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December saw us enjoying a Christmas party and
here is our ‘elegant’ Christmas fairy who stood in for Father Christmas and
distributed the presents. Can you guess who it is? Answer at the end of this
article.
In January we held our first anniversary lunch
and AGM with our very welcome guests the Vice President, Lt Col (Retd) Sue
Westlake, our Area Chairman Maj (Retd) Dot Ryder and we also welcomed our 56th
member, June Skelton. This being our first AGM, things were kept ‘short and
sweet’ and an enjoyable few hours were spent at the Castle Hotel, Lincoln.
In February we enjoyed a talk from Val Wright on
her visit to New Zealand and Bimbo Coleman regaled us with a tale of her bungee
jump when she was there – she was 68 at the time of jumping. Could only be
Bimbo and those of you who know her will not be surprised!
March was Easter themed and a competition was
held for the best Easter entry. This was won by Gwyneth Stratten for her
beautifully decorated hat. June Skelton brought along her twins, Alice and Ben,
who returned home with some Easter goodies. We also welcomed new member Sylvia
Gray.
April’s meeting was not so well attended as a
few members were on holiday; but we had an enjoyable talk by Beryl Butcher on
her childhood in India. We welcomed another new member, who had transferred
from Norfolk branch, Jan Burchett-Vass. Also in April, four of our members went
to the ATS 70th Anniversary Celebration in London and had a truly
wonderful time.
The meeting in May was very well attended and a
local Community Police Officer came along to talk about ‘safety in the home’.
He also issued personal alarms which when activated will hopefully scare off
most assailants. A new member for the branch this month is Dr Jean Evans.
Also in May, we held one of our quarterly
evening meetings. Although only a few attended, it was a great success as we
have found a terrific venue in the Carre Arms, Sleaford. Lovely to see Mary
Faver join us for the first time.
During the coming year we shall be lunching on
the Barge, visiting RAF Digby to view the museum and lunch in the WOs’ & Sgts’
Mess, partying in Jean Sperry’s garden, visiting Rockingham Castle and attending
the North East Area Reunion lunch. If you live in our area and would like to
join us please contact Chris Corker 01205 353246
corker3@aol.com or Gwyneth Stratten 01400 230656
g.stratten@btinternet.com
P.S. In case you hadn’t guessed, our fairy was
the one and only Averill Ward. |
