Meeting 14 March 2016

Leigh on Mendip WI Meeting:  Monday 14 March 2016 at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall

Welcome:  Barbara welcomed everyone, especially Hazel & Gwen who used to attend Oakhill WI.  Sorry to hear that their Institute has closed.

Apologies: Margaret Nicklin, Liz, Jan Horn, Paula, Shelagh, Eve, Anne Wells, Caroline (late arriving).

Minutes of Last Meeting: Members agreed they had read the minutes and they could be signed by BT as a true record.

Matters Arising:

Scrapbook.  Please could everyone complete a slip on ‘Why I like being a WI member’.

Denman Bursary.  June is keen to go and can use the whole bursary as Sue R has decided she would prefer to go next year. 

Feedback:

Monthly Lunch – Friday 4 March.  8 members attended.

Litter Pick.  Thanks to Caroline for all the organisation.  Also to Mary & the kitchen staff, those who made cakes and everyone who helped to pick up litter.  Cake makers please claim for the cost of your ingredients.

Coffee Morning.  18 people came on 7 March.

County News:

Spring 2 Summer.  Craft Day.  Saturday 7 May.  Anyone interested?  Believe Shelagh would like to go.  Closing date: 8 April.

Women & Climate Change.  Thursday 19 May, 10-12 noon.  Wedmore.  Jan P, Marguerite interested.  Anyone else?  Closing date: 15 April.

Love Food, Hate Waste.  (p 7).  Website address.

Forthcoming Events:

Village Quiz.  Saturday 19 March.  Team – SV/MM/CH/AO.  Good luck!

Spring Group Meeting.  23 March at Nunney.  Barbara, Marguerite, Sue and Shelagh going as well as Mary and Caroline.  Members have been asked to contribute an item for the ‘Bring & Buy’ stall.  2 contributions for the Competition, “Fools News” in 150 words.  Mary’s contribution on ‘Village Clean’ was chosen and read to members.

Monthly Lunch.  Friday 1 April.  12.15 at The Bell.

Coffee Morning.  Monday 4 April.  Gill will help Ann Orpwood (Barbara will be away).

Fashion Show.  22 April.  £25.  Members attending were asked to pay tonight.  Arrangements to be made at next meeting.

ACWW Walk.  Sunday 24 April.  Open to husbands, partners and friends.  Walk around the quarry and finish up at Shelagh’s house for refreshments.

Radstock Museum – Embroidery Exhibition.  Dates suggested to go am Sat 16 April or am/pm Sat 14 May.  Caroline and Jan P interested.  Please let Jan P know if you are interested.

Institute Meeting – 13 June.  Jane to find out when the models will be required to go to the Shop to meet the owner - SR, JW, CH, JB, SV & JP

Village Fair – Saturday 18 June.  Suggested to include a variety of items, eg bread, pies, puddings, chutneys & jams as well as cakes on our Stall.  There will be a dog show.  Quarry is supporting this event and will be organising tours.  Raffle tickets will be on sale soon.  Similar Evening event to last year.

Royal Garden Party.  Tuesday 28 June at 5.30pm June at Beckington Village Hall.  Posh frocks and hats.  Free event!

Autumn Group Meeting.  3 October at Beckington.  Competition ‘Photo involving bells’.  Plenty of time to take one before then!

Correspondence:

Speakers Auditions.  26 May at Burrowbridge.

National Raffle Tickets.  Will be on sale this month and next.

WI Sustainable Brasket.  Take a photo and list of flowers.  Submit entry by end of August.

Arrangements for 11 April 2016:

Open Meeting.  Encourage friends to come.  ‘Bollywood’ dancing, members encouraged to participate.  Refreshments:  Sue R, Christine.  VOT:  Ann O.

Birthdays:

Eve (6^th), Sandra (12^th), Barbara (19^th).

AOB:

Queen’s Birthday Weekend (11 June).  Members asked if they would like to organise an event.  Committee felt it was too close to our own Village Fair to commit a lot of time but did suggest a low key whole village event, such as ‘Bring Your Own Picnic’ to the Rec Field/School Playing Field.  Will go back to Anthea with this suggestion.

Somerset Day (11 May).  Parish Council had sent out some information.  Also suggested to organise an event at the weekend 14/15 May.  Members asked if they would like to get involved.  All organisations have been asked.  The Committee felt that personally they might support an event but did not want to organise one.

Receipts for Subs.  Members were asked to collect their Receipts for their Subs if they wanted to have them.

Barbara then welcomed Michael Malaghan a local author.  He gave us an amusing account of how he started writing, first as a journalist on a local newspaper and later creating scripts for children’s TV programmes as well as writing books for both children and adults.

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