London and Southern England Regional Newsletter
Successes
RC holiday to Gumuldur, Turkey - 4 to 11 June
2010
Twenty Two members had a fantastic holiday to Turkey. The
weather went from cloudy 24o to sunny at 35o. The hotel was great,
plenty of sunbeds & shade for those who wanted it. Three pools
which were well used & the sea which was cold. The food was
superb, well presented and lots of choice. Everyone agreed the
location was excellent. We had a trip to a local market, the
vegetable displays were wonderful & the jewelry & clothes
so colourful. We hired a boat & had a trip along the coast,
where two intrepid males swam in the sea.
Weekend in Dorset at the Sherbourne Hotel
From the 3rd to the 7th May 114 Foresters
enjoyed a four-day break at the Sherborne Hotel in Dorset visiting
some of the many attractions in the area,
£295 was raised for charity half going to the Regional Council
charity Help for Heroes and half to the hotel charity the Somerset
and Dorset Air Ambulance.
The highlight of the visit was the landing on the Hotel lawn
of the Air Ambulance Helicopter, with its team of Paramedic’s and
Pilot who gave a very interesting talk about their working
day.
Organisers of the break Jean and Les Thorington said” It was a
privilege to meet such dedicated people who do such a fantastic
job.”
Thames Park Walk
You will no doubt recall that
in 1997 I did the Thames Park Walk for Marie Curie and that a Field
of Hope was planted.
Now that the daffs are out I visited the Barrier and was
delighted at the lovely show!
Adrian Buckland
Festive Weekend at Shanklin - November 2009
Rain. hailstones and gale force winds hit the Isle of Wight
at the same time as 150 Foresters and friends arrived at The
Clarendon Hotel, Shanklin for their early Christmas and New Year
weekend break.
However, the weather had no detrimental effect
on the fun and festivities that kept everyone occupied from the
Friday welcome tea and mince pie, to the fond farewells after
breakfast on Monday morning. The abundance of festive fare was of
the usual very high standard. The Fancy Dress and the Christmas
Hats drew many entries, proving how clever Foresters can be with
their ideas and creations. Whilst the musical entertainment every
evening kept everyone dancing until the early hours.
For the energetic a walking Treasure
Hunt on the Sunday morning finished back in the hotel, where
they joined the rest of us singing carols around the Christmas
tree. And a very warm welcome was given to Father Christmas
who called in with a gift for everyone. On the Sunday evening a
raffle organised by Maureen MacGregor, raised £440.00
which was shared by the hotel charity, The David Hyde Asthma
Research Centre at Newport, Isle of Wight and the Regional Council
charity, the RNLI Train One Save Many Campaign.
Through the weekend there were Quizzes,
Puzzles and Competitions. There was a brief appearance from The Wey
Valley & Friends Players who did a very amusing skit on
'My Favourite Things' from the Sound of Music, and with an
unexpected surprise visit from 'Elvis', the whole weekend was
another very enjoyable Forester event.
Our thanks are extended to Les and Jean
Thorington for arranging the weekend.
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