After this we felt less guilt when we attended the aptly named Madginford Pie Lunch – with salads – and desserts.
We enjoyed the Summer Concert in the Church given by Kathryn Norman and Brian White.
Our June meeting feature Annie Kemkaran-Smith talking about Lady Baillie’s role in the refurbishment of Leeds Castle. Our many visitors enjoyed the opening video showing the changes to the castle throughout the ages and the question and answer session afterwards. We felt that this was a particularly smooth and informative presentation.
The next day we were off – cruising – down the Medway on the Kentish Lady to Teston Bridge and back. A sunny, delightful, beautiful view of Kent, all well organised by Sue complete with a Fish and Chips lunch.
We went to the open air theatre productions by the LADS (Leeds Amateur Dramatic Society) in Rosemary’s garden. Terrific views provided a backdrop to the two delightful plays.
Our Midsummer Celebration on the 23rd June was the best ever. With the help of the Meadows Trust we enjoyed our American Picnic (look on the blog to see Ben’s obvious delight), a walk around the dedicated trees, poetry reading and guitar playing, finishing by sitting around a firebowl and chatting into the night was a great end to a lovely evening. It was good to see so many people there.
The North Downs District group of WIs held their AGM at Stockbury – a scenic journey in June.The speaker, who talked about ‘Voices from Victorian London, made his presentation in costume and in character. He was so scary that we were quite pleased when he finished – the twilight contributing to the eeriness.
Holidays beckon so Jean will keep you up to date on the summer activities of our members for the September edition.
Val Williams
Secretary Hollingbourne WI
