We worked through the morning's business pretty smartly, and heard reports from our Branch Committee summarising the past year's activities, highlights and achievements. It's useful to keep abreast of things that are happening 'behind the scenes'.
Three of our members were awarded 25-Year Certificates this year:
Helen Bright, Marianne Pitts and Pat Slessenger.
Pat, pictured here proudly showing her badge and certificate,
was involved in the creation of the Quaker Tapestry,
which now has a permanent home in Kendall.
We also heard that the 40th Anniversary wall hanging created by our Young Embroiderers group was displayed at this year's West Midlands Regional Day, and received praise from speaker Michael Brennand-Wood, who was impressed by its design and execution. Well done, YE's!
(Work started on the hanging back in April.)
Once we had concluded the business part of the day, we browsed the bring-and-buy stall, the 'Created by Us' table featuring recent work completed or in progress by Members, and tucked into a very convivial bring-and-share lunch.
'Created by us' - some of the members' work on display
Well fortified, we delved into our own and the Branch's stash of gold fabrics, threads, ribbons and cords to start making a pile of 'slips' which will feature in our own Regional Day/50th Anniversary celebrations next year. There were lots of lovely bits and pieces to spur the creative juices ....
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