The Alexandra WI

29/05/2026

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08/05/2026

May Meeting - AGM - Members arrived clutching a variety of very old photos!
The AGM was at the beginning of the meeting and we heard comprehensive reports from the secretary and treasurer. Yvette Rathbone, our WI Adviser took over proceedings for the elections of the committee and the president.
Our new Committee is Rosemary Pettman (President) Chris Randall (Secretary) Nina Jewell (Treasurer), Mary Coutts, Norma Barnes and Joan Prasad. Our thanks to Gill Whitney and Diane Morrison for their valuable contributions over the years. Thank you for showing your confidence in the committee as we serve you for another year.
Yvette judged the competition, congratulations to Jaqui for the oldest item. It was interesting to see the variety of items that members came up with and the stories behind them. It was also interesting to realise how welsh our membership is!
We celebrated with tea and biscuits – delicious!

03/04/2026

06/03/2026

We all enjoyed a memorable quiz night at our last meeting with Jenny Baker. The picture round, dingbats, music and jam ingredients all demanded our full attention! Congratulations to our winners who enjoyed delicious chocolate as a prize. Our thanks also to Karen for the lemon drizzle muffins and walnut and pear brownies which were fabulous! Another successful meeting!

02/03/2026

Our next meeting is a quiz night hosted by Jenny! Put your thinking caps on in preparation as there will be prizes for the best team effort and individual round. We hope to see you at Cufos, 8pm on Tuesday 3rd March!

04/02/2026

At our last meeting the fabulous Charlotte from Astrid Bakery came to visit us. She came bearing croissants, pain au chocolat, seeded twists, hazelnut and raisins pastries and apple vegan buns. Everything was fabulous and disappeared very quickly! Thank you Charlotte and we look forward to visiting you in your new premises and sampling your latest creations!

23/01/2026

Next meeting 8pm 3rd February - Astrid Bakery!

Next month we welcome back the Instagram sensation Charlotte O'Kelly. It's advisable to wear loose clothing in case she brings samples of her delicious cakes and pasties. She was a huge hit the last time she came to see us and her raffle prizes are always a hit at our Christmas party. We look forward to welcoming you!

London's tiniest bakery. Thursday, Friday & Saturday from 8am. Sunday from 9am.

23/01/2026

At our last meeting we discussed the current NFWI resolutions and we had a lively debate. The shotlisted resolutions are:

Accessible public toilet facilities to promote dignity, health and social inclusion
Action on women's homelessness
Every child needs a friend (independent visitor system for children in care)
Love your v***a - self checking is your best defence against v***al cancer
Nearer to nature (green health to improve access to local green spaces)

Our thanks to those who presented and took part in the debate. Members will vote for their favourite at the next meeting so come prepared with your choice! Our votes will go forward to the NFWI via the Middlesex Federation.

Thank you to Rosemary for tea and the fabulous flapjacks!

03/12/2025

Our last meeting was our Christmas party and we all had a great time. Our thanks to the Cantamus choir for entertaining us with a Christmassy sing along. Our thanks too to everyone who bought a raffle ticket, we made £185! The mulled wine and mince pies went down very well too. That's a wrap for 2025! Happy Christmas!

11/11/2025

At our last meeting we were joined by Fran Bushe, who coached us into creative writing. She gave us a line such as 'I am at my happiest when I ..... and then the rest was up to us. We were told to just write without too much thought or self criticism. We then chose a picture from a selection and imagined a character who would be at the centre of a story. We were all surprised by how much we were able to write and how much fun we had!

Many thanks to Karen for the muffins and walnut slice!