March President's Message

Firstly a look back at an event that happened in January, namely the Garden Tea. As we ‘go to print’ with the newsletter at the end of the month and the cut-off date is the 24th I couldn’t include a mention in February’s newsletter as the Garden Tea hadn’t taken place!

So, to recap, a big thank you to everyone who went to the effort of being elegantly dressed, and very lovely you all looked. Our two prize winners, Nicola and Meghan looked especially gorgeous and a big thank you as well to Amethyst for donating the flower arrangements which were given as prizes.
A special mention must also be made for our musical duo, Stephanie and Suzanna, who provided us with entertainment on the day. Well done ladies!
Also, thank you to Lynne Connor for the use of the Cottingley gardens which were a fitting backdrop to the lovely ladies, and to The Park Hotel for the Garden Tea fayre.

Continuing on the food theme, last month’s general meeting at Wonton was a true chocolate lovers delight and many went home clutching boxes of chocolates for their loved ones on Valentine’s Day (or perhaps you just kept them for yourselves?!). Anyway, it was good to get tips on how to impress your guests with your homemade chocolates.

With all the emphasis on food over the last couple of month’s we have decided that March’s meeting is going to be slightly more cerebral, namely a talk on Indian culture, so please come along and find out more about the country we are living in.

Finally, looking ahead to April we have our AGM where we will be announcing our new committee. However, as it stands at the moment we have a number of positions vacant as many of the present committee will be leaving India and so I would like to make a heartfelt plea to our members to PLEASE consider volunteering.
As I pointed out at our last meeting, without a committee there is no OWC and the network of support that it provides. We have a hard-core of members who help out and put themselves forward every time but it is a tiny minority considering our membership, so if you are looking for something that will only take up a few hours of your time every month and is fun as well, then please contact me as soon as possible.

Thank you,
Jo Frogbrook, President