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Meeting Reports



Our regular monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm at Quedgeley Village Hall, Bristol Road, Quedgeley, Gloucester.

After our monthly meetings we submit a report for publication in the next issue of Quedgeley News. One of our members, Christine Bentley, is our News Reporter. To give you a flavour of our meetings we have included copies of some of this year's reports.

October Meeting

by Quedgeley WI - October 12th, 2024

Our October meeting saw four human visitors and two birds that had been brought along by our speaker Morgan Tabis. Her two owls were a very unusual and rare Black Barn Owl from the UK and a White Faced Owl from Africa. The Black Barn Owl, who went by the appropriate name of Midnight, is rare at 1 in 100,000 and would not be found naturally in the wild as it would be rejected or killed by the mother and would soon die so they are only found and bred in captivity. Morgan had owned Midnight from a very small chick that was now two years old and the smaller White Faced Owl was four years old. Anyone can own an owl but it must be for educational or falconry purposes and will not be allowed just as a pet. The birds were taken around the hall by Morgan and her daughter so we were able to see them close up, take photographs and ask any questions.

We still have our theatre trip at the end of October to see Birdsong and then we start gearing up for the end of the year events. November for our WI always means the Annual General Meeting when we hear the Financial and Annual Reports and are reminded of all the interesting speakers and events we have enjoyed throughout the year. As it is also a Social Evening this will be followed by wine and nibbles and an auction of assorted items. Our December meeting will be another Social Evening with an American Supper and Christmas carols. Next year will be special as it is our 100th anniversary and if anyone would like to come along either as a visitor or new member they will be made very welcome.