Quiz night 13th Sept
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Thankyou to all who supported a very interesting and enjoyable quiz presented to us by Ian Grafton once again. The questions were a little easier and certainly thought provoking and amusing. The room was full with a great crowd of supporters, who enjoyed the quiz questions as well as a light sandwich snack in the interval prepared by the excellent ladies of the committee. Ian, as you probably know is the curator of the local National Trust properties local to us, he used the opportunity to advertise for room stewards and volunteers in N T properties! The event was a great success with a first and second team prize, we look forward to a repeat next year!
Variety Night-19th October
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An evening of many varied talents! Music for all and entertainment of every variety, including vocal, guitar, duo, small bands, instrumental, story telling, humour and magic.
Our variety night, a once a year presentation of local talented people is always a delight, we are now some 15 years old!
It is always refreshing to meet and be entertained by such skills.
Bring family and friends, tickets are £10 to include a ploughman’s supper not to forget a well stocked bar of course. MacMillan Coffee Morning
Thankyou so much to so many of you who came along or called in or sent a donation to the Macmillan cancer coffee morning. I believe it is the 20th coffee morning we have held representing St. Michaels. Margaret, Ros B, Clair and Alice served us coffee and delicious cakes, ran the tombola and the bring and buy sale! Di ran the raffle. There was an addition in guessing how many cups of coffee featured on a sheet- there were 166. Jan C was the nearest with 160.We are all touched along the way by cancer whether it be ourselves or friends and family, mildly or severely. Great strides have been made with cancer research in relatively short times but there are still many areas needing drastic changes, help and support. Thank you for your donations, we are able to send £365 to Macmillan Cancer support this year!! Well done.
St Michaels Variety Night Saturday 19 October
A large audience filled the Village Hall which had been laid out with tables and chairs and with the stage set up by a number of local people including committee members and other willing helpers. The bar was open, professionally run by Pat and Geoff. Catering was provided by mainly committee members so that, during the interval, everyone received a very enjoyable Ploughman’s Supper and accompaniments.
Brian Addis was in charge of making sure the sound system presented artists at their best and so everyone was ready to be entertained. Ros Plested introduced artists and we enjoyed an entertaining evening of variety.
Firstly, Shred Belly, Shropshire based, Kevin McNally, vocals and Paul Roffey, guitar accompaniment took a look at the majority of their audience and decided to play and sing items from their 60’s repertoire!
Roger Penwill entertained us, accompanying himself on guitar with some comedic numbers that he has presented at Brimfield Folk Club.
At a previous “Night” we had unexpected entertainment from a dance group, this time we were introduced to Sheena Wieckowicz, who has had an exceptionally varied musical life. She gave us some of her self-penned pieces based on different life experiences played on handpans with mallets, hands and fingers. This was a very pleasant surprise and, we believe, a first for the Hall. Her music, the timbre and melody conveyed her thoughts whilst composing and brought “hear a pin drop moments” for the audience.
Ted Bunting on saxophone and Martin Blake on guitar and vocals changed the mood reminding those of a certain age of smoke-filled cellars where jazz and blues could be heard, ending with Ted leading a rendition of Tequila.
The mood changed again with the local entertainment of Terry Tandler which was zany monologues featuring a strong Shropshire accent and dialect. He had an animated performance to keep you guessing what next.
John Mosedale, accompanying himself on guitar, closed the show with several of his own musical compositions, including a tribute to Tommy Cooper, and a Richard Digance composition.
Eddie.
College and Cadmore
We mustn’t forget the greater and the good in our neighbourhood. Two of our most important neighbours in the community have bought news this summer/autumn which are vital to our futures as well as theirs!!
We have continued as you well know and maybe been involved one way or another in the welfare and future of these most important parts of our community.
The college after 4 years of emptiness and uncertainty has been sold! And been taken over through a Chinese company who plan to open a new school in 2025 for approx. 200 pupils. We welcome the new owners and wish them all good wishes with the hard work ahead and preparations to present a new school. We also look forward to seeing youngsters in the village again and working together.
Cadmore has had its detailed planning refused (plans for 25 caravan type buildings to be placed on the beautiful old golf course site adjoining the hotel).
Well done to all who supported the campaign recently in peacefully opposing this proposed blot on the landscape plan and no plan for the main residence, the key player, Cadmore lodge Hotel ! Again we can only hope the latter can be reinstated as a functional hotel/spa greatly needed by the town and community.(maybe that 9 hole golf course too!)