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What do you do when the WI you ‘Fantastic Cocktails’ and August ‘A
belong to can’t meet in person? Do you Trip out to Elford Gardens’. Lots to
do anything? Yes, of course you do! look forward to this coming year.
You organise a meeting through emails In the meantime, members told each
and that is just what Woodlands WI did other what they had been doing in the
last Thursday April 9th. past month. Gardening featured
The minutes from March were sent out, heavily for many people, me included.
read and agreed upon for Helen the Some were more adventurous and had
President to sign. Any news from started new hobbies: knitting,
Staffs Federation, the National WI was crocheting, learning how to use Zoom
written about. In fact, both sections of and Tai Chi to name a few. I’ve seen
the WI have suspended events until some great crafted door hangings
June but have found ways of holding round Marchington Village and
Committee meetings via Zoom. Who gardens have never been so weed-free!
said the WI was old fashioned and out Some had to resort to those jobs that
of date! Liz had no finance news- thank you leave for a rainy day. What about
goodness we didn’t have to buy any tidying the knicker drawer? Jet
raffle tickets! washing the patio? More baking? And
The programme for 2020/ 2021 was the of course, the obligatory eating of
big news of the meeting as this year chocolate, especially Easter eggs. For
due to restrictions it hadn’t been others, work carried on, from home
printed, so couldn’t be handed out at instead of the office or for others the
the April meeting. But each member normal office at home which involved
has had a copy emailed to them, so we lambing and farming. A
all know what is happening at future to Julie D. who has hand crafted
meetings. To give you a flavour, June Easter cards and sent one out to each
is a ‘Good Time Get together,’ July is member- they are beautiful, thank you
so much!
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