On a very cold wintery morning with snow, sleet and rain falling at times President Christine Farquhar welcomed 28 members and 2 guests to the first meeting of Castle Green WI in 2026.
After the usual safety notices Julie B, Sue and Carol were thanked for acting as our coffee hostesses. Members were reminded of the next meetings of all our sub groups.
We then voted on the resolutions to be put forward at the NFWI Annual Meeting in June. The clear “winner” was “Action on Women’s homeless”. If chosen by all the NFWI this will naturally dovetail with our support this year for the Kent charity Rising Sun that helps women affected by domestic abuse. Christine told us that at our June meeting we will be learning more about this charity .
After giving the bank balance, Wendy reminded us that subs would be collected at the February meeting, details of how and what to pay being given in the February newsletter.
After coffee and a chance to catch up with friends we welcomed Brian Russell who gave a very interesting account of taking photographs at all kinds of events in the UK and abroad. He told us he had an archive of some 2 million photos that he had taken over 30 to 40 years at work.
Tricia gave the VOT .
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