Agnes, our President, welcomed 84 members (including 3 new ones) and 3 guests to our 6th Birthday meeting. The main event was a magnificent display of predominantly British cheeses and some delicious tasting organized by Rupert & Mario of the London Cheese Board company. By participating in an informative fun quiz, we learnt about cheddar aging, that there were well over 700 (some say over a 1,000) different British cheeses, and which country consumes the most cheese/person/year. In addition, the book sale raised £71 for our WI – thanks to our Book Club members for organising this. We could apply for a Wimbledon WI Bursary for Denman College (draw at our November meeting). Charity of the Year 2015 – explanations about the nominations were given by Louise (Acorn Family Centre Appeal – Linden Lodge Charitable Trust), Diana (First Touch supporting babies at St George’s), and Ann (Macmillan Cancer Support Merton) – members voted for their preference. After the voting figures have been double-checked, the final results of the vote will be announced at our November meeting.
