23 From inside the community Women’s Institute Our Annual General Meeting was held in May. Once the business matters were dealt with members enjoyed a lovely spread in honour of King Charles 3rd coronation weekend. The committee had prepared a selection of cheeses, biscuits and baby tomatoes, homemade mini trifles served in wine glasses plus wines and soft drinks. The team had worked hard to make this a very special evening. Janet Edwards agreed to take on the post of President and Christine Maddock was thanked for doing a sterling job as President through Covid, which had been such a difficult time for us all. June saw an evening of much fun and laughter, as members enjoyed a games evening, having brought in their own favourite games to enjoy. We were divided into small groups and it gave us all an opportunity to get to know each other better. In July, Cherry Mullins gave a fascinating slide show and talk under the title ‘In The Land of the Maharaj’s’. Her account of her trip to India was riveting and contained many humorous stories! This same week we started off having a Fish ‘n’ Chip Garden party held at Avril’s. Despite a very breezy time, which ended with a short shower, a great time was had by all. Again, our wonderful committee had worked very hard to make everything run smoothly. Future plans include Alison Davey giving us a talk on Chutney, cheese and markets. On 18th August there will be an afternoon tea party at Isobel’s. In September Brenda Eyers will give a demonstration of Flower Arranging and then in October there will be a talk from a representative of Anglian Water. In addition to the monthly main meetings, there is a Book Group which meets regularly. It has been great to welcome several new members recently and one of them made a comment about the group saying how welcoming she found it and how much she had enjoyed all the meetings! Why not come along and find out for yourself?! YOU would be welcomed at the Highwoods Community Centre on the first Friday of the month at 7.15pm. See you there! Sandra Jones
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