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2:47pm Thursday 18th March 2010
FINSTALL and Cofton Hackett WI’s March meeting was held in Finstall village hall on a lovely afternoon.
2:46pm Thursday 18th March 2010
THE February meeting was very well attended and we were delighted to welcome a new visitor who may join later. Two other new members paid their annual subscriptions for the first time – Mary Blake and Fiona Ramsell. Their interest and support is most welcome.
2:45pm Thursday 18th March 2010
OUR January meetings are usually occasions of fellowship with the accent on food and fun and this year’s opener was hilarious in the extreme.
2:38pm Thursday 18th March 2010
AS we entered the village hall we were pleasantly surprised by the delicious smell of cooking. Mary warmly welcomed everyone and Jerusalem was sung. Minutes of the previous meeting were read out and apologies given. There is a visit to Little Larford on April 29. We have to arrive there by 6.30pm. The cost is £6 and we will be having tea, a talk, quiz and woodland walk.
2:37pm Thursday 18th March 2010
Jackie Emeny welcomed everyone to the meeting, including two new members and several visitors.
7:50am Friday 12th March 2010
President Chris Bould welcomed members to the meeting of Lickey WI held on Tuesday, March 2. During February, Lickey had played their second match in the county skittles tournament and a team was organised for the next match scheduled for March. Lickey members were thanked for leading the group walk in February at Arrow Valley Country Park. A group outing to Hatfield living craft fair in May was announced.
7:50am Friday 12th March 2010
Members of Bromsgrove U3A were delighted by David Warnham’s presentation on Tunes and Tubes? given at the March 4 meeting. This was an in-depth study of sounds produced down the centuries and from across the world. An endless supply of instruments appeared from under the counter. We began with a blast from a biblical ram’s horn, then on through a comprehensive range of horns to the alpen horn, which was assembled like a set of chimney sweep’s canes and extended into the audience. On then to the household kitchen instruments, products of our speaker’s most inventive talents – pots, pans, tubes, hosepipes, klaxons. Nothing seems to have been safe from conversion. We ended with modern brass instruments and a tune on the euphonium. As suggested we joined in and sang along with melodies we recognised, played on instruments we that we didn’t always recognise and all agreed that this had been very informative and an enjoyable afternoon. Come and join us, all information from our membership secretary at 01527 873410.
7:50am Friday 12th March 2010
There could have been no better way of starting our 2010 programme of events than with the presentation given to us in February at Clent Parish Hall, by Adrian James. Entitled Courtyard Gardens, Adrian enthralled an audience of over 40 members and guests with stories relating to these gardens throughout the world, illustrated with a plethora of exceptionally fine photographs. Our next event will be held on Friday, March 26, at Belbroughton church hall, when David Bates will be telling us of The Allotment Year. This presentation is in our Starting from Scratch series and should be filled with hints and tips for both the beginner and the seasoned gardener alike.
2:41pm Thursday 11th March 2010
AT the February meeting we were pleased to have John Robinson from Bewdley for our speaker. He was an expert in natural history, having worked in it all his life and for many years as a warden in the Wyre Forest Nature Reserve. He told us some of the history of the Wyre Forest and that the trees were cut down in vast numbers to produce charcoal. So many were felled that there are now no veteran trees left.
2:42pm Thursday 11th March 2010
AN extraordinary general meeting was held in February. The chairman, Ruth Bottomley, gave a comprehensive review of the club’s financial problems and lack of nominees for office, to the subdued members present. Following considerable discussion, with diverse views and ideas from members – all of whom wished the club to continue – a number came forward willing to serve on the committee, which was most welcome. Members then enjoyed light refreshments, followed by a raffle and agreed to a small levy to re-start the club in a financially sound position. Wendy Berrows thanked Ruth, as chairman, for all her hard work and generosity to the club and presented her with a floral arrangement.
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