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Social evening at Megan's, Balham

Recently we were invited to come along to a special opening evening at Megan's restaurant in Balham. There are 2 things the ladies of Balham WI love: a chance to chat with each other and a chance to eat & drink while doing so! So we were quite excited to have a chance to check out this new neighbour to our community.

Everyone who came along to our little BWI social night had a really lovely night. The food was tasty and the company was superb! Thanks to Megan's for the invite!

Bowling Bonanza

Last weekend a number of BWI ladies joined up with other WI members from the London group of Surrey Federation to try their hand at lawn bowls.
 The ladies of Streatham WI hosted at their usual meeting venue and everyone had a laugh and a good time.


BWI Christmas Meal

A new event for BWI this year, members got together for a festive meal out. It was a very well-received idea and a highlight to the Christmas season.

On 5 December, a large group gathered at Gazette in Balham for food, friendship, and fun! It was a great night out for all involved.

The Big London Bake

For September's social event, a group of BWI ladies headed to the Castle pub in Tooting to take part in The Big London Bake.
Modeled on our favourite TV baking show, they had to work in pairs to compete for the best bake of the day. Everything moved so much faster than it seems to on screen, but everyone got their bakes up in the end!.
 
Although none of our teams emerged victorious, everyone had a great evening out and the cakes were really quite tasty.


Games night!


Another fabulous BWI social night was had this month. We had a games night playing Cards Against Humanity. A few husbands & partners joined in for a rousing (and rather ribald) night out. Lots of laughs were had, and Heléne came away as the grand champion of the evening!


Bingo night!

Our January social outing was great fun. A handful of us met up at the gorgeous Gala Bingo in Tooting for some classic silliness. They were so glad to see a group of ladies out together that we were even treated to a bottle of fizz! It was a silly bit of fun and we even had 1 big win in the group! Another fab night out for the ladies of BWI. 

Weeknight Axe Throwing!


The best ideas always come from our members. A couple ladies were planning to head to Whistlepunks Axe Throwing, and it was a fabulous idea to transform that into October's WWI social night. Some of us had seen & tried axe throwing at Tea & Tents this summer and were keen to try it out here in London.
A handful of ladies headed to Whitechapel to learn the form of hurling sharp objects at targets.  Fun was had by all and no one got hurt. Winning all around!

Bootcamp & Brunch

September 12 - 18 was WI Sports Week across the country. Here at WWI we took the chance to turn this month's social outing into a chance to keep fit! Our very own Emily led a bootcamp fitness basics session on Clapham Common with a few members (& some partners too) on Sunday morning. Following the morning workout, everyone enjoyed a well-earned brunch. Yum!

Pottery Painting!

On 26 April, a group of Wandsworth WI members descended upon Sammy Duder paint-your-own-pottery shop and had a delightful night out creating mugs, plates, egg cups, and all sorts of other creations.


 Between the snacks, tipple, and the painting itself, everyone left with a smile on their face!

Social nights

February featured not just one, but 2 WWI social nights!  On the 17th a few ladies headed out to Gala bingo in Tooting for some silly fun and on the 24th some of us met up at The Science Museum for their monthly Lates evening.  Interesting displays, special interactive sessions, games, and screenprinting made it a fabulous night out.

We always put notice of upcoming social events on our Facebook group and across social media if you happen to have missed them in your newsletter.  The next event will be swing dancing in Clapham Junction on 14 March.

Pub Quiz!

Date: 
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 19:30
Location: 
Balham Bowls Club
Details: 
A table will be reserved upstairs at the BBC. All members/potential members/friends/partners/spouses welcome!


posted by Laura

WWI at the Science Museum


A brave group of WWI ladies (& a few willing partners) met up at The Science Museum on 25 February for an outing to the monthly Science Museum Lates. This month's theme was, in keeping with the romantic season, Sexuality.   We played drag bingo, learned about ancient phalluses in archeology, took in the participant-made art exhibit of penis drawings, and played a nipple-shaped light up memory game among a number of other things both amusing and educational. It was a fun night out for all involved.