The last few months
have seen Poringland WI change their way of how to keep in touch with members
when the meetings had to start being cancelled.
It was agreed all members especially those who live on their own received phone calls from committee members as everyone appreciated a friendly chat. Birthday flowers have been replaced by delivering Birthday cards.
Poringland is also lucky to have 25 of its members on line which has enabled us to forward the Norfolk WI News directly to them along with our monthly newsletters, other members have received printed copies. This method has been repeated with all the correspondence received from the office especially information on scams, our magazine editor also included a quiz one month with answers provided in the next months newsletter.
Our February meeting was a craft evening and members designed Triangles for bunting to be used at our 100 year celebrations on May 13th. Unfortunately the party was cancelled, however the day has some nice memories; early in the morning the local radio congratulated us on our centenary, every member received a commemorative chocolate and we received a letter of congratulations from the Queen.
It was agreed all members especially those who live on their own received phone calls from committee members as everyone appreciated a friendly chat. Birthday flowers have been replaced by delivering Birthday cards.
Poringland is also lucky to have 25 of its members on line which has enabled us to forward the Norfolk WI News directly to them along with our monthly newsletters, other members have received printed copies. This method has been repeated with all the correspondence received from the office especially information on scams, our magazine editor also included a quiz one month with answers provided in the next months newsletter.
Our February meeting was a craft evening and members designed Triangles for bunting to be used at our 100 year celebrations on May 13th. Unfortunately the party was cancelled, however the day has some nice memories; early in the morning the local radio congratulated us on our centenary, every member received a commemorative chocolate and we received a letter of congratulations from the Queen.
In the afternoon several members proved they are ready to keep up with technology and we joined up via Zoom for a toast and sang Jerusalem. Several people singing together proved to be a challenge as the singing was not in sync.
The committee has now held a meeting/chat by Zoom several times.
Other activities that have been taking place are making laundry bags for nurses and
adding additional embroidery to our top table cloth marking our Centenary Year along with stitching the bunting together on the tape ready for nexts year's delayed celebrations.
Pam Cooper.
