Binegar Committee

Meeting at 7.30pm at Anne's.   Usual productive meeting.

Lunch Club

A Chinese meal is the order of the day for the next Binegar Lunch outing - Jo is thrilled - what a lovely change (if you like Chinese food!!).  It seems many do by the list attending!!

Film Club on Friday 10th August

A Royal Affair  -   The Scandalous Royal Romance of Caroline Matilda and Johann Struensee  - 

"I would marry him I loved, and give up my throne and my country," Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark (1751-1775)

 Well Cynthia and Eileen went down on the bus (bus passes to the fore!) and arrived in plenty of time - this time we were joined by two ladies from Wookey Hole.
Some found the film very interesting and have since looked up Caroline Matilda on the web ........  BUT .... we found it too long - and judging by the look of the others who went - it was 'exhausting'!!      The length, sub-titles   .............  all agreed (even one of the organisers) it could have done with at least 20 mins cut out - BUT had a lot to recommend (well I enjoyed most of it!!).   Cynthia gave it a definite NO NO!!

Enjoyed lunch in the Good Earth while  we regained our 'sanity'!!   A wander around Wells small shops and then the bus home - an epic outing!!

NB:   In September - club will be available weekly - gives plenty of choice of films - wonder how this will effect further membership - have written news to all who originally enquired but have 'as yet' fallen by the wayside during the summer holidays!!

Highclere Castle Outing

Highclere in its park.

A frieze in the Egyption exhibition which was in the cellar - spooky - but fascinating - glad we toured this before lunch!

1.  Cynthia and Chris near the Monk's Garden.

2.  Highclere Castle above right.

3..  The Secret Garden - no rain at all - dull but delighted to do our walk in the dry.

4. On the way back to the coach - Pauline the organiser in the centre in white chatting to Ruth and Mary of Oakhill.   Pauline is President of Ashwick & Oakhill WI and a dual member of Binegar WI - good on you Pauline great day - great timings - fab tea!!              Great  outing to HIghclere Castle - did the castle / the Egyptian exhibition (Tutankhamen tomb discovered by Earl Carnarvon and Howard Carter in 1922-1923 - WOW!) and sauntered around the gardens.  We loved 'The Secret Garden'.  Good company with Chris, Cynthia, Ruth and Mary.  All followed by a fab tea at Marden WI - congrats to Pauline for arranging and inviting Binegar to join in.

!st August - ACWW / Iceland event

Well approx 80 people booked tickets but I think 75 came in the end because we had a few who were poorly.   We had ACWW Reps from Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire, Worcester, W. Midlands and Surrey and a lot of WI members from Somerset.   The speakers, Valerie Stevens, Kay Trippick spoke about Belarus,  Mary Andrews told us about the 2013 Triennial in  Chennai  India and Jackie about the 2016 Triennial in England sponsors W. Midlands Federation.   Our afternoon speaker was Bob Chaplow from Wantage an eminent geologist talking about his holiday in Iceland - luckily his wife was able to attend as well.     Day went well according to most attendees.  Money not counted yet but the result seems fairly positive.

Many thanks to our great team of helpers,  Ruth and Chris did sterling work all day in the kitchen,  Doreen took the money in the morning and worked in the kitchen in the afternoon,  Sue came down in the morning to help set up and helped in the kitchen in the afternoon.  Moira ran the stall all day, Hazel from Chewton helped in the kitchen and then did the raffle in the afternoon.  Kath kept busy where she could.  Molly did some washing up as well.  Helen arrived late but did her bit.   I hope I've mentioned everyone.  Anne will be busy sorting out our accounts.   So many stars who made the whole day possible.  There were some excellent helping husbands too;  Paul, Gethryn, Dave, Andrew - well done lads - you were marvellous those tables disappeared by magic (thanks to Paul and Gethryn for getting them out in the morning as well).   Thank goodness for the microphones what a bonus now some of our members are hard of hearing!

 Belarus Market plus map of Belarus  - note the position of Chernobyl - hence the majority of suffering from this meltdown were Belarussians.

Our afternoon speaker's subject was Iceland - map and costumes as above.