At our August meeting Pat Pearce came along to show us her flower arranging. She made six wonderful arrangements depicting countries she had visited.

These included Ireland with the Bells of Ireland (Monasella) and small green chrysanths, Singapore, roses, crocisma and zinnias, Thailand orchids and ferns and the Feords Norway dahlias, carnations and small michaelmas daisies which were mostly all white depicting mountains with snow on top. She also made a large planter with larkspur, roses, hostas and zinnias and a small planter with rubeckia and heathers. We were able to raffle them off at the end of the evening so a few of us went home with some beautiful flowers. We had a really enjoyable evening. The monthly competition was a summer flower arrangement 1^st Betty Burton 2^nd Mary Royall.

Members were advised that from February 2006 the meetings would change to the second Thursday of the month to the afternoon between 2 - 4 pm. We hope this will help to attract new members.

There are still a few seats left on the coach for Holiday on Ice at the Brighton Centre for January 28^th so if anyone is interested please let us know, this is open to everyone you do not have to be Legion members.

November 17^th will be our AGM if any of you would like to stand for election to the Committee please let us know.

The next meeting will be on Thursday 20^th October when Mr Mike Hall will be talking to us about the Crown Witness Service the monthly competition will be a posy made out of rubbish.

We meet in the Legion Barn on the third Thursday of each month at 7.30 pm new members are always very welcome.

Sue Taylor
Secretary