Minutes of Scribblers meeting held on 1 May 2018
Present: Liliane, Bridget, Cathy, Beryl, Di C, Tony, Anne, Kay, Mairead, Steve, Liz, Hazel, Jim, Derek.
Apologies: Dave, Dick, Di L.
Business:
We were delighted to welcome Jim back to the group – he’s been missed!
Tony’s book launch has been finalised for Saturday 19 May at 7pm at Felixstowe Library.
Dementia Friendly week – no further details have been provided for this, so we’ll just have to wait and see if anything is forthcoming before our next meeting.
Mairead as ever provided lots of treats, even branching out into savouries this time – many thanks to her for her generosity.
Thanks to Tony for working out the scoring for the Bill Budner competition.
Bill Budner Trophy:
A tremendous turn out for this competition evening, with twelve entries.
With Dick being unable to attend and do some reading for us, Cathy took his place, sharing the reading with Beryl.
The variety of stories was absolutely extraordinary, and the standard of writing extremely high.
There was only one point between first and second place – a rare occurrence.
Derek’s took first place with ‘The trunks of standard roses’
Kay’s ‘Hidden Treasure’ was second
Hazel came third with ‘The last of the magic’
Beryl’s ‘Mum’ took fourth place.
Other stories were:
Anne – The retreat
Liz – A story
Liliane – The ancestral home
Cathy – I didn’t see it coming
Steve – Mother’s day
Tony – The walker
Di C – Lionel
Bridget – The old gate
After the obligatory photo call, when the previous winner, Tony, presented Derek with the trophy, we all enjoyed a chat over coffee and cakes.
Next meeting: 15 May, when we will be having a flash fiction evening. So no homework this time.
