HARDINGTON AND PENDOMER WI
MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY MEETING HELD ON
11th February 2009 at 7.45 pm in the Village Hall

PRESENT: 25 members and 5 guests

President, Jenny Dodd, welcomed members and guests, Anne Bennett from Friends of Yeovil Hospital, Sue Scott from Princess Alice Hospice and Eileen Hurd from ACWW plus a photographer from the Western Gazette. Anne Bennett and Sue Scott were present to be presented with a cheque each in the sum of £2,500, this being the proceeds from our very successful Marks & Spencer’s Ladies’ Night. Elaine Gilmore thanked everyone who had been involved and introduced Anne and Sue. Sally Norris and Jayne Jones presented the cheques. Anne and Sue thanked everyone for their wonderful efforts and although neither had been able to be present on the night, they had both heard enthusiastic reports of the event from those who had been there. They stressed how important such events were to them for their fund raising efforts.

Sue Scott invited members to attend the Hospice Open Day on 30th May at 2.15pm when the new garden will be open for visitors to see.

Photographs were taken by the local press photographer and our own Brenda Bickerton to mark the occasion.

The evening continued with a talk by Eileen Hurd who is the Somerset Federation representative of ACWW – Associated Country Women of the World. Eileen explained how the association exists to promote friendship and help to other women across the world. Pennies for Friendship started as a way of fund raising in 1939. She told us of various projects that have taken place to help rural woman – things like providing a clean source of water, text books for education and even wheelbarrows to make life easier to transport things over long distances.

Jenny thanked Eileen for her insight into ACWW. Members were then invited to visit the Bring & Buy stall and buy raffle tickets, whose proceeds were to go to ACWW. This they did enthusiastically and £65 was raised for this worthy cause.

After a break for refreshments, the evening continued with the AGM resolution – SOS for Honey Bees – Honey Bees play a vital role in the pollination of food crops and in our environment. In view of concerns about accelerating decline in the UK honey bee population, this meeting urges HM Government to increase funding for research into Bee Health.

Vivien Cherry gave a passionate and interesting presentation in favour of the resolution and the members voted unanimously to support it.

The business meeting then followed.

APOLOGIES: Sue DeBoemhler, Fiona Chadwick, Rosemary Richards, Carol Vallis, Kay McKiver, Anne Lunt.

BIRTHDAY POSIES: Jenny Dodd (April), Anne Lunt, Elaine Gilmore, Elizabeth Sawtell, Rachel Moulden.

Congratulations were expressed to Fiona Chadwick for passing the Food Hygiene Certificate. (Fiona was not at the meeting)

MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING ON 8TH APRIL: these were deemed to be correct and signed by Jenny Dodd.

CORRESPONDENCE & BOARDS:

ANY OTHER BUSINESS:

Sue Phillips asked for volunteers to help with Farm Sunday teas and/or to make cakes.

Jenny asked for members to donate jam for our July Cream Tea meeting.

Interest Groups – book club are reading their second book – meeting date TBA

Walking Group will arrange next walk at the end of the meeting – 3rd June agreed.

Lunch bunch will meeting on 25th June in Somerton.

Jenny asked members if they wished to continue with the Flower of the Month competition as entries were dwindling – only one this month! It was agreed to suspend it over the summer and make a bigger effort starting in October.

Fiona Chadwick is having a Tea Party in her garden on 21st May in aid of the Church Restoration Fund – hopes to see many people there.

NEXT MEETING: 10th June – Out Meeting to Cider Brandy Company followed by a meal at the Rose & Crown, East Lambrook.

The meeting closed at 10.00pm

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Hardington Mandeville
Parish Council
2012