Ken Batstone reports on the Christmas lunch....
On Wednesday 10 December 2008 sixty Members and guests attended
the sixth annual Christmas lunch at the YMCA Hawker Centre. The diners
gathered at 12.30 pm for drinks and socialising before the meal was
served at 1.15 pm. The hall and tables were most attractively decorated
and laid out and when all were seated the YMCA staff served the
three-course meal.
As in 2007 the traditional Christmas food was of
excellent quality and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. After the meal the
Chairman, Ambrose Barber, and President, John Glasscock, gave short
addresses with appropriate toasts. To round off the afternoon the
Christmas raffle was drawn resulting in six diners going home even
happier than the other fifty-four!
The
Association thanked the YMCA staff for producing such an enjoyable
afternoon and expressed its gratitude in the usual remunerative manner.
We all now look forward to the next Association dining event; the
Summer Barbecue in June which we hope will be held in warm sunny
outdoor conditions.
Editor's Note. Ken was far
too modest to mention that he was responsible for organising the event,
negotiating with the YMCA and running the raffle; no simple task. The
Association thanks him warmly (and hopes he'll do it again this year!).
Updated on 17Feb2009