VICE-president Beryl Parsons welcomed members to the April meeting and thanked them for their contributions and help at the recent hot cross bun morning when the raffle raised £70 for Macmillan Nurses.

Netta Pearson gave reports on the Malvern council meeting and the Weatheroak goup meeting.

Joan Johnson, winner of last year's Denman bursary, spoke about the enjoyable course she had recently attended on papier mache craft, although she had reservations about the decorated plant holder she had produced. Brenda Dainty won this year's draw.

Joe Brookstone talked about his many appearances on TV quizzes over the years. These included Going for Gold, Fifteen to One and Countdown but he always yearned to take part in Mastermind.

There are thousands of applicants each year from which 300 are selected for interview and a final 48 are chosen as participants. Joe made the first of five applications in 1988 and appeared on the programme in 1994 with "The Life of Fred Karno" as his specialist subject - both his maternal grandparents were members of Fred Karno's troupe.

He subsequently appeared in a semi-final and then final of high-scoring losers with Don Bradman as his subject.

He is now a member of the Mastermind Club and is mentioned twice in Magnus Magnusson's memoirs.

At the meeting today at 2pm, the resolutions to be presented at the national AGM will be discussed.