Tuesday 28th May 2013 - Resolutions Debate, Quiz and Pizza

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 Join us for an evening of heated debate with accompanying pizza munching and a quiz.

TOPIC: THE DECLINE OF UK HIGH STREETS AND TOWN CENTRES

We hope to be joined by local business owners to speak on either side of the argument alongside two of our own members who will act as devils advocate and supporter. If you are a local business person, male or female please email us if you would like to come along.

We also have the well-loved yearly quiz with Quizmaster supremo Mr Dawson and his lovely (and tough) assistant Lucy. The quiz will feature everything from feminism to periodic tables to wine.

There will be prizes for the winning team and the best team name. Oh... and there'll be loads of yummy pizza to get those brain cells working. So get pack your argumentative side, get your thinking cap on and head to St Jame's Hall on Tuesday 28th May.

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Outing to Highgate Cemetery on Saturday 6th July

Inews093011_14Due to popular demand, N1 WI member Kate has organised another group volunteering trip to Highgate Cemetery to help with the of clearing weeds and cutting back undergrowth. Check out the previous trip here.

All tools and gardening gloves are provided by the cemetery but some of you may like to bring your own gloves and secateurs. 
The day will start at 10.30am after a brief introduction and a small talk about what we are doing and lunch will be from 1 til 2pm. Tea, coffee, biscuits will be provided by the cemetery and please bring your own packed-lunch. After lunch we will be given a small tour of the cemetery and a little more work finishing at 4pm.

To reward our efforts we will be making a beeline for The Flask Tavern afterwards.
If you are interested in volunteering, please get in touch with Kate via email.  Places are limited to 12 in total and there will be a reserve in case anyone drops out.

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Tuesday 25th June 2013 - Interior Design your Home

  WI-attachmentFancy following in the footsteps of Kirsty, Kevin or George for the evening?
 
Kate, one of our very own longstanding WI members, will be giving us top tips on how to create storage, plan a room and pull it all together.  She has been an interior designer for 18 years furnishing private homes, rental properties and show houses.  
 
Kate will be setting us a task to re-plan a studio flat, the most practical and stylish creation will win a prize. All necessary materials will be provided.

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Tuesday 30th July 2013 - Speaker To Be Confirmed

This speaker is being booked and will be announced soon.

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Tuesday 27th August 2013 - Fresh Air and Fun - The Highbury Picnic

PimmsJoin us at Highbury Fields from 6:45pm for sophisticated supping of Pimms, chat and general lolling around in the evening sunshine. Then to the local pub for shelter and more Pimms!

The emergency wet weather plan is to go to nearby pub The Junction which is just round the corner on Corsica Street, near Highbury Corner. Pub info here.

Please note that we are not in St James Hall this month.

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Tuesday 24th September 2013 - Graphology with Adam Brand

GraphologyWhat does your handwriting say?

Come to a fascinating talk by Adam Brand who is a professional graphologist. He uses handwriting analysis in a variety of scenarios such as checking compatibility of potential partners, assessing candidates for jobs, describing ancestors for genealogists, and deciding who has written forgeries, poison pen letters and graffiti. 

We'll be hearing about Adam and his field and there will be a chance to have your handwriting examined by Adam.

Adam is past Chairman of the Association of Qualified Graphologists and present Chairman of the British Institute of Graphologists.   He regularly appears on TV and radio shows as the expert in this field. His website is here. We are very excited to hear him speak at N1 WI!

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Tuesday 29th October 2013 - The Tupperware Man

TupperwareCome and meet Andrew Humphrey AKA the Tupperware Man. Andrew is a new breed of party-seller bringing the concept to the current decade. He guarantees an atmosphere of retro-fun. The meeting will take the theme of a Tupperware party but will actually be all about the social and cultural history of an iconic brand and and it's empowering effect on Women in their comminities. There will, naturally, be a raffle of some items!

 

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Andrew is a Tupperware demonstrator and team leader. He is currently the top-seller in the UK. He has given talks at other local WI's and appeared on TV and in the media. His website is here, Twitter here and Facebook here.

 

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Tuesday 26th November 2013 - Crafting For Christmas


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It's the ever popular WI Crafting for Christmas meeting! This years craft themes are to be revealed, so watch this space. 

There will be a festive atmosphere with music, mince pies and mulled wine and tickets for the Christmas Party will be available.


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Press Coverage

  • N1 WI: The Modern WI
    Here is a lovely feature from IslingtonNow.co.uk in March 2012 all about the history of the N1 WI in the bigger picture of the WI movement.
  • Prison Visit - Care Not Custody
    Our secretary, Georgina, made a 130 mile 12 hour journey from London to Blundeston Prison in Lowestoft, Suffolk to visit Adrian, a life sentence prisoner as part of a project to raise awareness of the challenges faced by the loved ones of those imprisoned in the UK. Her article is published in Action News.
  • Angel Canal Festival
    We had a very handsome cake stall at the Angel Canal Festival in 2010 and 2011
  • Local Gardening Group
    Several members of N1 WI's gardening group are part of this local gardening group in Arlington Square
  • Highgate Cemetery Volunteering
    A group of us visited Highgate Cemetery to help clear bindweed, ash seedlings and brambles from among the various gravestones including those of artist Lucien Freud and Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko.
  • 5 years of the N1 WI
    Here we are in the Islington Tribune on our 5th birthday in October 2011

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