WI Notes
At our May meeting after the usual business we discussed the only resolution
which will be voted on at the NFWI AGM at the Royal Albert Hall in June. This
resolution - SOS for Honeybees - urges HM Government to increase funding for
research into bee health. This is a very important issue that concerns everyone
in view of the accelerating decline in the UK honeybee population and it was
not surprising that there was unanimous support from our members. We then
welcomed Ken Smith from the East Anglian Food Bank who gave us a very
interesting talk on how the food bank got started and its role today in
distributing donated food to a number of charities involved in preparing meals
for the needy. Afterwards we were able to give Ken a large selection of tinned
food that members had generously donated to the bank.
On the 15th June our speaker will be Hilary Sugai who will talk to us about Life in Japan.
If you are interested in becoming a member or would like to know more about our programme for 2009 - give me a ring.