March, 2013 - Kenn Village

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – March 2013

Book Group Comments Off

Mar 102013

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Book group met to discuss ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This book was a difficult read. It explored the horrors of civil war Biafra in the 1960’s. We were all agreed that this was a great book which we all enjoyed. We particularly liked the authors style in how she developed her characters.

We will next meet on Monday 22nd April 2013 at 8.00pm. As usual we will meet in The Drum. We are going to discuss ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. This is essentially a short story as opposed to a novel.

We collectively decided to postpone book group in February. Many of our party had other engagements. We have re-scheduled the book group for Monday 18^th March 2013. We will meet at The Drum at about 8.00pm. (I have cleared this with Mike)

As before we will discuss ‘Half a Yellow Sun’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

You may want to come and discuss a one off book. Day trippers are always welcome.

March 2013

Women's Institute Comments Off

Mar 042013

Members of the Kenn W.I. were delighted to welcome Bryan Thompson who had come to talk to us about Bardsey Island and the bird sanctuary there. Bardsey is a small island off the coast of Wales which from the lovely slides that Bryan showed us is very reminiscent of small south coastal Cornish towns. A farming family and a resident warden live there all the time, otherwise it is populated by visitors and members of the Ornithological Trust. It looked idyllic in all its moods. Trevor Riddle assisted Bryan as he has broken his arm. We were pleased to see Trevor and Jill again.

At the March meeting, member Mrs. Edna Baber will demonstrate the art of decorative cake icing. She is an extremely skilled and intends members to participate in her talk. We hope that we will all go home with a decoration for our Easter cake. If you would like to come along and learn how to make a flower in icing we shall be delighted to welcome you.

The meeting will be on Wednesday 13th March at 7.30p.m.in the Village Hall.