Native Scottish Women’s Institutes (SWI) groups have held their first conferences of the yr.
The Glass SWI held their meeting on Thursday January 12.
The group, which have begun to satisfy by way of the daytime throughout the winter months, joined collectively on the Glass Hall throughout the afternoon to take heed to a model new speaker, sooner than holding tea and competitions.
Miranda Montgomery talked about: “For our first meeting of the yr we had a very fascinating and eloquent speaker, Sarah Kendrick, who knowledgeable us about her life as a specialist nurse working with people with in just a bit acknowledged sickness known as Batten Sickness, a disabling illness which will affect children.
“Fortunately a unusual illness what began as fairly a heart-breaking picture ended happily with extra moderen hopeful developments for giving these affected some top quality of life.”
The communicate was adopted by a top quality tea given by members Lilian Cameron and Frances Harrold, after which the enterprise.
Christine Locke gained one in all many groups competitions and obtained a Scottish-themed piece of China-ware and shortbread was gained by Marion Duff.
The Glass SWI will keep their subsequent meeting throughout the Glass Hall at 2.00pm on Thursday February 2.
Their subsequent speaker Eddie Enslie may be speaking about Life from South Africa to Dufftown.
Rhynie SWI moreover held their first meeting of the yr, with the ladies having enjoyable with a finger buffet hosted by the Rural Committee.
The group carried out video video games after which their competitions had been judged.
The winners of the Pretty Finger Ring had been – 1 Jenette Newcombe; 2 Evelyn Bain and three Irene Walker and the shortbread fingers winners had been – 1 Jenette Newcombe; 2 Margaret Reid and three Diane Muiry.
Group member Kate Hunter then proposed the vote of thanks.
At King Edward, Linda Thom welcomed 21 members and guests to the meeting on the 18th.
The minutes of the December had been be taught and permitted.
She then dealt with among the many enterprise sooner than introducing us to our speaker for the night time, Klaus Neilson and
Andrea who firstly gave a prime stage view as to how he bought right here to his career in fruit, vegetable and ice carvings.
Collectively together with his slide current, he knowledgeable how he was involved on this on cruise liners along with the Queen Mary 2nd.
He then demonstrated how one could make a flower from a carrot and gave each of us one to try.
The slide current included ice sculptures of a fort and Nessie which had been great.
It was a really fascinating communicate and he had launched alongside a number of of his carvings along with a floral preparations, all made with fruit and greens.
This was adopted by the identical previous tasty refreshments supplied by the hostesses, Linda Preston and Eva Collins with
contributions from Linda Thom and the raffle was drawn.
The Opponents winners had been as follows –
Flower of the Month – 1 Linda Thom and a few Dianne Smith.
Carved Fruit or Vegetable – 1 Dianne Smith; 2 Would possibly Wilson and three Linda Thom.
Pretty Bell – 1 Eva Collins; 2 Linda Thom and three Jennifer MacKay.
The vote of thanks was given by Mary Farquhar, to Klaus for his communicate, to the hostesses and to Linda for her common organising expertise.
The next meeting can be the Scots’Evening time on Friday, February 17.
On the meeting in Fyvie, president Carole Eddie welcomed members to the first meeting of the yr.
Enterprise was talked about,then Carole launched Jackie Hepburn from Turriff who gave members an fascinating communicate on Turriff and District Pipe Band on this their Centenary Yr.
Jackie was then requested to guage the month-to-month competitions with the outcomes as follows:
Two shortbread fingers -1 Isobel Watt; 2 Jan Nicol and three Elizabeth Riach.
Tartan Merchandise – 1 Carole Eddie; 2 Jan Nicol and three Linda Charles.
Gents Buttonhole – 1 Jan Nicol; 2 Linda Charles and three Jennifer Leys.
B C Ferguson opponents (sewn purse:)Jan Nicol.
A welcome of tea was supplied by Avril Watt and hostesses, sooner than Linda Charles proposed the votes of thanks.