 Some of the marvellous millinery on display. |  Worthy winners Eddie and Eileen Clarke. |
It was ‘hats-on for Rotary’ at the club’s latest meeting on Monday when participants were asked to wear their most unusual headgear – the funnier the better.
The display of marvellous millinery was the idea of president Mary Spinks who wants meetings, currently held over Zoom during lockdown, to remain lots of fun.
From bonnets, boaters and berets to caps, keffiyehs and chapeaux of every kind, the array of hilarious headpieces even included an impressively modified hanging basket to promote the club’s Open Gardens event in June.
Judging fell to guest speaker Rhidian Jones –appropriately sporting a mortarboard – who had given a fascinating illustrated talk about Beethoven punctuated with examples of his music. For Rhidian, a former tutor in music for the Open University and assistant director of music at All Saints Church in Marlow, the clear winners were husband and wife team Eddie and Eileen Clarke.
Eddie’s head was proudly adorned by a colourful fluffy horned creation, while Eileen had entered into the true spirit of the event with her ‘gin and tonic’ hat.
President Mary said: “It was lots of fun and just what we needed in lockdown when we are all getting a bit fed up with Zoom meetings. Everyone enjoyed themselves and many thanks to our guest speaker for being the judge and picking the worthy winners.”
The display of marvellous millinery was the idea of president Mary Spinks who wants meetings, currently held over Zoom during lockdown, to remain lots of fun.
From bonnets, boaters and berets to caps, keffiyehs and chapeaux of every kind, the array of hilarious headpieces even included an impressively modified hanging basket to promote the club’s Open Gardens event in June.
Judging fell to guest speaker Rhidian Jones –appropriately sporting a mortarboard – who had given a fascinating illustrated talk about Beethoven punctuated with examples of his music. For Rhidian, a former tutor in music for the Open University and assistant director of music at All Saints Church in Marlow, the clear winners were husband and wife team Eddie and Eileen Clarke.
Eddie’s head was proudly adorned by a colourful fluffy horned creation, while Eileen had entered into the true spirit of the event with her ‘gin and tonic’ hat.
President Mary said: “It was lots of fun and just what we needed in lockdown when we are all getting a bit fed up with Zoom meetings. Everyone enjoyed themselves and many thanks to our guest speaker for being the judge and picking the worthy winners.”