THE June meeting was held in the village hall. Mrs Hill welcomed everyone, including five visitors. The minutes, correspondence, and financial report were read out.

Our president then welcomed Mrs A Badage, who is the area representative for the Egg Craft Guild of Great Britain. Everyone was intrigued with her talk and demonstration. She also displayed some of her exhibits. Mrs Lang gave the vote of thanks.

The flower of the month competition was won by A Allen, M Mullen and B Clark. M Mullen won the special raffle prize donated by Mrs Badage. Other raffle winners were C Dallaway and I and A Spalding.

The July meeting was held in the village hall on July 13. Our president welcomed Mrs Foster who gave us a most interesting talk on pampered pets, which included guinea fowl, ducks, bantams, sheep, horses and dogs. She also showed us photographs of most of the pets. Mrs Foster's talk was enjoyed by everyone. Mrs Allen gave the vote of thanks. Competition winners for the flower of the month were F Ford, B Clark and M Yoxall. Raffle winners were C Dallaway and A Allen.

Afterwards, tea and biscuits were served.