kiM67J09DlBu938lou7CbYWwJmFHlR1Kf694lLuZCl1EhslMvzHOwG6Po6g/s2550/45909-0039%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVX7CMUVNq7RyKVO8HoOSnJcipHLy7bN7e2IGFtmlFghDdHUyC204jaIdOjnKc--iVA_SP18sAW8isF9-Co_MoqSAZszEH2Y2SSE90mCwJOsOEGnRBIwB7111_ZUYyb9kiM67J09DlBu938lou7CbYWwJmFHlR1Kf694lLuZCl1EhslMvzHOwG6Po6g/s320/45909-0039%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you want to buy a starter pack before the session, the link is here, and she will also be able to sell them at the session.</span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="8" href="https://calligraphyartsuk.com/en-gb/books/647-1940-modern-calligraphy-starter-pack.html#/376,ap5-pack,647-defaultcombination" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://calligraphyartsuk.com/en-gb/books/647-1940-modern-calligraphy-starter-pack.html#/376,ap5-pack,647-defaultcombination</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jane will be joining us via Zoom, and you can either join us in the Vestry Hall of St Georges or contact us for the Zoom link. As usual meeting start at 6.30pm, with the talk beginning around 7 til 8.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u></u> </span></p>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-90301446117562044812022-09-21T10:57:00.001+01:002022-09-21T10:57:41.586+01:00September Meeting - 21st September, BSL Intro<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="x_mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; 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font: inherit; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Lindsey has been signing for 11 years having passed both Levels 1 and 2 in BSL (British Sign Language) whilst supporting hearing impaired students in a high school. Now a Sensory Support Officer with Deafblind UK, Lindsey has a wide range of experience of working within a Sensory world. Lindsey will take us through the BSL alphabet, some BSL ‘etiquette’ and factoids and can even teach us how to sign Jerusalem!<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br /><b>HOW TO FIND US</b><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">Meetings are held in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's Bloomsbury (look for the noticeboard by the gate on Little Russell Street) from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">Bring some refreshments to share if you can!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSGBN-UjhHT9yX_Zzee3ChVsIVJgK_Ykms1IBneT5TtVliGG6crm4sAeGJUf6joCkiBZBRI2PLv0fQeuWhVwWx_Y_uflzIScHyx50ijbs9i803eLN5gq9L8sL7fnkF_Jklr4NFqooYOHlDZwlNBNOl3nrR6E4jIz8XlWXHFJooPmVMtS2R77i7-lDfA/s400/Untitled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="400" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSGBN-UjhHT9yX_Zzee3ChVsIVJgK_Ykms1IBneT5TtVliGG6crm4sAeGJUf6joCkiBZBRI2PLv0fQeuWhVwWx_Y_uflzIScHyx50ijbs9i803eLN5gq9L8sL7fnkF_Jklr4NFqooYOHlDZwlNBNOl3nrR6E4jIz8XlWXHFJooPmVMtS2R77i7-lDfA/s320/Untitled.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If it's your first visit, you can just drop in or you can email us on </span><a href="mailto:londonwestendwi@gmail.com">londonwestendwi@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> so we know to look out for you. </span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-90937314061830605512022-08-14T18:46:00.001+01:002022-08-16T13:34:36.303+01:00Next Meeting: August 17th Charles Dickens Walk<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Our August meeting on Wednesday 17th will take us out and about with a walk and talk around our local area of St Giles looking at the haunts and history of Charles Dickens and his relationship with the area. Local artist and historian <a href="https://twitter.com/JanePalmGold1">Jane Palm-Gold</a> will be leading the way. She did a brilliant walk around Seven Dials for us last year and is back with us by popular demand.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EF3WMrfmJ8jSxAvJAlnkJBYkpLmtecPTHF5tkM7v1NLiPbSBJV2tzTrYoHQsCBokKRlofOtXvGCv_emun8Q8Apnb-005umBFW82JXEpy68XeCsBOLBK9ZVB7gSg2lN-ihxCyyoyN0tY_D7yvdX15JkBJWDUL-pvbgUvQJg21SOOlCcUCh9fHpQWmyw/s2212/F%20Dickens%20&%20Seven%20Dials%20image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="1748" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EF3WMrfmJ8jSxAvJAlnkJBYkpLmtecPTHF5tkM7v1NLiPbSBJV2tzTrYoHQsCBokKRlofOtXvGCv_emun8Q8Apnb-005umBFW82JXEpy68XeCsBOLBK9ZVB7gSg2lN-ihxCyyoyN0tY_D7yvdX15JkBJWDUL-pvbgUvQJg21SOOlCcUCh9fHpQWmyw/w316-h400/F%20Dickens%20&%20Seven%20Dials%20image.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meeting place is the junction of Stukeley Street and Drury Lane, on the paved part of Stukeley Street (Google map <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5159433,-0.1238314,19z">here</a>), and we will be setting off at 6.30pm. We'll also post an updated location in the WhatsApp group after we set off, for any latecomers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All members and potential members are welcome to join us. Email us on <a href="mailto:londonwestendwi@gmail.com">londonwestendwi@gmail.com</a> or drop us a message on social media or our WhatsApp group if you'd like to come so we know not to set off without you!</span></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-11992811752935679572022-08-01T10:30:00.006+01:002022-08-01T10:34:51.331+01:00Craft Club is back! Tuesday 2 August in person meeting<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> For the first time in over 2 years we're going to try meeting in person for Craft Club. Since March 2020 we've been meeting monthly on Zoom, but from August 2022 we're back!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4K7oW1a7zk_Og1k86rZk7w19rreTmwN0-lJw_eTb4U0d_YEUf1t9LBhYVGoqnL_hf77i9xk9Kfg9BljYrf9q3pGkL-ZJzbTlFmN5oAw2i7Mo1E4dF3Rm7kVt_DV6iwb4kjwejfvrmVbQ1RytX0dYyKD1jiiceI8WM6GWkt21UsElz2QoGu3ccd99wTg/s1600/13122839_1069054073155005_1999993675471455429_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4K7oW1a7zk_Og1k86rZk7w19rreTmwN0-lJw_eTb4U0d_YEUf1t9LBhYVGoqnL_hf77i9xk9Kfg9BljYrf9q3pGkL-ZJzbTlFmN5oAw2i7Mo1E4dF3Rm7kVt_DV6iwb4kjwejfvrmVbQ1RytX0dYyKD1jiiceI8WM6GWkt21UsElz2QoGu3ccd99wTg/s320/13122839_1069054073155005_1999993675471455429_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;"><b>Our first meeting will be on Tuesday 2nd August in the Museum Tavern pub on Museum Street, from 6.30 to 7.30pm</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0_OrnF7ZWBFxz_GNy715LfMlJxq_AvfGLRKd5XCWxTIxcb0jp_c8S3UZ6tdiDLnRHVufq4rZoVBekAVCRsd1dYBebgzpc0X24JTYimqvESgduDgOouY9tDnmW0BWMcpagWSOFPNyBLQSe1FMlY_eiSxrgOEAO5KARUzLmq5tLBUqQWy5Tb1P1oEGpA/s320/Screenshot%202022-08-01%20102240.jpg" width="311" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Bring along your own crafts, get a glass of wine, and we'll begin to plan future meetings - if demand is high enough we'll set up regular in-person meetings with a set craft each month that we can all learn, demonstrate or practice.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Drop us an email on the main email account (londonwestendwi@gmail.com) if you have any questions. No need to book or let us know, just come along. All members and potential members welcome. No charge to attend, you just pay for your own drinks and provide your own craft.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Although we don't use the Craft Club blog at the moment, here's some images of previous in-person makes, which hopefully we can get back to: <a href="http://lwewicraftclub.blogspot.com/p/heres-some-we-made-earlier.html">http://lwewicraftclub.blogspot.com/p/heres-some-we-made-earlier.html</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0_OrnF7ZWBFxz_GNy715LfMlJxq_AvfGLRKd5XCWxTIxcb0jp_c8S3UZ6tdiDLnRHVufq4rZoVBekAVCRsd1dYBebgzpc0X24JTYimqvESgduDgOouY9tDnmW0BWMcpagWSOFPNyBLQSe1FMlY_eiSxrgOEAO5KARUzLmq5tLBUqQWy5Tb1P1oEGpA/s582/Screenshot%202022-08-01%20102240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-35899053961163469292022-07-22T20:52:00.001+01:002022-07-22T20:52:26.107+01:00Monthly update - July<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>July Monthly Meeting</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Due to illness our speaker for July had to cancel the handbell session we had planned. However, our President Claude was able to step in at the last minute to lead us in a wonderfully relaxing reflexology session where we learned how to carry out a healing hand massage on each other. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ax4AVdMU6GVc9TCA04DMt7V0iOzUqoIf6GnzoIkmle6T5NmqVa52Rp-weuSJX05hJhgv0kRwav9FiKns_FjbRAI0x1Op1hTox2sEF65sMhb9t51HY25yDmVlxOhhVjCsHuKkVD_v-dHINsf8hoHoz6aQp2Uc-wcstukNXPVUEd8S8gHgQI2FgFBDuw/s4624/20220720_195911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ax4AVdMU6GVc9TCA04DMt7V0iOzUqoIf6GnzoIkmle6T5NmqVa52Rp-weuSJX05hJhgv0kRwav9FiKns_FjbRAI0x1Op1hTox2sEF65sMhb9t51HY25yDmVlxOhhVjCsHuKkVD_v-dHINsf8hoHoz6aQp2Uc-wcstukNXPVUEd8S8gHgQI2FgFBDuw/s320/20220720_195911.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQR-PzmBYYfK-c_Nh3hp0nOgSUIMUkUc8A-BdWAL691MEr6JVeZjSlhWS-7pm_OmNfdl1HSOLqq_P0lNLY8sOHCBo7LH0gkC1dyV-PuolgPFCcppRsgrItcrXAxAZh47yX3Dl05F-L8hiX5Y59a4fpLJPeI-HBEdArFfW_9gBBlFzkTW4h-rVtQHErPg/s4624/20220720_203104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQR-PzmBYYfK-c_Nh3hp0nOgSUIMUkUc8A-BdWAL691MEr6JVeZjSlhWS-7pm_OmNfdl1HSOLqq_P0lNLY8sOHCBo7LH0gkC1dyV-PuolgPFCcppRsgrItcrXAxAZh47yX3Dl05F-L8hiX5Y59a4fpLJPeI-HBEdArFfW_9gBBlFzkTW4h-rVtQHErPg/s320/20220720_203104.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30b097W5UdvGY809bfCOZ7d6VC746HS5SfpmBrrlRWh29-WbRL3mYqTYU18mmAsnXIqT4ZL7f3TjKUA2v421yJDkUaDbf8dz7WtasN-DculFBx4Gt5SW8iXPRBw0dEbxbo73f6qvob9lKmDvahY6_Pcu7M2uhf0EKb7bKNplzoto8PWm6Ha7IrAzyrQ/s4624/20220720_203425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30b097W5UdvGY809bfCOZ7d6VC746HS5SfpmBrrlRWh29-WbRL3mYqTYU18mmAsnXIqT4ZL7f3TjKUA2v421yJDkUaDbf8dz7WtasN-DculFBx4Gt5SW8iXPRBw0dEbxbo73f6qvob9lKmDvahY6_Pcu7M2uhf0EKb7bKNplzoto8PWm6Ha7IrAzyrQ/s320/20220720_203425.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUekkOMPRwPz_vymvIj3m5c93V3i0je4cGxV53CIG1-jIUsv43eF-OzpENAcRxsJ5M67R4fFbbGSIkLTH2J0uJRVEIBJA5hKnBZgzCIH3n_HLua0MVZM59V0Ig36ZQcVPS5npF0fu3A1Tzz_FebQ9wSeyY89YaGd70iklRo9SseQEBcXLnm-qv2A0p3Q/s1024/IMG-20220721-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUekkOMPRwPz_vymvIj3m5c93V3i0je4cGxV53CIG1-jIUsv43eF-OzpENAcRxsJ5M67R4fFbbGSIkLTH2J0uJRVEIBJA5hKnBZgzCIH3n_HLua0MVZM59V0Ig36ZQcVPS5npF0fu3A1Tzz_FebQ9wSeyY89YaGd70iklRo9SseQEBcXLnm-qv2A0p3Q/s320/IMG-20220721-WA0001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p>Soho Village Fete</span></b><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Earlier this month we also had a trip to the Soho Fete. We saw some Morris Dancers - who will be coming to a meeting next year - watched a snail race, watched a dog show and saw the firemen of Soho beat the policemen of Soho in a tug of war. It was all round good fun. The one thing missing we felt was a really good cake and craft stall... so we will be emailing the Soho Society and asking about our attendance next year.... watch this space. In the mean time here are some photos of our day. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyeApBboTQGHvi_iW6Bg3Fikh7g3GU2iMJL458FDEmxay_ZHbfsBG8PgYKKP07Z3fkgPFnwcXAyooc78dANx6yHwQj_5OzXWuOfMVeMCFIwNdUssEvyohIs20lEj5KxrVjbqE003eypxou23a9JUIngWUTafMFjt39CZD0qQ1O42tJGssXllShmeu7g/s4624/20220710_123002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyeApBboTQGHvi_iW6Bg3Fikh7g3GU2iMJL458FDEmxay_ZHbfsBG8PgYKKP07Z3fkgPFnwcXAyooc78dANx6yHwQj_5OzXWuOfMVeMCFIwNdUssEvyohIs20lEj5KxrVjbqE003eypxou23a9JUIngWUTafMFjt39CZD0qQ1O42tJGssXllShmeu7g/s320/20220710_123002.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4LS3iLGVKFXE25uydxstfOQlrtWBzNESx6DtcbHtMT7Sa7TXEgrGbqxpEbOGOyW8AftF417JJku87Gmp_cyfY9q2UQq0lLZWMT6Tk6mE6Q-2F_gzpTeN7EF5Uz2cRjh7sp7wqpEGd99tYkk0m3KXbkF4Y3LnW2r0TkF8leVDn-3FOpyI85kJARAsug/s4624/20220710_123312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: center; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font: inherit; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><strong>August 17 </strong>- Walk and talk around St Giles looking at the haunts and history of Charles Dickens and his relationship with the area. Jane Palm-Gold will be leading the way. <br aria-hidden="true" /><br aria-hidden="true" /><strong>September 21 </strong>- British Sign Language taster session with Lindsey. <br aria-hidden="true" /> Lindsey has been signing for 11 years having passed both Levels 1 and 2 in BSL (British Sign Language) whilst supporting hearing impaired students in a high school. Now a Sensory Support Officer with Deafblind UK, Lindsey has a wide range of experience of working within a Sensory world. Lindsey will take us through the BSL alphabet, some BSL ‘etiquette’ and factoids and can even teach us how to sign Jerusalem!<br aria-hidden="true" /><br aria-hidden="true" /><strong>October 19 -</strong> Calligraphy - a remote session with Jane <br aria-hidden="true" />Jane will run through the ‘history of calligraphy’ and show us a few scripts and will guide us through a few styles that we can practice. All we need to bring is some paper, pencils and pens. If you would like to buy a kit that's fine too. We will be meeting in the hall for this although there may also be an option to join remotely from home.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-3296201741749002562022-06-18T20:00:00.001+01:002022-06-22T09:55:00.262+01:00Review of June's meeting<p><span style="font-family: arial;">At our June monthly meeting we welcomed Antiounette from <a href="https://www.meltmeltd.online/home">Melt Me Ltd</a> to lead us in a crafty meeting of making wax melts to take home and scent our homes with. We are now all looking forward to summer evenings scented with rose and oud, lavender and much more thanks to this fun session!</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAET4JdPghwW-dVsZy-2chk882s5t4IbMPq0pyKBdRpfpFcGPnmyvF5_Dhp5KcRhpxNyjfoDpy5sll9jauViR2Oo2NoYAjGNwo5ZRnCCM05Q3Hqh-P_KCkDR0HoMDRKi92GOYXZd67gVyD9CvnWCJ02JYiklVBa5ey-2tBKQ4_dGcIV49BUjxwGB7Luw/s1024/IMG-20220615-WA0011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAET4JdPghwW-dVsZy-2chk882s5t4IbMPq0pyKBdRpfpFcGPnmyvF5_Dhp5KcRhpxNyjfoDpy5sll9jauViR2Oo2NoYAjGNwo5ZRnCCM05Q3Hqh-P_KCkDR0HoMDRKi92GOYXZd67gVyD9CvnWCJ02JYiklVBa5ey-2tBKQ4_dGcIV49BUjxwGB7Luw/s320/IMG-20220615-WA0011.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFqM7WSpfnPCp841Avip0MvI7fhsiw_qZ6vpygKq5d4ciSOEmx6fzLfzGGZbZ9_4E4xfn_NGqQpsuhLvkm64KMPyF2S1ymkZvy3d9elg1szdRojEds8dNUHA_OOxt6yRI9aW8EBOA--wWR5e19TTbNopmkY623SWvX7Jwd8KBW8O-tu_jiIs9GmfKGQ/s1024/IMG-20220615-WA0018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We put the details on the WhatsApp, or you can email us for the link.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>British Museum</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On Sunday 15th we attended the community preview of the <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/feminine-power">Feminine Power</a> exhibition at the British Museum, a stunningly presented journey through representations of women in world religions across history.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUPRGI-Bjup0t66Js4HSVIIc6A9Rvl5JrMGMSe4IEPIvf5B-5jeHNMA83LnIQrvE69rxCXsPC_q4JL2XJtl1w97F1N5_WF_c1fgE3D42Dxj_t1uLlI-UHGkSauCX7ZmkxOycb4s0JZ8k_LHs6JwTVRXMHy1HoG2kuUqMu3YHrejgJ6YiEEciRm8TsuA/s4624/20220515_113916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUPRGI-Bjup0t66Js4HSVIIc6A9Rvl5JrMGMSe4IEPIvf5B-5jeHNMA83LnIQrvE69rxCXsPC_q4JL2XJtl1w97F1N5_WF_c1fgE3D42Dxj_t1uLlI-UHGkSauCX7ZmkxOycb4s0JZ8k_LHs6JwTVRXMHy1HoG2kuUqMu3YHrejgJ6YiEEciRm8TsuA/s320/20220515_113916.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We need to know numbers in advance so Antoinette (our tutor for the evening) knows how many kits to bring - drop us an email on londonwestendwi@gmail.com if you want to come along please!</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><br /></p></div></div>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-81874653166547517412022-05-17T08:49:00.003+01:002022-05-17T08:49:11.597+01:00Next meeting - 18 May, Hot Spots of the World<p> <b style="font-family: arial;">Next Meeting: 18th May</b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">The Hot Spots of the World. This is a talk on some of the Volcanoes Liz Mooney has visited on her travels. Liz is an adventurer who has written about her experiences of traveling as a single woman on her own. She's been to many places including a trek to Everest base camp. But for her talk to us she's going to be focusing on volcanoes. You can read more about her and her adventures here: </span><a href="https://lizmooney.net">https://lizmooney.net</a></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQKTRkdaPxI8eUjZCE0bT8koxQQt2DLyvPYFB5ij4_O2Rk9maSTXC6E7YgNQ0j817McNtxYJU4Ak8u1-FWUuQaNVdNaYY-kocoyTmMlZp2X9lCEaFFmJRaOdTCl4ZHxIM5TZdGnprn6M5m8dRQ6vm6ZO-7fCsapS1_E8dK6jS7-WWbZGBREeLD8YdkQ/s700/ethiopia12-700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQKTRkdaPxI8eUjZCE0bT8koxQQt2DLyvPYFB5ij4_O2Rk9maSTXC6E7YgNQ0j817McNtxYJU4Ak8u1-FWUuQaNVdNaYY-kocoyTmMlZp2X9lCEaFFmJRaOdTCl4ZHxIM5TZdGnprn6M5m8dRQ6vm6ZO-7fCsapS1_E8dK6jS7-WWbZGBREeLD8YdkQ/s320/ethiopia12-700.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>______________________________________</p><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">Meetings are held in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's Bloomsbury (look for the noticeboard by the gate on Little Russell Street) from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">Bring some refreshments to share if you can!</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If it's your first visit, you can just drop in or you can email us on </span><a href="mailto:londonwestendwi@gmail.com">londonwestendwi@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> so we know to look out for you. There's a £5 charge for non-members, which goes towards the hall hire and speaker costs.</span></span></div><div><br /></div>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-27668019045298223412022-05-02T19:51:00.006+01:002022-05-17T08:43:02.488+01:00May update<p><span style="font-family: arial;">At our April meeting we were delighted to welcome along Jane McLaughlin for a fascinating talk 'Eat Your Greens', the history of domesticated fruit and veg in the UK.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">We learned that James Bond's favourite jam was Little Scarlet from Tiptree. </span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Ground elder was brought to the UK by the Romans (they couldn't have bought good wine could they!) But we also learnt it makes good pesto - here's a recipe </span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thevicardiedlaughing.blogspot.com/2013/04/ground-elder-pesto.html">http://thevicardiedlaughing.blogspot.com/2013/04/ground-elder-pesto.html </a></span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Lettuce used to be eaten BOILED. </span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">And finally tomatoes are love apples. </span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Many thanks to Jane for a most enlightening and entertaining talk! She has many others too so we'll be inviting her back next year! </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQuPqYzvrMm9z3s0P7UtKKa4fOpYyD3PYfMraw_mNfn0P5BJJhfaR8VHjd_AwvF_ejnx02HzOPUwPGgtgM6GL1JwAq00Yl7z5eQ_w35-hASPW3Y_Kwoi-eZNVQJS9WX3cJ10NDB9I4-MdK7U4IJ2eDU5xZcFIQFd_kzTDXlzsmrkbkP3yVBZsPApXMA/s4624/20220420_191337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQuPqYzvrMm9z3s0P7UtKKa4fOpYyD3PYfMraw_mNfn0P5BJJhfaR8VHjd_AwvF_ejnx02HzOPUwPGgtgM6GL1JwAq00Yl7z5eQ_w35-hASPW3Y_Kwoi-eZNVQJS9WX3cJ10NDB9I4-MdK7U4IJ2eDU5xZcFIQFd_kzTDXlzsmrkbkP3yVBZsPApXMA/s320/20220420_191337.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8Lv-buzQe7C8tqu5DRVLpwzQGBqHFW58TJMoOWMJquGqKxeASoXK2yoRJwXHSZ2d5n4dJZ2rKiu2rL7Sl2E8l8iCDbgQZw6bcPLSI9uTN5rO1IxUGOxhMRELy8qNoD9ZzRtBJRuqcFGlmbJHtIb6VRHpm7c4-qEROv960Ac6fODQq4Cexb9Y48OAyQ/s4000/20220420_193514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8Lv-buzQe7C8tqu5DRVLpwzQGBqHFW58TJMoOWMJquGqKxeASoXK2yoRJwXHSZ2d5n4dJZ2rKiu2rL7Sl2E8l8iCDbgQZw6bcPLSI9uTN5rO1IxUGOxhMRELy8qNoD9ZzRtBJRuqcFGlmbJHtIb6VRHpm7c4-qEROv960Ac6fODQq4Cexb9Y48OAyQ/s320/20220420_193514.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlqVImYJ9NPtQ-mQnY64ydKUYZ1PmaRjJcrFfI0EQ36k4dg9fy8c3MzS0gFH4AnXZf8ENJVFW_O2kKmXjlJdesA_rIoccupWqxn7YUMAZtfXZBxC1U0rqsEgOZdFnoYRItRjocGmCW49-wKkD-KyOBlRGl1vnyQCmoTXKyx9BgATapE6srfhpGucJGg/s4624/20220420_201214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlqVImYJ9NPtQ-mQnY64ydKUYZ1PmaRjJcrFfI0EQ36k4dg9fy8c3MzS0gFH4AnXZf8ENJVFW_O2kKmXjlJdesA_rIoccupWqxn7YUMAZtfXZBxC1U0rqsEgOZdFnoYRItRjocGmCW49-wKkD-KyOBlRGl1vnyQCmoTXKyx9BgATapE6srfhpGucJGg/s320/20220420_201214.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>British Museum visit, Sunday 15th May</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We will be attending the community preview of the <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/feminine-power-divine-demonic?gclid=CjwKCAjwgr6TBhAGEiwA3aVuIRpA4y74Ue24P3kD-lWcvovFfGdKFLPHs2n1pnFQcSoeZIEuXbQZjBoCY0wQAvD_BwE">Feminine Power</a> exhibition. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwkhj4vJXIKgorC8BXLXXvJ_DVL6mDpoCYNSsW521rVXHIOWIVKENBq-_Fj9G10_dhPtqj92V2b2e9XXH6freBQvAzf3ftqS4Z03sYxDUs4SBEzKbRD4asmigU4yvH93T2cp6S153ofZMZucvchRU43Mw7Zps68KT3Ob4G10RsknBmC7vuIYs8f6lKQ/s303/Capture%20fem.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="261" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwkhj4vJXIKgorC8BXLXXvJ_DVL6mDpoCYNSsW521rVXHIOWIVKENBq-_Fj9G10_dhPtqj92V2b2e9XXH6freBQvAzf3ftqS4Z03sYxDUs4SBEzKbRD4asmigU4yvH93T2cp6S153ofZMZucvchRU43Mw7Zps68KT3Ob4G10RsknBmC7vuIYs8f6lKQ/w173-h200/Capture%20fem.JPG" width="173" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">If you are a member and haven't got a ticket yet, please email us on </span><a href="mailto:londonwestendwi@gmail.com" style="font-family: arial;">londonwestendwi@gmail.com</a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>2022/23 subscription</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The 2022/23 subscription is now due. It's £44 for the year, and must be paid by the end of May. You can pay via the PayPal button to the right of this blog, or via cash/cheque at the May meeting.</span></div>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-3165535606027134782022-04-18T09:04:00.001+01:002022-04-18T09:04:30.431+01:00Next Meeting: 20 April, the Ecology of Vegetables<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our next meeting is on </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Wednesday 20th April</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> at the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's Bloomsbury, when we'll be having an illustrated talk about "Eating your greens, the ecology of vegetables" with Jane McLauchlin. Jane is an experienced speaker on a number of topics around ecology and the natural world, so this should be a fascinating talk. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG73fD5zd0chg_vIv1LFXepC0XG3RmznpEDkqCxT3cy0nEey9rpa89BZQ3d2RCbBuEOWKx8LP6sTtuNraum5kWxfvW5MFj1UcQW64sRdBVTchY_xD_a5UsnWGfJhlTS0_geVtALVGqa8KE4i3rDZU-jagPTzLpJUdt2l2yQbpnm6kjc-Z_s2Y7frLSWw/s800/Ecologically_grown_vegetables.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG73fD5zd0chg_vIv1LFXepC0XG3RmznpEDkqCxT3cy0nEey9rpa89BZQ3d2RCbBuEOWKx8LP6sTtuNraum5kWxfvW5MFj1UcQW64sRdBVTchY_xD_a5UsnWGfJhlTS0_geVtALVGqa8KE4i3rDZU-jagPTzLpJUdt2l2yQbpnm6kjc-Z_s2Y7frLSWw/s320/Ecologically_grown_vegetables.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>______________________________________<br /><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">Meetings are held in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's Bloomsbury (look for the noticeboard by the gate on Little Russell Street) from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">Bring some refreshments to share if you can!</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If it's your first visit, you can just drop in or you can email us on </span><a href="mailto:londonwestendwi@gmail.com">londonwestendwi@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> so we know to look out for you. There's a £5 charge for non-members, which goes towards the hall hire and speaker costs.</span></span></div><div><br /></div>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-10352295956154313442022-03-28T19:59:00.002+01:002022-04-18T08:58:50.733+01:00Report on AGM and March meeting<p><span style="font-family: arial;">At our March meeting we held our AGM, long postponed due to Covid. Thanks to the lovely Carol and Gerry of Middlesex Federation who joined us to keep us all in line and made sure we did everything properly! We'll have minutes soon, but to summarise we all agreed the Annual Report and the Financial Statement, and then Claude was re-elected to the role of President for 2022/23.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The formal committee of LWEWI for the next year is:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">President: Claude Asgill</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Secretary: Natalie Miller</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Treasurer : Pam Young</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Membership Secretary: Christine Canter</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Committee member without portfolio: Helena Roden </span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We then had an online talk exploring the life of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Hoodless" style="font-family: arial;">Adelaide Hoodless</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> and the events that led to the formation of the WI as well as how the WI made its way to the UK. Huge thanks to our speaker Lisa Greenly who joined us all the way from Victoria, British Columbia (and valiantly battled through all our technical issues!)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjr0Gol-AmpY0nClMy0k6y1RthTKVVnfLmknM1siBMt7-hUnGdZ4psLfxZ1AZ2LPDk_9Fd-tteqot9dzqf7KPzFy8XuZ8dMRwmRIt459V8j4GkT6-FFWoxZz9w_EKvtUfBbz8WFZwcCRLUghKe8fZp72y2vo51Q1BMPhBoQrM0A0FpOkqXWMLm9SLy-A/s2160/Screenshot_20220316_201054_us.zoom.videomeetings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2160" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjr0Gol-AmpY0nClMy0k6y1RthTKVVnfLmknM1siBMt7-hUnGdZ4psLfxZ1AZ2LPDk_9Fd-tteqot9dzqf7KPzFy8XuZ8dMRwmRIt459V8j4GkT6-FFWoxZz9w_EKvtUfBbz8WFZwcCRLUghKe8fZp72y2vo51Q1BMPhBoQrM0A0FpOkqXWMLm9SLy-A/w400-h200/Screenshot_20220316_201054_us.zoom.videomeetings.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our next meeting is on <b>Wednesday 20th April</b> at the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's Bloomsbury, when we'll be having an illustrated talk about "Eating your greens, the ecology of vegetables" with Jane McLauchlin. Jane is an experienced speaker on a number of topics around ecology and the natural world, so this should be a fascinating talk. More details to come nearer the time.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5RNbTvgBvuMQmoY_0cr6Mx6KUeyTYXXti3HfonZyE5M9m-SH8rDwZ7yGB8-TqMXi_pG2ofCbzW87eJf-W3_e64-cjFfdGQdlYn1UM2qfknxLWwMnvRYx9_R_t5sYZf63SygtA-Eu9MtL0jk_Nz7kQl7hca07eiUajdUe2DWZX__8JBD149WUssmwNw/s800/Ecologically_grown_vegetables.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5RNbTvgBvuMQmoY_0cr6Mx6KUeyTYXXti3HfonZyE5M9m-SH8rDwZ7yGB8-TqMXi_pG2ofCbzW87eJf-W3_e64-cjFfdGQdlYn1UM2qfknxLWwMnvRYx9_R_t5sYZf63SygtA-Eu9MtL0jk_Nz7kQl7hca07eiUajdUe2DWZX__8JBD149WUssmwNw/s320/Ecologically_grown_vegetables.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-35969358207003755232022-03-15T17:02:00.004+00:002022-03-15T17:02:54.082+00:00March meeting, Wed 16th : AGM and a talk on the history of the WI<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our March meeting is going to be our first attempt at a fully hybrid meeting! The first half will be led in-person, and the second half will come from Canada if the technology works! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the first part of the meeting we will be joined in person by representatives of Middlesex Federation to oversee our first AGM since Covid. We'll be reviewing the previous two years in the life of LWEWI, then electing a new committee and President. All members can vote in the AGM, and can also put themselves forward to join the committee.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We'll then have a guest speaker, Lisa Greenly:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Adelaide Hoodless and her pathway to the WI</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk6oIJ21mWW21i5XI6dJSm-unqdzXSMBsYEtx5FgY_GKZaECrruWW1-JRInOqKmSk0VzIS8Oak9nTq84nSKpYyKLJdtnllutG5-c6wOB_WNGSnzOCiicH5VYeqFeq6gEpDWDhbpyKbdu2UTHXCTkCiq0X5MpOPq4iHyMX_SXm5mwrpQHwOBQH_a6CJyg=s551" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="437" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk6oIJ21mWW21i5XI6dJSm-unqdzXSMBsYEtx5FgY_GKZaECrruWW1-JRInOqKmSk0VzIS8Oak9nTq84nSKpYyKLJdtnllutG5-c6wOB_WNGSnzOCiicH5VYeqFeq6gEpDWDhbpyKbdu2UTHXCTkCiq0X5MpOPq4iHyMX_SXm5mwrpQHwOBQH_a6CJyg=s320" width="254" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">We will explore the life of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Hoodless" style="font-family: arial;">Adelaide Hoodless</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> and the events that led to the formation of the WI as well as how the WI made its way to the UK.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Lisa Greenly is the president of the Arbutus WI in Victoria, British Columbia, a member of the Hampshire Cloud Virtual WI, and an amateur storyteller.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">__________________</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Join us at 6.30pm on Wed 16th March in person in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's Bloomsbury, or email us on </span><a href="mailto:londonwestendwi@gmail.com" style="font-family: arial;">londonwestendwi@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> for the Zoom log-in details. The entire meeting will be accessible online or in person and both members and visitors are welcome to attend.</span></p>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-23591616235123892752022-03-06T10:06:00.002+00:002022-03-06T10:06:23.390+00:00The Year so Far - Jan & Feb 2022<span style="font-family: arial;">In the first two months of this year we've managed to fit in some online crafting (in February, which I forgot to take a screenshot of...), two in person monthly meetings and a visit to the British Museum.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">At our January meeting we welcomed Dr Kat Jungnickel to talk about her fascinating <a href="http://bikesandbloomers.com/">Bikes and Bloomers</a> project, learning about Victorian women, and how they adapted their clothing for cycling. Her book on the subject goes into much more detail, and is well worth getting a copy of.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOADtqvyMWuIhAAY6GNAuiW9nUSkjfZkaiDgU_99gTLL4oSKzLPvWMIoytBZbNR6_5bLa24RUjwREp8eXKWx7CqA99UrGAtVdCy-WdxKWFOYCI2S6Q2ktOT4I6V9EgVgvyN22GbAMo-CXkb_eD7yMvaDk1s14QOhUWaq6retHB0i-g9qyY93ONJdViwQ=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOADtqvyMWuIhAAY6GNAuiW9nUSkjfZkaiDgU_99gTLL4oSKzLPvWMIoytBZbNR6_5bLa24RUjwREp8eXKWx7CqA99UrGAtVdCy-WdxKWFOYCI2S6Q2ktOT4I6V9EgVgvyN22GbAMo-CXkb_eD7yMvaDk1s14QOhUWaq6retHB0i-g9qyY93ONJdViwQ=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh2TpPENq5OVznhzP5R6-lXwcK7evI0HeO2fW0iXYHKd4ztg9dYJwjCrnzlFwvGMQPhfyvu-Zw5wTx1RYZZ6sAp7SIuhje2_mcNWhsJ1ljXyuBw7gOn-wd_dPmHkoVwztRe0J9UAIsHzKua1dPdOFxmhJc_7NLGECOByUbZd7UqaH_s3N6F5bEpq1Eug=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh2TpPENq5OVznhzP5R6-lXwcK7evI0HeO2fW0iXYHKd4ztg9dYJwjCrnzlFwvGMQPhfyvu-Zw5wTx1RYZZ6sAp7SIuhje2_mcNWhsJ1ljXyuBw7gOn-wd_dPmHkoVwztRe0J9UAIsHzKua1dPdOFxmhJc_7NLGECOByUbZd7UqaH_s3N6F5bEpq1Eug=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmLd8fj6r-wltEqhtPs1k0Doi4Ez6utexVHGHuNeE5-6J30PsqA8Fe6az9IoTzgy8Z9oFAu3C5wh2YFju8uAIkPswF3650kJQIQN6_h1ATO0hCRVJDgS-odwtXkt9PhB28m9aPmGEg17UAWunMus0IMRYiy4oM8pcbYaQgIQHlU-zN7r5c-ZANpnYhdw=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmLd8fj6r-wltEqhtPs1k0Doi4Ez6utexVHGHuNeE5-6J30PsqA8Fe6az9IoTzgy8Z9oFAu3C5wh2YFju8uAIkPswF3650kJQIQN6_h1ATO0hCRVJDgS-odwtXkt9PhB28m9aPmGEg17UAWunMus0IMRYiy4oM8pcbYaQgIQHlU-zN7r5c-ZANpnYhdw=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzaZ92-OIWJ77yLUPxVzR0feDuU9PHBolHdqAfv0Kna1RVCTQaHNvc23UoIQy09o7MTRATHG3Dnwmfv9URBIrqRkPKw3gkRtezuvwZ5hd7i5FTdOiY3gqzaFC0CfOvIKLZMRHFqkVHKJ5VaVlQx3a7weSZ8_hD6uqIUvvuws4ivtKzkFPRecRktnyLUA=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzaZ92-OIWJ77yLUPxVzR0feDuU9PHBolHdqAfv0Kna1RVCTQaHNvc23UoIQy09o7MTRATHG3Dnwmfv9URBIrqRkPKw3gkRtezuvwZ5hd7i5FTdOiY3gqzaFC0CfOvIKLZMRHFqkVHKJ5VaVlQx3a7weSZ8_hD6uqIUvvuws4ivtKzkFPRecRktnyLUA=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In early February we were privileged to be invited to the community preview of the <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/world-stonehenge">World of Stonehenge</a> exhibition at the British Museum, a week before it opened to the public. It's an extraordinary exhibition which is well worth seeing. Members of LWEWI are invited to these previews at the BM for most paying exhibitions, a membership benefit we are delighted to be able to offer due to our proximity to the museum.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaUHOBD2P96ls39zzfmn4M7TpYQlRq5xbfo6jAhed4NFutSouJ_x288Mrx3sh_wktg00h0pspocFba_uiRfav75MJsuaWOtuuFDapjXNf-CSp6Xzov9PjSE97vQJ2uluzPczDf_t896LC7yNSQxGpay2ywE3NPYc-OJgduFj-3xrylWGGUUf2KOj8_Dw=s435" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="435" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaUHOBD2P96ls39zzfmn4M7TpYQlRq5xbfo6jAhed4NFutSouJ_x288Mrx3sh_wktg00h0pspocFba_uiRfav75MJsuaWOtuuFDapjXNf-CSp6Xzov9PjSE97vQJ2uluzPczDf_t896LC7yNSQxGpay2ywE3NPYc-OJgduFj-3xrylWGGUUf2KOj8_Dw=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhomqzTdlE6x_uQTdnSJZOYetDX3OjWqrddVzIXgAjdx3OlpYjGArWU0wQPxP_EFe5YTtz4q9QBtNkQUXRHbr4kAYQ9LwrxlYQagmKxSR_6728FIhYi5HEZRiMn_jKjTGtz2ckd1_YNxeXjUB9l4C-DR9pFNtbBojrpPW8WgyEeEP6pWYellbq0XBvo1g=s1023" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="915" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhomqzTdlE6x_uQTdnSJZOYetDX3OjWqrddVzIXgAjdx3OlpYjGArWU0wQPxP_EFe5YTtz4q9QBtNkQUXRHbr4kAYQ9LwrxlYQagmKxSR_6728FIhYi5HEZRiMn_jKjTGtz2ckd1_YNxeXjUB9l4C-DR9pFNtbBojrpPW8WgyEeEP6pWYellbq0XBvo1g=s320" width="286" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhszkh-RjNH04mSYmJpSDVKNjDfojQ98Fwk8dxxphp_clHZJBkytQczMII9c-HdK7jyrPXrXRgBPq0qIVhj6uv08AyS9NW957DdjNI_A_UOi4eNE-FrIhji9jC_RarnZBxuGhfh-XW5bHHaJdfoc91yKbr7PkFZVlSadIZd9zzWd7tv88LW3spQKu52mA=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhszkh-RjNH04mSYmJpSDVKNjDfojQ98Fwk8dxxphp_clHZJBkytQczMII9c-HdK7jyrPXrXRgBPq0qIVhj6uv08AyS9NW957DdjNI_A_UOi4eNE-FrIhji9jC_RarnZBxuGhfh-XW5bHHaJdfoc91yKbr7PkFZVlSadIZd9zzWd7tv88LW3spQKu52mA=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_dmIYgFoOxbTAVC4XH5RYd2FeRQu0vTDXC0z0tE0PdD52W8pXcX7nM-CQ7eBMzzQQHUfOgmss9Wj5yifnXZbmsfSw0pVGLr7hijztsPXx1cF8H-rzeh994OOSlY-H5LjznD_U0dyeTxDz36wTZWOTpILb1qFNxsZ8MUgbhTsdtRsV3rrA_ZI9FzKvdw=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_dmIYgFoOxbTAVC4XH5RYd2FeRQu0vTDXC0z0tE0PdD52W8pXcX7nM-CQ7eBMzzQQHUfOgmss9Wj5yifnXZbmsfSw0pVGLr7hijztsPXx1cF8H-rzeh994OOSlY-H5LjznD_U0dyeTxDz36wTZWOTpILb1qFNxsZ8MUgbhTsdtRsV3rrA_ZI9FzKvdw=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We finished February with an in-person craft session as our monthly meeting, with Helena leading us in a Peruvian-inspired embroidery session. We have some crafty members, and the designs were inspired by our visit to the Peru exhibition at the British Museum last year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbA7amGJsgy6I9RdzRuAUt0xfClL0IAaiK55Wq_mN7yJwCFEGEtC4ypZRrOH_SW-xYLbw8Dy8L7XWr0tURr_LPGnH9GWy6OIeIth9nhs8rLEQlCwrayAIYVw0tkmcg-BSbIoY0odhrA7LfL8d5yteWR71OWwxjPZYybLujDySxEAr2NTjKwIN0PC2FpA=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbA7amGJsgy6I9RdzRuAUt0xfClL0IAaiK55Wq_mN7yJwCFEGEtC4ypZRrOH_SW-xYLbw8Dy8L7XWr0tURr_LPGnH9GWy6OIeIth9nhs8rLEQlCwrayAIYVw0tkmcg-BSbIoY0odhrA7LfL8d5yteWR71OWwxjPZYybLujDySxEAr2NTjKwIN0PC2FpA=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwdwubY-uFe3t4fRW7wE6PzxmVgUtRbDpFmF0BCWz7F8VlnSJe5vJfwFYVo5Ug8yKJXiAtdwxdagdod6zFW_xiW_ewY3UyHMoChpc6VyesnzHY-ZswGlnytkDBE6VbnREBHiImJ1ke6wCoU8zRRQM5Pd8NwMm22WUYAB7ujZFVhdEssLD3eP-Wem1urA=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwdwubY-uFe3t4fRW7wE6PzxmVgUtRbDpFmF0BCWz7F8VlnSJe5vJfwFYVo5Ug8yKJXiAtdwxdagdod6zFW_xiW_ewY3UyHMoChpc6VyesnzHY-ZswGlnytkDBE6VbnREBHiImJ1ke6wCoU8zRRQM5Pd8NwMm22WUYAB7ujZFVhdEssLD3eP-Wem1urA=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6-Qhva41n2DIuG5AQ6MiPZqKplA7M-aTvkGBV2jTIUYyYZ7A76p6BHv5IKsMipuCqJKbztMpy6N3KpLXEul3b6t6IPIO2FyYBzDmHny1pT0uyU1OcZ5E6GekR7dW4TOzHIz3UURoRLFNmdbcTK6bR2QQ75I2vCbZCNjO0opq5A8AExakGa4qTPfB6Bg=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6-Qhva41n2DIuG5AQ6MiPZqKplA7M-aTvkGBV2jTIUYyYZ7A76p6BHv5IKsMipuCqJKbztMpy6N3KpLXEul3b6t6IPIO2FyYBzDmHny1pT0uyU1OcZ5E6GekR7dW4TOzHIz3UURoRLFNmdbcTK6bR2QQ75I2vCbZCNjO0opq5A8AExakGa4qTPfB6Bg=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF2bx968zd7tpNV2HMb1dtSXSvV1-9jVgFMfavJi_mN3vcIee0qU7H4gKupTtZ_dHBCLZM5f_UAJ47YkxMhHcXASGCj1SSGfMzgOpRBslK97dKHR5IjlwCwer1POjeVG86fgGKMjUqHhpM3OEddpoW2Q3bXKmU9-ZsaAgClQTRxqHUJSx_09Sst0PsTw=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF2bx968zd7tpNV2HMb1dtSXSvV1-9jVgFMfavJi_mN3vcIee0qU7H4gKupTtZ_dHBCLZM5f_UAJ47YkxMhHcXASGCj1SSGfMzgOpRBslK97dKHR5IjlwCwer1POjeVG86fgGKMjUqHhpM3OEddpoW2Q3bXKmU9-ZsaAgClQTRxqHUJSx_09Sst0PsTw=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvgqbNDCa7cqOIxkhEridytC2MAx4ip-tn938lVGCVAPcTZqjC6KQDBYu_ulp5zAH3WZ2FJN0qy-556322acNJf6jileaxtuBjue2fhHBiBKgGb8_rsaRVJBDbGQAi6rPyz7XSpJ5K0xcIcMGIfEv85jVjao2b_0-ZczDzy5hcKWcb7ceoLzHVEV9-Xw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvgqbNDCa7cqOIxkhEridytC2MAx4ip-tn938lVGCVAPcTZqjC6KQDBYu_ulp5zAH3WZ2FJN0qy-556322acNJf6jileaxtuBjue2fhHBiBKgGb8_rsaRVJBDbGQAi6rPyz7XSpJ5K0xcIcMGIfEv85jVjao2b_0-ZczDzy5hcKWcb7ceoLzHVEV9-Xw=s320" width="180" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our next meeting is on Wednesday 16th March, which will be our AGM followed by a talk or activity (still to be finalised). The events we have arranged for the rest of the year so far are on our Events page at the top of this blog, and we have lots more exciting things to come! New members are always welcome, get in touch via <a href="mailto:londonwestendwi@gmail.com">londonwestendwi@gmail.com</a> for more information.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378451886433878079.post-9450882500271615342022-02-14T14:42:00.004+00:002022-02-14T14:42:55.984+00:00Next Meeting - 16 February 2022: Peruvian Embroidery<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our AGM has been postponed until March, so this month we are getting crafty. On Wednesday evening Helena will lead us in a session on Peruvian style embroidery, inspired by our visit to the <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/peru-journey-time">Peru: A Journey in Time exhibition</a> at the British Museum last year.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc7seFLNP0Sh63n_5NlVxPuGwNT5hYHtMLrQJb-GU2ykVAU89Y-QBxsAsR-GQT36ma4YBXA3h1R1YVHGj4frGMuLKcRrnWJ_cGxHVpNie8zKi-m6nslk_GHVw6LdajR6NQAyXmFFOn48Gv2ca1pJvNFFwI9SZbkVgNdSwTIzhP2_n-2xOjv0KLwakVzw=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc7seFLNP0Sh63n_5NlVxPuGwNT5hYHtMLrQJb-GU2ykVAU89Y-QBxsAsR-GQT36ma4YBXA3h1R1YVHGj4frGMuLKcRrnWJ_cGxHVpNie8zKi-m6nslk_GHVw6LdajR6NQAyXmFFOn48Gv2ca1pJvNFFwI9SZbkVgNdSwTIzhP2_n-2xOjv0KLwakVzw=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This activity is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced crafters, and all materials will be provided.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">________________________________________________________</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As ever, we will meet in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George's Bloomsbury. The room has good ventilation with large windows which open, and plenty of space to spread out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The meeting starts at 6.30pm with socialising and nibbles (do bring something to share, it doesn't have to be homemade!), then some news items. The activity itself will begin just after 7pm for about an hour to 90 minutes. All members, potential members and visitors welcome. If you haven't been before, you can email us on <a href="mailto:londonwestendwi@gmail.com">londonwestendwi@gmail.com</a> for more info or so we know to look out for you.</span></p><p><br /></p>London West End WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047009011041775210noreply@blogger.com0