Poringland WI
After the jollity of our December Christmas party, we had a sobering talk about the Norfolk Blood Bikes in January. We learnt that SERV Norfolk is a registered charity run by local volunteers and theytransport blood, plasma, platelet, samples, vaccines, factor VII, donor breast milk and any other urgently required medical items to hospitals. They are on call at night, daytime weekends and bank holidays and the service is provided completely free of charge, allowing the NHS to divert funds where they are needed most. The volunteers receive no financial compensation for their time or costs and rely on donations to cover the running costs of £3,000 per month needed to keep the motor bikes on the road.
At our meeting on 8 March, the speaker will be Daphne Howlett with a talk on Conchology. Lots of shells will be on display, and the competition is for articles made from Shell.
We always make visitors very welcome at our meetings which take place on the second Wednesday evening each month in the Community Centre. Details are to be found on our Blog page and in the foyer of the Centre, or phone if you would like to know more, or if you need a lift to the meeting. Lesley 01508 492155 or Pam on 01508 491674
Lesley Sanders
