Always a person known for doing things differently, Linda Piggott-Vijeh, outgoing President of the Rotary Club of Ilminster celebrated the end of her year with a 'posh' afternoon tea at Dillington House.
Said Linda 'I very much wanted to move away from the traditional function style of black tie dinner, and also conscious of cost decided that afternoon tea would be a fun thing to do. We were very lucky in being able to have the use of Dillington House, and the weather held up nicely. Over 50 guests, including Ilminster Mayor, Val Keitch and Mike Best, Chairman of South Somerset District Council, were greeted with Pimm's on the lawn, before feasting on sandwiches and scrumptious cakes and scones, finishing off with crumpets and strawberries and cream.'
Past president John Wood also commented, 'This has been a tremendous year for Linda, who has a reputation for doing things in her own inimitable style. She has managed to increase our number of members by three, we participated in Ilminster carnival for the first time, achieved several awards, including one from the President of Rotary International for our international work,and have worked on several projects within the community, notwithstanding the first ever Ilminster Literary festival. She will certainly be a hard act to follow.'
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