The icing is on the cake!

The Stokey WI cake party  

Our next meeting, Monday 13th May, will see the our best party yet - a cake party. The plan is for everyone to bring along their favourite cake. A chance to swap a slice and a recipe. Tea dresses are definitely most welcome.

Hope to see you there
8pm. The Prince, Kynaston Road.

Kate
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p.s. and the icing really is on the cake as last month members came forward to help run meetings so here's to another year of the Stokey WI! 

Save Stokey WI!

We need your help!

The Stoke Newington WI group is at crisis point!
We are about to head into our annual general meeting on April 8th, which means re-electing the committee. Our current fabulous committee members who have done such an incredible job over the last 15 months, need some help. We're all busy and need more committee members to help out. If we can't get more committee member volunteers our group is likely to be suspended!

We need a minimum of 3 members on the committee for the group to be allowed to continue, and we are hoping to get more members to share the workload as we know everyone has lots of demands on their free time these days!

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 those 3 individuals who may still stand but all of whom need a deputy, so we need at least one deputy for each of those roles so we can spread the responsibility.
We'd like a couple of volunteer Photographers who will take pics at each event and get them to the website co-ordinator
We'd like some people to volunteer to write stuff for blog and social media.

If you're interested in any committee roles do drop us an email stating how you'd like to help
stokenewingtonwi@gmail.com

Without your help, April could be the last month that Stokey WI meets!

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

March meeting- A celebration of local women's charities, campaigns and action groups

March meeting- A celebration of local women's charities, campaigns and action groups

In March Stokey WI likes to celebrate womanhood not just on international women's day but all Month!

At our meeting this month, we have 3 speakers from 3 different charities all of whom have a local connection and help women. In response to our survey at the end of the year, we've collated info on charities that we feel you'd like to know about and maybe even support.

This fabulous charity who are based just down the road from us in Islington, help women really make an impact at interviews. Often Women who are struggling financially, can't look the part when going for interviews,and this can have a negative effect on their success rate. Dress for success not only provide suitable interview outfits, they also provide interview training for women who have been out of the job market too.

Foodbanks featured in last month's WI Life mag, and are a great way to help others at a grass roots level. Liza Cucco from Hackney Foodbank will be sharing with us how we can get involved. They are looking for donations of the following foods:- pasta, jam, sugar, tinned veg, tinned fish, baked beans etc. You can find out about other ways to get involved too both on the night, and by checking their website

 The refuge women's association work with women refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in London and  see over 600-800 women clients per year.  They provide a range of services to women i.e. training, careers advice and guidance, employment support, case work, advocacy and fundraising to help women who are destitute and in need. They see many clients from Hackney and have had number of projects in Hackney where they are also based. 

The evening starts as usual at 8 pm in the Prince. There's no charge for this meeting, but do buy a drink on your way in, and bring along any donations if you'd like to support one of the charities

Go behind the scenes to discover how stunning West End stage costumes are produced from scratch

Go behind the scenes to discover how stunning West End stage costumes are produced from scratch

Are you dazzled by the amazing costumes you see on stage and screen? Have you ever wondered how they're created? Now you can find out at Stoke Newington WI's January meeting.

Let Stoke Newington WI's talented secretary, Claire-Louise Hardie, transport you on the magical journey of a costume from initial idea to finished garment, introducing you to the many artisans and myriad techniques involved along the way.

Claire-Louise is an established theatrical costumier with an impressive CV. She has worked in all aspects of the exciting world of theatrical costume, all over the UK and abroad, from an RSC tour of Japan to TV's Midsomer Murders.

In her fascinating, interactive talk, Claire-Louise reveals all the people and tricks used to make costumes for stage and screen. There will be a chance for us all to practise what we learn and create a character board for an actor and break down a section of script.

After Claire-Louise's talk there will be a chance for members and non-members to chat and socialise and plan our future meetings for 2013. 

There will also be a chance for new members to join and old members to renew their subscriptions – which are now due!

This event is free for both members and visitors.

Christmas singing, glitter, wine and laughter!

Defrost your vocal chords at Stoke Newington WI's Christmas party

Come to Stokey WI's Christmas party where we'll have a singing star alongside Yuletide nibbles and tipples to help us get in the festive spirit.

Vanessa Havell is founder of 40s-style, three-part harmony singing trio, The Marjorie Belles, described by Chris Evans as "mellifluous marvels".

Vanessa is confident she can get Stokey WI and friends singing carols in three-part harmony almost as gloriously - or at least give us a good laugh trying!

If you don't have luck with harmony, you might have better fortune buying a ticket for our Christmas raffle, with three wonderful prizes from local stores up for grabs.

The party is free and open to members and friends, but please book a place as space is restricted.

Book now

Stoke Newington WI Christmas Party
Upstairs at The Prince public house
Kynaston Rd, N16
Mon 10 December 2012, 8-10pm

Private View - Deck the Walls!

If you're looking for an artistic Christmas gift, come to the private view of Deck The Walls, Outline Editions' Christmas showcase of hundreds of signed editions, woodblock prints and original artworks.

5 December 2012, 6-8.30pm
The Gallery behind Stoke Newington Library
Edwards Lane
Off Stoke Newington Church Street
Stoke Newington N16

Novembers meeting- all that glitters....

November saw the prince pub disappear under a ton of glittery craftiness!

We were delighted to welcome Momtaz, the author of 101 things to do with glitter

The book is a must for crafty fans, and makes a perfect pressie for crafty pals! It's split into 4 sections and contains surprisingly 101 projects. You can pick up a copy here

Momtaz brought a huge selection of materials and members got stuck in and made some fabulous stuff!

 Here are some Committee members taking the evening very seriously!

 Here's a couple of the projects you could make from the book

Glittery supplies can be bought locally from William Gee on Kingsland road or online from Josie Rose

Go on Get glittery for Christmas!

CL Hardie- Secretary SNWI

The UnderWire Film Festival 20-24 November 2012

UnderWire’s founders Gabriella Apicella and Gemma Mitchell launched the festival in 2010 with the belief that women working in the UK film industry needed more encouragement and a bigger platform for their work. The fact remains that women still make up a small proportion of film creatives, and UnderWire looks to recognise the best short work made by women across a range of crafts – from director to cinematographer; screenwriter to editor. UnderWire believes that a more gender balanced industry will benefit everyone by creating a diversity of perspectives, stories and experiences for audiences.

This year they're holding four days of screenings, sessions and networking at the Ritzy in Brixton.

See the full schedule and get more details at www.underwirefestival.com.

Help us plan Stokey WI's 2013 schedule

It's heading towards the end of the year, so we need to start planning the events for 2013.
We'd love you to help us out and answer this really short survey

Thanks in advance for your assistance, looking forward to hearing your ideas for next year!

Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world's leading questionnaire tool.

CL Hardie- Secretary Stokey WI

101+ things to do with Glitter

101+ things to do with Glitter

An evening with craft author Momtaz-Begum Hossain

Craft author Momtaz will be sharing a few of the 101+ things we can do with glitter. Her new book of the same title is out just in time for getting ready for the christmas season. Momtaz will be arranging some mini craft sessions, so we should all take away something fun we've made

You can read more about Momtaz on her crafty blog here 

This meeting is free for members and for visitors

Hope to see you There!

CL Hardie- Secreatry Stokey WI