History of Agricultural Education in Wiltshire - Lackham Countryside ...

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(c) Extra Mural. The Department makes about 200 single lectures
and demonstrations per annum. In addition to this, a number
of kitchen demonstrations are undertaken when the members
meet in their own village and a mixture of practical and
demonstration work is included. Courses are held at centres in the
county, again with the object of Basic Certificates_ being taken.
In addition to this, a great amount of adviceis given by letter and on
the telephone, judging is undertaken at Shows throughout the County
and advice on schedule making is given. Members of the Department sit
on W.I. and Y.F.C. Committees and a great deal of help is given to the
Inter-Organisation Committee, which runs competitions at the Young
Farmers' Show.
RURAL HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
REPORT FOR 1966-67
Residential Course: A week's Country Housewives' Course was held, 20 members
being chosen from 80 applications. Members attending came from the W.I., T.W.G.,
Young Wives and Service Wives Clubs. The main theme of the course was the life of
women in the countryside today, and some very interesting and searching discussions
were held on this. Practical work was carried out on a variety of subjects.
Two courses were held for the W.R.A.C., for their Homecraft Promotion Proficiency
Test, one for a fortnight in October, the other for a fortnight in February. A total
of 17 attending. Following the course, all members took their Promotion Examination
and all passed.
Proficiency Test Courses were held for women members of the Young Farmers' Clubs
in Pastry Making, Baking, Frozen Foods, Lampshade Making. 53 attended.
Proficiency Test Courses for W.I. members were held in. Meal Cookery, Preservation.
Lampshade Making and Soft Furnishings, and for W.I. Demonstrators in Cookery,
Preservation and Gardening, 52 attending.
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Evening Classes were held in Home Made Wine at Pewsey, and a craft course
for members of Devizes Townswomen's Guild had 14 attending.
At Home Days: During the Spring Term, the policy of At Home Days on Fridays for
women's organisations was continued, 567 women attending from W.I.'s, T.W.G.'s,
Young Wives, Young Farmers, Service Wives Clubs and the Farmers' Wives Club.
Special interest was shown in the Deep Freeze Days when the latest information
gained by two members of staff attending the Long Ashton Deep Freeze Course was
put to full use.