Our two hostesses for the evening along with the committee had the hall looking lovely as we arrived. The business part of the meeting followed a quick 'fire drill' on a thankfully warm evening. Mary gave out information ahead of a busy few months before we voted on the Resolutions we'd read about in the WI Life magazine.
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| Ann, Pat and Pat making sure we were well fed and watered |
Enjoying our tea and scones
After lovely home-made scones with jam and cream we then enjoyed a really professional demonstration of flower arranging by ex-member Michelle West.
Throughout the demonstration she explained what she was doing and why and answered our many questions without losing her cool. The results were absolutely stunning.
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Pretty as a picture!
After making a beautiful 'formal' display Michelle then went on to make two smaller displays and then some hand-held bouquets. I think you'll agree with us the finished articles were stunning and yet she'd made it look so easy.
   
What a talented lady - many thanks Michelle
Each arrangement was then raffled off and the proceeds donated to Weston Park Hospital.
Our lucky winners
Whilst enjoying a chat we were also able to reminisce by looking at photo archives reflecting the life of Thorpe Hesley WI - so many wonderful memories.
The meeting finished with us looking forward to the Federation International Day (England) on May 15th.
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Hello
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