Our president Shirley opened the meeting and thanked Wynnie for the attractive flower arrangement.

Maggie read the minutes of the last meeting.

Forthcoming events include a quiz night on February 28; the annual council meeting in Malvern on March 21; the resolutions meeting on April 4; the members' hobbies evening on April 12 and the annual produce show on August 5.

Our speaker for the evening, Reverend Barbara Mapley, gave a talk called 'Life before being a vicar.'

Everyone agreed that they had found Barbara's talk most interesting. The competition for a Valentine keepsake was won by Sheila with Pauline second. Our next meeting will be held on March 8 at 7.30pm. The speaker will be John Monk telling 'Amusing anecdotes from a Black Country farmer.' The competition is for 'A photograph of your favourite farm animal.'