MARION Fox, founder member and past president, resigned from the committee at the annual meeting. The new treasurer is Jean Reynolds.

A presentation was made to the Williams Syndrome charity.

The Federation luncheon will be held at the Mill Hotel, Alveley, on August 2, and members were told of a guild outing to Sudeley Castle. At the April meeting the competition was for a photograph of a member when young.

In May, Irene Bennett, who was leaving Kidderminster to live in Derbyshire, was presented with a hand-made cushion.

The guest speaker was Georgia Jacobs, former college lecturer, who spoke about the "Geology of Britain, Cosmology and the wider Universe". Sylvia Jones won the competition for a piece of jewellery with a stone.

The speakers on June 8 will be Annette and John Christophers, on "Fun with clay". The competition is for an item of pottery.

Visitors are welcome at St Ambrose Church hall, at 10.15am.