Meeting held 9th December 2015.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF PORINGLAND WI

held on Wednesday 9 December 2015

In the chair Mrs Pam Cooper, who welcomed members and visitors from Haddiscoe and Broome, Thurlton and Chedgrave/

Apologies for absence were received from Veronica, Maureen Scott and Rogers, Mary Baker and Jeanette Chapman.

There being no news of Members, the Birthday posies were presented.

Minutes of the October meeting were signed having been printed in Newsletter

Matters Arising none

Gazette and Correspondence none
Members were reminded that the 2016 Programme was included in their Newsletter whereany information and correspondence was to be found.

Arrangements for January meeting
Speaker will be Rosie Wilkin on Headdresses and Hairstyles thro history

Thanks will be by Nina.  The Secretary then explained the new competitions for January this will be items beginning with J
Tea hostesses are Sues Hinsley and France

There being no further business, Pam then introduced Jerry Morris who proceeded to entertain us with Irish Seasonal Songs and anecdotes.
He was thanked by Sam Mosedale, 

Everyone was then invited to purchase the £1 parcels in aid of charity and enjoy the ample refreshments brought by members.  The competition for a decorated bauble was won by Sue France, second Sue Cranmer.
After this the meeting closed at 9.30pm.

2016 Subscription Rates.

2016 subscription rates announced

• The NFWI Board of Trustees has set the membership subscription for 2016 at £37.50
• £18 of the subscription is kept by your WI, £8.40 will go to your federation and £11.10 will go to the NFWI
• Subscriptions are due in January 2016. The WI subscription year runs from January to December
• New members joining the WI for the first time, i.e. who have not previously been a member of any WI in the past 10 years, will pay a pro-rata subscription depending on the quarter in which they join The rate per quarter is shown in the following table
   
  

  Date of joining	Total subscription due
  1 Jan - 31 Mar	£37.50
  1 Apr - 30 Jun	£28.10
  1 Jul - 30 Sep	£18.75
  1 Oct - 31 Dec	£9.40

   
• WI members can belong to more than one WI, by paying the full membership fee to the first WI, and a further £18 to any additional WIs at any time of the year. There is no pro-rata rate for dual membership
• Each WI holds a minimum of eleven meetings each year and all members can contribute ideas to the annual programme of speakers, activities and events
• WI Members will receive eight copies per year of the WI membership magazine, WI Life and be able to access resources and information on the website and the WI Moodle. WIs are also kept up to date with news by regular mailings from the NFWI
• Federations also keep members informed about the wide variety of activities they offer to members regionally

We hope that you will enjoy your membership of the WI and all that it offers

This information can also be download as a PDF document here.

- See more at: https://www.thewi.org.uk/media-centre/news-and-events/current-news-and-events/2016-subscription-rates-announced#sthash.9tOU75Ob.dpuf

AGM November 2015.

Poringland WI

November was our annual meeting, when we checked our finances with the Treasurer, and the Committee Report reviewed the events of the year.  As this year was the WI Centenary year, there was a lot to report as well as our meetings and outings.  The highlights must include the evening receptions at Gressenhall, the Royal Garden party and the National Annual meeting which was attended by the Queen, who is a member of Sandringham WI.  This was screened live in the Community Centre thanks to John Henson, and we invited over 100 members from other WIs to join us and enjoy a picnic.  Fortunately the weather was fine on the day.

This year we sadly lost one dear friend, Margaret Hems, but have been joined by 4new members, however we are always happy to see more.  2 members retired from the Committee, but we were pleased that Sue France agreed to be co-opted on, and Pam Cooper was re-elected for another term of office as President.

After refreshments, Nina gave a report on her recent stay at Denman, the WI College in Oxfordshire, where she studied costume of the 40s and 50s.  The meeting finished with a fun quiz which was won by Maureen Scott and Veronica Brett.

Our next meeting will be on 13 January, when Rosie Wilkin will be telling us about Headdresses and Hairstyles through history.

Visitors are always welcome at our meetings which are held in the Community Centre on the second Wednesday each month (except August), but if you would like to talk to someone first, or need help to get to the Community Centre, please contact Pam Cooper, President on 01508 491674, or Lesley Sanders, Secretary on 01508 492155.

L Sanders