FRANCHE WI: What a fabulous evening, when we at Franche, celebrated our 50th Anniversary. Current and past members attended and the evening began with a heartfelt rendition of Jerusalem. We were then entertained by the U3A Ukulele group and joined with them in singing songs from the sixties, which was when our WI began.

A buffet followed and the desserts, made by our members, were splendid. We all ate more than we should! We raised a glass to ourselves and the continued success of Franche WI. The room buzzed with chatter and laughter.

Ann Evans, a committee member, made a beautiful celebratory cake with gold embellishments and adorned with our emblem of the Ash tree, made in sugar craft. Our oldest serving WI lady, Margaret Burley and our oldest lady, Dorothy Hadwell, both cut the cake.

We would like to thank the Co-operative Community Fund, which supported our celebrations. Everyone commented how they enjoyed the evening and is now looking forward to our next celebration.