Welcome at Whorlton

Last night we were welcomed at Whorlton WI in Durham where we presented out ‘Tudor Talk’ at 7.30 pm.

Although the pretty village was snowy and dark we had a warm reception awaiting for us in the Village Hall.

We met a number of lovely of WI ladies from various groups in the area – who had come together for a special meeting – more than 50 members enjoyed our talk.

The Village Hall was a excellent setting for the event – it had great facilities and a lovely stage which provided a perfect setting for my costume display.

I was asked to judge the ‘Pomander ‘competition – all entries were lovely however I chose a pomander made of a beautifully decorated orange which was covered in cloves.  It not only looked very pretty – it smelt beautiful.

After our talk we enjoyed a lovely tea of sandwiches and cake with the ladies. King Henry VIII said ‘I can have my cake and eat it’ as he enjoyed the refreshments.  He proved a hit with ladies  – his arrival had been greeted with rapturous applause. His comely calves were also commented upon.

I was presented with a beautiful posy of snowdrops – very pretty flowers  – a portend of spring.

We have just received some lovely comment from the ladies who attended our talk – that included  ‘everyone said the talk was stupendous’ and ‘ I really enjoyed your costume talk at Whorlton WI‘.

We really appreciate all your feedback – thank you.

I would like to thank all the ladies especially Glen for their kind hospitality and help with the event

We really enjoyed the evening.