Caroline welcomed members and Stella Oaks, our new WI Adviser, to Thursday’s meeting. Apologies were recorded and Caroline explained that the meeting would be made up of two distinct parts, an Ordinary Business meeting followed by the Adderbury & District WI AGM, with a Beetle Drive social event to end the evening.
Part A Ordinary Business: Matters arising – the social evening for 26th March at The Library which unfortunately Caroline has had to postpone until April because of her unavoidable absence and we all felt Caroline’s presence was essential. Resolutions: vote counts gave Failing to Care 13, Ending FGM 11 and Cutting back on Food Waste 3, our suggestions have been forwarded to the OFWI. OFWI Board of trustee Election – we have sent our named suggestions – Stella Oaks and Pauline Goddard – to the committee. Future activities: Circular Walk from Manor Road to Cotefield with coffee and cake before we complete our walk on Friday, 20th March from 10.30am Groups: Reading group meet next Wednesday at 7.30pm at Carda’s home for Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte; Needlecraft group will now meet on Wednesday, 25th March at 7.30pm at Janet Morgan’s home. Do come along and join in with our crafting activities of sewing, knitting anything, even ironing if you need to. Visit to Sulgrave Manor: evening visit on Thursday, 28th May 7.00pm at £9.00 per person with a minimum number of 15, with a sign-up sheet, and we can arrange car lifts if necessary. Farm Visit on Thursday, 28th June: thanks to June for arranging this most welcome event to which members may bring partners, and “supper only” if preferred; a sign-up sheet will be at our next meeting on 2nd April. Community items: Spring Fling Ceilidh Saturday 28th March, The Institute, 7.30 – 11pm, licensed bar, tickets £8.00 on sale at The Bell, with proceeds to Party in the Park. Adderbury Community Food Market Thursday 12th March 6 – 8.15pm. New Tea Rota: Laura is presently sorting this out but we need three volunteers for our next meeting on Thursday 2nd April – Val, Carol and Wendy volunteered.
Date of next meeting: Thursday 2nd April when our Guest Speaker will be Chris Windass, leader of Adderbury Ensemble.
Part B Annual General Meeting: A pictorial reflection:
Caroline hands over the gavel to Diane
flowers to Caroline from Diane
Pauline as Treasurer and President
Diane and Bernice
Stella Oakes, Bernice and Caroline
Stella Oakes and Diane
Beetle drive social event
Refreshments
Refreshments
A pictorial of Bernice’s report of our WI activities for 2014-2015 to follow….