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Friday, 22nd.
January, 2010
St Anne's
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It was
that time of the year again in Langley
when our senior citizens boogied the
night away in Holy Family’s social club. |
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The annual Dinner and
Dance for our mature members was
organised by the club’s social
activities committee.
This conscientious
group has been staging the annual event
for many years and subsidising most of
the running costs by hosting bingo
evenings and other events. |
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that all of us owe them a tremendous vote of
thanks for their hard, unceasing work in
producing this yearly event. |
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I qualified to attend
last year and this is my
second invitation to
this 4 hour gastronomic
energy marathon. You’d
have to be our age to
attend this – the young
ones couldn’t stand the
pace.
An incredibly mouth
watering four course meal
was served with the
usual impeccable style
we associate with Dave
Greenwood’s catering
group. Dave certainly
ticks all the right boxes.
It’s Hot. It’s Tasty.
There’s plenty of it.
And it’s served fast.
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Afterwards we sat back to allow our
meal to ‘go down’ – probably about 10
minutes! -before the music started.
Delta Country is a two-man band, with
voices and a sound fit for Nashville. |
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While
they’re still in Berkshire come and see
them. |
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They perform
regularly at our Sunday night dances, so
keep an eye for them on our monthly band
listings on the club notice board or via
the club’s webpage. |
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I eventually gasped my way around the
dance floor for the last two verses of a
very slow waltz before panting my way
back to my seat.
As I sat watching my healthier
colleagues bopping their way around the
dance floor I multiplied the number of
bodies by average age and reached the
staggering conclusion that there was
14,000 years of life in St Anne’s Hall
that night.
Incredible, and all due to the
stamina, determination and a
survival spirit ingrained into our
silver seniors that will never, ever
be matched again.
It’s great
to be one of them. |
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Bernard Stanley |
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