January 2025

Resolution Meeting

Despite the very cold wintery weather there was a good turnout at this first meeting of the new year..

Each of the Resolutions, for the WI to consider, were explained by members of the committee so a vote could be taken and passed to Federation.

The 4 Resolutions were:

  • Let's Talk about Incontinence
  • Bystanders can be Lifesavers
  • Join the Repair Revolution
  • Eliminate Landfill of Medication Packaging

All of these 4 Resolutions were thought to be important and discussion was generated  before the vote was taken.

The Resolution that  was chosen was  "Lat's Talk about Incontinence"

The birthdays of Anita and Pauline were celebrated  with the singing of 'Happy Birthday 'and each lady was given a posy .

Other business discussed was :

  • The Coffee Morning to be held on March 12th. Volunteers to help and provide cake and Savoury items.
  • £50 raised from the Christmas Card Charity Box to be donated to The Watton and Wayland Times
  • Dates for the Book Club.January 11th Lunch Club. January 14th and Craft Club, January 22nd.
  • Subscriptions for this year have gone up by  £3 but it was decided that our subscription should remain at  £48 and the extra  £3 to be paid from our funds.
  • A Table Top Sale to be held on May 17th, £7  for a table
  • A trip on the Broads to be held in May if there is enough interest  The cost for the coach and Broads trip to be £20-£25

The Competition for the evening was to bring a Craft Item  that  has been made.and there was an array of beautiful items from our talented group.

The winners were:

First Place  Jan W.

Second Place  Anita

Third Place        Lynn

Coffee and tea and 2 games of Bingo completed the evening., with an amusing Final Thought from Karen.