W.I.

President of Coningsby and Tattershall W.I. Janet Harrison welcomed members to the September meeting including visiting W.I.Adviser Mrs Lisemore.
Janet congratulated everyone’s participation in the Coningsby Show, winning the Scarecrow competition , a successful outside garden stall, supplying and looking after the refreshments.
She also asked for everyone to bring along programme planning ideas to the October meeting.
Correspondence included a thank you for helping at the Lincolnshire Show, notice of a beading workshop in November and Christmas wreathe making in December, plus an opportunity to meet the Chairman and Trustees and to ask questions at a Greet, Grub and Grumble evening in October.
There was a petition to sign and how to follow up regarding the Violence Against Women Campaign also a questionnaire “Women Reaching Women” from NFWI concerning international issues.
For the 90th anniversary fund raising there was a quiz from Jean Edwards selling at £1 each, cards for sale from the Craft Club and a member brought along fresh veg from the garden to sell while Connie reminded everyone she was having a further Whist Drive on 11th October.
Members then enjoyed an excellent talk from popular Rodney Cousins, this time talking on “Dutch Links” which included industry, ariculture, horticulture, buildings to name a few.
He commented that a building in Coningsby was the Elizabethan House which is built in the Dutch style. Evelyn Hodson told Rodney about the memorial Dutch Flag which is in the chapel in St Michael’s Church.
Connie Stennett won the monthly competition with a bowl decorated with tulips, Ena Lincoln came second.
Janet asked members to wear something pink at the next meeting for Breast Cancer.
Members meet each second Thursday in Coningsby Community Hall at 7.00pm and new ladies are always welcome.