Record of Meeting 8 April 2024

 

Record of the LOM WI Institute Meeting on Monday 8 April 2024

Caroline welcomed all members and visitors to this meeting.

She did a microphone test and it was unanimously agreed by everyone it was better by using it.

Thank you to those members who arrived in time to set up the Hall for the meeting.

Apologies:  Irene, Pauline, Rosita, Kaz, Fran, Julie M, June & Zilda

Minutes of our March meeting:  Having been circulated these were greed by members present. 

Feedback:

§  Many thanks for help with the litter pick in March, making cakes, and serving refreshments.  26 people from the WI & Village helped, despite the wet weather.

Today:

§  Please browse the sales table – all proceeds will go to Fair Frome (will donate to a women’s refuge next time, if we can find contact details).  [POST MEETING NOTE:  Caroline confirmed to the Committee that she had paid £33 into Fair Frome from the proceeds of this Sale.]

§  Spring bulb catalogues available.  Please see or speak to Mary M.

§  National WI raffle tickets for sale costing £1 each on sale tonight.

Forthcoming events:

§  Lunch at The Bell this month – Wednesday 17 April 12.30pm – please see Mary M if you would like to attend.

§  Resolution “Dental Health Matters” webinar Wednesday 24 April at 12 noon is available for anyone who is interested.  We will discuss and vote on the resolution at our May meeting.  Article in WI Life Magazine this month (p13) if you would like more information .

• Saturday 27 April, 2pm ACWW walk.  Choice of walks (about an hour around the fields of the village or a shorter/flatter walk).  You may prefer to just join for tea/cake at 3pm.  The event is also open to families/villagers – to support Walk the World, raising funds for rural women across the world.  Jan, Jo R and Eddie volunteered to make cakes and Sue A and Angela offered to do the refreshments.

Correspondence/County News:

§  National Annual Meeting will take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Wednesday 5 June 10.30am-4.30pm.  No-one from Leigh on Mendip is attending.  We will be represented by Standerwick Berkely & Beckington WI.  The event can be watched online – about 8 members are interested in getting together to see some or all of it.  Caroline will investigate the logisitics.

§  Somerset Annual Meeting is on Saturday 26 October all day at Millfield School.  Good speakers planned.  A very interesting event to attend and very local for our WI.  We will give more information in due course.

Birthdays: April Jo R (19), May Eddie (11) 

AOB:  Leigh Lunch on Friday 12 April.

Welcome: Caroline welcomed Mary Cross who gave a very interesting talk with photos on the growing of the different types of Willow.  She included the history of willow in medicinal ways as well as the weaving of many different types of baskets for a wide variety of uses.   She then demonstrated the art of willow weaving on a plant support.  Mary also runs workshops nearby in Nunney and other areas.