While my husband and I were on holiday in Essex (we know how to live) I was talking to a lady from Kent who is a WI member. The subject of food waste at the hotel at which we were staying came up. Unfortunately, it was horribly evident and I mentioned the NFWI campaign. I was very shocked that she said something like “My WI never does anything about following up the resolutions. In fact “ she said “Her WI wasn’t important enough to go to the AGMs.” It was obvious she knew nothing about how all WIs are linked into attending. She had heard about the midwife crisis and knew about the shortcomings in the adoption process but only through the Mothers’ Union. I daren’t ask her about pollution of the oceans because I thought I might get rather cross.
It was a pity I missed the “From Adversity to Prosperity” event. I wonder whether there is anyone out there who could write it up for my blog? That’s the disadvantage of not attending as many events as I used to: this was not because of advancing years but because I was elsewhere. Did I tell you I had been to Essex?