‘SAY CHEEZ’ ……. An extremely popular community event in September was our Cheese tasting evening. The hall was packed with members, family and friends all enjoying the delicious range of cheeses provided by ORSOM hand-made cheeses. Hannah, from The British Food Box’, worked very hard all night explaining how each cheese was made and ensuring each person had a taste of no less than14 different cheeses.
People were encouraged to bring their own drinks to help cleanse the palate between each tasting… at least that’s what we thought the copious bottles of wine adorning each table were for.
Members had worked hard decorating the hall, & laying tables with fresh flowers, crackers and grapes. The harvest festival themed raffle went down a real treat.
‘When’s the next one?’ was the retort from a number of villagers, some of whom had not attended a community event in the Village Hall before. |So we’ve got to put our thinking caps on now …..
‘WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS’ was another proud cry from us in The Ridwares WI, as we won not 1 but 2 awards from SFWI this year! The first was the Press Report Shield which was won by our Press Officer, Kath Parson, who also collected these awards on our behalf. The Ridwares WI were joint first for this award along with Haughton W I.
The Judge’s comments for The Ridwares submission: –
“Well-written, with a good flow, and plenty of photos showing what is clearly a very lively and active group. The way the words flow around the photographs creates a nice, easy
read. And its lovely to see so many different age groups represented in the photographs, as well. A really decent effort and very pleasant to look at. ”
The second award was the Freda Houldcroft Trophy for the best WI programme. The Judge’s comments: –
“There was a good use of colour and the photos added and extra dimension to explaining the speakers’ subjects. Perfect size for the handbag and robust enough to last a year with clear information on how to contact the president.”
Both awards came as a complete surprise – a lot to live up to for 2023!
