WOOKEY hOLE W.I. MARCH MEETING REPORT
A PAIR OF BANDY LEGS !
Jill welcomed everyone especially those who had recovered
from winter coughs and colds. Hopefully everyone will be fighting fit
when we celebrate our 72nd Birthday later
this month.
Our speaker ,Ray Palmer, fascinated us with his talk '
Understanding Hereldry'. His interest began when, as a small boy, he
played on bomb sites and pretended to be a knight.
In 1127 King Henry 1st knighted his son in law , and so it began.
A Herald was like a walking bill board spreading the news. A coat of
arms was initially a cloth draped over the armour.
This identified friend or foe. Tudor Kings played their part in
the development and Henry 8th enjoyed the colourful tornaments. One
needed to be 'worthy' to be granted a
'Coat of Arms' and each one told the story of the person concerned.
Ray showed us examples of these including the crests of our
younger Royals. The WI has its own Coat of Arms . It was made by West
Kent members in 1976 and has been displayed
annually at the N.F.W.I. conference. Maggie thanked him for his
most informative talk.
Ray enjoyed judging our competion which was 'Create your own
Coat on Arms '. Among the depictions of animals , needlecraft, hikeing
,cooking etc were a pair of bandy hairy legs.
The legs were pictured on a large vitamin tablet and Ray hoped
that they didn't belong to any of our ladies !
1st Jill ...2nd Lesley Ricketts .....3rd Rose. Flowers 1st
Lesley R......2nd Elizabeth.....3rd Myrtle.
Do join us on the 1st Monday of the month . 2.30pm at Wookey
Hole Community Hall. Visitors most welcome.
