SWI BULLETIN

LONGFORGAN. President Muriel Anderson welcomed members and guests. Liz Kay showed slides of her six-week holiday taking in Stirling, the east coast of England, the south coast to Cornwall then Wales and back to Scotland. Competitions: Mushroom soup – 1 Isabel Taylor, 2 Marlene Kelly, 3 Grace Christie; photo of coastal scene – 1 Sheila Boyack, 2 Isabel Taylor, 3 Grace Christie; flower of the month – Sandra Boe. Betty Brown gave the vote of thanks.

KILCONQUHAR and COLINSBURGH. Members enjoyed a Burns supper with the food provided by members and the kitchen in the capable hands of Irene Hamilton. Competitions: flower of the month – Francis Winton; piece of Scottish pottery – 1 Marjory Lyon, 2 Jean Forgan. Elizabeth Goodall gave the vote of thanks.

MEMUS and FERN. President Davina Farquharson welcomed members. Tribute was paid to honorary member Alison Baird, a member for more than three decades, who died in December. Shona Young gave a talk on local company Nutscene, makers of garden twine. Competitions: flower of the month – 1 Kathleen Melville, 2 Ella Grant, 3 Frances Craig: chocolate fudge – 1 Davina Farquharson, 2 Jane Butterworth, 3 Lavina Harvey; amigurumi – Mary Donnolly. Marie Carle gave the vote of thanks. Hostesses were Kathleen Melville and Linda Smith.

FARNELL. Members enjoyed a Burns supper of haggis, neeps and tatties. Joe Aitken from Kirriemuir sang bothy ballads. Competitions: Pot plant – 1 Margaret Ross, 2 Morag Ramsay, 3 Sarah Ramsay; cross stitch Easter card – 1 Morag Ramsay, 2 Sarah Ramsay, 3 Margaret Ross.

ARBIRLOT and CARMYLLIE. President Edith Douglas introduced Keris Douglas who demonstrated cake icing. One of the cakes was donated to the raffle and was won by Grace Smith. Competitions: decorated cake – 1 Liz Nicol, 2 Edith Douglas; verse – Audrey Hancock; flower – 1 Audrey Hancock, 2 Margaret Clark, 3 Liz Nicol. Sandra Evans gave the vote of thanks.

NORTHMUIR. President Elma Dickens welcomed members to a musical evening of country, Scottish and Irish songs sung by John Findlay. Gail Cable gave the vote of thanks. Competitions: Something in tartan – 1 June Scrymgeour, 2 Eileen Cramond, 3 Elma Dickens; oatcakes – 1 Elma Dickens, 2 Irene Mackie, 3 June Scrymgeour.

AUCHTERHOUSE. President Ann Black welcomed members. The Burns supper raised £250 for the Mercy Ships charity. Katie Goldie and Julie Geyer showed how to make corsages from tartan ribbon. Competitions: Cross-stitch card - J Horrocks; oatcakes - 1 M McLeod, 2 M Milne, 3 K Stephen; flower of the month – 1 M Steel, 2 K Stephen, 3 J Horrocks.