July 2025 Meeting

Our summer party, attended by some 26 members, was held at the Cricket Club on what was the hottest night of the year at that time, though we have had a few more since. Last month I moaned about the ‘arctic’ conditions, this month we had all been suffering from the heat. 

We arrived to find a small – open-ended marquee in which a long table had been set up and others were available for the raffle prizes and food. Not everyone could be seated at the long table under cover and a few had to use the comfortable wooden chairs with cushions outside – that furniture was not in evidence last year! Everybody had contributed to the supper and what a fabulous spread it was! 

We all took our own booze, plates, cutlery and glasses. After we had eaten our fill, Val organised a quiz for members to work in groups. Each answer was to be a part of the body. Some questions were really easy such as, what is a bovine baby (calf) but others needed a modicum of thought. It was good fun anyway and rounded off an evening of bonhomie.

In the past, the August meeting would have been a minibus trip to a place of interest/vineyard. However, in 2024 we made the decision to have a Summer break due to falling numbers in the previous two years. This year there was a suggestion of a trip to a vineyard but this has not proved viable.

We look forward to meeting again in September.