Coming up in August

Coming up in August: leafy heritage, a celebration in the garden and signs of coffee

Our monthly walk: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Saturday 9th August 11.00, meet by the main gate near the war memorial.

While running our cake stall at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park's Summer Community Fair, we saw that a new heritage trail leaflet had been published. So this month, we'll be walking the trail. Download a free PDF leaflet with map here.

Meet by the main gate near the war memorial.

Our monthly meeting: a 100th birthday celebration

Thursday 14th August, 7 for 7.30pm at St Margaret’s House, 21 Old Ford Road, London E2 9PL, entrance via the gate to the left.

The WI is 110 years old! Groups are encouraged to celebrate with a party in the park. Thanks to the lovely team at St Margaret's House, we'll be in the beautiful garden beside our meeting hall at the back of the café. There will be quizzes, refreshments and something to make.

If you are able, please bring food that you might have as a picnic tea, to share, or if you have specific dietary requirements, you may want to eat your own. We will supply the drinks.

We also plan to discuss what we think should be the vision/s for the future women of the WI. The National Federation of Women's Institutes would like us us to consider:

"In the WI, we proudly stand on the shoulders of giants, the army of women who forged our path for 110 years, but what of the women who will come after us, the WI members of the future? What do you wish for for those women? Maybe it’s safety on the streets and in their own home, a planet that sustains them, or the confidence to be everything they want to be.  

Whatever your wish, we want to hear it. In these challenging times, when women still face so many obstacles to achieving their dreams, we ask: what is YOUR message of hope?"

We may share our suggestions with the National Federation afterwards.

Our monthly coffee and meet-up: Dialogue Express Café

Friday 22nd August, meet at 10.30-11.00, 96 Gibbins Road, Stratford E15 2HU

A chance to support an innovative local enterprise housed in an old train carriage... 

“Dialogue Express Café has a very strong commitment to social inclusion and change. We encourage our customers to order in British Sign Language to spark a conversation between visitors and our deaf or hard of hearing baristas."