More than 50 members and guests attended the Maldon Town Branch Cheese and Wine evening at Hayletts Art Gallery, High Street, Maldon. The event coincided with an exhibition of original lithographs and etchings by Marc Chagall. Most branches were represented at the event which provided the perfect backdrop for catching up with friends and networking in advance of the forthcoming elections. John Whittingdale OBE MP thanked the hosts and brought the guests up to date with events in parliament and his recent trip to Kiev. The event was organised and hosted by Michael and Susan Pearlman and raised a total of £500 which will go towards meeting the costs of fighting the district and borough elections in May.