PEGGY welcomed everyone to the meeting and members were pleased to see Janet Clemas, WIA present and one visitor, the daughter of a member.

Pauline Bamber was thanked for organising the trip to the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham which had been enjoyed by members and their husbands and also members of the Lenches Ladies.

The WI flower arrangement in the church for the festival done by Anne Quickenden and Jan Ridgeley had been much admired.

A written report was available to members of the NFWI AGM.

A letter was read out from Yorkshire Tea - Pauline Bamber had nominated Pat Chitty as tea lady of the year for the organisation she does in arranging teas for visiting groups. Pat was awarded a runners-up prize.

The speaker and demonstrator for the evening was Josephine Morgan. A wonderful evening of watching beautiful paintings being created the Chinese way, bamboo, flowers, fishes and with a wonderful commentary of how she had become interested and spent many weeks learning the techniques in China. Same tools of her trade were passed around and members were able to have a go after the talk. Pauline Bamber thanked Mrs Morgan for such an enlightening evening.

The competition, a Chinese item, was won by Betty Bowron. Tea ladies were Barbara Forrester and Jenny Dainty.

Another splendid evening for the Lenches.