East Africa Women's League (United Kingdom)

We had a very enjoyable lunch at an excellent curry restaurant in Kidlington. Ovisher looked after us very well and although few in number, like all rafikis, we were full of chatter and memories of Kenya.

We had a very jolly Spring Lunch and AGM at the Victory Services Club on Tuesday 26th March. Fifty members and guests attended and enjoyed a talk on Extraordinary Characters in East African History from our member Dr Christine Nicholls. The VSC excelled themselves with the most delicious curry lunch. There was much chatter and laughter as old friends met up and new friends were made.

Our annual Hampshire lunch at Burley is the last one we cater for ourselves and this year our member Luise Cornes made us a delicious typical Kenyan curry complete with Kachumbari and all the trimmings. Thirty one members and guests enjoyed the day, browsing books for sale, bring and buy, and African Rainbow’s wonderful selection of African wares.

On 1st October 26 of us met at the Tempest Arms in Elslack near Skipton for our Annual Group Lunch. We were treated to an excellent curry with trimmings and enjoyed the company of friends old and new.

Another very wet day for the Summer Lunch, but 40 of us made it through the traffic jams to enjoy an excellent curry lunch at the Refectory at Guildford Cathedral.

There was lots of happy chatter and catching up.

A small but select group of us met at the Twisted Oak pub at Ide, near Exeter, for an excellent curry lunch. It was good to see members from far and wide.

On a blazing hot day 28 of us gathered at Long Sutton Golf Club and enjoyed an excellent curry with all the trimmings. There was a successful raffle and a number of books were sold, all to raise money for our Benevolent Fund. A most enjoyable day was had by all.

We had a very successful Spring Lunch and AGM at the VSC in London in late March. The curry lunch was excellent and we had a most interesting and amusing talk from Professor Len Newton of Nairobi University about his time in Africa and his speciality, succulent plants.

A jolly lunch held in May 2022 in Thame, Oxfordshire.

It’s a long way north but as the photos show we had a jolly crowd at the Northern Lunch in early October.