Forty-five members after four months of leisure activities

Four months after its creation at the initiative of three inhabitants, without particular advertising, the Vierville leisure association had 45 members. She wanted to allow people of all ages to meet every week around various activities. Andrée Oxéant was the president, Suzanne Debote the secretary and Georgette Racine the treasurer. The mayor and the city council had made available to them, as early as the previous October, a heated room in the old school.

The meetings were held on Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.: board games, painting on fabric, embroidery and sewing were on the program. Pyrogravure and cane workshops were to be added, others could be created according to the wishes of the participants. Every week, about ten people took Mr. Chedal's English classes; Ms. Poitevin provided sewing advice.

The association also welcomed neighboring municipalities: about fifteen members came from Formigny, Englesqueville, Saint-Laurent, Asnières or Louvières. In particular, the founders wanted to attract older people who wanted to break their isolation.

The annual fee was 40 F. The municipality had voted for a grant of 1,200 F and lent the room free of charge; the parish provided tables and chairs, while residents had donated. Registrations were taken on Tuesday afternoons at the old school or with Mrs. Oxéant.

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