Jodrell Side WI

By Chris Brown

Members at the October meeting of Jodrell Side WI were enthralled by speaker Caroline Melliar-Smith.

Caroline explained how, at retirement age when most people are putting their feet up, she embarked on a new career as an actor in film and television. Using two of the members as actors, she showed how many shots it can take to film a very short sequence. She told many funny stories from behind the scenes, and explained that although it can be tiring, it was great fun as well. Caroline thoroughly enjoys her new career and is currently working on a radio soap “Hairwaves” due to be broadcast next year. She is playing the part of a Welsh hairdresser and able to use the Welsh dialect she grew up with. She encouraged everyone to try something new, especially those who have an unfulfilled dream saying it’s never too late!