Travel Blog & News 2017
Dawlish Warren Old Time Dancing Holiday 2017
Once again this November we held our dancing holiday at the Langston Cliff Hotel Dawlish Warren and it is great to be able to host such a large group all enjoying Old Time Dancing. Two weeks after returning from last year’s holiday we were fully booked for this year with 96 dancers. Just after mid-day the majority of dancers arrived and chatted over lunch and drinks while they waited for their rooms. Margaret had posted dingbat puzzles in the bar of the Washington Ballroom ready for the drinks reception, we all enjoyed a delicious evening meal, no crumble on the menu, perhaps tomorrow, then we were ready for our first nights dancing. The evenings programme was all Old Time with just one newer classical dance, we started with the Regis Waltz the set dance was The Lancers and the fun dance was the Dashing White Sargeant. During the evening we had two games with the giant playing cards with prizes and spot prizes for the progressive Quadrilles and Kaymar Sway.
On the Tuesday morning we had our usual request social dance morning and were amazed when 80 turned up. The morning included ballroom a few modern sequence and lots more Old Time, we practised the Grand March and the Wandering three step, our fun dance, ready for the evenings dancing all this and dance shoes to buy from Holbrooks followed by coffee and biscuits.
Tuesday Evening another happy gathering for the drinks reception followed by another excellent menu although still not crumble on the menu…(Beginning to get a bit worried). During the evenings dancing we held our raffle and drew out the winner of the charity sweepstake for a Christmas Hamper. This year’s charity was Cancer Research UK, Irene Barber was the winner and the sweepstake raised £49, (details of the total raised for the charity later in the report). Tuesday evening we had a full programme of Old Time dancing starting with the Georgella Blues and finishing with the lovely Chester Waltz. Our formation team, Christina, Linda, Cindy & Malcolm, received huge applause for their demonstration of the Balmoral Blues. The set dance was the Virginia Reel, more spot prizes and the fun dance The Wandering Three Step went down very well. The highlight of the evening was the Grand March followed by the Dawlish Circle. We considered doing the Grand March because we have such a large group it can be shown with great effect. However, we were amazed that when the Grand March was announced with the words “those wishing to take part” the room emptied! As hosts we had the pleasure of acknowledging the dancers as they performed the Grand March and all we could see were over 90 smiling faces coming towards us. The Grand March had been arranged to end up with the dancers in a circle around the room and to then dance the Dawlish Circle, we were astonished and delighted when everyone stayed on the floor. (See video of The Dawlish Circle) Everyone enjoyed it and we will keep this as a fixture in our programme for our Dawlish Holiday. Our thanks to Margaret and Clive Auty and Anne and Sid Roberts, they led the Grand March and kept the timing perfectly, not easy with such a large group and with dancers who had not even seen it before.
Wednesday was a bright and sunny autumn day and some people made the most of the weather, others enjoyed the hotel facilities and one group raided the local charity shops to find horse ornaments for the themed night “A Day at the Races”. Everyone arrived early for the drinks reception on the third evening to get the results of the dingbat word puzzles. The answers became obvious once Margaret explained them but personal I only got one correct. Blondelle got the most correct answers and was awarded her prize by Margaret during the evening. Surely the crumble we had ordered would arrive for the last evening meal…. No, no crumble of any kind!!! As I said the final evening had a theme “A day at the races” the ladies looked wonderful in their fascinators and hats, Nigel made a splendid jockey, Robert cleaned up the course in his stable lad outfit and even danced in wellington boots and Clive and Margaret took us back to a Victorian race day. To fit in with the theme we had the Ascot Gavotte on the programme and the fun dance was the Blaydon Races, which was great fun with the dancers racing to get to the next partner. David Last kept surprising us throughout the evening with various horse related tunes. We had a great deal of fun with horse racing during the evening with two heats and a grand final with jockeys competing for the “Langston Cliff Chrome Plated Cup”. Jo-Anne was the winner and another big thank you to Christina for lending us the horses we presented her with the Owners Cup in gratitude. We try and cover all eventualities and we were able to present Nigel with an apple crumble set of toiletries including apple crumble shower gel, apple soap, and green scrunchie body puff and nail brush. (Phew nearly got us off the hook with Nigel will have to have words with the management.) The horse ornaments that had been purchased from the local charity shops were offered for donations towards the charity and raised another £42.00 making a total of £220.00 raised from our Bath Summer Ball and the holiday.
We had several new dancers on the holiday who said they were not sure what to expect but they had been well looked after by the group, who had included them in the set dances and encouraging them to join in with the dancers. By the end of the break they all booked to come again saying they thought it was such a friendly group of people, “it was like joining in with a big happy family celebration” and two who were not members joined The Old Time Dance Society. The three day event ended with a full programme of Old Time Dancing, finishing with Auld Lang Syne and Land of Hope and Glory. David Last played magnificently all three days and as always his music plays a large part in the success of the holiday. A big thank you to Nigel Carter for all the photos and video’s which can be seen on the home page link. As you can see from the report and pictures we don’t take ourselves too seriously but one thing we do take seriously is Old Time Dancing. It looks like everyone on the holiday enjoyed Old Time Dancing along with some fun because we were fully booked with 102 for next year before we left the hotel and within minutes of arriving home we had a waiting list.
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We are very grateful to Trowbridge TESCO, Avondown Garden Centre Hilperton Trowbridge and Not Just Brides of Westbury for their support and help for our chosen charity.
Once again this November we held our dancing holiday at the Langston Cliff Hotel Dawlish Warren and it is great to be able to host such a large group all enjoying Old Time Dancing. Two weeks after returning from last year’s holiday we were fully booked for this year with 96 dancers. Just after mid-day the majority of dancers arrived and chatted over lunch and drinks while they waited for their rooms. Margaret had posted dingbat puzzles in the bar of the Washington Ballroom ready for the drinks reception, we all enjoyed a delicious evening meal, no crumble on the menu, perhaps tomorrow, then we were ready for our first nights dancing. The evenings programme was all Old Time with just one newer classical dance, we started with the Regis Waltz the set dance was The Lancers and the fun dance was the Dashing White Sargeant. During the evening we had two games with the giant playing cards with prizes and spot prizes for the progressive Quadrilles and Kaymar Sway.
On the Tuesday morning we had our usual request social dance morning and were amazed when 80 turned up. The morning included ballroom a few modern sequence and lots more Old Time, we practised the Grand March and the Wandering three step, our fun dance, ready for the evenings dancing all this and dance shoes to buy from Holbrooks followed by coffee and biscuits.
Tuesday Evening another happy gathering for the drinks reception followed by another excellent menu although still not crumble on the menu…(Beginning to get a bit worried). During the evenings dancing we held our raffle and drew out the winner of the charity sweepstake for a Christmas Hamper. This year’s charity was Cancer Research UK, Irene Barber was the winner and the sweepstake raised £49, (details of the total raised for the charity later in the report). Tuesday evening we had a full programme of Old Time dancing starting with the Georgella Blues and finishing with the lovely Chester Waltz. Our formation team, Christina, Linda, Cindy & Malcolm, received huge applause for their demonstration of the Balmoral Blues. The set dance was the Virginia Reel, more spot prizes and the fun dance The Wandering Three Step went down very well. The highlight of the evening was the Grand March followed by the Dawlish Circle. We considered doing the Grand March because we have such a large group it can be shown with great effect. However, we were amazed that when the Grand March was announced with the words “those wishing to take part” the room emptied! As hosts we had the pleasure of acknowledging the dancers as they performed the Grand March and all we could see were over 90 smiling faces coming towards us. The Grand March had been arranged to end up with the dancers in a circle around the room and to then dance the Dawlish Circle, we were astonished and delighted when everyone stayed on the floor. (See video of The Dawlish Circle) Everyone enjoyed it and we will keep this as a fixture in our programme for our Dawlish Holiday. Our thanks to Margaret and Clive Auty and Anne and Sid Roberts, they led the Grand March and kept the timing perfectly, not easy with such a large group and with dancers who had not even seen it before.
Wednesday was a bright and sunny autumn day and some people made the most of the weather, others enjoyed the hotel facilities and one group raided the local charity shops to find horse ornaments for the themed night “A Day at the Races”. Everyone arrived early for the drinks reception on the third evening to get the results of the dingbat word puzzles. The answers became obvious once Margaret explained them but personal I only got one correct. Blondelle got the most correct answers and was awarded her prize by Margaret during the evening. Surely the crumble we had ordered would arrive for the last evening meal…. No, no crumble of any kind!!! As I said the final evening had a theme “A day at the races” the ladies looked wonderful in their fascinators and hats, Nigel made a splendid jockey, Robert cleaned up the course in his stable lad outfit and even danced in wellington boots and Clive and Margaret took us back to a Victorian race day. To fit in with the theme we had the Ascot Gavotte on the programme and the fun dance was the Blaydon Races, which was great fun with the dancers racing to get to the next partner. David Last kept surprising us throughout the evening with various horse related tunes. We had a great deal of fun with horse racing during the evening with two heats and a grand final with jockeys competing for the “Langston Cliff Chrome Plated Cup”. Jo-Anne was the winner and another big thank you to Christina for lending us the horses we presented her with the Owners Cup in gratitude. We try and cover all eventualities and we were able to present Nigel with an apple crumble set of toiletries including apple crumble shower gel, apple soap, and green scrunchie body puff and nail brush. (Phew nearly got us off the hook with Nigel will have to have words with the management.) The horse ornaments that had been purchased from the local charity shops were offered for donations towards the charity and raised another £42.00 making a total of £220.00 raised from our Bath Summer Ball and the holiday.
We had several new dancers on the holiday who said they were not sure what to expect but they had been well looked after by the group, who had included them in the set dances and encouraging them to join in with the dancers. By the end of the break they all booked to come again saying they thought it was such a friendly group of people, “it was like joining in with a big happy family celebration” and two who were not members joined The Old Time Dance Society. The three day event ended with a full programme of Old Time Dancing, finishing with Auld Lang Syne and Land of Hope and Glory. David Last played magnificently all three days and as always his music plays a large part in the success of the holiday. A big thank you to Nigel Carter for all the photos and video’s which can be seen on the home page link. As you can see from the report and pictures we don’t take ourselves too seriously but one thing we do take seriously is Old Time Dancing. It looks like everyone on the holiday enjoyed Old Time Dancing along with some fun because we were fully booked with 102 for next year before we left the hotel and within minutes of arriving home we had a waiting list.
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We are very grateful to Trowbridge TESCO, Avondown Garden Centre Hilperton Trowbridge and Not Just Brides of Westbury for their support and help for our chosen charity.
The Southern Ball 2017
The third Southern Ball of the Year was well attended with dancers from all over the Country attending the evening of Old Time Dancing. The Ballroom in Winchester Guildhall was full again, for the Southern Ball 2017 which has become a popular event in the old time dance calendar. Most of the dancers stayed in the area for the weekend, Winchester is a lovely City to wander and explore with plenty of accommodation to suit everyone from B&Bs to 5 star hotels quite a few dancers take the opportunity to take their caravans as there are good sites in the area to use.
The programme started with the Ragtime Swing and MC Richard Purcell soon had us in the swing with his repartee and sense of fun. We had beautiful dances including the Venetian Foxtrot, Regency & Tiffany Saunters, La Mascotte & Edwardian Gavotte. The Tango’s were Trelawney, Solair & Tiger Eye. We danced the Bambi & Crystal Blues, Melody Swing, Helena Quickstep, Waltz for the Queen, Kaybee Saunter, and the Waverly & Rialto Two Steps. With spot prizes for the progressive dances Imperial & Rosetta Two Steps. There were lovely Waltzes, Alison, Heather and we finished with the Doris Waltz, Richard took a video of the Doris Waltz which is on Summertime Dancing Web page. We get great support for this Ball and we are reluctant to put the ticket price up so we have a raffle to help with the costs of putting on the event, Dianne and Terry had done a magnificent job of collecting and obtaining a huge amount of raffle prizes again for this year’s raffle and we are grateful to those who brought extra prizes. The weather was good to us again this year for the Ball and continued for the Summertime post Ball Tea Dance on Sunday……
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Once again this year The Southern Ball was complimented with a Sunday afternoon Tea Dance at Normandy with Summertime Dancing making it an excellent weekend of Old Time Dancing in the South. This popular Sunday afternoon dance is enjoyed by the visitors and Summertime members always make us very welcome with lovely cakes and Joyce’s delicious cheese scones. Joyce and Richard led an excellent programme of Old Time Dancing and there was much fun and laughter.
Dianne and Terry were keen to celebrate their Golden Wedding with friends from Old Time Dancing, however, their anniversary on 17th June was a week after the Bath Summer Ball. Realising some people would have travelled a long way for the Ball they did not think they could ask people to travel again a week later, so the idea of a tea dance on the Sunday following the Ball was suggested.
Wow and what a celebration it turned out to be, the fabulous music of David Last accompanied the dancing again, with tunes that held special memories for Dianne and Terry, included amongst the afternoons music. Everyone enjoyed the lovely programme including mostly traditional Old Time dances with two classical favourites and the popular Virginia Reel. The sun shone again and Dianne and Terry provided a delicious afternoon tea for their guests. A beautiful Golden Wedding Cake, made by their friend Frances, took pride of place. Dianne and Terry generously funded the whole afternoon and requested no gifts but asked anyone who wanted to give donations towards their chosen charity. A young member of their family is Autistic and attends a school that have helped him develop and open up to the outside world. Dianne and Terry will present the donations to the school to allow them to buy more equipment to benefit their family member and all the children who attend the school. As we write this report the donations are still coming in from other celebrations they are having with friends and family as soon as they have the final figure we will publish it on our web page, however, the running total is already over £800.
When the invitations were given out it became apparent that another couple from Bath Old Time Dancers were celebrating their Golden Wedding about the same time as Dianne and Terry. With a bit more investigation it turned out that Margaret and Roger Walter were married on the same day and walked down the aisle at the same time. They joined Terry and Dianne to lead the Mayfair Quickstep and we presented both couples with a gift from Bath Old Time Dancers.
Congratulations Dianne and Terry on your Golden Wedding and thank you for a wonderful afternoon of Old Time Dancing.
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Wow and what a celebration it turned out to be, the fabulous music of David Last accompanied the dancing again, with tunes that held special memories for Dianne and Terry, included amongst the afternoons music. Everyone enjoyed the lovely programme including mostly traditional Old Time dances with two classical favourites and the popular Virginia Reel. The sun shone again and Dianne and Terry provided a delicious afternoon tea for their guests. A beautiful Golden Wedding Cake, made by their friend Frances, took pride of place. Dianne and Terry generously funded the whole afternoon and requested no gifts but asked anyone who wanted to give donations towards their chosen charity. A young member of their family is Autistic and attends a school that have helped him develop and open up to the outside world. Dianne and Terry will present the donations to the school to allow them to buy more equipment to benefit their family member and all the children who attend the school. As we write this report the donations are still coming in from other celebrations they are having with friends and family as soon as they have the final figure we will publish it on our web page, however, the running total is already over £800.
When the invitations were given out it became apparent that another couple from Bath Old Time Dancers were celebrating their Golden Wedding about the same time as Dianne and Terry. With a bit more investigation it turned out that Margaret and Roger Walter were married on the same day and walked down the aisle at the same time. They joined Terry and Dianne to lead the Mayfair Quickstep and we presented both couples with a gift from Bath Old Time Dancers.
Congratulations Dianne and Terry on your Golden Wedding and thank you for a wonderful afternoon of Old Time Dancing.
Click here for pictures and letter from Dianne and Terry's charity
Bath Summer Ball 2017
We had lovely summer weather for the Bath Summer Ball and fortunately it was not too hot for dancing. The Ball this year was extra special because it became a weekend, of Old Time Dancing, with our friends Dianne and Terry Harris’s Golden Wedding Tea Dance on Sunday afternoon. We were delighted to welcome almost 90 dancers and we are very grateful for the support. There was a lovely atmosphere with friends coming together from all over the country. The majority of the programme was traditional old time with just one or two classical. Two new couples to Bath Old Time Dancing, from the sequence world, joined in with the Quadrilles and said how much they enjoyed it. David Last played some wonderful music as always he finds just the right tune to fit the dance and the occasion and adds a huge amount to the success of our Ball. We provided a buffet supper, a large raffle and spot prizes and donated a prize of £20 gardening vouchers for the sweepstake in aid of Cancer Research, our chosen charity for this year, the money raised from the sweepstake will go forward to our holiday in Dawlish Warren and we will publish the total amount raised on our web page. The Ball finished with a rousing chorus of Land of Hope and Glory.
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We had lovely summer weather for the Bath Summer Ball and fortunately it was not too hot for dancing. The Ball this year was extra special because it became a weekend, of Old Time Dancing, with our friends Dianne and Terry Harris’s Golden Wedding Tea Dance on Sunday afternoon. We were delighted to welcome almost 90 dancers and we are very grateful for the support. There was a lovely atmosphere with friends coming together from all over the country. The majority of the programme was traditional old time with just one or two classical. Two new couples to Bath Old Time Dancing, from the sequence world, joined in with the Quadrilles and said how much they enjoyed it. David Last played some wonderful music as always he finds just the right tune to fit the dance and the occasion and adds a huge amount to the success of our Ball. We provided a buffet supper, a large raffle and spot prizes and donated a prize of £20 gardening vouchers for the sweepstake in aid of Cancer Research, our chosen charity for this year, the money raised from the sweepstake will go forward to our holiday in Dawlish Warren and we will publish the total amount raised on our web page. The Ball finished with a rousing chorus of Land of Hope and Glory.
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April
We travelled to Keynsham Club at the beginning of April, about one hours drive now that we have moved to Wiltshire, but worth it to enjoy dancing with friends. After a busy Easter at home we headed up the motorway on Easter Monday for Bernice and Grahame Baldwin’s Old Time Dancing Holiday. It was great to catch up with some old friends and make some new friends from Rippon who had never danced Old Time before but thoroughly enjoyed the holiday. There was a friendly fun atmosphere all holiday with much banter, fun, entertainment and lots of lovely dancing to the music of Elizabeth Harrison and Charles Brown, plus a visit to Blackpool Tower Ballroom. We set off first thing on Friday to come back down the motorway to get back for our dance in Bath. On Sunday the 23rd we had a very enjoyable afternoon with Joy and Geoff Codd at Eastcombe with afternoon tea and a good programme of old time dancing.
We travelled to Keynsham Club at the beginning of April, about one hours drive now that we have moved to Wiltshire, but worth it to enjoy dancing with friends. After a busy Easter at home we headed up the motorway on Easter Monday for Bernice and Grahame Baldwin’s Old Time Dancing Holiday. It was great to catch up with some old friends and make some new friends from Rippon who had never danced Old Time before but thoroughly enjoyed the holiday. There was a friendly fun atmosphere all holiday with much banter, fun, entertainment and lots of lovely dancing to the music of Elizabeth Harrison and Charles Brown, plus a visit to Blackpool Tower Ballroom. We set off first thing on Friday to come back down the motorway to get back for our dance in Bath. On Sunday the 23rd we had a very enjoyable afternoon with Joy and Geoff Codd at Eastcombe with afternoon tea and a good programme of old time dancing.
March
We had never stayed at Shrewsbury before so we were looking forward to the Old Time Dancing Society’s Spring Weekend and we were not disappointed. The Lion Hotel was well placed for exploring the town where there was something different around every corner. Beautiful churches, interesting history in nearly every building, boat trips on the river, stunning flower displays in the park and brilliant weather all added up to Shrewsbury a town we thoroughly enjoyed. The beautiful Adam ballroom was the perfect setting for Old Time Dancing and there was a lovely friendly atmosphere from the start of the three nights dancing. Wonderful leaders on all three evenings, the rousing music of David Last and the company of friends all enjoying Old Time Dancing assured another great weekend of Old Time Dancing – one to remember !
We had never stayed at Shrewsbury before so we were looking forward to the Old Time Dancing Society’s Spring Weekend and we were not disappointed. The Lion Hotel was well placed for exploring the town where there was something different around every corner. Beautiful churches, interesting history in nearly every building, boat trips on the river, stunning flower displays in the park and brilliant weather all added up to Shrewsbury a town we thoroughly enjoyed. The beautiful Adam ballroom was the perfect setting for Old Time Dancing and there was a lovely friendly atmosphere from the start of the three nights dancing. Wonderful leaders on all three evenings, the rousing music of David Last and the company of friends all enjoying Old Time Dancing assured another great weekend of Old Time Dancing – one to remember !
Eypes Mouth Hotel House Party 2017
At the beginning of February we made our yearly visit to Eypes Mouth Hotel. A group of us take over the hotel for a three day house party and enjoy walking dancing and eating, oh and having fun. This year we had a party on the first evening to celebrate Clive’s 75th birthday. His birthday was a few days before but as we were all together we surprised Clive with a party. We had lots of old time dancing learnt a line dance had party games and we had the fastest Blaydon Races in history. During the days we practised dances learnt line dances, which had all of us on the wrong foot to start with. We walked, talked, pondered over word puzzles and quizzes, did jigsaws ate drank and were very merry. The theme for the second night was The Village Hop the programme included the Sir Roger De Coverley and the Parisian Quadrilles, Old Time dances, folk and fun dances. The fun continued on the third night with lots of dances, the results of the puzzles and quizzes and our newly learnt line dances. The food as always in this lovely hotel was first class and delicious and of course there was crumble including a special delivery of crumble for Nigel on the last night. This year our group was smaller than other years and we wondered if we should make this the last year. However, by the end of the three days everyone agreed that we love the hotel so much and have so much fun we have to keep coming back.
At the beginning of February we made our yearly visit to Eypes Mouth Hotel. A group of us take over the hotel for a three day house party and enjoy walking dancing and eating, oh and having fun. This year we had a party on the first evening to celebrate Clive’s 75th birthday. His birthday was a few days before but as we were all together we surprised Clive with a party. We had lots of old time dancing learnt a line dance had party games and we had the fastest Blaydon Races in history. During the days we practised dances learnt line dances, which had all of us on the wrong foot to start with. We walked, talked, pondered over word puzzles and quizzes, did jigsaws ate drank and were very merry. The theme for the second night was The Village Hop the programme included the Sir Roger De Coverley and the Parisian Quadrilles, Old Time dances, folk and fun dances. The fun continued on the third night with lots of dances, the results of the puzzles and quizzes and our newly learnt line dances. The food as always in this lovely hotel was first class and delicious and of course there was crumble including a special delivery of crumble for Nigel on the last night. This year our group was smaller than other years and we wondered if we should make this the last year. However, by the end of the three days everyone agreed that we love the hotel so much and have so much fun we have to keep coming back.
January
We started 2017 off with Summertime’s Dancing holiday in Bournemouth Hosted by Joyce and Richard. They are now holding their dancing holidays in the Marsham Court hotel and this was the first time we had stayed at the hotel. To be honest we had reservations about the ballroom and hotel but we were delighted to find the ballroom was perfect for the number of dancers, (Joyce and Richard had limited the number of dancers to 58 for comfort). It was a little warm in the ballroom and even Nigel had problems getting the system to work. The hotel also proved to be very comfortable with excellent food very helpful and friendly staff. Unfortunately, Joyce fell on the stairs the first evening and while she put on a brave face we all felt her pain, it meant she was unable to lead, however, in the tradition of Old Time Dancing everyone joined in to help. Commendation must go to Hilary who stepped in to partner Richard and to Michelle who volunteered to assist Richard teaching the Elizabethan Waltz on the Saturday Morning, which meant we could all learn this beautiful waltz. Well done Hilary and Michelle what troupers. We enjoyed three brilliant nights of Old Time Dancing with a great atmosphere and the wonderful music of David Last on two of the nights.
The end of January saw us travel up to Cromer for Pat and Dave Sharpe’s holiday, again another first for us. It was a very long journey for us but it was worth it to meet up with some old friends. Although the weather was not brilliant we were able to get out for a stroll around Cromer on Saturday and we took the bus to Sheringham on Sunday and spent a very enjoyable morning there. There were three good programmes of Old Time Dancing to the music of David Last on Friday and Sunday and Elizabeth Harrison on Saturday, however, we felt the ballroom was quite snug for some of the dances.
We started 2017 off with Summertime’s Dancing holiday in Bournemouth Hosted by Joyce and Richard. They are now holding their dancing holidays in the Marsham Court hotel and this was the first time we had stayed at the hotel. To be honest we had reservations about the ballroom and hotel but we were delighted to find the ballroom was perfect for the number of dancers, (Joyce and Richard had limited the number of dancers to 58 for comfort). It was a little warm in the ballroom and even Nigel had problems getting the system to work. The hotel also proved to be very comfortable with excellent food very helpful and friendly staff. Unfortunately, Joyce fell on the stairs the first evening and while she put on a brave face we all felt her pain, it meant she was unable to lead, however, in the tradition of Old Time Dancing everyone joined in to help. Commendation must go to Hilary who stepped in to partner Richard and to Michelle who volunteered to assist Richard teaching the Elizabethan Waltz on the Saturday Morning, which meant we could all learn this beautiful waltz. Well done Hilary and Michelle what troupers. We enjoyed three brilliant nights of Old Time Dancing with a great atmosphere and the wonderful music of David Last on two of the nights.
The end of January saw us travel up to Cromer for Pat and Dave Sharpe’s holiday, again another first for us. It was a very long journey for us but it was worth it to meet up with some old friends. Although the weather was not brilliant we were able to get out for a stroll around Cromer on Saturday and we took the bus to Sheringham on Sunday and spent a very enjoyable morning there. There were three good programmes of Old Time Dancing to the music of David Last on Friday and Sunday and Elizabeth Harrison on Saturday, however, we felt the ballroom was quite snug for some of the dances.
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