Coming up in January

Happy New Year! Welcome to a January full of new things to see, new things to learn and tasty treats

Our January Walk: 

Walk, Talk and Sculpture – join us for a cultural walk in the City on Saturday 13 January, 11.00am

Let's open the year rediscovering 'our' city with a brisk walk to enjoy the London 'Sculpture in the City' trail.  The booklet is available from the Tourist information booth nestling just south of St Paul's, near the Millennium Bridge, you can also read it online.

Meet at the St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate Churchyard, EC2M 3TL for the Vanessa de Silva Muamba Grove creation, then we'll wander as we please with the map as our guide.

Our January Meeting: 

Exploring BSL – Thursday 18th January, 7pm for 7.30pm start 

Shabana, a BSL recognised teacher, will lead us in a session to familiarise us with BSL signing – the alphabet and some signs – for when we have stalls, are volunteering, at work, within our own family and social group, on public transport, or just noticing that for some people this is a kind and thoughtful way to recognise them and communicate.  

We have some printed copies of the alphabet sign sheets, but do bring your own if you already use/know it. It is also available online at British-sign.co.uk and our blogger is delighted to discover that there is a left-handed version available! 

We will be at our usual venue: St Margaret's House, 15 Old Ford Rd, London E2 9PL. If the gate is locked when you arrive at St Margaret’s House, there will be a call bell on the right hand side at the back of the gate.

Our January coffee morning: 

Friday 26th January, meet between 10.30am and 11am

The Barrell Boulangerie, Mare Street, Hackney (just over the road from Hackney Empire).

Venturing into Hackney we can enjoy the pastries here and follow up with a visit to the Hackney Museum and/or some shopping. 

National WI news: 

Launching later this month: the WI Learning Hub

Lifelong learning has always been at the very heart of the WI and it will celebrate the International Day of Education on Wednesday 24 January 2024 by inviting WI members to join for the launch of the WI Learning Hub. The WI Learning Hub will provide WI members with access to a range of online courses, with an array of formats, both live and pre-recorded, and the majority of them will be free. For more information, join the learning hub mailing list via the main WI website.