The Tenby club held their business/supper meeting on November 4 at the Heywood Mount Hotel. At the start of the evening, they welcomed Mrs. Sue Baldwin, hon librarian at Tenby Museum. Sue had been invited to speak to the members on her role, and how through volunteering she had been appointed to the post.
It all started, she said, through seeing an advertisement by the National Trust for a volunteer for duty at the Tudor Merchants House. After starting there, she became intrigued to learn what the life of a merchant was, researched the subject, also that of the house, and produced information guides to the rooms etc. Later she became a member of the Trust staff for the house.
After some time there, she left to go to the Museum, helping with the cataloguing in the library. When the librarian left, Sue was asked to fill the post.
The members were fascinated to hear about the superb collection of books, some of great antiquity, and of how much work is done for research at the request of schools etc.
She was warmly thanked for not only her interesting talk, but for sharing her enthusiasm and love of her work.
Opening the business meeting, president Dilys Jenkinson welcomed Mrs. Eleanor Sanders, who was transferring from the Bath club; also Mrs. Aileen Neilan, who she hoped would be interested in becoming a member.
Among the main items on the agenda were the finalising of arrangements for the Craft Fair, completion of the Meals on Wheel rota, the distribution of tickets for the Charity Concert on December 13, a request for items for the Christmas hampers for the Women's Refuge and the number of hampers required for senior citizens.
Programme Action officer Anne reported that she and Judy had delivered the packs on the 'Slavery Competition' to all the schools involved and that Rosie Swale-Pope, John Beynon and Anna Ryder-Richardson had agreed to be judges.
Letters were now ready to be addressed to all MPs on the matter of Pension Poverty, and would be taken to London by Mr. Nick Ainger. "
FGM Awareness co-ordinator Wendy reported that replies had been received from the Hon Theresa May and Baroness Ruth Rendell, congratulating members on their work and encouraging them to continue.
President Dilys told members that she was in the process of preparing another lot of parcels for the troops serving overseas, but had been told that the scheme may be curtailed due to the danger now to convoys.
Enquiries had been made about the polo shirts with SI logos and these could now be ordered.
President Dilys would be laying the wreath on the club's behalf at the cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday and Judy and Jenny would be attending with her.
As the final item on the agenda, it was agreed that they read Ruth Rendell's book 'Not in the Flesh', to discuss at their first book club meeting.
The meeting closed with a reminder that the next meeting was on December 3.