Arrgh! U.K. women's group sorry about pirate costume blunder

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9. Its real enough.

I think its down to miscommunication.

This is a link to a local rag in that area - Devon which here in the SW of England.

Members of a North Devon WI were left embarrassed after a number of them had dressed up as pirates for a talk by a former sea captain who has been held hostage by Somali pirates for several weeks.

Members of Parkham WI had thought they were being given a talk about piracy at their meeting on April 11 but they soon realised their mistake when Captain Colin Darch arrived to give them a talk about his time being captured by pirates in 2008.

Read more: http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/Parkham-WI-embarrassed-dressing-pirates-talk/story-18871181-detail/story.html#ixzz2SBG6vPys

Over in the SE we've the Loose Women's Institute http://www.britishpathe.com/video/loose-womens-institute

and the Ugley Women's Institute http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/whats-in-a-name-britains-rudest-places-831422.html