We picked up Helen, and headed to the ever-reliable Beckworth’s for one of their Afternoon Teas! Yumminess predicted! 😁
Yumminess exceeded!
The food and service didn’t disappoint, and judging by the fact that the rest of Northamptonshire were also there, others were equally impressed!
Helen and Ann
Afterwards, we took a look round their Garden Centre and chose one of their excellent Hanging Baskets…
We dropped Helen back to hers just after 4.15 and after a quick tour round her garden, we headed for home. Perfect timing then, as the heavens opened, and the rain returned! 😒
Can we have some sunshine please? It is June after all!
You might remember Paul – he joined forces with David and me for our ‘£1-a-Day’ fund-raising event in 2017 and 2018.
Paul as he looked BEFORE someone told him about Cambodia’s creepy-crawlies!
Well, he’s mad enough – in a good way – to continue his generous nature and has volunteered to do a 94km sponsored walk. Yes, you read that correctly – 94km!!!
And this is no ordinary walk! How about five days across Cambodia in November!
It’s all for a great cause: to raise money for the Salvation Army – specifically Gloucester House Rehabilitation Centre in Swindon. Apparently the walk also involves camping overnight in tents, but this is no Glamping event as Paul is going ‘old-school’ with ‘good ol’ fashioned’ blankets and mattresses (and did I mention the creepy-crawlies!). Add to that, the humidity and heat, and it sounds horrendous!! Massive respect Paul!
By comparison, it makes our £1-a-Day event sound very tame! 😕
Previously, we’d also been part of a (much safer and more comfortable) Quiz Night earlier in the year supporting the same cause. Rather him than me in Cambodia! Quizzes I can do, but long walks are not my thing – and 94km is a serious amount of shoe-leather 😲
Tonight’s fund-raiser re-lived the era of Swing from the 40s in the company of the SA BigBand – and it didn’t disappoint! Nick (Band-Leader and Piano) led the 19-strong Band through a series of Swing-staples indispersed with a few more religious arrangements. The sound they produced was (much) greater than the sum of their parts – powerful stuff indeed! 👍😊
We also heard the vocal talents of Rob Moye who accompanied many of the numbers.
We really enjoyed the music, and all credit to Paul and Helen for organising the evening – a great event for a great cause!
