Minutes for the meeting of Winteringham W.I. held on Thursday 15 September 2011 at the Village Hall at 7.30 pm.

Register
The president welcomed twenty six members to the meeting
Apologies were recorded from twelve members unable to attend

Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 18 August 2011 had been inadvertently left at home by the secretary, so will be read at the next meeting.

Matters arising
Everyone had thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment by Ivor Akester in August - a letter of appreciation to be sent.
The visit to Saltaire had been much enjoyed and heavy showers had failed to dampen spirits.

President's remarks
*Jackie Bateman and Donna Goodhand are both making good progress. Flowers to be taken to Jackie from us all. 
*Annual dinner - George Hogg has most votes up to now. Preliminary enquiries have been made and the downstairs bar can be used and will accommodate up to forty. A menu will be prepared, price expected to be around £16.
*Lists also on the table for Ribbon Embroidery Day School, Suggestions for outing next year (June meeting), Christmas Celebration at Roxby, Christmas Fair at Wrawby
* Calendars were distributed and members asked to pay Val Hayton.

Correspondence
4 postcards have been received, from Canterbury, Chatsworth, Liverpool and Saltaire.
NFWI AGM information and delegate list, Denman Taster day, information and booking form, Craft Clubs information, Love Your Libraries poster and Knitting and Stitching Show leaflet were all on the table for members.

Federation newsletter is on the table
Officers Evening Friday 16 September Great Limber Village Hall
Patchwork Day Saturday 17 September WI House
A Guided Tour - Owston Ferry Monday 3 October
Creative Cup Cake Decorating Wednesday 5 October WI House
Storm Tossed Lady Friday 7 October Broughton Village Hall
Fire Safety and Life Support Workshop Tuesday 11 October WI House
Wolds Tour Tuesday 11 October Pick up Cary Lane 1pm
Programme Planning various dates and venues
Christmas Crafts Saturday 29 October 10am -3.30pm WI House
Jazz 21 Evening Friday 18 November 7.30pm Broughton Village Hall

Finances £143.81 Bursary Account, £1060.65 C/A, with some amounts owing to Federation and some owed by members, £115.99 in cash.

News Slot
Back to Church Sunday and Chapel Anniversary 10.30am and 6pm Sunday 18 September.
Under Five's Christmas trip to Downtown 26 November
Wine Tasting at the Village Hall 28 October
Chapel Harvest Supper 15 October and Harvest Festival 16 October

Christine then introduced Frank Tett (and his companions) who spoke to us about Rescuing Hedgehogs. He told us that in the 1960's there were about 30 million hedgehogs in the country. Numbers are now vastly reduced to about one million. Herbicides, pesticides, mowers, strimmers, road kill and the environment are to blame as well as small enclosed gardens largely paved over. In the wild, hedgehogs travel a mile or more when foraging and slugs are their favourite food. Badgers are their only predator. Hedgehogs are afflicted with tics, from deer. A recent rescued female proved to have 208 on her body, removed by soaking each one in olive oil and removing them manually. The female, though weak and nearly bloodless, did survive with intensive care. They are fed on cat food - Whiskas Chicken is the best, mixed with dried mealworms given at frequent intervals.
Males are territorial and two litters of between 3 and 5 babies are born in spring and autumn. Prickles develop after a   few days and their eyes open at about 10 days. They are weaned at about 2 weeks and taken out to forage - after which they fend for themselves. One out of four survives and achieves a weight of 3-4 ounces needed to survive winter hibernation. Autumn juveniles are less likely to achieve a satisfactory weight and few survive. Hedgehogs are nocturnal and if out in the daytime (or in winter) are usually in distress from hunger and need help to survive. At present Hedgehog Care, run by Frank and his wife Veronica, is inundated with autumn juveniles, two of whom, Benny and Clyde, accompanied Frank, along with an older 'hoglet' Thomas. To our delight, the talk ended with an opportunity for members to hold the hedgehogs and almost everyone did so. Frank and his wife Veronica are entirely unfunded and asked for any discarded woollen clothing to keep the babies warm  be donated and many members pledged support in the future.
Pam Wells offered sincere thanks to Frank for sharing his comprehensive knowledge on the lives of hedgehogs and expressed the admiration that everyone felt for the marvellous work that Hedgehog Care does throughout the year.

Hostesses and Mystery Parcels  Sue Bolton, Jenny Pike and Karen Moody.

Competition for a perfume Bottle was won by                               
1st   Nancy Corney         2nd    Christine Hammond    3rd    Annie Armstrong

Mystery Parcels won by Margaret Johnson, Margaret Kitchen and Pam Wells

Date of next meeting Thursday 20 October ( Birthday Night) 'The colours of Bangladesh

The competition is for A beautiful Scarf

The hostesses and mystery parcels - the committee