Prior to cutting the cake and enjoying a glass of port we had a most entertaining talk from Helen Chambers entitled "A Tudor Christmas." Helen took on the character of a Tudor wife, Mistress Mountford from Cheapside, a fashionable part of London in Tudor times. She regaled us with lots of interesting facts, many of which explained the story behind our modern traditions and words, such as the yule log, mistletoe, the 12 days of Christmas and the box office. Helen wore beautiful and colourful clothes from the period and was a very accomplished musician, playing the bagpipes, various wind instruments and the harp, the evening was rounded off by the singing of Tudor carols accompanied by Mistress Mountford on the harp.
On Monday November 15th, Denstone W.I. met to celebrate their 100th Birthday. A beautiful and delicious cake made and decorated by member Anne Harris was cut by Jean Langton, our longest serving W.I. member (58 years) the photograph shows Anne Harris, Rose Barker (president) and Jean Langton. Prior to cutting the cake and enjoying a glass of port we had a most entertaining talk from Helen Chambers entitled "A Tudor Christmas." Helen took on the character of a Tudor wife, Mistress Mountford from Cheapside, a fashionable part of London in Tudor times. She regaled us with lots of interesting facts, many of which explained the story behind our modern traditions and words, such as the yule log, mistletoe, the 12 days of Christmas and the box office. Helen wore beautiful and colourful clothes from the period and was a very accomplished musician, playing the bagpipes, various wind instruments and the harp, the evening was rounded off by the singing of Tudor carols accompanied by Mistress Mountford on the harp.
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Members, along with family and friends, enjoyed their extra special birthday lunch on Sunday. We had old photos and records on display with a slideshow of more recent activities.
The toast was for another 100 years with possibly less Damson jam ! |
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