10 members of Staunton on Arrow WI enjoyed an extra evening activity on a trail around Pembridge village, answering 20 questions. A social time at the New Inn followed! Debbie introduced Ben who gave a talk on St Michaels hospice and the history of the hospice
movement. The concept began in the middle ages, perhaps the earliest were started in Malta as treatment for those returning from the Crusades in the 11th century and later, in the 14th century the Knights Hospitaller of St John of Jerusalem opened the first hospice on Rhodes. At this stage they often fulfilled numerous functions, hospitality as well as spiritual and physical wellbeing but the modern hospice was founded by Dame Cicely Saunders in 1967. Probably most members were surprised at the number of volunteers that give their time to this very worthy cause. Ben showed several slides of the accommodation and grounds. Debbie thanked him for a very informative talk. Bring and share supper followed. It is gratifying to see how our membership has grown in recent months and how supportive all our new members are. On this occasion the Business Meeting was preceded by our guest speaker, Ann Cummings. Ann is an experienced and highly qualified graphologist having spent many years studying her subject. She talked to us for some while about the history of graphology, what it involves and how much information could be gleaned from an individual’s handwriting. Following this she took samples of handwriting from some members whose identity was initially not revealed. After interpretations several members owned to their writing and invariably Ann’s interpretation, (always positive of course!) appeared to be correct.
Members had been totally engrossed in this talk and it was with some surprise we realised how quickly the time had passed. Ann departed following a vote of thanks given by Debbie Weaver and rather later than usual we commenced our business meeting. |
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