Successes
London & Southern England Regional Council Quadrennial
Assembly
At the recent L&SE Regional Council
Assembly held at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon on 27 September,
Isis won the Centennial Award for Best Branch for Community and
Charity Effort. As well as winning this Shield, four of our
younger members, namely Rosie, William, Jamie and Jack Smy each
received the Foresters Appreciation Certificate for their help
given at fundraising events.
Photograph below left is of Denise Parrott,
Branch President, accepting the Shield from Bernard Bloom,
International Fraternal President. Photo on right is of
Maureen Cannon accepting the certificates on behalf of her
four grandchildren from Bernard Bloom.
Skittles Evening
This fun evening of skittles took place at
Study’s Castle on 14 August. The first half of the evening
was a competition for men v women and finished up fairly
even. There was the usual spread of sausages, pork and
chicken accompanied by jacket potatoes, chips, potato skins,
cauliflower cheese and various salads. If you had enough
room, you could indulge in chocolate gateau or apple crumble.
One of our young players managed three pieces of gateau and one of
our more mature players managed to squirt the cream all over the
wall!!
The second half of the evening was a “Three
Lives” competition, which was won by Charlotte. We think her
success was due to the “bump” which was five weeks from making an
appearance into the world.
Drayton Manor Park
On 6 July a group of members and friends
visited Drayton Manor Park in Tamworth. There was a lot to
see and do including a zoo, Thomas the Tank Engine Land for the
little ones and various rides - our younger members enjoyed the
daring ones whilst the more mature of us stuck to the ones which
kept us upright! A good day was had by all, despite it
being damp from the sky, as well as from some of the water
rides. .
Everyone returned to the coach with a smile
and agreed that it had been a really good day out.
A Taste of Christmas
In November 2007, we visited Shanklin on the
Isle of Wight for an enjoyable start to
the
festive season. Delicious food and plenty of entertainment ensured
we had a memorable visit.
Congratulations to two Isis members on winning
the competitions – Pam Reay for the best hat and John Reay for the
best fancy dress.
Our thanks to Les and Jean Thorington for organizing the
weekend.
Regional Council Masked Ball & Presentation Evening at
Shendish Manor Hotel, Hemel Hempstead
In October 2007, approximately 120-150 people attended the
Region’s 
Masked Ball, the majority of whom wore face-masks – the
accompanying photos are of Roger and Denise & Robin and Brenda
– yes, honestly!
After a three-course meal the presentations
took place, followed by dancing. The highlight of the event for us
it was when Isis was presented with a trophy for our efforts in
collecting Foil in aid of charity.
The other photo shows Roger receiving
trophy.
A very enjoyable evening was had by one and
all. Many ‘old’ friends were found and new ones made.
Regional Council of London & Southern England Motoring
Section 2007 Table Top Quiz
Congratulations to Brenda and Robin Carter who came 8th out of
24 entries in this Quiz.