Our annual general meeting is on Monday Nov 14th, which means re-electing a committee. We will be in the upstairs room from 7.30 at The prince on 59 Kynaston Road, Stoke Newington, London, N16 0EB. There will be a small charge of £4 per head for members, and £5 for non members to cover a couple of drinks.
Some of our current fabulous committee members who have done such an incredible job over the last year, will be standing down, what with babies, toddlers and moving they can no longer devote the time they'd like anymore.
If we are to keep the Stokey WI alive, we need some more dynamic ladies like the out-going committee,to assist with the running of the group.
So, it's time for us to put our thinking caps on ladies, and start saving Stokey WI!
We need a minimum of 3 members on the committee for the group to survive,If we cannot fill these roles, then the group will sadly fold.
We would love to get some new members too, so if you know any local Stokey ladies that would love to join us, then send them along in November or get them to e mail stokenewingtonwi@gmail.com
The minimum number of roles for the committee is 3, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and a President. This structure does however put a lot of work on each committee member, so we are hoping to split the roles up a little.
In addition to the 3 roles above, We'd love to have an events co-ordinator who will liase with venues and speakers
We'd also like a couple of designated Photographers who will take pics at each event and get them to the website co-ordinator
We'd like someone to take responsibility for the blog and social media stuff.
We'd like a couple of deputies- this are committee members that will stand in for various roles on days when the members need to be absent.
If you're interested in any committee roles, or just in helping out a bit, then please do drop us an email stating how you'd like to help
stokenewingtonwi@gmail.com
Before the AGM, we'll be sending out a survey asking about speakers you'd like to hear, events you'd like us to run. We need to find out what direction our group needs to go in, and even if Stoke Newington wants a WI group.
If you've got any suggestions e mail us on
stokenewingtonwi@gmail.com
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Save Stoke Newington WI group!
We need your help!
The Stoke Newington WI group is at crisis point!
We are about to head into our annual general meeting on Nov 14th, which means re-electing the committee. Sadly the fabulous committee members who have done such an incredible job over the last year, will nearly all be standing down, what with babies, toddlers and moving they can no longer devote the time they'd like anymore. In order to keep the group running, we need some more dynamic ladies like the out-going committee, who will donate some time to the running of the group.
It is a time commitment, and whilst our existing committee will still be members, they'd like to enjoy the benefits of just attending the meetings for a while. It is a testament to the current committee, that we are all reading this blog and debating the future of the group for another year.
We need a minimum of 3 members on the committee for the group to survive, and we are hoping to get more members to share the workload as we know everyone has lots of demands on our free time these days!
We would love to get some new members too, so if you know any local Stokey ladies that would love to join us, then send them along in November or get them to e mail stokenewingtonwi@gmail.com
The minimum number of roles for the committee is 3, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and a President. This structure does however put a lot of work on each committee member, so we are hoping to split the roles up a little.
In addition to the 3 roles above, We'd love to have an events co-ordinator who will liase with venues and speakers
We'd also like a couple of designated Photographers who will take pics at each event and get them to the website co-ordinator
We'd like someone to take responsibility for the blog and social media stuff.
We'd like a couple of deputies- this are committee members that will stand in for various roles on days when the members need to be absent.
If you're interested in any committee roles do drop us an email stating how you'd like to help
stokenewingtonwi@gmail.com
In the next week, we'll be sending out a survey asking about speakers you'd like to hear, events you'd like us to run. We need to find out what direction our group needs to go in, and even if Stoke Newington wants a WI group.
So, it's time for us to put our thinking caps on ladies, and start saving Stokey WI!
If you've got any suggestions e mail us on
stokenewingtonwi@gmail.com
The Stoke Newington WI group is at crisis point!
We are about to head into our annual general meeting on Nov 14th, which means re-electing the committee. Sadly the fabulous committee members who have done such an incredible job over the last year, will nearly all be standing down, what with babies, toddlers and moving they can no longer devote the time they'd like anymore. In order to keep the group running, we need some more dynamic ladies like the out-going committee, who will donate some time to the running of the group.
It is a time commitment, and whilst our existing committee will still be members, they'd like to enjoy the benefits of just attending the meetings for a while. It is a testament to the current committee, that we are all reading this blog and debating the future of the group for another year.
We need a minimum of 3 members on the committee for the group to survive, and we are hoping to get more members to share the workload as we know everyone has lots of demands on our free time these days!
We would love to get some new members too, so if you know any local Stokey ladies that would love to join us, then send them along in November or get them to e mail stokenewingtonwi@gmail.com
The minimum number of roles for the committee is 3, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and a President. This structure does however put a lot of work on each committee member, so we are hoping to split the roles up a little.
In addition to the 3 roles above, We'd love to have an events co-ordinator who will liase with venues and speakers
We'd also like a couple of designated Photographers who will take pics at each event and get them to the website co-ordinator
We'd like someone to take responsibility for the blog and social media stuff.
We'd like a couple of deputies- this are committee members that will stand in for various roles on days when the members need to be absent.
If you're interested in any committee roles do drop us an email stating how you'd like to help
stokenewingtonwi@gmail.com
In the next week, we'll be sending out a survey asking about speakers you'd like to hear, events you'd like us to run. We need to find out what direction our group needs to go in, and even if Stoke Newington wants a WI group.
So, it's time for us to put our thinking caps on ladies, and start saving Stokey WI!
If you've got any suggestions e mail us on
stokenewingtonwi@gmail.com
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Fund-raising donation
Stokey WI is looking to boost the pennies in it's coffers...
It's a long way to Denman college to learn to sew but The Thrifty Stitcher is right here in Stoke Newington and is run by one of our members Claire -louise Hardie. She is offering 2 £20 places on a Learn to Sew class next Friday Oct 21st, and again on Friday Nov 18th. The £20 fee will be donated to the Stoke Newington WI.
If you'd like to learn to sew, and help our WI group's fund-raising efforts then book online here with the discount code WI
It's a long way to Denman college to learn to sew but The Thrifty Stitcher is right here in Stoke Newington and is run by one of our members Claire -louise Hardie. She is offering 2 £20 places on a Learn to Sew class next Friday Oct 21st, and again on Friday Nov 18th. The £20 fee will be donated to the Stoke Newington WI.
If you'd like to learn to sew, and help our WI group's fund-raising efforts then book online here with the discount code WI
Wine, women and Mary Wollstonecraft
Wow,
Last night's talk and quiz by Roberta Wedge was really very inspiring. Many thanks to Roberta for giving up her evening and sharing her passion for the wonderful Mary Wollstonecraft. If you'd like to know more about Mary, then check out Roberta's blog A Vindication of the Rights of Mary
The Mary on the green campaign is looking to get funding, and need to be voted for in order to qualify for a £6000 award. If you'd like to help, please hop over to this site and vote
http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/2478
We really enjoyed working in teams on the pub quiz, and thanks to the members who brought along cheese and pineapple hedgehogs. They really are a delicious forgotten snack, and they went down a treat with a spot of wine.
Net month's meeting will be our AGM and we will be posting about that later.
Please do keep Monday Nov 14th free, as this meeting will be the make or break time for our group's survival
Last night's talk and quiz by Roberta Wedge was really very inspiring. Many thanks to Roberta for giving up her evening and sharing her passion for the wonderful Mary Wollstonecraft. If you'd like to know more about Mary, then check out Roberta's blog A Vindication of the Rights of Mary
The Mary on the green campaign is looking to get funding, and need to be voted for in order to qualify for a £6000 award. If you'd like to help, please hop over to this site and vote
http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/2478
We really enjoyed working in teams on the pub quiz, and thanks to the members who brought along cheese and pineapple hedgehogs. They really are a delicious forgotten snack, and they went down a treat with a spot of wine.
Net month's meeting will be our AGM and we will be posting about that later.
Please do keep Monday Nov 14th free, as this meeting will be the make or break time for our group's survival
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