Some of the activities which were mentioned were the coffee mornings at the Beach Arms on 22nd March and 26th April at 10.30am. What the bride wore is an exhibition at Viables on 8th May. Theatre trip to see Sister Act on 21st May, and the Group round of the Quiz is on 25th May at Kempshott Village Hall.
Traditional Houses of the Worthy Villages was the subject of the talk and slide show by Bill Fergie for our meeting in March. Houses can be dated by the ring dating of the tree wood and carbon dating. The tree is chopped down and used in house building while the wood is pliable and so this helps to date the house. There are about 25 houses between 1250 and 1700 in the Worthies by the river, now kept in good condition. The oldest is Headbourne Rectory from 1400.
Some of the activities which were mentioned were the coffee mornings at the Beach Arms on 22nd March and 26th April at 10.30am. What the bride wore is an exhibition at Viables on 8th May. Theatre trip to see Sister Act on 21st May, and the Group round of the Quiz is on 25th May at Kempshott Village Hall.
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Our Burns Night Celebration with a talk by Jonathan Jones was slightly belated but nevertheless interesting and enjoyable. Robert Burns was born on 25th January 1759 and that is the day when the celebration takes place. It involves an address to the haggis on a grand silver plate midst bagpipes and a great deal of whisky. Then there follows the Immortal Memory Speech which may be serious. Burns was born to a very poor crofter but received an education. He was a great charmer and fathered 12 children by 4 different women. His poems were mostly lyrics in the local dialect. He was a man of great compassion with humour ,wit and saw the goodness in everyone. When he died in 1796 there were 10,000 mourners at his funeral.
Several of our members wore something tartan and there was a competition for homemade shortbread which we could then eat with our coffee. At last there are some events to sign up for. The spring Council Meeting at Portsmouth when Kate Botley is speaking is on March 22nd. An exhibition of wedding dresses takes place in May. There is a theatre visit on 21st May to see Sister Act by BATS. Oakley Afternoon WI are going to a garden near Devizes on June 1st. Our celebration of the Jubilee is a tea party on June 10th. The Friday walking group has been to Hannington, the Town centre and Basing in January. The next coffee mornings at the Beach Arms are on Feb 22nd and March 22nd. On March 8th at 7.30pm, Bill Fergie will be talking about Traditional Houses in the Worthy Villages. See you there! |
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