The Committee Members

The Committee Members

President
Sally Thornhill
sallythornhill@gmail.com

Vice President
Carole Selby
carole.selby@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk

Treasurer
Pauline Ranson
paulineranson@ntl.com

Vice Treasurer
Georgina Conlon
georginac@stretfordgrammar.com

Secretary
Christine Hession
christine.hession@btinternet.com

Asst Secretary
Charlotte Conlon
conloncharlotte@yahoo.co.uk

Programme Organiser
Sameena Hafeez-Imam
sameenahafeezimam@hotmail.com

Asst Programmes
Di Schofield
dischofield@gmail.com

Asst Programmes
Wendy Adams
beautifulagain@live.co.uk

Outings Organiser
Judy Taylor
taylor34@ntlworld.com

Asst Outings
Claire Duffy
duffers64@hotmail.com

Publicity
Liz Thornhill
ethornhill19@aol.com

Publicity assistant
Carole Selby
carole.selby@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk

Refreshments
Sheila Lane
dsaclane@aol.com

Asst Refreshments
Wena Stevenson
art1morris@ntlworld.com

Database
Vicky Neal
vicki_neal@hotmail.co.uk

New members Meeter and Greeter
Di Schofield
dischofield@gmail.com

Raffle/Fundraising Organiser
Lianne Williams
lianne_libdem@yahoo.co.uk

Room Organiser
paulineranson@ntl.com

Didsbury Festival - a Buzzz

Saturday 06.06.09 - Didsbury Festival - The Bees are swarming...

We're now signed up for a plot at the Didsbury Festival. As our theme is Save the Honey Bee, I should say hive. We're in the midst of setting up our Team for this (Swarm?!??).

The basic idea is.... some of us dressed as bee's in the procession handing out Bee/WI information - possibly also hanging out the top of our old flower power hippy VW van (decorated with daisys and WI info)

We'll need help making items and womanning the stall as it may be selling:-

• Honey themed cakes


• Local Honey


• Bee attracting flowers, plants and seeds
  
• Anything else Honey-Bee like we can get our mitts on

We need to raise funds and get sponsorship for this - so get your thinking caps(antennae!) on

Carole has arranged a meeting for Wednesday 11th March - 7.30pm at the Didsbury. So far there are 5 of us who have volunteered.

We will be able to let you have some feedback at the next committee meeting.
Buzz Buzz

The February Meeting

February's meeting had Sally Dyke and Marilyn Lloyd, from Goostrey WI teaching us how to do simple flower decorations using oasis foam. I found it very interesting and we all took home our attempts - I've been inspired enough to try oasis again (although I was a Blur girl in the 90s - hoho). An impromptu auction of the display flowers also raised some welcome funds.

Pauline did a brilliant effort with emergency cakes and tea in as poor Sheila’s is ill. I took over the helm as President but had Lesley steady’s hand guiding me. I think it went alright, though I must have gabbed too much as I’ve now lost my voice!

We all met our committee members and agreed on some points – such as Honey Bees are our Didsbury Festival’s theme, The Manchester Children’s Hospital is our charity, Guerrilla Gardening might be a mistake, Pole Dancing lessons may be too crass for us, etc.

Everyone agreed to help out at the Didsbury Festival although only Vix volunteered to help organise it – and she had no choice as she was kipping on my sofa. So far then, Vix and I will be running it and press ganging you all in. Please do volunteer yourselves – we’ll need a team (or should that be a 'swarm'?).

Talking of being press-gangied: Ruth kindly volunteered to figure out and present the logistics of our skills-swap idea next month (Internet for Icing; Loo Cleaning for Lifts; Egg decorating for email; Knitting for...). They’ll be wowing us with a PowerPoint – don’t let me loose on that! I go power mad with transitions and animated bullets…

The Swap Table idea was also introduced – so do bring unwanted items next month and we’ll sell it for £1 – books, DVDs, Videos, clothes.

I have an order form if anyone wants a copy of the Cheshire News £2.50 for 11 copies.

Don’t forget the new time, day and venue next month! See you then. Please do comment on your thoughts of the February meet - good and bad/constructive!