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What was planned to be ‘just a small local meeting’ on the Isle of Wight, ended up as an enjoyable day with 22 members and guests, from the island and Hampshire! The cosy village hall at Wellow on the western side of the Isle of Wight was the venue. Overseas collectors should know that this is in the extreme south of Britain and is a very ‘English’ island, with rolling hills and a peaceful pace of life, well worth a visit.

Helen, a local collector, ran the ‘show ands tell’ which was based on a table full of Clarice Cliff pieces taken along by members. One lucky collector had two examples of the very rare 'Fantasque Triangle Flower', one of which was a variant on the design as it had 'Broth' type circles incorporated into it! Len gave his Centenary lecture, we also saw some slides from collections in New Zealand and Australia.

All the food was home made by a local member, and ‘a good time was had by all’, to the extent, that we plan a further C.C.C.C. meeting on the island in 2000. The club hopes to have more local meetings, so please contact us at information@claricecliff.com if you would like to have one in your home town!