Deadline for entries to the Betty Munnoch Award Poetry Competition-----Open Manuscripts.

Kate accepted over a dozen entries for the Poetry Competition. One member seemed to have difficulty getting his entry forms filled in correctly (again).  Results in a fortnight.

Hilary opened proceedings by reading out a ‘Best Wishes’ card from former full time member and Blog mistress Rosemary Gemmell who has relocated to West Lothian. Rosemary has rejoined as a Postal Member.

A small admin change means that an asterisk in the Readings column on the Attendance sheet, indicates a person needing help or advice on that particular story/poem/article.

Members appeared to be in favour of absorbing the “Member’s News” page of the website, into the main Blog on the Home page. Statistics show that the Blog page is accessed far more often than other Pages and few recent entries have been received for the Member’s News Page.

In ‘Open Manuscripts’ we were treated to Poems, Short Stories, two 1^st Chapters of Books and a Three-Person Sketch. Two ‘old masters’ portraits had an argument and several poems gave us the blues, We laughed at bad grammar. Topics ranged through Presents and Puppies, Wardrobes and Shotguns to Betting and People Trafficking. One member apparently only travels Club Class.