Fundraising at the Indian Dream
Here’s our next event, a fundraising meal at the Indian Dream restaurant in Olton. This will be on Monday evening 18th November 7:30pm for 8:00pm. Indian Dream Dovehouse Parade 375 Warwick Road Solihull B91 1BQ Just £20 for a three-course meal. There will be a raffle as well with prizes donated by local businesses. What…
Read MoreThe Scones and Shanties concert
Well, you’ve seen about the preparation for the concert in Mum’s post, but what about the event itself? The concert raised £701 via ticket sales and a bric-a-brac stall for the Foundation for Conductive Education. So well worth doing. We also ran a raffle and a book stall which together also raised £122 towards my…
Read MoreIndian Dream
The Indian Dream restaurant is one of our “local” Indian restaurants and we’ve ALWAYS had wonderful meals and very attentive service.
Read MoreAre you training for a swimming race?
“Are you training for a swimming race?” This is what I was asked on Tuesday as I exercised my knee in the spa pool after a session of swimming which included: Kicking with fins – seems to help my knee Butterfly Attempts to breathe only every five or seven strokes Eight 25m and then three…
Read MoreBehind the Scenes of Scones & Shanties
A great success, I feel. However I’m very glad that it’s over!! Maybe I might find some free time for me? Possibly? Think that should be HOPEFULLY!! Months and months ago, I had the germ of an idea. I sing in two choirs in Birmingham so thought it might be fairly straightforward to get a…
Read MoreThe Level 3 course apart from the fishcakes!
For the most part on our Level 3 course on August we had great weather and good winds – or our skipper Eric knew where to go to get good winds. However there was one night during which the wind died and I was dimly aware from the confines of my bunk of the other…
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