WHAT’S UP NEXT?

This is the latest edition of Surrey WI News, the magazine of the Surrey Federation which Barnes WI is a member of

.Click:     Surrey News Magazine – May 2022

This is the latest edition of Surrey WI News, the magazine of the Surrey Federation which Barnes WI is a member of

.Click:     Surrey News Magazine – May 2022

We will be celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at our June meeting (a stalwart fellow WI-er). The Committee are proposing that we make a small contribution to the Queen’s Green Canopy by planting a tree – we’ll find out more and let you know if and when it will happen.

We are organising a history tour around Fulham Palace on Friday 10th June. Home of the Bishops of London Fulham Palace is situated in Bishops Park. We have hired the FiSH minibus and the total cost will be £16. There is a cafe offering light snacks and it is possible to walk around the gardens after the tour. We would expect to leave Barnes about 9.15, the tour is at 10.30 and the return trip at 1.15.

Please let Jennifer know by close of play on 30 May if you are interested in coming by clicking here

We’ll meet again…  at Barnes Pond.

Following the success of drinks by the pond, we will be getting together for a glass of something (and nibbles).

It’ll be free for members – exact details nearer the time.

Barnes Fair 9 July – call for volunteers

Having not been able to hold a fair for the last 2 years, we will be taking a stall at the Fair.  It has always been our big fundraising event of the year, enabling us to fund extras at meetings and subsidise events as well as make charity donations.

At the last meeting we circulated a list asking members to volunteer for getting involved at Barnes Fair – thank you to those who have signed up – but there are still lots of opportunities to help out beforehand, on the day at the stall, and by baking, preserving, any home made foodie goodies etc.  We’ll hand out ingredient labels at the next meeting (we need to be clear on what we’ve used due to allergens) but will also pop copies in the next newsletter so you can print at home.

Let us know if you can help at all or sign up at June’s meeting – if you can’t make the meeting and want to get involved, just drop us a line here

@ Sue B’s – we’ll think of some new cocktails to taste!

Yes it’s time for our annual barbecue! The annual Barnes WI institution where we all go a little mad – there’s dancing until dawn (possibly not that late really…..) and lots of yummy things to eat that we have attempted to cook ourselves……..

Sue J (and friends) will host the annual BBQ at the Home Guard Club in Sheen.  A Persian theme – with entertainment!!

Climate Change and Going Green

As well as being a member of Barnes WI, Sarah Hughes is a WI Climate Ambassador. She will be sharing with us what being an ambassador means and how she has stepped up to the challenge.

“I have been trying to do my bit for the environment for some time now. I’m also committed to showing people that its not hard to start embracing a greener way of doing things. I promise not to lecture (well not too much) but rather inform and suggest ways to make a difference however small”.

“We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly”

Anne Marie Bonneau – author and blogger behind Zero-Waste Chef