Aston and District W.I. March Report

Our president Glenys Inight welcomed everyone to the meeting and a special welcome was given to our 4 visitors.

After singing Jerusalem, the correspondence was read.

Members were reminded that subscriptions would be due next month £50.00

The Walking Group will be meeting at Nantwich Town Football ground at 10.15am on Wednesday March 12th followed by lunch at the football club

Luncheon group is meeting on Friday March 14th at The Farmers Arms, Ravensmoor .

Social darts were to start at the home of Rosemary Lomas, dates to be arranged.

Member May Page has celebrated her 90th birthday and we sent happy birthday wishes.

4 members are representing us at the Federation Quiz at Faddiley in April.

On Thursday 10th April there is to be a zoom meeting “Inspiring Women in the Early Years”

Members were reminded about the Malbank Group Meeting on Tuesday March 18th at The Nantwich Town Football Club at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Debra Drake, a finalist in the Sewing Bee. The competition is for anything to do with bees, members voted, and Sheila Jones’s bee will represent us. Tickets are £10.00.

The Malbank Group are also organising a trip to the Black Country Museum on Tuesday 3rd June . Tickets £20.00. Other events being planned include a Bowls tournament in June and in October a Dominoes evening.

Our President introduced our speaker, Andy Bennett who gave us a fascinating talk on Moulton Glass. He had worked for Customs and Excise for 39 years and then took some evening classes in Stained Glass and fell in love with it! He converted an outbuilding into a modern workshop and Moulton Glass started from there. Glass comes from the Roman times. He described different types of glass and had examples to show us. He showed us slides of the stained/lead glass in Churches and Cathedrals and of local properties including Little Moreton Hall and Peckforton Castle where he had worked on the windows.

The vote of thanks was given by Denise Fisher.

The Competition for a glass ornament was won by Diane Joslyn.

Members enjoyed tea and cake followed by short quiz “name that song” following which the raffle was drawn.

Our next meeting will be on Friday evening April 4th at 7.15pm at Broomhall & Sound Chapel when the talk will be Airplane Wing Walking and the competition is a holiday postcard.

Visitors and new members are always very welcome. For further information please look at our facebook page -Aston and District WI Facebook page

Jenny Bourne