CHRIS Cameron welcomed members to the recent meeting of Boothsmere WI; business matters were discussed and dealt with and items read from the Cheshire News. Chris Brown thanked members who had helped with refreshments for the Group Meeting in April.

Briefing notes regarding the NFWI 2015 annual meeting resolution were read out, discussed and voted on.

Application forms are available for the Cheshire County visit to Denman, on July 22 to 24, 2016. The monthly walk on May 28 will be led by Jean Johnson around Lindow Moss, Wilmslow. Meet at the Plough and Flail at 10.15am.

Invitations were received from Over Peover WI to join them on May 26 and at their garden meeting on June 25.

Speaker for the evening, Eric Newton, played his clarinet during the tea break and members were left spellbound by his life experiences.

He was born in Stoke and began playing the clarinet at the age of 17 and joined a jazz group. Music became his first love and to finance his music education at the Northern College of Music he took up busking.

As the years of smoking and drinking took its toll, he turned to marathon running to get fit. He ran the London Marathon while playing his clarinet and became a local celebrity. Next meeting is on June 8.