December meeting

Merry Christmas to all blog readers and a prosperous new year!
The December monthly meeting is traditionally a party but also sees the introduction of a new committee and this year was no different. There were loads of items for the festive buffet, a secret Santa sack and glasses of wine. The entertainment was provided by the Downley WI group who have visited us before. They looked very smart in their co-ordinated outfits, their jokes were just right for the audience and the revue pieces made everyone laugh. The whole performance was fast-moving and slick so we would certainly recommend them to others.
A quick quiz had been devised to gently introduce the members to thinking about the resolutions from which they must select one next month. We then discussed whether we wanted to buy our own head mike or whether we would share one with the other WI in the town. The handheld mike that we have is difficult to use when the speaker has notes or items to demonstrate so we were all in favour of replacing it with a head mike. Problems of storage and of organising the swap between WIs and costs were all aired but the final vote went for the purchase of our own.
The programme for 2019 will be available for everyone when members pay the annual subscription at our next meeting on the second Wednesday of January instead of the first because of the clash with the holiday for New Year.
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