Our May meeting was mainly
concerned with two topics. Firstly there were the Resolutions to consider.
Barbara talked us through the presentation on action for “Alleviating Loneliness”
which we came to realise had a variety of sources, not just being elderly. It could be caused by lack of employment,
being at home with young children or lack of transport just to give a few
examples. The members were mainly in favour but decided to leave the decision
on which way to vote to Caroline who is attending the AGM in Liverpool.
Jan Pattison then took us
through a lot of information on the second Resolution which was about tackling
the problem of micro fibres getting in to our waterways and the sea. This is
increasingly affecting fish which we of course eat. Many of us had no idea that
the problem came from washing items made from synthetic fibres and agreed the
issue needed highlighting with the hope that manufacturers and government could
come up with solutions to the problem. Members again were mainly in favour of
this resolution.
We then turned to our AGM
with reports from the officers of the committee. Barbara appealed for more
members to join the committee but none at the meeting volunteered. Barbara was
standing down as President and so we needed to vote for a replacement. We were
very pleased that Sue Rodford agreed to stand as our new President.
Refreshments were in the
form of tasters of recipes various members had brought along with some
surprises including - Who would have thought of putting kidney beans in a
chocolate cake instead of flour? Delicious!
Our meeting on the 12th
of June will include a talk on the Great Barrier Reef.
