OLD TIME MUSIC HALL 9TH APRIL 2017

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO COMMITTEE MEMBER CAROL CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF AN AFTERNOON TEA PARTY FOR THE RESIDENTS. HENCE THE SEED WAS SOWN FOR: THE OLD TIME MUSIC HALL AT THE CHURCH HALL ON 9TH APRIL.

THIS WAS AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS. 78 TICKETS OUT OF A POSSIBLE 80 WERE SOLD.

PETER FROM THE BOLD DRAGOON PROVIDED THE CATERING – DELICIOUS SANDWICHES AND CAKES.

EVERYONE JOINED IN MERRILY WITH THE SINGALONG, LED BY OUR LEAD SINGER LIZ.

THE EASTER BONNET PARADE WAS WELL SUPPORTED AND ALLISON TWIGG ACTED AS JUDGE (photos below)

CAROL ORGANISED THE WONDERFUL RAFFLE PRIZES (photo below)

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED A PRIZE FOR THE RAFFLE.

SINCERE AND SPECIAL THANKS MUST GO TO:

MARION, JAN, AND GRAHAM FOR THEIR STYLISH, HILARIOUS AND OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES;

PETER FOR PROVIDING DELICIOUS FOOD AND SERVING REFRESHMENTS;

ALLISON FOR ACTING AS JUDGE FOR THE EASTER BONNET PARADE.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE ALSO TO BE CONGRATULATED ON THEIR EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE AFTERNOON  WAS SUCH A MEMORABLE OCCASION.

OF COURSE THIS FUNCTION  WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTHING WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO ATTENDED.  ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE MANY THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR JOINING US ON THIS VERY SPECIAL AND  ENJOYABLE GET TOGETHER.    WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN AT FUTURE EVENTS.

PHOTOS BELOW.

(I WOULD STRESS PERMISSION WAS SOUGHT IN ADVANCE OF TAKING ANY PHOTOGRAPHS).

COFFEE MORNING 3RD APRIL 2017

COFFEE MORNINGS PROVE TO BE AS POPULAR AS EVER WITH A GOOD TURNOUT AT EVERY GATHERING. NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. WE HAVE HAD MANY INTERESTING SPEAKERS, AND MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A CHAT IN RELAXED SURROUNDINGS AT THE BOLD DRAGOON.

45 MEMBERS ATTENDED THE COFFEE MORNING AT THE BOLD DRAGOON ON MONDAY 3RD APRIL. SPEAKER  WAS THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR, CHRISTOPER MALPAS, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS GUIDE DOG VERITY. HE EXPLAINED THE PROCEDURES, COSTS, AND GUIDELINES FOR TRAINING AND HOMING GUIDE DOGS. THERE WAS A COLLECTION  WHICH TOTALLED  £130 ON THE DAY – A WONDERFUL CONTRIBUTION TO THE MAYOR’S CHARITY FOR GUIDE DOGS. AS EVER PETER & JULIE PROVIDED A WARM WELCOME AND REFRESHMENTS.