News

Snow lay everywhere, cold and crisp and even – would any of our members brave these dreadful weather conditions to help make the January New Year’s party go with a swing?

Well, of course they did and thirty seven intrepid ladies arrived to greet each other and join in the afternoon’s fun.

Although Carole promised us not too much business there was a fair amount to be brought to everyone’s attention and at last it was time to start the “Beetle Drive”.

Initially there were the usual moans and groans and quite a few “how do we play this?” to be heard but it didn’t last and soon everyone was shouting for a six or a five or a four or a three or a two or a one to be thrown to get their beetle drawn. How can so few people make so much noise? It was wonderful to hear and certainly chased those January blues away.

After ten games had been played – yes ten – it was time to declare the winners and losers; who were – winners (highest scores); Christine Allard and Diane Lowe and the losers (lowest scores) well it has been decided politically correct not to name them! However all four players received a prize!

Then time for tea and to partake of a shared buffet and more importantly time to catch up on all the Christmas and New Year gossip. Meanwhile the Drama Group prepared to entertain with a short Panto – but I won’t say more as our roving reporter, Janet Cripps, is writing a review and you should find it elsewhere in the magazine.

I promised in the last report to let you know who had a birthday in January and at the beginning of the afternoon we had sung “Happy Birthday” to Gillian Philcox, Hettie Quinn, Margaret Prior and Hilary Clark. The monthly competition for anything starting with the letter “C” was won by Barbara Pemble with a beautiful fancy hair comb.

Carole had reminded us that there is to be an outing to Hampton Court Palace on Tuesday 23rd June, so please put it in your diaries. This will be open to WI members, family and friends and if there is room any odds and bods interested in going. If you would like more information regarding this trip, please contact me on 01303 891734. The cost will be in the region of £35.

Our next meeting is on Tuesday 3rd February in Hawkinge Village Hall, starting at 2pm. The speaker is Imogen Corrigan who is going to tell us all about the Bayeaux Tapestry.

Several new ladies were made welcome in January and so if you have the first Tuesday afternoon in the month free why not come along and join us. For more information please contact the secretary Margaret Charlton on 01303 892721 or our president, Carole Seabrook on 01303 891420.

Linda Barnes
Committee Member
HAWKINGE, ACRISE & PADDLESWORTH WI