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hwpSo, ladies, straight to the high point
of our meeting, our guest speaker.
Im very pleased to welcome
Alan Rathbone from York,
whos gonna be giving us a talk
on the history of the Milk Marketing Board.
Thank you, Alan.
Good evening,
ladies of the Womens Institute.
Ladies, Id like to welcome
Iris Benton from llkley.
Shes come to lead us
through the fascinating world of rugs.
I beg your pardon, Iris. I stand corrected.
Its not just rugs. Its all forms of carpeting.
Thank God. For a minute there
I thought it was going to be dull.
Thank you, Iris.
Our round-the-world cruise
started in September in Skipton,
when we booked the tickets.
Thats them. They were a special offer
and it was essential, my wife told me,
to book them before the th of the month.
Thank you.
I dont know about you, ladies,
but can I just say, Pauline,
I had no idea that broccoli
could be so intriguing.
Thank you.
Now then, ladies, can I have
a volunteer to draw the raffle?
- No.
- Yes.
- No.
- All right, Ill ask him.
- Volunteer your own husband.
- Yeah, right.
Whats Rod going to talk to the WI about?
Yeah, exactly.
Thats exactly what Johnd say.
- What the hell am I gonna speak about?
- John, I dont care.
Whatever it is is gonna be better
than the bloody history of the cauliflower
or whatever it is weve got next week.
- One seedling...
- Annie, tell him.
John, the whole point of the WI is...
- Are you listening to me?
- Annie, what is the point of the WI?
Enlightenment, fun and friendship.
Well, there, you see.
Its right. Its them things.
In my case, you did it cos
your mother asked you, then she died...
- You love it.
- One seed in each pot.
Youre bloody useless, you are.
Look. Is it all right like that?
Ive done the Harman wedding,
but the carnation table fronts
need to be done
for that conference in Guiseley.
Good Lord. Nagging lilies.
And I couldnt find the order form.
I thought,
after your fantastic reorganisation,
all the order forms
had to go on the bent nail.
Are you going upstairs
to do your homework?
Im not bothered.
No worries.
Jem?
Mum.
Oh, you... Shoo!
You beggar! Go on!
Hes a little devil is that crow.
Hell have all them seedlings
if we dont do something.
Something we need
to have a little... a little chat about.
- Annie...
- Dont leave me.
You great... Hey, come here.
Im not leaving you. You soft girl.
At least, I bloody hope not.
You know, what kind is it hes got?
He says hes gonna call it
Saddam Hussein.
You should have told us.
Im your oldest friend.
You should have told me
the moment you found out.
I did.
No big hoo-ha, though, OK?
ltll just make it easier for him to get back
to normal when he gets out, you know,
and the tests are clear and...
and everything.
Entries for the home and craft
competition to the WI tent immediately.
- What are they? Hells Angels?
- Sort of. Theyre morris dancers.
- Well see you back at the tents.
- All right. See you later. Yeah.
- Garden in a plant pot.
- Done that.
- Straightest courgette.
- Done.
Most creative thing done with an egg.
Then weve done everything. Come on.
Look at em. High Gill WI.
Lets arrange our cakes
round an old cartwheel.
- Does look pretty, though.
- Whose side are you on, Brutus?
- No, I didnt mean...
- Whats your event, by the way?
Tea tray on an international theme.
I did Jamaica, but it could be
anywhere in the Caribbean.
If more people did WI, thered be
half the need for hallucinogenic drugs.
Good, Ruth. International tea tray.
Victoria sponge...
Annies on victoria sponge.
- Summat for under a pound...
- Kathy.
Kathy. Thats it. Wheres that?
Whats that?
Annie wont have had time, running
Yul Brynner in and out of Skipton General,
so ta-da!
Im sorry. It just took a bit long...
Oh, my God, the cake.
- Told you.
- Its all right. Chris has saved the day.
- You baked that?
- Im not a total dead loss as a woman.
I cant knit or make plum jam,
but I can bake a bloody victoria sponge.
- Thank you.
- Course, I didnt actually bake this.
- I got it from Marks & Spencers.
- What?!
- The point is...
- You cant enter a cake youve bought.
Get off! It doesnt matter
where it comes from, does it?
This is about putting up
a united front against High Gill.
This isnt bakery.
Its Zulu.
Are you ready?
Will the parents of the young lad
in the Spider-Man T-shirt
please meet him under the gorilla.
Now, excitement in the main tent,
where the WI judgings begun.
- Aye aye.
- Jurys back.
Ladies and gentlemen, the winner
of this years May Wilkinson trophy
for victoria sponge,
maximum -inch diameter,
Im pleased to say is entry number .
- Nice knowing you, Chris.
- Help me!
Thats interesting.
Entered by Knapely WI
and baked by Chris Harper.
- Very, very well done. Its a beautiful cake.
- Thanks. Thanks very much.
And Im proud to say this cake also wins
the judges discretionary award.
It was really beautiful.
Thank you.
Listen, I never normally ask this.
The lightness of that sponge.
Is there a trick, a technique,
how you got that?
Uh, well...
Well, I basically stuck to
me mothers ad
