Citylife in Rugeley and Cannock Chase March and April 2022

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Etchinghill WI By Kathy Baxter Our January Zoom welcomed guest speaker Ken Robertshaw who gave a talk entitled ‘6 Dogs, A Sledge and Me!’ Retired police officer Ken developed a passion for exploration of the Antarctic from an early age and jumped at the opportunity when he was invited to drive a sled team across the Antarctic. This meant working with half wild huskies pulling a sledge across bleak but beautiful landscapes starting from Tromso and travelling across north of Sweden in temperatures down to minus 35 degrees. For our February Zoom meeting, we welcomed Mark Lewis whose talk was ‘Tying the Knot: The Lore of English Marriage.’ In his talk Mark explained how many of our present wedding customs originate from traditions going back to medieval times. Superstitions played a big part in how these traditions started. Overall, this was a remarkably interesting talk giving us an insight into how superstitions are reflected in modern ceremonies. A minute's silence was held for former WI president Heather Williams who sadly passed away recently. To commemorate the Queen’s Jubilee, we will be holding a function at the village hall, full details will be decided at future meetings. New members to the group are always welcome. If you are interested in joining us, please email etchinghillwistaffs@gmail.com. SI Cannock & District By Trish Mellor Jackie Prince & Lesley Smith Cannock & District Soroptimists celebrated 67 years as a club in February with a dinner held at Brocton Hall Golf Club. President Jackie Prince’s theme for the year ahead is ‘It’s what you do that counts’ which was used by the first Soroptimist club 100 years ago. The room was decorated with a woodland theme to celebrate the local area of outstanding natural beauty that is Cannock Chase. Club members attended with family and friends along with fellow Soroptimists from most of the other clubs in the Region and including Midland Chase Region President Judith Carder. President Jackie introduced the guest speaker, Lesley Smith, who was there as herself rather than in costume as one of the historical women she often portrays. Lesley has been a supporter of the Soroptimist clubs in the area for many years. Lesley, who is an author, historian, presenter, and curator of Tutbury Castle, was as entertaining and charismatic as she always is as she told the story of how and why she became curator of the Castle. Cannock Soroptimist Lynne Tuckley thanked Lesley on behalf of everyone there for all she has done over many years to entertain and help them raise funds but particularly on this occasion for sharing so much of herself with them all. Visit www.sigbi.org/cannock-and-district or Facebook at www.facebook.com/SICannock for more information. 14
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