Tuesday 27 February 2018

Come and be seen with our banner

The first opportunity to be seen with our banner is next Sunday 4th March, when we will be joining March4Women and the 100 Banners project.The event is due to start at 12 in Parliament Square and end in Trafalgar Square, around 3pm.
We will be picking up the poles for our banner from the Conrad London St. James Hotel, SW1H 0BH at 11. To oin us at the front of the March look for the 100 Banner signs. This event is open to everyone. To find out more, in advance, or on the day, call Natasha on 0770 1015588.
The organisers have asked everyone attending to register using this link.

We will also be going to Mirth Control, WOW Festival, Sunday 11th​ March  at the Southbank Centre, starting at: ​7.30pm. (Heather will also be there earlier in the day, with Magic Me's Decorum project, we participated in last year). There are a limited number of discounted tickets available, I can give you the code and let you know where we  have booked some seats if you contact me by email or by phone. To find out more about the event and book tickets click here.

Our March meetings will be continuing the theme of women in politics. Firstly, on Tuesday 20th March, with Meg Hillier, MP for Hackney South and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, she is hoping to be able to come to talk about her experience. As usual this will be at St Margaret’s House, from 7 for a 730 start.

Our coffee morning on Friday 23rd March, from 10.30, will be at The Museum of London, when we can visit their Suffragette/Suffragist exhibits.
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We have nearly completed the provisional line-up of events for the rest of 2018. Details are on our website. You will see there are a couple of sessions to be confirmed and there are a couple of invitations outstanding.If you have any other ideas of things you would like to see please let us know.

As an added incentive to join/renew your membership of EEWI we will be reinstating a £100 bursary. which can be used towards any course of the winners choice. All paid up members at the end of March will be put into the hat, there are currently 23 of us.

The subscription for 2018 is £41.00. Half of this is kept by us, to fund meetings, including the hire of the hall and pay speakers. The other half is split between the Middlesex and National Federations.

Our Bank Details are:
Lloyds:  Sort Code 30-94-57               
             A/c 02044729
 

Monday 5 February 2018

Hi
Our next meeting, on 20th February, is all about decluttering. Johanna de Valeur, a professional organiser and declutterer, with a background in design, will be introducing/re-introducing us to, the benefits of decluttering.

We meet at St Margaret’s Hall, Old Ford Rd, Behind the Gallery Cafe at 7pm aiming to start at 7.30.
Entry for members is free and visitors are asked to donate £4.00.

Before then, this Friday, 9th February, we will be hosting Chissenhale Gallery’s coffee morning from 9 to 10.30. There will also be a talk on the current exhibition.

The coffee morning on the 23rd February will be at Kaffe 1788, 4 Vesey Path, E14 6BT, from 10.30.
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In March we have several opportunities to show-off the fabulous banner we worked on last month, which Janet has finished. She and I will be taking it to the Albert Hall on 8th March for a photo opportunity with all the banners
that have been completed
There are also opportunities for everyone to get involved:

March4Women – Sunday 4th March 12-3pm
The 100 Banners project has been invited to take part in Care International’s central London march to commemorate the suffrage movement and celebrate women’s rights and we are planning to walk with our banner. Everyone who wants to come should register with this website. Closer to the time we will coordinate meeting up.

Mirth Control – WOW Festival, Southbank – Sunday 11th March 7.30pm
A selection of the 100 Banners will be featuring in the final event of the WOW (Women of the World) Festival at the Southbank. Members and non-members are very welcome to join us. If you can let me know if you are interested, by replying to this email, we will then buy tickets (we may get a discount). Tickets are priced between £40-20.  I am most likely to go for the least expensive.

Our March meetings will be continuing the theme of women in politics. Firstly on the 20th March, when with Meg Hillier, MP for Hackney South and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, is hoping to be able to come to talk about her experience. As usual this will be at St Margaret’s House.

Our coffee morning on the 23rd March, will be at The Museum of London, when we can visit their Suffragette/Suffragist exhibits.
 
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Being a new year it is the time to join/renew your membership of EEWI.

The subscription for 2018 is £41.00. Half of this is kept by us, to fund meetings, including the hire of the hall and pay speakers. The other half is split between the Middlesex and National Federations.

Our Bank Details are:
Lloyds:  Sort Code 30-94-57               
             A/c 02044729