CHRISTMAS MEETING
A Review by Stan Waight

Advertised as Christmas Buffet, Quiz and Slide Show, I think we were all a little surprised to find that entertainment had been laid on.   In sessions before and after the buffet, Mark Ponsford sang to us and told humorous stories, and we thought he did it very well.   He is no mean piano player and has a voice that is well suited to Ivor Novello melodies, so, when he sang 'songs my mother taught me', it was both nostalgic and easy on the ear.   Some of the songs were funny, too, and I particularly liked the ones about young boys being taken to the opera, to the tune of Swan Lake, and 'The Gasman Came To Call'.   He even sang one in Greek  -  at least he said it was Greek and it sounded like Greek!   The long story about the Giant's garden was rather more serious and quite topical in its content.   Well done, Mark, I'd like to hear you again!
The food and wine were magnificent, as always, and the buffet was as varied as anyone could wish.
Nigel and Lin put on the usual searching quiz, which was won (yet again) by the team that included Anne Littlejohns, Enid Plowman and Maureen Russell  -  modesty forbids that I should mention the name of the fourth member, and I wouldn't want to upset our worthy Chairman!.