Record of Meeting 13 March 2023

 

Record of the LOM WI Institute Meeting in the Memorial Hall on Monday 13 March 2023

Caroline welcomed our members and two visitors  - Mary Witts & Claire Fleming.

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Apologies:  Tanya, Karen, Tierna, Kaz, Rosita, Gwen, Pauline, Zilda, Sue S

Minutes of our February meeting:  Having been distributed these were agreed by members present.   To be signed in the book.

Matters arising/feedback:

§  Litter Pick .  34 people came to support this event.  Rubbish was collected from the lanes, footpaths and open areas in and around the village.  Thank you to those who made cakes and served refreshments.  It was lovely to see people enjoying themselves in the Hall at the end.  £15.80 was raised for Frome Foodbank.

§  Resolutions.  Results have been announced – Clean Rivers for People and Wildlife had the most National votes with 39%,  and 30% of ours.  We will talk more about this over the coming months.  We will vote in May and Caroline will attend the AGM in Cardiff and vote on our behalf and also for other local WIs 

Forthcoming events:

§  Lunch at The Bell this week on Wednesday 15 March at 12.30 – please let Mary know if you wish to attend.

§  April meeting will be held on Monday 17^th  - note change to 3^rd Monday of the month due to the Easter weekend.  It will be held at the Rec Field Clubhouse (as the Village Hall is already booked).  Our speaker will be Noelle Leigh on "Do Trees Talk?".  Subs are due £40 (inc. £6 discount agreed last month).  Please pay by bank transfer, cheque or cash.

§  Thursday 27 April – Outing to Radstock Museum.  Names and £5 tonight please to Sue D.  Details to follow but will leave about 6pm from the Village to arrive for 6.30pm visit.

County News: 

§  P3 Fussels Fine Foods Outing on 27 April.  10.15 for 10.30am.

Correspondence: 

§  SCFWI Volunteers – Bath & West Show 1-3 June on Refreshment Stand.  If interested please see Caroline.

§  Bulb Orders – Information has already been sent by e-mail.  Some paper copies of the catalogue available.  Please see Mary if interested.  Money and forms needed by May at the latest.

§  NFWI Raffle Tickets.  On sale £1.  Many good prizes.  Please see Sue D.

Birthdays: Barbara 19 March.

AOB:

§  Million Women Rise March in London – Sue D attended and gave us an update on her experience at this event.  The aim was to show solidarity with victims and survivors of violence against women.  There were talks from other organisations.

§  Village Survey – Jan gave an update and encouraged everyone in the Village to take part.  Your chance to express your views for the way forward for our village.

 

Caroline then welcomed Dawn Denton to talk on “Growing Up in Apartheid Africa”.  Dawn is now local – living in Frome but her family for several generations have lived in South Africa.  She spoke about her early childhood, attending boarding school and then University (where she trained to be a teacher) in the 1970s and 80s.  As a young person she had not been so aware of the politics and the impact of Apartheid – partly because of the information withheld and the way news was presented.  She then spoke on the changes that have been made, starting with the release of Nelson Mandela, and still need to be made.  She was a very interesting and engaging speaker and was happy to answer our questions.