THE NEXT meeting of Salwarpe WI, at the village hall at 7.30pm on Monday, April 9, will feature a talk from the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust.
The competition will be themed on a ‘Favourite Place to Visit’.
Last month’s meeting saw two new members welcomed and Rosemary Prosser give a talk on National Hunt racing and Cheltenham.
Her presentation covered the early history of racing at Cheltenham which began with a flat race on Nottingham Hill in 1915 before heading to Cleeve Hill three years later where 30,000 gathered to watch the Gold Cup (then a flat race).
The talk also took members on a tour of the racecourse, including the Parade Ring, the Weighing Room, the corporate hospitality in the Grandstand and, of course, the Winning Post, where there is a statue of Best Mate and his ashes are buried. Best Mate won the Gold Cup three years in a row.
The competition of ‘horse-related mementoes’ went to Barbara Jauncey, with pedigrees and photographs of some of the horses she owned.
There were also China models, a picture of a stagecoach and black and white photographs.
It was also revealed the competition table raised £42.05 during the year for Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), which is aimed at raising the standard of living among rural women and families through education, training and community development programmes.
Following a break and cake, details of forthcoming events were announced including the arrival of WI county chairman Sue Stone at 2pm on Tuesday, April 10, for the official planting of the centenary tree in the grounds of Salwarpe Village Hall. Former Chairman Marjorie Whiting will also plant some snowdrops nearby.
Members are also looking forward to afternoon tea at Hanbury Hall on April 25 and the WI County Quiz the following evening where two teams from Salwarpe WI will compete at The Ark in Alvechurch.
