Minutes of Scribblers meeting held on 20 February 2018
Present: Liliane, Dave, Bridget, Mairead, Cathy, Derek, Beryl, Liz, Dick, Di C
Apologies: Tony, Anne
Business:
Accounts – Beryl informed us that the person who currently checks our books is no longer well enough to continue. Dave suggested we keep the work in house, and has volunteered to take the task on. Our thanks to him for this.
Annual meal: This will be on March 13 at the Orwell – Mairead to let everyone know of the change. It may be that the new date will allow more members to attend than the previously suggested one.
Refreshments – as ever, our thanks to Mairead for the pastries she brought for us to share.
Competition:
The competition for the Jack Wilkinson trophy attracted only five entries this time, but we still had a good turnout of members who wanted to listen to and judge the work. This competition always brings forth amazing stories – and this evening’s offerings were no exception.
Dick kindly came along to help Beryl with the readings, and as ever they both did us proud. Our thanks to them.
First place went to Beryl for her story ‘Bozo’
Derek took second place with ‘A Rainbow Ho Ho Ho’
Cathy came third with ‘Clancy’s Hat’
Remaining stories were Liliane’s ‘The Mall’, and Dave’s ‘Baby Blues’
There was plenty of time after the presentation and photo shoot to have a couple of extra readings.
Mairead entertained us with her tale of Dick Turpin’s dastardly deeds, and Bridget asked us for feedback on her work called ‘Ghost’.
Feedback for Bridget led to a lot of discussion on death, parting, regression, spiritualism, and our own personal beliefs. She was surprised by the level of interest and contemplation her work had engendered, but we all agreed that it was a tremendously thought provoking piece, and one which we felt privileged to listen to.
Next meeting: This will be on 6 March, and the homework is up to 1000 words using the phrase ‘It was just one of those days …’ as inspiration.
