Lickey WI met at the parish hall last Tuesday.

Notices included a fashion show with cheese and wine to be held on Tuesday, October 14, at the parish hall. Further names were added to the list for a Christmas shopping outing to Bath in November. Members welcomed the suggestion of a social skittles evening during the autumn and a date for this will be announced at the next meeting.

The speaker for the evening was Mike Wilkes, of Redditch, who delighted members with his extensive slides taken on safari in Tanzania.

Mike organises excursions twice a year for keen photographers and showed beautiful close-ups of birds, animals and inhabitants of the area, as well as spectacular scenic shots of the Serengeti and other national parks. He was thanked by Alison Hutchings for showing us such a variety of awe-inspiring photographs.

The competition winner of A Toy Tiger was Pat Schofield. Pat was also a lucky raffle winner, along with Pat Haddon and Elaine Pittom.

The next meeting will be the annual general meeting to be held at the parish hall on Tuesday, October 7. Members are requested to bring items for a bring and buy table. The competition will be for A Fashion Accessory.