The Kentish Gazette - 8th December, 2005

Around the Villages: Barham

From our correspondent Amanda Willis about the local WI.

During the annual meeting Dora R. was presented with a box of heathers to thank her for her work and support during her years as a committe member. Three new memebers joined the existing committee, Mrs. C., Mrs. S and Mrs. W. Mrs. B agreed to remain president for another year.

During the year the Wednesday Walkers achieved their 90 miles of extra walking and are now compiling a scrapbook which will be entered in the Federation competition. Another achievement was Barham with Kingston receiving third place in the 90th birthday cake competition.

Mrs. B. thanked her committee for their support, especially Mrs. R. who supervises the teapot. The finances are sound and reports were received on the Etchinghill birthday party, the group meeting and the Federation Day.

After the business, entertainment was provided by Mrs. S reading Pam Ayre's poem about the common cold and Mrs. F. reading one of her own stories, Ladies Only.

The next meeting is the Christmas lunch today. As is tradition, members are asked to decorate themselves with a piece of tinsel and take a gift up to the value of £1.50 for the bran tub and an unwrapped gift for the Brockman Family Centre. The competition today is for a pomander.

It's so beautiful it nearly made Julie cry. We have so much to look forward too.

P.S. Sorry about the layout changing about but I am making an effort to learn HTML (web programming language). Life is just not complete until you can create and post your own webistes. I have so many that I want to make including: www.myhometel.co.uk, www.canterburyhostfamilies.co.uk and www.canterburyservicedapartments.co.uk (bit long that one) and also www.canterburyhomemakeovers.co.uk. They are all in the pipeline somewhere except it is a very long pipe.