MEMBERS’ GARDEN PARTY AT DALLISON HOUSE
Having returned to meetings, after Covid restrictions were lifted, with a lively police dog-handling presentation outdoors in July, Asby WI had hoped that the planned August garden party would also be outside. But the weather had a different idea and produced a somewhat dull and cool afternoon.
However, Asby WI ladies were not going to be beaten and so made the best of the occasion by having their grand tea in Helen Cooper’s conservatory making sure there was plenty of fresh air around.
Committee members were hostesses and provided three-tier stands with dainty sandwiches, delicious cream cakes, scones, jam and cream, and a special selection for the coeliac members. Except for the venue they might have been meeting at the Ritz! Cups of tea were available in abundance – in china teacups of course – and there was plenty of chat making up for all the ‘lost’ meetings in 2020 and early 2021.
The occasion was well-attended and a newcomer to the village warmly welcomed as a prospective member