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2023-01-31-annual-report

ANNUAL REPO_R_T OF GLENGORMLEY TOWNSWOMENS GUILD PRESENTED AT OUR AGM ON THURSDAY. 17- MARCH BY SECRETARY_MRS: MAUREEN ANDERSON FEBRUARY: FIRST MEETING AFTER THE CLOSURE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND EVERYONE WAS GLAD TO BE OUT AND ABOUT AGAIN & LOOKING FORWARD TO THE YEARS EVENTS ALTHOUGH MOST PE_OPLE_WHERE_STILL.QUITE NERVOUS.BUT WE ALL AGREED THAT OUR MEETINGS SHOULD BE HELD THEA IN TEAD OF NIGHTTIME. MARCH 2022. AT OUR AGM ANNUAL REPORTS WERE PRESENTED BY CHAIRMAN ANN ADAMS SECREfARY MAUREEN ANDERSON AND TREASURER CAROLE PEARSON. THESE WERE APPROVED SECONDED AND MINUTED. INsfEAD OF OUR USUAL BRING & BUY SALE WE HAD A DISPLAY OF ITEMS DONATED BY THE FAMILY OF LORNA MILLS A LONG TIME MEMBER AND FORMER CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS COULD SELEcfA MEMENTO AND GIVE A SMALL DONATION TO GUIKD FUNDS. AS IT WAS ST. PATRICKS DAY WE HAD A TOUCH OF GREEN ON THE MENU. APRIL OUR GUEsf SPEAKER WAS ANNE JORDAN WHO ENTERTAINED US WITH HER PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOS TAKEN WHEN SHE WAS A FREE LANCE PHOTOGRAPHER ANNE ALSO WORKED FOR THE BBC AS THE VOICE OF TRAFFIC MOVEMENT ACROSS THE PROVENCE. MAY: OUR SPEAKER WAS FROM THE COMMUNITY FORUM AT THE BARON HALL WITH UPDATES ON AVAIIABLE SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY & VENERABLE IN THE BOROUGH ON 31 MAY A NUMBER OF MEMBERS TRAVELLED BYTRAIN TO LONDONDERRY FOR A 2 NIGHTSTAY ATTHE CITY HOTEL WE ENJOYED T_HE CAMARADERIE SIGHTSEEING AND OFF COURSE THE HOPPIN JUNE: IRIN IRVINE FROM RNID WAS OUR SPEAKER AND A NUMBER OF MEMBERSTOOK ADVANTAGE OF A TEST TO ASCERTAIN T_HEIR LEVEL OF HEARING: A FEW RECEIVED A_CERTIFICATE TL TAKE T THEIR DIOCT -RTMER I_NYJE TIfjAT!ON WAS RECOMMENDED. AUGusf. AONE DAYTRIP TO DUBLIN WA5 ORGANISED TO SEE CHICAGO IT WA WORTH IT AS THE SHOW WA5 EXCELIENT. A LONG DAY BUT cs Camscanner

SEPTEMBER: OUR GUEST SPEAKER WAS GARETH ANDERSON. WHO_GIV_E_US LO_TS OF ADVISE ABOUT ORGANISIONAL SKILLS._IN_PARTICULAR_REGARD_IN_G_MISPLA_CING THIN_G_S AROUND THE HOUSE. OCTOBER. WE HAD A RETURN_VISIT FROM ANNE_JORDAN,_SPEAKING THIS TIME ON WHICH COLOURS UITEO US_B_ES_T SHE_B_R_OUGHT ALO_NG A_SELECTION OF SCARFS NOVEMBER: O_U_R_ENTERTAINMENT WAS PROVIDED BY GEORGE HE PLAYED A MELODY OF SONGS FROM PAST AND PRESENT SHOWS. DECEMBER: OUR CHRISTMAS DINNER WAS HELD IN GREENISLAND SPORTS CLUB AND WAS GREATLY ENJOYED BY ALL JANUARY: MEEllNG CANCELLED BECAUSE OF BAD WEATHER. FEBRUARY: WE HAD A visrr FROM THE FIRE BRIGADE WITH A TALK ON SAFEfY IN THE HOME. WE HAD AN AREANGED AFfERNOON ATTHE OPERA HOUSE IN BELFAST TO SEE THE COMMITMENTS FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT THE RED PANDA. APPROVED BY SYLVIA BEGGS SECONDED BY FRANCIS CARSON cs Camscanner

SIGNED: CHAIRMAN- ANN ADAMS o¢¢d VICE-CHAIRMAN: RETA MCAULEY SECRETARY- MAUREEN ANDERSON HON TREASURER-CAROLE PEARSON cs Camscanner