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NOVEMBER
NEWSLETTER Beti Lewis We were saddened by the news of the death of Beti Lewis at the beginning of October. Beti was a member of our Club for many years & is remembered with fondness for her sense of humour & generosity. Her funeral was held on October 21st and Inner Wheel were well represented at her service. Mel borrowed photos from our Scrap Books for the Order of Service, & there some lovely tributes by Jack, Beti’s grandson, Mel & Bob Francis RNLI Lunch Jess ‘s Lunch at the BSC was very successful & raised £761.68 for the RNLI. Everyone who attended, enjoyed the menu & ensuing entertainments. Photos attached. Jess would like to thank everyone who attended & those who shopped, cooked, & entertained. See Jess’s report and thanks later on. Bridge Day Anne & Janet held a very successful Bridge Day in October, at the BSC to raise funds for the Sailing Club. Approx. £350 was raised & Janet & Anne would like to thank all who made cakes or helped on the day. Association Conference
Daphne Cole Trophy This is taking the form of knitted layettes for premature babies, this year. Inner Wheel Clubs
taking part have to submit 3 layettes. Jess & Eva have been busy
knitting & have produced the beautiful items in blue, cream &
pink. Christmas Lunch Our Christmas Lunch this year will be held at Swallowtail Restaurant on Weds. 14/12/11, 12-30 for 1-00pm . It is £ 20-00 a head & the menu is; Melon, Turkey with traditional trimmings, Christmas Pud or fruit salad. Please let Eva know if you would like
to attend & send Angela a cheque for £20 before the event please. Carol Service Our now traditional Carol Service,
will be held at Creeksea Church on Friday 16th December 2011,
with Vera officiating. Coffee Morning The coffee morning for Overseas
Charities is to be held at 8, Mill Road on Mon.5th Dec. 10.30
to 12.30. Cost will be £1.50 for a coffee & mince pie. Mince pies,
cakes and preserves will be welcome. Hopefully we will also have
Shirley’s cards, a book & bric-a-brac stall & a raffle. Do bring
friends, the more the merrier! Rotary Events Remembrance Service at the War
Memorial in Burnham, on Sunday 13th November. There will be the usual Christmas
Draw with the top prize of a Trolley Dash. David Thurgood will be
organising the actual draw on 12/12/11 There will be a Wine Tasting Evening
on Sat. 28/1/12, details to follow. District
Friendship Evening & Beetle Drive.
A report from Jo. President Jess kindly acted as chauffeur for Rosemary, Margaret and me.Eva was already there on District duty, with her bags
of money!
The
tables were ready, set up for 4 people, so we sat together in
front of our printed papers for the Beetle Drive.
Our first reaction was indignation, as the rules had been changed
since last we played Beetle! We were required to throw a 1
first before we could start with the body!
“In the olden days” it always used to be a 6. What a business! (
Not that it made the slightest difference!) As
was to be expected, Jess’s beetles were very artistic, but sadly she was
not voted to be top for imagination. The bar staff chose Margaret Webb for
that accolade. Everyone
was too tired or too lazy to move tables, so the consensus was to stay
together all evening. The winner for the total of the rounds scored 174
points, with the loser having 84. We were all somewhere in between. In
all, our table consumed 2 chicken curries, one lasagne and one sausage and
mash, followed by my profiteroles, which according to Jess “looked
silly” next to her “superior” chocolate sundae! It was so tempting
that Margaret ate half of it, having previously declared she would forego
the dessert! It
was a fun evening, which raised £178 for Little Havens Hospice. RNLI
LUNCH An enormous ‘ thank you’ to all of you for making the RNLI lunch a success. The scene was set beautifully. A lovely sunny day, high tide and people messing about in boats. John , his son Chris, Lucy and Neil of the Lifeboat crew joined us in style, in full uniform, having moored the lifeboats at the pontoon. A female voice was heard to say “ I do love seeing a man in uniform” Anne Thurgood had prepared the most difficult quiz ever which broke the ice during the meal. I was delighted to add to our table’s score of 5 by knowing that a Nudibranch was a sea slug. ( I’m a biologist!!) After our delicious
lunch and scrummy desserts Jeannie
bravely started our entertainment. She gave an informative and
entertaining talk about her time raising money in the Southminster Ladies
Lifeboat Group. Followed by Brian who told us of the time that the
lifeboat begged to rescue him from Creeksea.
John Norden auctioned Jo’s knitted mascot and raised £20. Well done and thank you Jo. It seemed that people enjoyed the afternoon and I can’t thank everyone involved enough, especially the committee who held everything together (and me). Margie told me, in no uncertain terms, to sit down for 15 minutes so that she could eat her meal!!! The washers up were brilliant and saved us so much work.
FINALLY………Margaret went the next day and cleaned the ovens. Rosemary and I held an award ceremony at her home for ’ work above and beyond the call of duty’. We presented her with a pair of pink silicone gloves and a potted plant.
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This
is in Bournemouth from 2nd to 4th April 2012.Six of
our members are attending, so far, so if you wish to go let Jill know re.
Accommodation.
John
Hardy was an excellent speaker and kept everyone interested as he spoke of
the jobs of the crew and the role of the modern day RNLI. We thanked him
for making