Our meeting in November was very exciting as it was the very first time that we had held the main meeting away from the community centre. We were delighted to have the opportunity to visit the newly refurbished Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing Broadway for a private view and a talk from the director about the history and refurbishment. Pitzhanger Manor was the country house of the architect John Soane and a lot of work has gone into returning it to its former glory. The house was beautiful and the talk was fascinating—we were delighted that 41 members were able to join us for this, our biggest meeting since before the pandemic.
Our walking group braved the miserable weather of the coldest weekend of the winter so far and headed into the city of London to see the sculptures currently on display. They had a lovely time despite the weather and headed to a pub afterwards to thaw out.
Preceded by a rousing rendition of the WI anthem Jerusalem, our annual meeting took place with some members joining via Zoom. The usual business was conducted at a brisk pace; accounts brought to us courtesy of our Treasurer, Sarah, in Spain; Annual report on the year’s activities courtesy of Secretary Angeline; Michele gave a few words as outgoing President; committee/president elected with our WI adviser Yvette conducting the official business efficiently… all so we could move on to…our speaker.
