Thankfully the snow cleared but our numbers were still depleted due to coughs, colds etc . Best wishes were sent to absent
members. Our resolution votes were announced and the majority of us were concerned about country bus services.
Monthly coffee mornings are most welcome and provide a chance to chat, and plans are in hand for our 72nd birthday celebration
next month. Twelve photographs depicting a year in the life of our WI have been approved and sent to Wilton Lodge for the
Elizabeth Bell competition. We have been busy !
Jill welcomed our speaker Pamela Egan an English Language Graduate. She began visiting Russia in 1989 at the invitation of Russian
teachers who were trying to teach English but had never heard it spoken. Obtaining a Visa and getting through customs was very
difficult but she was given a warm welcome on arrival. However she felt as if she had slipped back 50 years and described a Moscow
with no cars . She travelled to Yaroslavl and despite seeing beautifully carved wooden houses she also saw neglected buildings and
deprivation. There were no obvious shops and very little food. She saw an unequal society as some were clearly priviledged and
people had some strange and misguided views of life in our country.
Pamela last visited in 2006 and told us that buildings have been restored to their former glory and the markets are full of food
Her speakers donation will be sent to Child Aid. The charity helps young people in Eastern Europe. She was thanked by Rose.
Competition for something Red ......1st Jill , 2nd Jan , 3rd Pat Entries were varied and most interesting
Finding a flower of the month was difficult due to the snow..... 1st Pat , 2nd Jill, 3rd Jan
We meet on the first Monday of the month at 2.30pm in the Village Community Hall . Visitors and new members are most welcome.
Jill Deane