Quedgeley WI

The last meeting of 2024 saw many of us wearing our festive jumpers, the barter stall was laden with Christmassy things and the boxes for the Quedgeley food bank were full of donations brought in by our members. We were waiting to enjoy the delicious food laid out on the table for the American Supper but first we heard the usual business, followed by a talk by Sarah Gray on the history of Pantomime with its origins going back to the 1700s. A highlight of the evening was a performance of Cinderella by four willing members and although it was simple and with few words it was just as amusing and enjoyable as a full performance. The speaker at our January meeting will be Barry Faulkner with his talk entitled “The Major UK Heist and the Geezer wot did ’em” and as he is a published author of crime books this should prove interesting and entertaining. The year 2025 will be special as we will be celebrating our 100th Birthday and speakers throughout the year will give talks that include the RNLI, Charlie Chaplin and Volunteering at an Elephant Sanctuary. If anyone would like to come along to any of our meetings they will be made very welcome