From inside the community Women’s Institute After the long summer days, we now return to our Autumn/ Winter sessions of W.I. Looking back, we can recall some great evenings with varied speakers. In August, John Barter gave a very inspiring talk about Shelley Pottery. He and his wife are both avid collectors and it was a delight to see first hand some samples of their huge collection of the beautiful pottery. In September, a few members from other W.I’s joined us for a very entertaining evening with Brenda Eyers, who produced many different hats for us to view and as she did so, introduced us to many historical facts connected with each one! In October, several of our men folk joined us for a really riveting talk given by Katie Cole on the subject of three women, Nancy, Noor and Christine who were part of the SOE. At this meeting we commenced by having a Minute’s Silence in memory of Her Majesty, The Queen who had died since we had last met. Her Majesty was a fellow W.I. member and our secretary had added a message of sympathy to the National W.I. Book of Condolence on our behalf. Our Secretary, Isobel had held two Coffee Mornings - one to raise funds for Breast Cancer and another to mark W. I. Day. As we approach our next season of W. I., there are a couple of speakers to look forward to. In November, Kevin Marsden will tell us about Birds in our Gardens and in January, Amanda Westbrook will speak to us about the history of the Balkerne Garden’s Trust. In December, a Christmas meal at the Cricketers is planned - this will be a daytime meal, instead of our usual evening meeting. You will realise that we do have a varied programme of speakers and events. If you are a ‘reader’, then there is a Book Group to join. Make the most of a ‘WARM’ place and come along to Highwoods Community Centre on the first Friday of each month at 7.15pm. If the chill of winter has set in, then you can be assured that your welcome will be a warm one! Make this your New Year’s Resolution – you won’t regret it! Sandra Jones 27
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