2013 EVENTS

We wish to advise that our Founder, Joan Telkman, died suddenly on 9th February 2013.
She ran this section for 23 years and will be greatly missed.  In Joan's honour, the Dance Section is continuing and our meetings are, as usual, on Sunday evenings between 7.30pm and 10.30pm.

In 2013 we held The Joan Telkman Memorial Dance, in honour of Joan.

We invited current members of the dancing section and past members who'd known Joan, about 25 in all.   Joan used to lay on a cooked three course meal for us in the summer, which became our traditional Summer Ball.   All her own work, aided by her daughters.

So we decided to hold a Memorial Dance instead in her honour.  Her two daughters attended as guests of honour.   Joan was also known for her floral arrangements and her favourites were daffodils.   So we decided to theme the whole thing on Marie Curie Cancer charity whose emblem is a daffodil, and donated proceeds of the raffle.

A selection of cold buffet foods was laid on and after a brief "nod" to Joan, trying not to become too sentimental in front of her daughters, we also did some dancing!   Linda and Karen were delighted that
not only were we continuing to run the club between us, which they knew to be what their mother would
have wanted, but that we celebrated Joan's work for the club over the years, something which had been
an important part of her life especially since her husband died.

A good time was had by all we think!

Below are photos of a great evening. To enlarge pictures, move the mouse over thumbnail image.

A most enjoyable evening was spent remembering Joan and dancing to the music she loved.

Celebrating Halloween October 2013

Members attended dressed as befitting such an occasion

Celebrating Glenys' 70th birthday

Members gathered to celebrate Glenys' 70th birthday in
September 2013.

OTHER NEWS

The Charity Square Dance on 18th May 2013 was a resounding success, raising lots of money for the Village Hall Charity, Parkinsons UK.

So far this year we have celebrated Burns Night with a buffet dance and the romantics in us celebrated Valentines Day with yet another buffet dance.  Easter was celebrated with an Easter Hat parade.
Our next celebration will, of course, be Christmas.