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Royal British Legion womens section, Pershore branch wk11

11:01am Monday 15th March 2010

The Royal British Legion Pershore Branch March meeting was opened by Chairman Stephanie Elphick and business for the evening was brief. Further names were taken for the Group II meeting at Fladbury on April 19 and trips to Symonds Yat and Croome Court were discussed. Wendy Griffiths, Vice Chairman, read two poems written by students at Pershore High School reflecting on remembrance and these would be incorpated in our Poppy displays later in the year. Speaker for the evening was Mrs Susan Hall who demonstrated icing and decorating an Easter Cake, which was then raffled and winner was Mrs Lin Holland. Refreshments were taken and included hot cross buns which were enjoyed by members. The next meeting will be held on April 6 when Mr Jeynes will attend talking on Worcestershire Villages and there will be a table top sale. New members welcome.

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Pebworth & District WI wk10

10:01am Wednesday 10th March 2010

At our March meeting, we were treated to a fantastic evening by Sue Darley with her 'Film and Television Dogs'. The four dogs, Fidget, Tori, Cracker and Dodger, gave a brilliant display of obedience and were trained to respond to anyone using the same commands. Most of them originated in a Dogs Rescue Home or Trust. They had appeared in various films, such as Cranford, Young Victoria and Doc Martin, to name but a few. You wanted to take them home as they were so delightful! Sue was thanked by Lesley Janowski. Jenny McLeish, our president, welcomed guests, Sue Hampson and Ruth Guthrie and she also wished the WI a Happy 59th birthday.

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Pershore Ladies Guild wk10

10:11am Monday 8th March 2010

Our Meeting on March 2 had a very satisfactory start, when the Chairman, Mrs Cynthia Johnson, presented a cheque for £1960 to Major Ian Baldry for our 2009 Charity 'Help for Heroes'. This fantastic amount had been raised by the very generous efforts of Guild Members holding a Charity Lunch, Coffee Morning, Tea Afternoon, Open House, Raffles, donations from our Literary Group and several performances by The Guilded Lilies our Entertainment Group.

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Pershore and District Gardening Club wk9

10:08am Monday 1st March 2010

Pershore and District Gardening club held its monthly meeting in Wulstan Hall on Thursday February 25. There was a very good attendance which included six new or returning members and four visitors. Our speaker for the evening was Marie Paginton and her talk was entitled 'Snowdrops'. We enjoyed a lively mix of chat and slides. We were given a detailed talk on the botany of the snowdrop with slides to explain the different species and varieties within each one. Marie also explained about the growing and propogation methods used. Then we were treated to some inside stories and gossip about 'Galanthophiles' and their quest for new varieties. It was reminiscent of a soap opera, and we were astounded at the prices some will pay for just one bulb, some changing hands for several hundred pounds! She told of her experiences helping a snowdrop grower to harvest and pack bulbs 'in the green', for despatch around the world. There followed a lively question and answer section and everyone felt they had had an enjoyable introduction to the world of snowdrops.

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Pershore WI wk8

10:53am Tuesday 23rd February 2010

The members of Pershore WI were taken on an Okavango Odyssey by speaker Phred Newbury at the start of their February meeting. The illustrated talk was in two parts: first a safari through the Maremi Wildlife Reserve where we saw beautiful photographs of Phred’s close encounters with various wild animals and then we learnt about the pre-school at Samochima, a remote village in North-West Botswana, which she visits to help teach the children and arrange improvements to the building. It was all most interesting and Helen Roe gave the vote of thanks.

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Pershore Ladies Guild wk6

10:06am Wednesday 10th February 2010

On February 2 we held our Annual General Meeting and our 6th Birthday Party at the Football Cluib in Pershore. Before our meeting started Mrs Sarah Hudson came to talk to us about the Evesham Stroke Unit, giving us an insight on the workings and aims of the Unit, as it is our Charity for the current year. After the usual reports on our last year's activiites, we had tea and a slice of Birthday cake. We were then entertained by our own Guilded Lilies and finished up with a general sing a long. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday March 2 at 2 o'clock at the Football Club, Pershore. Visitors will be very welcome.

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Pebworth & District WI wk6

10:02am Wednesday 10th February 2010

Rob Flemming entertained us at the February meeting, talking about 'Shazam-History of the Regal Cinema in Evesham'. His very interesting presentation took us through the various changes of ownership and names of the cinema throughout its history, arriving at the Regal today. Many great occasions have been celebrated there and it certainly brought back very special memories to a few of our members! Rob was thanked by Fran Geering.

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Royal British Legion womens section, Pershore branch wk6

11:22am Monday 8th February 2010

The Royal British Legion Wowmen’s Sextion Pershore Branch held the first meeting of the new year on February 2. Chairman Stephanie Elphick opened the meeting with the Silent Tribute and Exhortation and then welcomed new member Lin Holland. Sick Visitor's Report was given by Vice Chairman Wendy Griffiths who had visited present and past members, Edna Price, Vi Miles, Eve Gibbs, Gladys Rawlinson, Eve Lewis and Audrey Ambler, also Ivy and Jo Reid, Mary Marshall and Beryl Boden contacted.

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Pershore Volunteer Centre wk6

10:56am Monday 8th February 2010

As always we need more volunteers to fill the many opportunities we have. If you have some time to spare, why not volunteer? Below are some of our latest opportunities.

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Pershore and District Gardening Club wk5

9:47am Tuesday 2nd February 2010

The first meeting of the New Year was held at Wulstan Hall on Thursday January 28 and was well attended despite the weather. We were treated to an audio visual slide prestenation by Anita and John Ruffell. The subject was Focus on Scottish Gardens. On a cold winter evening it was a treat to be transported to a host of the best gardens in Scotland, including Dawyck Botanical, Castle Kennedy, Threave, and Inverewe. We also had a trip around the Isle of Aran including a visit to Brodick garden. The photography was excellent and showed the delightful scenery to its best advantage. There was a comentary by Anita and a background of music to set the scene. Everyone throughly enjoyed the evening and left feeling much better for the experience.