FILgroup (Fovant Independent Ladies’ Group) has met for the first time in 17 months. The group meet once a month in the village hall and have various speakers, workshops and outings.

They raise funds throughout the year and donate to different local charities, having launched in 2015 after the Fovant branch of the WI closed. At their September meeting members were entertained by local sheep breeder Trish. Trish grew up in Scotland and became a professional horsewoman, winning first prize at the Horse of the Year Show.

She learned to spin while living in the Middle East with her husband. The family now breed their own Shetland sheep, selling their natural coloured fleeces and everything she produces from her spinning, weaving and dyeing talents.

She brought spinning wheels and demonstrated how to use them, and kept her audience laughing. The next meeting is on October 14 when Elizabeth Green will talk about completing her challenge for the Spire Appeal by walking the Great Wall of China.

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