Secretary Julie Andrews welcomed 36 members and one visitor to the April meeting. Jackie was thanked for the flowers and coffee hostesses Nicky, Caroline and Tricia were also thanked. Along with Gill for running the sales table and Diane and Cynthia for the monthly raffle.
The record of the last meeting was approved and signed.
The Treasurer reminded us that tickets for the NFWI raffle were now available.
Forthcoming Events: 4 June NFWI Annual Meeting Watch Party will be at The Tin Tabernacle, £5.00 on the door and please bring own lunch and 16 JULY CGWI Summer outing to Maison Dieu, Dover. For more details click here.
Tricia who was our delegate at the EKFWI Annual Meeting gave a report of the meeting, followed by Sarah and Dawn who were stewards at the meeting, who gave us a review of the main speaker “Miss Cherry Bombe” a burlesque dancer. Their review included a short demonstration!
After coffee and cake, we welcomed back Melanie Gibson- Barton whose talk was entitled “Ostend- more than just fish and flip-flops” and was a colourfully illustrated, wide ranging talk that provided an insider’s view of the “City by the Sea.” Through Melanie’s photographs and her extensive postcard collection she demonstrated the historical growth of Ostend from the foremost fishing port in Belgium to the Queen of Seaside resorts. Melanie’s talk demonstrated how Ostend has rebuilt itself again through the centuries after each devastating adversity. As usual this was an interesting and enjoyable talk.
Kate Dilks gave the vote of thanks.
For details of the next meeting click here.