That may not sound like the WI to you, but Bromley Heath WI never set out to conform to a stereotype! This month, members arrived at their meeting not knowing what to expect. The meeting was titled “Getting to know you” and they had been invited to bring a drink – alcoholic or not. Of course tea and copious amounts of cake were available as usual!

How do over 200 ladies get to know each other? That was the question the committee had decided to tackle. When BHWI was set up, one of the aims was that women of all ages should be brought together for lots of fun and laughter. There was certainly plenty of that this evening!

We started with some “speed dating”, all pairing up with some we didn’t already know. After 3 minutes of chat, we all changed over to the sound of the Benny Hill theme tune. This raised a giggle as well as making us move around the room faster!

Next many of us were reduced to tears of laughter as Debbie took to the microphone to tell us two truths and one lie about herself. We were intrigued to know which one of her hilarious facts about herself was a big fat lie! Then it was our turn, in small groups, to come up with two truths and one lie about ourselves, with the truths often sounding more outrageous than the lies!

Feedback at the end of the evening was very positive with several members suggesting we do it again.

Next month we will be announcing the charity that we will support for the next year.