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Sylvia
Blight presenting
North
Lincs FederationChairman,
Ann Barnes, with a plant
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Burgh
le MarshW.I. held their Annual General Meeting this month with the North
Lincs Federation Chairman, Ann Barnes, officiating the nominations and
election of the new committee and president procedures. Pamela Vessey
was re-elected as president and the committee members were also elected
en-bloc.
The
Secretary, Audrey Chatterton, gave her annual report giving a month
by month account of subjects and speakers. Pamela Vessey gave her presidents
report and thank yous to officers and committee members for their personal
contributions in their various forms. Brenda Manning, Treasurer, presented
the accounts reports and explained the income and expenditure transactions.
Ann
Barnes gave a talk and explained that the monthly competition proceeds
for the Association of the Country Women of The World were being used
for victims of the Tsunami and one village was being the focus of the
project to rebuild and rehabilitate it. Ann also judged the members'
display of crafts and selected three items jointly, A Herb Pillow, made
by Margaret Williamson, a water colour painting of a Squirrel, also
by Margaret Williamson and a Cross Stitch Picture Tableau by Leila Ladd.
The
overall winner for the year's competition was June Smith and the overall
winner for the Bloom of the Month was Kath Taylor.
Following
the Scrabble play off, two teams are being entered for the Scrabble
tournament at Hundleby W.I. on 30 th March, Gladys Waite and Phyllis
Hezzell, team 1 and Sylvia Blight and Sheila Chapple for team 2.
Letters
thanking Burgh WI members for their hospitality at last month's meeting,
the 81st birthday party, were received from Croft and Thorpe St Peter.
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