WOOLAVINGTON WI MEETING NOVEMBER 2016
Dr Francis Burroughs kept us laughing with amusing tales of his experiences speaking to Women’s Institutes throughout the West country, covering the areas of Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire and Somerset. This popular speaker has several engagements each week talking on such varied subjects as Bristol Blue Glass and the Victorian Head Gardener.
Our talk was appropriately entitled “can you play Jerusalem?”. Mentioning no names we heard stories of idiosyncratic members and venues, including one village hall located out in the wilds of the countryside where Dr Burroughs had to spend 30 minutes waiting outside an apparently deserted hall. The audience of 12 worthy ladies appeared shortly before the start time of 7.30 and proceeded to spend the majority of the evening discussing business before instructing Francis to finish promptly at 9.30 as the lights would then go out.
In contrast one youthful WI has fully embraced modern technology as evidenced by the following opening address from the President.
“Welcome to this evening's meeting. The minutes of the last meeting have been circulated by email. I have received no alterations and have therefore signed them as read and correct. The programme for the next 3 months is on the website also details of the summer outing for which the deposit is now required and can be paid by Paypal. And now I would like to welcome our speaker.”
Might this be the shortest business meeting ever?
Dr Burroughs talk was well received by a good attendance of members and 4 visitors. Resolutions were discussed and names taken for the various seasonal activities; Group concert, party and shopping trip to Gloucester Quays
Dr Francis Burroughs kept us laughing with amusing tales of his experiences speaking to Women’s Institutes throughout the West country, covering the areas of Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire and Somerset. This popular speaker has several engagements each week talking on such varied subjects as Bristol Blue Glass and the Victorian Head Gardener.
Our talk was appropriately entitled “can you play Jerusalem?”. Mentioning no names we heard stories of idiosyncratic members and venues, including one village hall located out in the wilds of the countryside where Dr Burroughs had to spend 30 minutes waiting outside an apparently deserted hall. The audience of 12 worthy ladies appeared shortly before the start time of 7.30 and proceeded to spend the majority of the evening discussing business before instructing Francis to finish promptly at 9.30 as the lights would then go out.
In contrast one youthful WI has fully embraced modern technology as evidenced by the following opening address from the President.
“Welcome to this evening's meeting. The minutes of the last meeting have been circulated by email. I have received no alterations and have therefore signed them as read and correct. The programme for the next 3 months is on the website also details of the summer outing for which the deposit is now required and can be paid by Paypal. And now I would like to welcome our speaker.”
Might this be the shortest business meeting ever?
Dr Burroughs talk was well received by a good attendance of members and 4 visitors. Resolutions were discussed and names taken for the various seasonal activities; Group concert, party and shopping trip to Gloucester Quays